Continuous from yesterday post Twilight vs. Midnight. The sunset on the next day was very pretty, color filled up the entire sky and lasted for quite a long time as I was able to ran around and catch a few shots!
The Next Day
Twilight vs. Midnight
A cloudy night camping out near Merrit, BC. Hoping for the night to clear up after the sun went down. I was pretty happy when I saw the blue sky at twilight with just a little clouds in the sky.
But as the night turned darker, the night sky was covered with clouds and left just a small window to see the milky way. And this is what I’ve got on that same night.
Not a very satisfying results as there are still many lights from the campsite that night! I’ve been trying to find new location for a night photography workshop for next year that is closer to Lower Mainland of Vancouver. And this could be a fantastic location for a beginner to learn how to take photo of the night sky! Will you be interested in a workshop in BC?
The Road, My Car and I
It’s been a while since last post with some aerial photo. Let’s show some of the new one from my recent trip to Rockies. But no, these are not from the Rockies. They are from the Cariboo Regional District taken on my way back home. It was a magical day passing through many beautiful places covered with fresh snow.
NEOWISE and Aurora Borealis
A full day drive on the David Thompson Highway in Alberta. Stopped at few different spots along the highway trying to find new interesting places. The day was on and off with sun and cloudy sky. But by sunset time, storm clouds started to roll in and covered the sky.
After searching for sometimes, my buddy and I settled at a beach right inside the lake. It was extremely windy when setting up our tent. After we cook and ate our dinner, we decided to sleep earlier as the sky was covered with clouds. And soon after we got into our sleeping bags, the wind started blowing like crazy. Our tent which have about 6 feet height in the middle was blown to 45 degree angles…! Then we started to hear rain drops. Luckily the wind stopped and the rain wasn’t really that heavy. Since we were very tired from the day, we just looked at each other and get back into the sleeping bags and sleep.
After about 1 – 2 hours, I woke up and realized the clouds was cleared because we left a little window opened so that we can see the night sky. Even though I was still very tired, I got up and start setting up my tripod right in front of my tent. Took my first shot and noticed there is a Northern Lights right in front of the lake. Not just that there is Aurora Borealis, after I check photo on the big screen and realized the NEOWISE Comet is at the bottom left corner!! And I quickly set up my timer for a time lapse capture. Here is one of the frame from the time lapse.
I set up my camping chair right beside my tripod and just listening to the shutter sound and watching the night kept dancing. It was a wonderful night! After an hour or two, the Northern Lights started to fade and I stopped my camera timer control. Turn around and try one last shot to see if can see the milky way or not. And this is what I got. Can you believe all 3 images were captured on the same night?
Just wanted to share more photos with you of how my journey goes. Sometime, they might not be the best photos like these were just taken beside the tent. But they carry memorable moments!! And you are going to see more under my Blog page.
Work that I personally like will be in the photo gallery and they are available for Print
Curve of the Night
The famous train track view in the Canadian Rockies on a cloudy night with a little visibility of the starry night sky!! One of the frame from a time lapse video captured on the same night!!
Prints available. Hope you enjoy!!
Emerald Lake Lodge
My first night arrived at Emerald Lake from a recent trip with a little bit of fog start rolling in. Multiple exposure shots were used to blend into not this to keep the lights down! Have a great day!!
Good Old Place
A new visit at a good old place in West Vancouver. Just about 35-40 minutes drive from downtown Vancouver. It is likely the closest location from the city that I am able to photographed the milky way. It is a bit of a faded gradient in the sky and the milky way due to the light pollution from Vancouver on the left side) and lights from the islands on the right side… But well… what do you expect? It’s a short drive from the city!!! People are just surprised it is possible to do so from here!!
The First Taste of Snow
Usually it takes quite a bit of work to be able to photography some fresh snow. I mean like waiting for a snowy night and have a good weather day to be able to get out to take photo. And at the same time worry if the road condition is okay to drive on…. Not to mention you have to wake up early to get to the location before sunrise. I’m talking about way way earlier in order to beat everyone that wanted to go to that location.
But with this scene, I was so happy to found this at a sunset time without anyone stepping on the snow. Well…. that would have to be somewhere a bit off the beaten path!! 🙂 Not the best sky for a dramatic sunset as there isn’t any cloud at all… But still got some good color tint in the sky!
Hope you enjoy!
Print is available on this new image and anything you see in the Photo galleries! Contact me for more details.
Hooked on Water
Few more images from August. This place seems to becomes more and more popular over the few different times I visited. And it is great to have a gravel road that filter out some intensive tourist type visitors and mostly remains all outdoor enthusiastic that willing to take a few extra steps to get to it. You know where is it? 😀
If you like to learn how to capture photo of waterscapes, check out my 2021 Landscapes / Waterscapes Photography Workshop! Or contact me for more details!
Mistaya Canyon
As mentioned I’ve been holding back on some of my photos and waiting for the website updates finished. So here are a few shots taken from Mistaya Canyon in Banff National Park along the Icefields Parkway back in Auguest 2020, it is about 5-10 minutes drive from the David Thompson Highway. A popular hike to see this powerful nature wonder where the glacier water aggressively running down the narrow small canyon. And would be a great place to have a few snacks and enjoy the view!!
I will be running a workshop in the Canadian Rockies next August on Landscapes and Waterscapes Photography. It is a workshop suitable for beginner to learn how to take photos of water like what you see here! If you are interested in a workshop like this, check out the link at below: