We held the last Milky Way and Night Sky workshop in Sedona, Arizona this past week. It was a good one! Three students participated, who all have studied with me in the past got to see and photograph the Bortle Four skies. Can’t wait to see what they have captured
Photography has the uncanny knack of frequently pushing me out of my comfort zone. Whether it be self-promotion, public speaking or taking on new clients, I feel like I’m constantly being pushed to do things that initiate a hornet’s nest of fear from deep within. This weekend was no exception.
It was peak night in Sedona, AZ December 13-14, 2023 for the Geminids Meteor Shower. Weather was perfectly clear for most of the moonless night. Between 9:15 p.m. and 5 a.m., I made over 1000 images. See the initial cull of the images using Adobe Bridge here. Capture 1,230 images
The Geminids meteor shower is the quintessential time for capturing the streaks from the heavens. This year, it was clear and the show was spectacular. I photographed from 9:15 PM on the 13th to 5 AM on the 14th of December. Then the fun begins gathering the strike images for
I always thought star trails took hours of time, loads of technical gear, a great deal of knowledge on the night sky and astro telemetry to get a really cool result. So I never tried, until now. I recently captured my very first star trail photo and it also had
Recently, I did something I have never done before: photographed the Aurora Australis. It’s similar to the Aurora Borealis but it happens Down Under! Not normally visible to the naked eye, usually captured in camera. We had a major coronal ejection and solar flares this week which caused the aurora
When it comes to night sky photography, I am purely an amateur, a hobbyist. I don’t actually do it all that often either. But when an opportunity presents itself, one surely must make the effort. Going ill-prepared is almost as bad as going ill-equipped. Warkworth Astronomical Radio Observatory Quite literally
For this night sky photography, I tried my best to capture the comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) a few days before it is visible to the unaided eye. (Tuesday, Jan. 31 and Wednesday Feb. 1, 2023). Had to look really hard in the resulting images made. Found the little rascal and
I love nighttime photography. There is such a sense of magic in capturing a scene despite the lack of visible light. In this walk-through, I will show you how I created this photo with a long exposure and flash. It’s really pretty simple, and a lot of fun, so give
Night photography has its own quirks and needs. After all, you’re photographing in the dark, maybe not the most normal thing to do. I decided I would avoid the more obvious sort of tips, such as “know how to operate your camera in the dark” or “understand how to shoot
Want to try something different for your winter photography? The frosty season isn’t best known for it, but astrophotography would also be a good choice. This is actually a good time for beginners since there are plenty of deep sky targets to choose from. But, for starters, you can narrow
Many beginners find astrophotography and nightscape photography intimidating because they think it requires sophisticated gear. However, that’s just a common misconception, as you can actually get beautiful nightscape shots even with basic camera gear. So, are you in the mood to photograph the night sky but a standard DSLR and
