night Archive

  • Anyone who’s ever been to Tokyo or even seen pictures of it is aware it’s a glimmering metropolis of flashing lights and illuminated billboards. However, with the loss of the...

    Dark Tokyo

    Anyone who’s ever been to Tokyo or even seen pictures of it is aware it’s a glimmering metropolis of flashing lights and illuminated billboards. However, with the loss of the...

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  • Sometimes a photographer can do one thing so well it makes an interesting study. In this case, Randy Halverson made a video of long exposure night shots around an old...

    Sub Zero

    Sometimes a photographer can do one thing so well it makes an interesting study. In this case, Randy Halverson made a video of long exposure night shots around an old...

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  • Someone asked me recently if I’d spent my weekend making time-lapse. When I told them I’d become bored with it, they gasped. The truth is, I’ve been in a bit...

    Paris at Night

    Someone asked me recently if I’d spent my weekend making time-lapse. When I told them I’d become bored with it, they gasped. The truth is, I’ve been in a bit...

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  • On January 18, I mentioned in a post that the technology site Gizmodo was hosting their first ever video contest until Feb. 9 and the theme was time-lapse.  I decided...

    My Gizmodo Contest Entry

    On January 18, I mentioned in a post that the technology site Gizmodo was hosting their first ever video contest until Feb. 9 and the theme was time-lapse.  I decided...

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  • I’ve previously published some of the best lunar eclipse videos from around the internet and my own video from the Dec. 2010 winter solstice eclipse.  Here are some of the best eclipse...

    Best December 2010 Eclipse Videos

    I’ve previously published some of the best lunar eclipse videos from around the internet and my own video from the Dec. 2010 winter solstice eclipse.  Here are some of the best eclipse...

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  • (Update: My eclipse video is now available) In preparation for next week’s total lunar eclipse, I’ve collected some of the best lunar eclipse videos I could find from around the...

    The Best Lunar Eclipse Videos

    (Update: My eclipse video is now available) In preparation for next week’s total lunar eclipse, I’ve collected some of the best lunar eclipse videos I could find from around the...

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  • Click here for my new video tutorial that updates this action with some tips and tricks. I show you how to adjust the length of the trails and go step-by-step...

    Star Trails Photoshop Action

    Click here for my new video tutorial that updates this action with some tips and tricks. I show you how to adjust the length of the trails and go step-by-step...

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  • When I began taking long-exposure photos of the night sky last year, I noticed that any shot over three seconds required an equal amount of time before the camera was...

    Dark Frame Subtraction

    When I began taking long-exposure photos of the night sky last year, I noticed that any shot over three seconds required an equal amount of time before the camera was...

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  • I recently found some videos on YouTube that featured time lapse stars that left trails as they moved across the sky.  This is my first attempt at mimicking that technique....

    Moon Rise with Trail

    I recently found some videos on YouTube that featured time lapse stars that left trails as they moved across the sky.  This is my first attempt at mimicking that technique....

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  • I’ve been working on night videos for a few months now and this is my most successful so far.  I disabled my camera’s dark frame subtraction in order to make...

    Stars with Dark Frame Subtraction

    I’ve been working on night videos for a few months now and this is my most successful so far.  I disabled my camera’s dark frame subtraction in order to make...

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