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There are few things that pique the curiosity of night sky watchers more than the moon. Even my son at 10 months old started to point out the moon. If you see it enough it seems anything but special, but the moon is amazing. It’s an amazing sight to witness and an amazing subject to photograph. One thing that amazes photographers the most is that the full moon gives off so much light.

Overhanging Rock by Moonlight – Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park

The moon is one gigantic reflector in the sky. The moon reflects ~1/7th of the sun’s light back to Earth, so with the right exposure (~7x’s longer than normal) you can get an image that looks nearly indistinguishable from a daytime photo. If you’re walking at night under a full moon you might not think that much light is there to see, but on the contrary once your eyes adapt it can look incredibly bright. The moon is pretty cool all around so be sure to take the time to appreciate it on your next night walk or night photo shoot. The experience will more than likely awaken a primal curiosity no different in experience than our caveman relatives might have felt.

Photo Details:
Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM at 20mm, f/4, 6 seconds, ISO 3200

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Hanging Rock by Moonlight – Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park

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Milky Way Above Yosemite National Park

01 Aug

Tne Day in Yosemite - Milky Way Above Half Dome, Yosemite

One Day in Yosemite – Milky Way Above Half Dome, Yosemite

Earlier this week I had the great fortune of being part of “One Day in Yosemite”. The goal, have 25+ photographers and videographers document everything and anything happening in Yosemite: morning hang gliders, rock climbers, hikers on well known landmarks, amazing sights, wildlife encounters, behind the scenes at hotels, campground activities, ranger programs, interviews of employees & visitors and more. Shooting was from midnight to midnight to capture a full 24 hours of everything Yosemite. I’m looking forward to seeing a sample of what was captured in an up coming episode of the Nature Notes video series released by the National Park Service and the Yosemite Conservancy. In the future the producer, the very talented Steve Bumgardner (@yosemitesteve), is working to release a longer documentary comprised of the days shoot. Based on the footage I saw from the many talented photographers/videographers taking part the end result should be amazing. Stay tuned!

Milky Way Above Yosemite National Park

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Nursery Rhymes – Picnic To The Park – Nursery Rhyme Videos for Kids

22 Feb

Cute Videos Which Will Help The Entire Family To Enjoy With The Kids. To watch more entertaining & educating videos on animation stories, nursery rhymes, learning series & school poems, SUBSCRIBE NOW at www.youtube.com . To watch more kids animation videos in high quality log onto www.youtube.com
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Minecraft – Yogscast Movie Night Episode 2 – Jurassic Park!

11 Nov

Vote for next week’s movie here: yogiverse.com This amazing production is what our animator Daryl does in his spare time! He wants to do more, so go vote which one you want to see next on our forums and he’ll get to work! 🙂 Animations made by Daryl at www.youtube.com Music composed by Jamie Soar at jamiesoar.bandcamp.com
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Back to Death Valley National Park

11 Nov

I find it fascinating that one could be attracted to a location with death in the name as is the case with “Death Valley”, yet strangely I am. Death Valley is one of the worlds most extreme environments, but thanks to technological developments over the past century I can easily enjoy it. All it takes is a long air conditioned car ride and a decent supply of food and water if I choose to camp. Still it is an adventure visiting Death Valley as you can never underestimate Mother Nature. (more after image)

This weekend I’ll be returning to Death Valley to lead a photo tour and introduce a group of photographers to Death Valley’s most photogenic locations including the remote and world famous Racetrack. You might not think of hanging out in remote areas of the desert as the place to be with a camera, but the desert reveals its colorful beauty at sunrise and sunset. The desert truly is Mother Nature’s art canvas as the wind and rains create intricate formation and patterns. It’s a real treat for the eye, if you look for it.

Stay tuned for new images next week and if you’re interested in photographing Death Valley’s Racetrack I’m running another photo tour there in February of 2012.
Death Valley Photo Tour Info

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Back to Death Valley National Park

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Rendezvous – Death Valley National Park

10 Nov

The desert always brings time in to focus when I visit. Desert features are formed at such a slow pace that it is tough to imagine. Some features of the desert take decades, centuries and even millennia to form. With this in mind it’s always a treat to arrive and see something that is fleeting not just in relation to my visit, but to the larger span of geological time. Knowing that the formations I photograph take so long to be created by Mother Nature, it’s a pleasant reminder to slow down to appreciate them let alone photograph them.

When I stumbled across this scene of two rocks nearly intersecting at the Racetrack in Death Valley National Park I couldn’t help but wonder how long it took for them to reach this point and how much longer it will take for them to intersect. For now their rendezvous will have to wait, but for how long?

Rendezvous – Death Valley National Park

Photo Details:
Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 24mm f/1.4L II USM (courtesy of Borrowlenses.com)
Singh-ray 5-stop Graduated Neutral Density Filter (soft step)
f/13, 1/13 sec at ISO 160

Rendezvous – Death Valley National Park

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Badwater Sunset, Death Valley National Park

03 Nov

It’s good to be back from Death Valley National Park. I was fortunate on many fronts while in Death Valley National Park. The members of my Racetrack photo tour were great, we had unbelievable light and incredibly clear skies to enjoy every star in the sky! Weather conditions were unseasonably cold with temperatures dipping down below 26F, but that didn’t slow us down.

Conditions at Badwater this trip were particularly nice with the salt flats recovering to their former glory. The hexagonal shapes of the salt were clearly seen and quite white. A nice change from my previous visit with very flat muddy grey salt formations.

I have many photos from this trip that I’m eager to share including some amazing night sky and star trail photos. Stay tuned for those! In the meantime here’s a sample of what we experienced on this trip. If you’re interested in joining me in February I’ll be repeating this trip to Death Valley to make the most of the new moon, so as to see every star in the sky – 2012 Death Valley Photo Tour Info.

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Badwater Sunset, Death Valley National Park

Photo Details:
Canon 5D Mark II, Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L Tilt-Shift (courtesy of Borrowlenses.com)
3-Image Panoramic, with two sequences blended as the front element of this lens does not allow for use of filters.
Sky: ISO 640, f/10 at 1/5 second (-1 1/3 EV)
Salt Flat: ISO 640, f/10 at 0.8 second (2/3 EV)

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