Around The Sign

I have started a new habit of changing lens during shooting at night. Particularly when shooting the milky way. Also started to use a large aperture f/1.4 50mm lens to shoot (one of my first lens from when I have my first 7D. There are some issues when shooting with this lens, especially with “Astigmatism” being quite horrifying in the corner… It happened when you wide open your lens. Like the 2 examples below are shot at f/1.8 and 2.0

And to switch to a 20mm lens to included the sign of Banff National Park.

Some times, you go for any kind of foreground even if it is just saw a sign while you were driving!! Well…. I saw it on an afternoon and decided to go back on a clear night as it was just a stop on the way! And you can get to shot at 2 park!! 😀

You can sign up for my 2021 Nightscapes Photography Workshop if you are looking into learning how to photography the beautiful sky at night like these. Check out the link here!

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?

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!

2021 Photography Workshop

Will be running 2 workshops in the Canadian Rockies in August 2021 with Real Ideas Studio back to back. First one from August 1 – 4 is Waterscapes Photography in Jasper National Park where we will be exploring some beautiful waterfalls and learn how to take photo of them at different time of the day. And the 2nd workshop from August 5 – 8 is Nightscapes Photography in Banff National Park. And learn how to take photo of the dark night sky!

You can also take both workshop at a discount price!! If you are interested, please use the links below to check out the details.

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