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I recently took a Night Foto Safari trip to the Florida Everglades National Park with a fellow photographer, Greg Adams, from Winter Haven.

A couple of times a year, the Sun rises in between the arches of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. There is an excellent spot in Fort Desoto Park.

The final photoshoot with the Milky Way for 2021. "When it is dark enough, you can see the stars." ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

Now and then, I venture forth on a Self Photo Assignment. I assign myself tasks and challenges to create, what I hope, excellent photos. This past Sunday, a few photographers joined me during my photo assignment/adventure to Bok Tower Gardens. The weather was even helpful! A self-photo assignment is where you task yourself to go out and capture images. Self-photo tasks are, for me, a way to challenge my photo craft. I've been to Bok Tower Gardens many times. It's a great plac

If you have the opportunity to visit a place with a dark sky, enjoy the moment. The darkness is fading across the world, and one day the nig

Most of my classes or lessons on processing revolve around a basic understanding of the computer's primary operating system. The...

In October and November, the Milky Way is disappearing from view in the Northern Hemisphere. Our location along the globe's latitude will...

During the days of summer, I'm looking for night landscapes I can share with my son. I made a recording of him a few years ago standing...

I've talked about Equipment and Exposure in Part One and Part Two. However, you soon realize that equipment and settings play a tiny part...

During the upcoming Milky Way season, I'm planning a trip outside of Florida within driving distance. The Smoky Mountain National Park is...

Equipment, settings, and editing are the most manageable parts of recording and processing the Milky Way's light data. The hardest part...

This is the second part of a series of posts about planning for the upcoming Milky Way Season in 2021. In the previous post, I wrote...

I've been chasing the Milky Way for the last five years around the state of Florida. I've been fortunate to discover some incredible...

A week from Monday on December 21, it will be The Winter Solstice. It's the scientific start to winter in the Northern Hemisphere when...

I wasn't always a photographer. First, I wanted to be an artist or a writer.

The skies in Venice, FL are heavy with light pollution. Still, I thought it would be cool to photograph the Milky Way with the Fishing Pier.

It's one of the most asked questions I get. You can see the Milky Way galaxy every night. It's our galactic home, and nearly every star you

A little throwback Thursday foto fun done up in black and white. From a short trip to the Orlando Wetlands.

My current photographic obsession deals with the infinite. Subjects that are trillions upon trillions of miles. This is a recent...

The ability to photograph the Milky Way isn't new or that hard to do. It would help if you had the right set of tools and some time. This...