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 […]
Joshua Tree National Park has been on my bucket list for quite some time now. I was excited to finally make my way out there and camp under the stars. Being from New Jersey, I am surrounded by light pollution from two major cities and many densely populated towns which really block out the night sky. […]
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 […]
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