night photography

The Bay Area summer air quality has been awful, with non-stop wildfires all over the North East, the marine layers on the West, we were squeezed in between, I headed to the Santa Cruz mountain praying for some clear night sky. This is as good as I could get from 400+ photos over 2 hours from...

I took some night images from this spot last year but decided to try again a few days ago while I was there for sunset. Having a friend with me for the wait and hike in the dark definitely helps with the bear activity in this area. We did have two mountain goats walk by while we waited, but that...

Hi guys! My name is Zak and I have autism and a mad passion for astrophotography. I shoot astrophotography with my second hand astro-modified 6D and my collection of lenses and sometimes my telescope (Celestron NexStar 6SE, used only for planets; I also have a Radian Raptor 61 but I have yet...

Monday evening... Christmas Star or the conjunction Saturn and Jupiter.... cc welcome.star,

Colorado has been impacted by four fires and all four w/out any containment.... the one in Grand Junction has about 7%. Last night I went with a friend up RMNP. this is the glow from one of the 4 fires. While they have made for some cool photo ops we need rain so bad! One of CO beloved area...

I just came back from Iceland, and I already can't wait to go back! Here's the Northern Lights over Budir's iconic black church, a shot from last March. 23 seconds of exposure with my Hasselblad*X1D and Hasselblad XCD 21mm. Thank you for viewing, best regards Vieri

As I've posted before, I've been to Bowling Ball Beach many times, as my parents live close by. I drove up this weekend to spend some time with them and decided to attempt a night shot at the beach while I was there. While there are lots of photographic opportunities at Bowling Ball Beach, it...

Last Sunday it rained fairly hard for this area, and I recall looking out and thinking, "no photo today". But about 6pm, it suddenly cleared and I found myself on the computer looking at weather maps and forecasts. By 7, I was loading gear in the truck. I went to a spot I've been eyeing in Hood...

I went to Pullman for Dad's Weekend at WSU, on Thursday. The weather wasn't very good for photography most of the weekend, and when it was, I couldn't get away. The first shot is the result of my sitting in the hotel room trying to think of something I could shoot on a cold rainy night. It came...

Milky Way season (i.e. when the core is visible to the eye) in the Northern Hemisphere runs from Feb. to about Nov. approximately. Early in the season, the core comes up over the horizon approximately around 2 am depending on your exact location. By the end of the season, the core rises earlier...

The Milky Way from the White Mountains, CA July 2018

Hello, everyone My name is Eunice Eunjin Oh and I am a new member of this awesome focalworld. This is my first posting to share with all of you. I hope that all we can share our experience and enjoy our photo life. Thank you very much!!

A friend here in Colorado told me I need to check out Mono Lake if I was going to go to Yosemite. The first day when Jim and I got there is was snowing, cold and overcast but the following night when we had finally decided it would be best to shoot Mono at night rather than Mammoth due to time...

Anyone tried Loxia 35mm or 21mm with Sony for astrophotography? Just wondering how good is it for Astro, I'm just thinking about using the loxia 35mm with A7S for astro pano, any suggestions? Thanks