The sun unleashed a huge, X-class solar flare on July 12, 2012. Here is an in-depth lo from my experience capturing the aurora borealis over Sparks Lake in Central Oregon.
My latest time-lapse video depicts an alternate perspective by giving us the illusion of times movement, signifying a beginning and end within a world of constant contradiction.
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…
Nighted Vail is the Grand Prize Winner of Outdoor Photographer Magazine’s 3rd Annual Great Outdoors Photography Contest and will be published in the July 2012 issue.
NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) featured ‘Beyond the Rim’ on April 25, 2012.
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.
I’m very happy to announce that private and small group workshops are now available for those interested in capturing the night sky!
You are invited to our inaugural gallery exhibition entitled, ‘Landscape Astro-Photography’, featuring the original works of Brad Goldpaint.
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.
The first day we arrived in Arches, I decided to try my luck and headed up to the icate 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…