"The 2014 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition has received more outstanding pictures than ever before. The judges give their advice on how to get… Read More »Astronomy Photographer of the Year: Judges' Advice
I didn't like original versions of this photo, but using the latest version of Photomatix with the direct interface to Adobe Lightroom for pre and… Read More »Sunrise in Joshua Tree National Park
I like most creatures, but not in my bed! I found this scorpion in my vehicle while I was out camping Friday night, right before… Read More »Uninvited Hitchhiker
The planets Venus and Jupiter put on a show in the sky this morning as sunrise approached. As seen from earth, these two bright planets… Read More »Venus and Jupiter Conjunction Today
I set up my camera Friday night to take a sequence of shots so I could make a composite all of the meteors I caught… Read More »Perseid Meteor over Mining Ruins
Master exposures taken in even the most difficult light, because those are the most dramatic moments in nature, which you'll most want to capture competently.http://activesole.blogspot.com/2011/10/hdr-isn-just-crutch-or-crime.htmlBlog:… Read More »HDR Technique Tip 2
A late afternoon rainbow a couple of days ago at Topaz Lake, in the Eastern Sierra on the California – Nevada border. You can just… Read More »A Break in the Storm
We've had an unusual frequency of thunderstorms this summer, apparently driven by monsoon moisture coming off of warm ocean waters off of Baja California.See more… Read More »Clouds Building in the Eastern Sierra
This photo is from 6:30 pm or so after the Friends of Bodie Day last Saturday. There was lightning as late as 5:30 pm, so… Read More »Double Rainbow Over Bodie
My first meteor time-lapse video clip from the 2014 Perseid meteor shower is up on +Twitter/Vine:https://twitter.com/JeffSullPhoto/status/494576383889113088 I'm going to pick up my camera now to… Read More »Perseid Meteor Shower 2014