Mt Whitney is the tallest mountain peak in the continental U.S. at 14,505 feet above sea level. It is located in the Eastern Sierras about 12 miles west of Lone Pine, CA. Visitors from all over the world come here to visit. The visitors show up to take in theContinue Reading
Visited the Trona Pinnacles again to capture some new drone footage and ground photos. I added some drone light painting photography in this visit. This was the first time I’ve attempted drone light painting. We arrived a little less than an hour before the sun set over the mountains toContinue Reading
Spent a beautiful day with family hanging out with some giant sequoia trees in the Sequoia National Forest. The drive from Kernville to the Trail of 100 Giants is about an hour due to steep grades and sharp turns. It is well worth the drive and there are plenty placesContinue Reading
The month of April has been a busy month for me visiting the Kernville, CA area. With each visit I always made sure my camera was with me at the ready. This trip turned out to be no different from the others. The only difference this time was an enjoyableContinue Reading
A short trip to Kernville and a drive through Kern Canyon road offered some nice photo opportunities. The weather was nice temperature wise but the winds were blowing which prevented any drone flights. The photos below were taken in Kernville, CA, Walkers Pass and in the Kern Canyon road. ClickContinue Reading
I went out for my first Milky Way photoshoot of the year yesterday morning around 2am. The core was showing over the valley in the southeast. This was my first attempt to shoot the Milky Way and it was a lot of fun. This is the first article of manyContinue Reading
The Milky Way has always been one of my astrophotography goals to capture. This year I plan on taking as many opportunities as possible to shoot it in our night skies. Living in the desert and mountains offers ample dark skies to shoot this amazing feature in the sky. IContinue Reading
We had some patches of clouds hovering around our local mountains recently so I went out with the camera. Equipment used on this short photography adventure were: Canon EOS R Mirrorless Camera Canon RF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM Lens Vanguard Veo 265ab Tripod I was hoping for more pinkContinue Reading
Super Bowl Sunday was a great day to explore the South Creek Waterfall. I parked in the small parking area atop the waterfall to launch the drone. The weather was excellent for a short drone flight. Drone Photos I was happy to see water flowing over the falls. The flowContinue Reading
I stopped to take some photos of some Joshua Trees around sunset yesterday and received some great photos. This was also the first time I’ve used my ND filters on this camera. The images below were taken from the same location within a few seconds and same settings. The imagesContinue Reading