To gaze upon a sunrise is a treasured moment, you only get so many opportunities to see them. Keeping that in mind it always pays to get up early. John Muir also had an eloquent quote, “God never made an ugly landscape. All that the sun shines on is beautiful, so long as it is wild.” I couldn’t agree more, but it’s easy to see how he came to that conclusion witnessing so many sunrises in Yose
One aspect of night photography that I particularly enjoy is the slow calm of the stars and moon passing over. For some this might seem as exciting as watching paint dry, but when you’re under billions and billions of stars that slow calm quickly gives way to pure awe. This still is from a time-lapse, so at some point soon I’ll share what this scene looked like as it unfolded in a faster timeframe than th
One aspect of San Francisco that has forever fascinated and inspired me is the fog. I suppose having lived most of my life in areas that lacked such dense fog adds to my appreciation of it. While many associate rain as being a cleansing phenomenon, I can’t help but think of fog in the same way. It shrouds what many may consider commonplace views and magically re-reveals them in dramatic fashion. If you’re
I recently had the opportunity to revisit the amazing lookout from Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park. Summer storm clouds made for an interesting sunset shoot. As is characteristic of Yosemite the beautiful and ever transforming light made for quite a light show. With light like this it is no wonder photographers flock to Yosemite. As you’ll see from the photo details below I wasn’t up to my normal
One of the more majestic locations to view Half Dome and the eastern portion of Yosemite valley is from Glacier Point. The photo below was taken from sunset to late at night under moonlight transforming this amazing view into what you see. If you’re interested in star trail photography I’m discounting my Mastering Star Trail Photography Video course starting today by 35%. This discount is only good for th
It wasn’t that long ago that I was sitting on the edge of a 1.000 foot granite cliff above Yosemite valley shooting a time-lapse of the setting moon. Never one to let a moment be wasted I simultaneously took the opportunity to photograph the Milky Way rising with my second camera. (more after the image) One of the great things about nature photography is that while experiencing Mother Nature’s best you al
Earlier this week I had the great fortune of being part of “One Day in Yosemite”. The goal, have 25+ photographers and videographers document everything and anything happening in Yosemite: morning hang gliders, rock climbers, hikers on well known landmarks, amazing sights, wildlife encounters, behind the scenes at hotels, campground activities, ranger programs, interviews of employees & visitors and m
Yesterday afternoon it was impossible to resist photographing the very rare transit of Venus across the sun. Seeing that I didn’t want to wait another 105 years to photograph it I made the most of the opportunity. If you missed seeing it I highly recommend scrolling down to see the NASA video of the event as seen through an extreme ultraviolet wave length. Canon 800mm f/5.6 lens provided by Borrowlenses.com