Nighttime Fun

20Sep17

I’ve been brushing up on my night photography the last couple of months and have included a few favorites in this post. It’s not just the Milky Way and stars that interest me but moonlit and cloudy night skies too. Working with different settings and locations, it’s a work in progress … with several attempts […]

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Tags: clouds, Colorado, landscape, light painting, moonlit, night photography, stars

Shooting The Moon

15Aug14

Like many other photographers I captured this month’s full moon which occurred on Sunday August 10, 2014. I’d like to share a few things I learned with others interested in this subject. Knowing that the moon would appear full, both the day before and the day after the full moon I took a look at […]

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Tags: 2014, August 10, dead trees, full moon, moon, new jersey, photograph, super moon

Fantasia At The Fair

27Jul14

A recent trip to a local fair proved to be a fun photo op. The real treat came when sunset arrived in a brilliant display against the decorative rides and colorful lights. After nightfall the lit up rides provided a great subject for night photography and abstract motion blurs. A tripod was needed for the […]

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Tags: carnival, fair, lights, long exposure, night photography, photography, rides

Evolution Of A Sunset

20Mar14

As the sun lowered itself past the horizon a peaceful calm came over the bay. I could hear the sea birds and waterfowl calling to one another while settling in for the night. The sun painted the sky with a beautiful pastel gradient of color that deepened with every second. I used my 6-stop neutral […]

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Tags: barnegat bay, long exposure, neutral density filter, new jersey, NJ, sunset, water

This Is It!

10Sep13

When I go on a photography outing I hope for at least one good picture … one that I can look at and really like. On a recent outing to photograph the Philly skyline and Ben Franklin Bridge at night I shot a lot of different compositions from several different vantage points. Technically several of […]

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Tags: Ben Franklin Bridge, bridge, digital photography, night, panorama, philadelphia, philly, photo blog, photography, skyline

Chincoteague Trees

13Dec12

While on a recent, South Jersey Camera Club trip to Chincoteague, Virginia one of the highlights for me was photographing before sunrise. The first image below can really be considered a night shot. We certainly had to wake up in the wee hours in order to get to our first location, which was near this […]

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Tags: branches, Chincoteague, color, early morning, fog, foggy, morning, nature, night, outdoors, photography, silhouettes, stream, sunrise, tidal stream, trees, trunk, Virginia