The image you see above is a Bortle Scale Map of New Jersey. Basically a Bortle Scale measures the astronomical observability of celestial objects in the night sky….huh? The different colors on the map represent how dark an area is relative to the amount of light pollution that is given off by large towns and […]
When I created this photo I had many photographers asking me how I made the effect. The short answer was, I used a motorized slow zoom machine that I built to rotate my Nikon 14-24mm lens. An idea I got after seeing an amazing photo by Lincoln Harrison incorporating vortex star trails who said […]