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
We made a spontaneous decision to go out to snap some photos last night. Red Rock Canyon State Park in Cantil, CA offers some amazing desert colors and perfect for photography. We were hoping for some clouds to add to the sunset, instead we had clear skies all around. Well,Continue Reading
Last night I went out and took many great photos at Red Rock Canyon State Park. We were playing around with different lighting settings using flashers on the rock formations. The two photos below were a couple of my favorites. Do you like the left or right photo better? LetContinue Reading
After spending some time taking photos the weekend before at the Trona Pinnacles, we found some great foreground props. The tufas offered some amazing foreground for some astronomy photos. I captured some amazing photos of the tufas and a beautiful night sky filled with stars. At one point I shotContinue Reading
The weather finally produced mostly cloudy skies Saturday offering a good photo/video opportunity. The Trona Pinnacles consists of a large number of tufa spires rising out of the Searles Lake Basin. Visitors come here from all over to see these towering natural structures protruding from the ground. This is aContinue Reading
Welcome back and Happy New Year! The past couple months have been a lot of fun capturing photos with my new Canon EOS R. My first photo shoot of 2022 occurred Sunday, January 2nd at the Cerro Coso Community College campus in Ridgecrest. The skies were clear, no wind andContinue Reading
The Mossdale Railroad Bridge is a vertical lift draw bridge over the San Joaquin River near Lathrop, CA. It opened September 8, 1869 establishing itself as the last link in the transcontinental railroad. This was the last link allowing train travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Where is MossdaleContinue Reading
Spent a day in the High Sierras for some snow photos. We took the family in the mountains to play in the snow 12/22/2021. The snow level started around the 5000 feet elevation level and got thicker as we went up. Our first stop of the day was at AspendellContinue Reading
Another clear night full of stars. This photo shoot started with some photos in my backyard on Saturday night then a flat desert location Sunday morning. Wind was non existent, clear dark skies, plenty of stars shining bright and 36 degrees. Setup Below is the list of products used duringContinue Reading
The weather was perfect with calm winds and clear skies Saturday night. I took a short drive to Brown Road to get some camera time with the night sky. During the first hour shooting I was using autofocus and the images looked clear on the camera screen. Later, I switchedContinue Reading