If you are in the Orange County area and looking for some adventure, a hike, and the rare opportunity of seeing a waterfall (only during a rainy season) in this region, Black Star Canyon should be on your list. Black Star Canyon is a remote ... Continue Reading...
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Road Trips
Day trip to Edwards Air Base
It was a last minute plan. On Sunday, Dec 2nd, 2018, Tyler and I decided to drive down to the Mojave Desert and check out the gutted and wrecked B-52s and the B-58. I have seen a few astrophotographs taken at this location and have been wanting to ... Continue Reading...
Perseids Meteor Shower in Joshua Tree National Park
This was the very first time that I was trying to combine taking a Milky Way shoot with a meteor shower. I didn’t even know what to expect or whether this would work out. I did hope that it would be interesting. Or a new experience that we could ... Continue Reading...
Points of Interests
Manly Beacon
GPS Coordinates: 36.423063, -116.825493 (36°25'23.0"N 116°49'31.8"W) Manly Beacon is a towering spire that rises above the Death Valley badlands. From the Zabriskie vantage point towards Northwest, you will see the impressive Manly Beacon rising ... Continue Reading...
Mustard Canyon
GPS Coordinates: 36.48772, -116.87783 (36°29'15.8"N 116°52'40.2"W) Take a short drive along the Mustard Canyon Drive from Harmony Borax Works, via the unpaved road, and you will enter the Mustard Canyon. This canyon, filled with bright yellow ... Continue Reading...
Tips and Tricks
4 Ways To Remove Hot Pixels in a Long Exposure Image
One of my favorite photography technique that I tend to use the most is doing long exposures photography. However, a major issue I always run into on all my long exposure pictures is hot pixels. Sometimes, when you zoom in and inspect your image ... Continue Reading...
5 Gears You Need For Astrophotography
Photographing the Milky Way is not as difficult as many think. We were often asked do you really see that many clusters of stars at night? The Answer is YES. The only advice we give is to pick a place where there is minimal to no light pollution ... Continue Reading...