This was my first time shooting the Northern Lights. This was taken in Bodo, Norway in November. I was shooting with a small Leica D-Lux 7 camera with a 6 inch tripod. The other thing I love about this photo is the airplane on the top of the photo. I had no clue how to shoot the Northern lights, (aside from what I found online), so was happy to get a shot like this.

I was with a PhotoPills group in Yoho National Park, Canada, February 2023, when news of a major solar storm approaching earth caught our attention. It was “snowmaggedon” outside our lodge, with one foot of fresh powder already fallen. But the weather apps said Abraham Lake, 3 hours north of us, would clear that night.

This was just a special night with a group of folks that really clicked. We scouted our locations during the day but returned at night. Brad light painted this scene for me softly and I was so excited about the results. This was a single shot! It is one of my favorite all time shots of the night. We did this during a time lapse workshop so I also have a time lapse of this image.

My wife and I traveled to Big Sur California this past summer. Unfortunately, when we arrived at Pfeiffer Beach it was anything but summer-like…a dark, chilly, and cloudy day. I was able to create the drama in this image by utilizing the inclement weather to my advantage. Brad always says that it is possible to create a great photograph without ideal conditions, and here’s the proof!

2023-10-14 Annular Total Eclipse Sequence Totality | This image culminates the preparation, planning, practice, tools and Photoshop skills I have acquired over the past 11 years since taking my first Goldpaint workshop.

Taken this summer during one of many scouting trips in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. I chose this one in particular because I love how it turned out and it also marks the start of a new adventure for me. I was camped out near this particular lake the night prior in hopes of capturing something like this image. However, Mother Nature had a different plan, I was treated to a wonderful display of TOTAL CLOUD COVER!

This was taken at Yellowstone near the northeast entrance near a closed picnic area that we literally happened upon on a perfect night. There were some animals in the area, which made getting the shot an adventure. To me this shot has everything: A stream, a mountain, and a pool with the stars reflecting in it. I doubt I will ever be there again, and probably could not find it anyway. But it was a special location.