The essence of landscape photography; fly fishing; influences on Melford's work; three elements and tools photographers need to capture the natural world.

Shutter speed; depth of field; ISO; how these technical concepts work with one another to form the foundation of powerful landscape photos; sketching a shot with a mobile phone.

Inside a landscape photographer's bag; discovering when to use essential tools; cable releases; different lenses; polarizing filters take the haze out of sky and water.

Three elements of a landscape photograph; exploring composition, light and content; compositional aspects; leading lines; frames within frames; four kinds of light; diffused light; incremental weather light.

Colors abound in the natural world; how they mix; how people respond to them; Acadia National Park; Adirondack State Park; how to play with color in photos.

Learning how to shoot the sky during the day and at night; capturing sun-blocking clouds, the aurora borealis and star trails; how shooting the sky requires anticipation, perseverance and patience.