We just wrapped up four amazing sold out workshops in southern Utah. Two months parked in the fast lane of hustling and bustling Moab made for some great photo opportunities and interesting experiences.

I drove to Crater Lake National Park on the night of May 31, 2013 to photograph the Milky Way rising above the rim. Without warning, an unmistakable faint glow of the aurora borealis began erupting right in front of me. This post features my latest time-lapse video of the aurora borealis over Crater Lake.

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’…

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. 

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.

By the light of the silvery moon, figures dance “between the shadows”, and cast two-dimensional silhouettes against Mono Lake’s Tufa’s.

Time-lapse photography has always been an interest of mine.  Time-lapse photography consists of taking numerous still images to create a video clip.  Now, you might ask, “Why not just use a video camera?”  Well, video camera’s cannot create 30 second, single frame exposures.  In the time-lapse video above, …