Yunomine Onsen
Yunomine Onsen is an ancient spa town in the middle of Kumano kodo territory. A hot creek runs down the middle of the town next to the road; you can…
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November 19, 2013
Sayonara Kyoto
It is with sadness that I leave Kyoto behind. I hope I come back soon to this mysterious city (both ancient and peculiarly modern)---so I can learn more of its…
November 9, 2013
Star light, star bright, stacking star trails tonight!
Star trails are magical. It's amazing to see the stars circling in the sky, reminding us that our planet is rotating in space. For many folks who want to get…
October 4, 2013
Bixby Bridge by Starlight
I've enjoyed photographing the dramatic Bixby Bridge on the Big Sur coast at night over the years, and it is always fun to take a workshop group to the location.…
October 2, 2013
Château de Saumur
In Saumur I stayed in an old hotel on the banks of the Loire River. My room was on the back of the hotel, and a bit cramped, but when…
July 21, 2013
Les Lumières de Paris
The lights of Paris, laid out below in this photo, remind me of a geometric pattern, thanks to the energetic city planning of Baron Hausmann back in the 1860s. Hausmann,…
June 4, 2013
Lighting the Eiffel Tower
The normal night lighting for the Eiffel Tower up until midnight is pretty nice, but every hour on the hour after dark it is additionally lit up like a kind…
June 1, 2013
City of Light
Paris is often called the "City of Light"---perhaps it should also be called the City of Lights. Plural. As in many. You can see in this photo that everything is…
April 24, 2013
Bay Bridge Lights
In this image of the Bay Bridge the moon seems to be "captured" within the tower of the Bay Bridge. The image is a hand-HDR blend of six exposures at…
January 30, 2013
Smashing Moonrise Workshop
The San Francisco Moonrise Adventure workshop on Saturday was a smashing success. Despite some unexpected logistical difficulties---due to a demonstration on Market Street---we settled into our Embarcadero waterfront location in…
January 28, 2013
Lombard Street at night
The idea of this night shot along the famous curves of Lombard Street in San Francisco was to use my shutter speed setting creatively to get the desired effect with…
January 6, 2013
When is a river not a river?
It is called the "East River" but---technically speaking---this body of water is actually a tidal strait. The East River connects the Long Island Sound with New York harbor, and the…
October 13, 2012
Star Circles in the Patriarch Grove
Bristlecone Pines are the world's oldest living things. They have witnessed thousands of passing turns of the earth in the heavens---and, therefore, the stars turning relative to the earth. I…
August 31, 2012
Shortlisted in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2012 Competition
I am honored that my image Distant Night Storm in the Patriarch Grove has been shortlisted in the Royal Observatory Greenwich Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2012 competition. Click here to read…
July 9, 2012
Portraits in Fire
At the recent Photography with Harold Davis night event at Sutro Baths, my friend and colleague Steven Christenson lit the night with scouring pads and magnesium. If you are interested…
June 24, 2012
Golden Gate Moonrise
Capturing a dynamic range that includes detail in both the moon and the night landscape is essentially an unsolvable problem. The moon is as bright as daylight and the the…
June 4, 2012
Full Moon Rising
Before I get down to explaining the images of the "super" full moon rising that accompany this story, let me point you (in case you may be interested) to a…
May 9, 2012
Who owns the night?
Who owns the night? In many California parks and public venues clearly not you or me. Anyone who has spent much time photographing at night has certainly experienced being kicked out…
April 7, 2012