Clear skies, calm winds, campers and my wide-angle lens is back. I received my Canon RF 15-35mm lens back that I damaged in August. Find out how my lens was damaged here. When I arrived at the lake I knew the spot I wanted to setup at. A couple peopleContinue Reading
It was a beautiful day outside, calm winds, clear skies and temps between 85-90. It was a great day for some fun playing a friendly game of paintball. Today’s paintball fun took place at the China Lake NAWS paintball course. The short YouTube video below is a quick highlight fromContinue Reading
Another Night Photo Trip Human Portrait Under the Milky Way Windy Situation Just Keep Shooting Drone Light Painting Final Photos of the Night Summary Another Night Photo Trip Well, I made another trip to shoot the Milky Way and attempt drone light painting. I took a coworker out with meContinue Reading
Are you an adventurer? Do you enjoy scenic landscape views? Do you look for the darkest skies? If you answered yes to any of these, then you need to visit Arches National Park. Arches NP offers adventure, scenic views and amazing dark skies for stargazing. I wanted to visit thisContinue 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
5 hours of paintball under the sun with 90+ degree temperatures. This event gave me an opportunity to get some action video with the GoPro 9. This also offered a good opportunity for me to work on more action photos. Everyone had a blast and I enjoyed capturing the momentsContinue Reading
In order to view the Milky Way you must first be in a dark location. One of the darkest places in California is in Death Valley National Park. Death Valley is one of the best places to view the night sky due to its lack of light. The low lightContinue Reading
Have you ever experienced tricky lighting or multiple variations between dark and bright areas when taking photographs? If you want to figure out how to fix it yourself through trial and error then you can stop reading now. If you want to learn how to correct this quickly and easyContinue Reading
Today we spent a few hours at the China Lake paintball course for some paintball. I wasn’t able to participate due to injuries but I did have my camera with me. The event lasted four hours and there were a good number of participants. This gave me an opportunity toContinue 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