The Best of 2012

What a year… So many great times to look back on and so many opportunities coming in 2013. I spent most of the summer months teaching workshops here in the Pacific Northwest. In addition, I had a few opportunities to get out on my own and wrap up my first time-lapse film, ‘Within Two Worlds’…

In Plain Sight

The sun unleashed a huge, X-class solar flare on July 12, 2012. Here is an in-depth look from my experience capturing the aurora borealis over Sparks Lake in Central Oregon. 

Within Two Worlds

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.

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…

NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD)

It is with great pleasure I announce to you some very exciting news for Goldpaint Photography. My photo “Silent Effigy” was chosen by NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) and is displayed today, May 24, 2011 on its website http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110524.html. Each day an image or photograph relating …

Magic Hour: Chasing the Light

It has been some time since my last entry… To be honest, I can’t seem to stop shooting. For the past couple of months there has just been endless opportunities and beauty that seem to surround me without end. I’m not one to try the ‘picture a day’ …

Trails of Light in the Night Sky

Here are some new star trail images taken from Big Bend National Park.  These were part of the newest time-lapse video, “Breaking Point” that I uploaded last week.  Once again, I had a lot of images to choose from that were taken to produce the time-lapse video.  I …