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Posted on September 28, 2013April 28, 2016

The Milky Way from Venice, Los Angeles, California

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Venice Beach Milky Way, Rokinon 14mm/2.8 @ 2.8, 30s, ISO3200

I stepped out underneath heavily light polluted skies last night to see what I could do with the conditions that Venice Beach offers. The results might surprise you.

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Posted on September 7, 2013November 12, 2018

How to Pick a Lens for Milky Way Photography

How to Pick a Lens For Milky Way Photography

The lens is the most important factor in the image quality of a landscape astrophoto. We outline all the most important traits of a great astrophotography lens in this complete guide.

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Posted on September 4, 2013November 12, 2018

Canon EOS M Review

Canon EOS M

The Canon EOS-M hasn’t exactly gotten glowing reviews. This is my take.

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Posted on September 3, 2013November 12, 2018

Milky Way from Kaena Point, Oahu, Hawaii

The North Milky Way and the Galaxy Andromeda from Kaena Point
The North Milky Way and the Galaxy Andromeda from Kaena Point

The Hawaiian islands offer some very dark night skies.

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Posted on August 13, 2013November 12, 2018

The 2013 Perseids from Vasquez Rocks Park, California

Perseid over Vasquez Rocks

The 2013 Perseid meteor shower was difficult to capture.

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Posted on August 13, 2013November 12, 2018

How to Photograph a Defocused Star Trail “Rain Shower”

Rain shower defocused star trails

An unusual method for photographing star trails creates a rain-like effect.

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Posted on August 12, 2013May 10, 2021

Photographing Epic Star Wars Lightsaber Battles

Photograph version of the classic Brothers Hildebrandt Poster

How I combined two of my favorite things: photography and Star Wars

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