Ghost Town Photography on a Stormy Night
Main Street Bodie under moonlit clouds After our last sunrise and interior access session at the old mining ghost town of Bodie State Historic Park… Read More »Ghost Town Photography on a Stormy Night
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The Simple Math of Light Painting and Exposure
In March 2015 I bought a high end ProtoMachines LED2 light to use for light painting. It has presets for tungsten and daylight white balance, so… Read More »The Simple Math of Light Painting and Exposure
Yosemite Winter Photography Workshop with Horsetail Fall
Winter is a magical time in Yosemite National Park, with snow on Yosemite’s iconic landmarks such as Half Dome and El Capitan. Winter also features… Read More »Yosemite Winter Photography Workshop with Horsetail Fall
Bright Green Geminid Meteor Over Topaz Lake
The Geminids are the year’s most active meteor shower, but they’re not known for producing a lot of fireball meteors. However, if you’re out shooting… Read More »Bright Green Geminid Meteor Over Topaz Lake
Black and White Software Trials
I converted a few images to black and white using +Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5, Silver Efex in the +Nik Collection, and +onOne‘s Perfect Effects 8.… Read More »Black and White Software Trials
2014 Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight!
In honor of the 2014 Perseid Meteor shower peaking tonight, I offer you time-lapse clips from the 2010-2012 Perseids in the first 1:49 of this… Read More »2014 Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight!
Tutorial on Planning Moon Photography
I’ve been enthralled with the moon since growing up watching the Apollo missions on TV, the original Cosmos TV series starring Carl Sagan, and getting… Read More »Tutorial on Planning Moon Photography
How To Predict Moon Rise for Landscape Photography
Originally posted in 2010, I occasionally bump this forward in my blog to tell people that they can plan to take an amazing sunrise moonset… Read More »How To Predict Moon Rise for Landscape Photography
Mono Lake View Threatened!
These are fairly normal photography conditions just before dawn at Mono Lake in California’s Eastern Sierra: calm wind for a nice reflection, nice scattering of… Read More »Mono Lake View Threatened!
Milky Way Photography Workshop
Milky Way Reflection and meteor at Topaz Lake on the California/Nevada border, 2013 The best time to view the Milky Way in the Northern Hemisphere… Read More »Milky Way Photography Workshop