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Twilight to Midnight

From the same night and location taken back in August. One of the night chasing NEOWISE Comet. It was a overcast night with lots of clouds moving quite fast. The NEOWISE Comet appeared on and off over the first half of the night and as the comet went below the mountain. A little change in direction to capture a time lapse of the night hoping the milky way will be showing at some point with all the clouds covered half the sky. So from all the frames I captured on this evening, I picked the one with the least amount of clouds in the sky showing half of the milky way. Hope you enjoy and have a great night!

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Nautical Twilight Galaxy

A dark night in the valley of the Cayoosh Creek. Was still waiting for the galactic center to rise above the treeline and as the sky is still in dark blue. This valley is extremely dark as there are almost no light pollution. And the darker it gets, the more stars we can photography!! So many stars that they look like a lots of noise…..!

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Camping Fun

Few night shots from a night camping out in the dark! Do you like camping? If so, What is the most fun part of camping to you? To me, these are the moments I love best!! 😀

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Star Painting

Milky way above treeline with a bright star shine on the lake surface as wind blowing strong this evening. The waves on the lake moving quickly causing the wiggly lines with the long exposure! Not a usual capture on the lake surface…!
Have a great evening!

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Chasing the Sky

Whenever I travel to chase the dark sky, always try to capture some different image on the same night. But it is tricky and not easy to travel to multiple locations on the same night as it’s often not a very long period of time to shoot the center of the milky way. Also it will be very hard to find and frame your shot under the dark sky. So some preparation will always helps!

Are you interested in chasing the night sky and take photo of the night sky like these? If so, I will be holding 2 workshops next August in Banff / Jasper National Park on Landscape / Waterscapes and Nightscapes Photography!

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First Location

A panorama combined with 8 portrait oriented images. A popular viewpoint along the Icefields Parkway near Jasper, Alberta. This might not be the best view to take photo of these mountain range. But it is a very memorable location to me because I took my very first nightscapes photo in the Canadian Rockies and also my very first solo trip to the Rockies. Before that, was my first time visiting the Rockies on a bus tour with family about 20 years ago…

Hope you enjoy this new panorama from this good old spot!

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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!

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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?

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