• Bob Kelley
    Bob Kelley
    This image was taken near 1:00am on the morning of March 1, 2017 in Delta Junction, Alaska. I had already been outside for several hours in the -20 F temperatures and aurora activity had waned so I decided to return to my B&B cabin.
  • Brent Davis
    Brent Davis
    This is probably my favorite night image from this year because it is one that I planned out, waited for, and then made the photo that was in my mind. I had never been to this location before but I knew the wreck existed, having seen pictures of it during the day time. There are probably images out there of this wreck at night but I have never seen one and I wanted to make one. Fortunately, I was in the area for a while because it took 3 weeks before I had a night without extensive cloud coverage. I got lucky being photo bombed by a meteor, but I'll take it.
  • Carol Zychowski
    Carol Zychowski
    This image brings on a peaceful feeling. The effect of compositing land in the twilight and sky in the early evening with a longer exposure to bring out the milky way in the lake enhances the mood.
  • Chris Anderson
    Chris Anderson
    Taken during the Joshua Tree Night Photography Workshop with Goldpaint Photography.
  • Chris Marler
    Chris Marler
    This image is special to me because everything seemed to line up that night. Crystal clear skies, no wind at all, meteor showers, and mountain climbers heading up to summit made for a perfect evening. After I set up the composition and began shooting, I thought I had messed up the shot since I originally intended the north star to be in the photo. But I actually prefer it just outside the top of the frame. I finally captured a star trail photo like I envisioned.
  • Christine Rudkin
    Christine Rudkin
    I chose this shot because it makes me happy. I love to shoot the stars but there is also something challenging about shooting a vibrant city in all its glory. Light pollution where I live makes shooting the stars and Milky Way very difficult. I wanted to show off my east coast roots. There is nothing more colorful and alive than the 4th of July fireworks in NYC. I took this shot from the top of my daughter's building where she lives.
  • Daniel Brown
    Daniel Brown
    This was the most challenging image that I took during 2017 … both in terms of capture and post-processing. I captured this panorama (6 images wide) on the way home from a Goldpaint workshop in Arches / Canyonlands, and was able to use all the techniques I learned during that workshop.
  • Dave Ciskowski
    Dave Ciskowski
    I love the story of hard work and creativity implied here. The alumni workshop was a step up: in challenge, in learning, in fun, and in inspiration. Thanks to you both for a wonderful workshop this year and for being so supportive as always.
  • Dominique Myers
    Dominique Myers
    One of my favorite moments and learning times this year was day two at our Alumni class in Bisti because we got together as a group for a couple hours adding a few inside jokes along the way we stood along this ledge and learned how to composite a photo with the milkyway, moonrise and illumination of the foreground. By far a wonderful memory and favorite time because as a group we came together in this vast space to learn and get to enjoy Brad’s special coffee.
  • Anthony T. Festa
    Anthony T. Festa
    This image was taken on the first night of my workshop with Goldpaint Photography in Southern Utah. Even though at the time, I didn’t know what I was doing, it remains one of my favorite images from the entire workshop. It is an eleven shot panorama shot around 2:00AM of the moonset. Brad’s meticulous direction and encouragement enabled me to take this image on my first night. Thanks Brad!
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