Yosemite Moonbows With Star Trails
When the conditions and your shooting position are just right, as they were for the G+/ +Panoramio photo walk +Lori Hibbett and I organized a couple of… Read More »Yosemite Moonbows With Star Trails
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Yosemite Spring Photography Opportunities in May
May is my favorite month to shoot in Yosemite. The waterfalls are stunning with their highest flow for the year. Rainbows form in the mist… Read More »Yosemite Spring Photography Opportunities in May
Milky Way Rise in Airglow over Bodie
Oxygen atoms glow green in the earth's atmosphere, and on moonless nights you can often see traces of this green light in the sky. It's… Read More »Milky Way Rise in Airglow over Bodie
Night Sky Oasis
+Lori Hibbett and I were in Death Valley early last week and we were thinking about places to go shoot the Milky Way. I figured that… Read More »Night Sky Oasis
Planning Milky Way Photography
The prime summer Milky Way photography season is coming, and photographers increasingly have cameras which can easily capture it, so here's a recording of the… Read More »Planning Milky Way Photography
Lunar Eclipse Over Yosemite Valley South Rim
I caught the lunar eclipse behind trees high on the cliffs of Yosemite Valley Monday night. There are so many similar pictures of eclipses of… Read More »Lunar Eclipse Over Yosemite Valley South Rim
Lunar Eclipse Time-lapse, Catch One April 14/15, 2014
Below is an example of a time-lapse video which you can capture during a lunar eclipse, and here are a couple of blog posts introducing… Read More »Lunar Eclipse Time-lapse, Catch One April 14/15, 2014
Total Lunar Eclipse Tomorrow Night
Depending upon where you live on the planet, a lunar eclipse will occur starting either late April 14 or in the early morning hours of… Read More »Total Lunar Eclipse Tomorrow Night
Venus Transit Across the Face of the Sun, June 5, 2012
The planet Venus passes silhouetted across the face of the sun, as the sun sets behind trees in the Sierra Nevada. For the next planetary… Read More »Venus Transit Across the Face of the Sun, June 5, 2012
Ancient Life Under Ancient Stars
Star trails over a bristlecone pine, which might live to over 4800 years old. #astrophotography #nightphotography #landscapephotography Star trails over a bristlecone… Read More »Ancient Life Under Ancient Stars