I continue to answer your questions about night photography. I’ll answer what you’ve asked most recently. This time? All about the night sky! I answered some of your night photography questions previously here and here. Why are night photos often so bright? There are several reasons for this. One is
How did I create a night photo of a mysterious abandoned car overlooking Los Angeles? I’ll tell about the adventure and the techniques. Finding the car Many times, I’ve mentioned how I use various sleuthing methods, extensive reading, and Google Earth to find strange abandoned objects. Here, though, I stumbled
The Beaver Moon lunar eclipse was spectacular in Sedona. As I was preparing for lunar photography, I had a hard time deciding on the lens choice that would give me my best images. Asking online got some thoughts, but ultimately, testing my gear just before heading out provided the best
What camera settings are good for light painting photography near a full moon? I’ll try and help you out by offering these and other tips. Is it useful to know camera settings? You can find a lot of night photographers that say giving camera settings for night photography is useless.
Scattered about Racetrack Playa in Death Valley National Park are mysterious sliding or sailing stones, leaving snakelike trails behind them on the cracked dry lake bed, often for longer than 250 meters. How these stones — some weighing hundreds of kilograms — slid was a mystery for many decades. Was it from hurricane-like winds?
When it comes to photographing the moon, many people struggle with capturing it in its full glory. Whether its lack of detail or it comes out too dark, the moon can be a challenging subject. In this video, Serge Ramelli presents seven tips on how to get great moon photographs,
Fifty years ago, today, July 20, 1969, the whole world paused to watch a really fuzzy video in black and white of Neil Armstrong stepping onto the surface of the moon. That week the July 25, 1969 issue of Time magazine arrived in my mom’s mailbox in Boise, Idaho. The
Category: Sports Photographer: tony.oleary5 “Moon is low tonight….” Tony has a little fun with this image, showing the “moon” being captured by the field hockey player. The composition really shows the anticipation on the player’s face, making for a nice sports capture. Originally shared with the Photofocus Flickr community right
The other morning I was in the mountains waiting for the sun to rise and looking for the right composition. The moon was helping me because it was indicating exactly where the sun would be rising, which was great because the layers of hills made it hard to see the
Many of you are probably wondering how I photographed this image. My friends have all asked me, several of them photographers. The simple answer–this isn’t one image. It is two images. In one image I exposed and focused for the moon. In the other image I exposed for everything else.
Lasting Impacts of the Daguerreotype In the past few articles of this series, we’ve seen how the daguerreotype came about but we haven’t really taken a moment to look at just how far-reaching the effects of its “birth” were. For starters, the daguerreotype put an end to the portrait making
If you live in the United States, I can unequivocally say that you need to buy a mirrorless camera before August 21st, 2017. Just trust me. Ok, I’ll tell you more. Why Before Aug. 21st? You’ve probably heard about the Total Solar Eclipse happening this year, and it’s on the
