Taken during the Joshua Tree Night Photography Workshop with Goldpaint Photography.
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.
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.
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.
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!
