That Georgia Biologist

Over Christmas break I had the chance to drive down to Chickamauga Battlefield with my best friend to do some early morning photography. As previously mentioned in my last post, I've been there a couple times below - even once to film - but have always wanted to return again to try and get those beautiful light-filled photos the park is always posting on Instagram and Facebook! For those of you who don't know, Chickamauga Battlefield is the largest portion of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park - our nation's oldest such park, 'twas founded in 1890. Here are some of my photos! We reached the park right at sunrise - this was the view that greeted us! I should say that one reason I really like the photo at the top of this article is because artistically it is symmetrically balanced. You have the cannon right there in the middle - and to add interest, you have the Florida monument there in the background. I really like how this one turned out. I a

Hey everyone! Austin here. As probably most of you know, I have posted weekly videos of my trips to history museums and national parks for nearly the past five years on my YouTube channel . It's been lots of fun! There is so much more than meets the eye when it comes to making my videos. Sure, there is the dreaming, the planning, going on trips, shooting the footage, editing the footage, and finally uploading it to YouTube. But a long time ago I realized the basic concept of "If you don't have input, you won't have output." For example, if I want to be super excited and knowledgeable on camera when I go visit an air or space museum, I need to know a thing or two about what I'm filming. Likewise for any other type of museum. The results are A) I appreciate more what I'm seeing in real life, and B) I end up being more excited about on camera, which C) just plain makes for better videos! Anyway, a while back I started feeding my "input" by re