Tag: astrophotography

I've always had an interest in astro-photography, having previously taken star trail photos and of course, the moon. One subject I hadn't yet tackled yet was the milky way, or at least the slim, tiny portion that's visible from Earth. The most important thing you need for successful astro-photography is a clear, dark sky. Knowing [...]

One of our first getaways together, my girlfriend and I spent a lovely summer weekend at Emily Provincial Park. The forest and moon photo was a composite of two separate photos.

For a two-week roadtrip, we ventured east from Toronto, stopping off for a cruise through the Thousand Islands before crossing the border and heading for New York City. On the return trip, we spent a few days in the Adirondack Mountains at Wellnesste Lodge. The quaint, peaceful resort was a welcome respite following several days of [...]

2011 was the first time I had been back to Algonquin Provincial Park in a number of years. I was in a new relationship at this point, and it was our first camping trip together. One of the more memorable moments was on a bike ride starting from Lake of Two Rivers. We stopped at [...]

Every once in a (long) while, the moon gets a bit closer to the Earth, and appears up to 14% larger in the sky. This makes photographer go a little bonkers and get very upset if there's cloud cover that night. Fortunately, we had a clear calm night to take our photos as part of [...]

Being from Ontario, a visit to the US southwest is a photographer's candy store. Everywhere you look, the colours, the textures, and the vistas of what at times seems like an alien landscape abound. Highlights included Sunset Crater National Monument, where the twisted trees are remnants of a 900-year-old volcanic eruption. At Antelope Canyon, a [...]