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 the first 1:49 of this… Read More »2014 Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight!
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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 starring Carl Sagan, and getting… Read More »Tutorial on Planning Moon Photography
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 take an amazing sunrise moonset… Read More »How To Predict Moon Rise for Landscape Photography
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 nice reflection, nice scattering of… Read More »Mono Lake View Threatened!
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 motion, here’s a video of… Read More »Lenticular Cloud over Mono Lake at Sunset
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, rainbows and “moonbows” (night rainbows)… Read More »Spring in Yosemite National Park
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 to see are close to… Read More »Unknown Dunes of California, Death Valley “High Route”
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 and its peak is very… Read More »Quadrantid Meteor Over Death Valley Hills
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. travel destinations for 2013: “This… Read More »Eastern Sierra Named a Top Ten U.S. Travel Destination for Photographers
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 caught it from several different… Read More »Yosemite Moon Rise Between Half Dome and El Capitan