Capturing The Beauty of Nature
One of the best benefits of social media is coming across amazing photographs. It’s possible to appreciate not only professional photographers, want-to-be pros, but also the unknown amateur who takes pictures just for the love it. That last category is how Fort Branch resident, Scott Walden would be classified. He takes incredible nature photos that he shares on Instagram and Facebook. During the week, you’ll find Scott at Gibson Southern High School where he’s taught Spanish for the last 28 years. It’s no surprise, because of his knack with a camera, that he helps with sports photography for Gibson Southern’s social media accounts. Although Scott has dabbled in doing a few senior pictures and has made some nature calendars, he stresses that’s not the reason he takes pictures. There have been no art shows or gallery displays; it’s a hobby that he shares with others to enjoy. Scott remembers, “Photographs and photography are things I always enjoyed from an early age. However, I didn’t start taking photos until my adult years. Photos always fascinated me and I On the cover and center: a Short Eared Owl, bottom left: Blue Heron, bottom right: adult Bald Eagle
looked forward to seeing them when my mother would pick them up from the local Fotomat. (Kids nowadays wouldn’t understand!) We never had any fancy or expensive cameras, just the cheap Kodak 110 Instamatic or Polaroid instant types. It didn’t matter, I loved seeing the photos, or any photos that the family would have, old or new.” It wasn’t until the mid ‘90’s when his children were born that Scott began taking more photos. That’s when he got away from film cameras and went with the new digital technology. His first digital camera was a Canon point and shoot. He describes it as, “ . . not a professional camera by any means, but it did the job! It felt like holding a small brick and only lasted a few years.” Today Scott’s “current, and only, camera is a Nikon D850. It is a professional camera with no automatic settings. It is a great camera and allows me to use different lenses for specific situations. I do photography for my church, Vertical in Fort Branch, and it handles lower light situations fantastically. The main lenses I use for nature are a 24-70mm lens and a 500mm lens. The 2470mm I use for landscapes, sunrises and sunsets. The 500mm is
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