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Night Photography Blog

Aurora Borealis over Crater Lake

During the early morning of June 17, 2012, by pure coincidence, I had an amazing opportunity to witness and photograph the Aurora Borealis over Crater Lake. Capturing this famous light show has been a dream of mine for several years…

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In Conjunction with…

Smith Rock State Park in Central Oregon put on an incredible show for the yearly galactic conjunction of Jupiter and Venus, with an added bonus of zodiacal light.

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High Sierras: Above the Tree Line

My pack is waaaayy too heavy!! I had every intention of trying to lose some pack weight, but somehow it seems just as heavy as when we left the Muir Trail Ranch last year. If you recall, this leg of the PCT was our longest between resupplies.

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Arches: Portals to the Night Sky

The first day we arrived in Arches, I decided to try my luck and headed up to the Delicate Arch for a chance at some night sky photography. I arrived at the trailhead as the sun was setting, and on my way up the 1.5 mile hike…

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Between the Shadows

By the light of the silvery moon, figures dance “between the shadows”, and cast two-dimensional silhouettes against Mono Lake’s Tufa’s.

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Big Bend National Park: Incredible Dark Skies

At first, when I set out to do another time-lapse video I knew it was going to be extremely difficult, maybe even impossible to beat the last one I did. I was supposed to leave Dallas on a Tuesday, but due to the Arctic Storm that swept through the Midwest, I was delayed by 4 days.

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Wiser for the Time

Time-lapse photography has always been an interest of mine. Time-lapse photography consists of taking numerous still images to create a

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New Death Valley Workshop with Moonlight & the Milky Way