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2014 Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight!
In honor of the 2014 Perseid Meteor shower peaking tonight, I offer you time-lapse clips from the 2010-2012 Perseids in…
Tutorial on Planning Moon Photography
I've been enthralled with the moon since growing up watching the Apollo missions on TV, the original Cosmos TV series…
How To Predict Moon Rise for Landscape Photography
Originally posted in 2010, I occasionally bump this forward in my blog to tell people that they can plan to…
Mono Lake View Threatened!
These are fairly normal photography conditions just before dawn at Mono Lake in California's Eastern Sierra: calm wind for a…
Lenticular Cloud over Mono Lake at Sunset
I enjoyed this exotic lenticular cloud with Nicole Sullivan and Lori Hibbett at Mono Lake last night. To see the cloud in…
Spring in Yosemite National Park
Spring is one of my favorite seasons in Yosemite: redbud and dogwood trees blooming, the waterfalls roaring at maximum flow,…
Unknown Dunes of California, Death Valley “High Route”
Death Valley National Park has a reputation for being the hottest place on earth. Many of the most popular sights…
Quadrantid Meteor Over Death Valley Hills
Although the Quadrantid meteor shower is known as a "strong" shower, it can be very variable from year to year…
Eastern Sierra Named a Top Ten U.S. Travel Destination for Photographers
The secret is out! Lonely Planet named my home, the Eastern Sierra region, as one of their top 10 U.S.…
Yosemite Moon Rise Between Half Dome and El Capitan
I've been pursuing this moon rise on and off since at least 2006. The weather doesn't always cooperate, but I've…