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Star Trails in Downtown Salt Lake City

Last night I stayed in Salt Lake City on my way from San Francisco (well, San Francisco to Reno) to Denver. After having some bourbons at Bourbon House (I highly recommend going!), I headed back out to make some night shots in Temple Square.

3-shot HDR to capture the REALLY bright spotlights, mid tones and deep shadows mixed to taste in Silver Efex Pro 2. What look like imperfections in the reflection are actually my 3rd exposure made to get the coins in the reflecting pool.

2-minute exposure. Star trails in a metro downtown. Unheard of!

This is just to the right of the above frame. I love soft water :)

LDS Headquarters. 20x 1-minute exposures stacked in Ps.

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Some private time at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

I had the honor of teaching a private night photography workshop at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. We shot all over the 70 acres. Here are a few shots I managed to take between teaching and lighting sessions.

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Bannerman Night Photography Revisited.

Gabe and I held our 5th night photography workshop at Bannerman Island and it was the finest night of shooting we've had since that first outing. Glorious. I experimented with star trail stacking with digital and loooooong exposures with my 4x5 film camera.

You can see our students at the bottom of this exposure - walking around with their flashlights. I lit the armory with a Profoto AcuteB and Magnum Reflector with grid. Took about seven "pops" to cover the entire structure.

Looking south towards West Point.

The best accident I've had in a long time. Two hour+ exposures on a single sheet of 4x5 film.

Two D700 digital stacks of 4-6 exposures that were about 8 minutes long.

If you are interested in our second (and final of this year) workshop at Bannerman Island on September 1st, read about how to sign up here.

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Patrick Watson and Andrew Bird at Beacon Theater 5/4/2012

What an amazing show. They blew the roof off. Both bands. If anyone find a bootleg, please contact me. I want to have that memory. [gallery link="file" columns="2"]

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More from Red Hook and Gowanus

All three shot on a Mamiya 7II, 43mm, f/8 for 10 - 15 minutes on Ilford XP2 Super, process N.

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Hanging with the family

Just some photos from hanging about with visiting family...

 

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Carroll Gardens and Red Hook, Brooklyn at night

Another great night our with Gabe and Sylvester. Picks of the pics:

Red Hook - IKEA crane

Syl's car

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Castle Rock - First Night Photo Shoot of 2012

Deepest thanks to Gabe for queueing up this shoot. It was cold, somewhat of a vertical hike (with too much gear, I might add), but well worth it. Here's a few shots I liked from the shoot. Hope you enjoy. All digital with the D700 or D7000. Mamiya 7 film to be processed soon.

Hudson Highlands Park, NY

Hudson Highlands Park, NY

Hudson Highlands Park, NY

Hudson Highlands Park, NY

Hudson Highlands Park, NY

Hudson Highlands Park, NY

Hudson Highlands Park, NY

Hudson Highlands Park, NY

Hudson Highlands Park, NY

Hudson Highlands Park, NY

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Thanksgiving 360

This year I used an awesome feature of my my very beloved Fuji X10 - 360-degree panoramic photos stitched in-camera.

View at full-size to see all the awesome details. It's kinda like That 70's Show.

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Night in Astoria Park

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