Meteor Over the Salt Flats, originally uploaded by Jeffrey Sullivan. The new moon on Saturday will provide prime dark sky viewing conditions for the Lyrid… Read More »Prime Conditions for the Lyrid Meteor Shower This Weekend!
A few days ago I provided a blog post with key astronomical events for the month. The rising of a “full mars”, directly at opposition… Read More »West Coast: Step Out and See the Moon Rise Next to Mars
Mono Lake Moonrise (Re-edit), originally uploaded by Jeffrey Sullivan. To get the best possible results with my astrophotography, I try to plan ahead to shoot… Read More »Astronomical Events Coming in March 2012
Anza Borrego State Park, California How would you like to join me for a photowalk in March… capturing images of wildflowers, narrow, winding slot canyons,… Read More »Shoot Wildflowers in the California Desert?
The good news is that the Geminid meteor shower peaks on the nights of December 13 and 14, so tonight one of the strongest meteor… Read More »The Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight!
Having shot lunar eclipses several times in the past, my objective this time was to see whether I could line up the Eclipsed moon with… Read More »Chasing The Moon: Lunar Eclipse December 10, 2011
Red Eclipsed Moon, Dec 20 – 21 2010, originally uploaded by Jeffrey Sullivan. For tonight’s moon rise and lunar eclipse events, there are a range… Read More »Lunar Eclipse Photography, Dec 10, 2011
Crescent City Sunset, originally uploaded by Jeffrey Sullivan. Some photographers have fallen in love with High Dynamic Range (HDR) post-processing, producing dramatic but strange results.… Read More »HDR Isn’t Just a Crutch, or a Crime!
Outdoor Photographer Magazine Cover, originally uploaded by Jeffrey Sullivan. A few months ago I mentioned that I had gone out for a few days in… Read More »You Can Shoot a Magazine Cover
Vane Attempt, originally uploaded by Jeff Sullivan. The full moon sets behind the old State Capitol building (now the Placer County Courthouse) in Old Town… Read More »Anticipating Sun and Moon Alignments