My Photo Guides

Sample Chapter from "Photographing California - South" My publisher has posted a sample chapter featuring the Central Coast, from Morro Bay to Carpinteria: http://www.phototripusa.com/Illustrations/sample_chapter_cal_south.pdf Best ordering options are described here: http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/photographing-california-travel-guidebook/ www.MyPhotoGuides.com #morrobay   #morrorock   #centralcoast   #californiaphotography

Bodie Open Until 10 pm Tonight, with Supermoon Rise Bodie is offering one of its Ghost Stories tour nights tonight, which means that they let other park visitors stay late too.  It's also a "supermoon" full moon today, and in a setting like Bodie with an eastern horizon about 3.5 degrees in elevation it'll rise over the apparent horizon during or right after peak sky color, about 20 minutes after sunset.  It gets fully dark around 9:04 pm, so you can also have nearly an hour of full moon night photography before the park closes.  As you can imagine, the park can be super crowded on a night like this, so don't expect to have it, or any particular subject, to yourself, but for the novelty of the overall experience or for practice shooting interesting subjects (and people) under full moon lighting, it's nice that the park makes such opportunities available. For a much longer, much less crowded experience, we have two more nights left in Bodie this year, October 1

Burning Man 2012 As I saw posts on social media from people going to Burning Man next week, I realized that I hadn't gotten through all of my photos from the last time I went, in 2012. Between the heat, the dust and the darkness, the conditions can be challenging for photography, but with hundreds of works of art and mutant vehicles, it's a hotbed of creativity and a riot of color. In spite of a ban on commercial activity within the event, estimates on the economic impact on Northern Nevada alone ranged from $35 - 44M in 2012 (not including participants' preparations at home). Home Depot, Wal-Mart and many other retail establishments get cleaned out this week, selling building and camping supplies and groceries. www.MyPhotoGuides.com Burning Man 2012  #burningman   #Nevada #blackrockdesert #BLM #2012

Supermoon Saturday is Coming! Do you know where your moon will be?  With PhotoPills you can figure it out! www.MyPhotoGuides.com #astrophotography   #astronomy   #supermoon   #moon   #photography   http://www.photopills.com/blog/all-you-need-make-saturdays-supermoon-shine-your-photos

Yosemite Landscape Photography Guide My new book covers California landscape photography locations from Yosemite south.  I'll have books in hand to sign and ship in about 2 weeks!  More information and ordering:  http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/photographing-california-travel-guidebook/ #california   #travelphotography   #guide   #book   #landscapephotography

Yosemite Chapter This is the header page for my chapter covering Yosemite National Park, in my new guidebook to California landscape photography locations: http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/photographing-california-travel-guidebook/   I'll have copies signed and shipping in about 2 weeks! #california   #californiaphotography   #travelphotography   #book

I'll sign the first box of books that I ship! http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/photographing-california-travel-guidebook/ #california   #landscapephotography   #travelphotography   Originally shared by Jeff Sullivan "Photographing California" pre-orders open today! Pre-orders open today for my new guidebook to California landscape photography locations: http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/photographing-california-travel-guidebook/   Pass on the news!   This 320-page guide to California from Yosemite south is the latest volume in the popular collection of books by travel guide publisher Laurent Martres, who wrote the first three "Photographing the Southwest" books.   Hopefully this first book of mine will sell well, so I can start another! http://us11.campaign-archive2.com/?u=09cd819267740d5290b9a14fa&id=538514bac3&e=1f154d61ea #california   #photography   #travel #book #landscapephotography

"Photographing California" pre-orders open today! Pre-orders open today for my new guidebook to California landscape photography locations: http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/photographing-california-travel-guidebook/   Pass on the news!   This 320-page guide to California from Yosemite south is the latest volume in the popular collection of books by travel guide publisher Laurent Martres, who wrote the first three "Photographing the Southwest" books.   Hopefully this first book of mine will sell well, so I can start another! http://us11.campaign-archive2.com/?u=09cd819267740d5290b9a14fa&id=538514bac3&e=1f154d61ea #california   #photography   #travel #book #landscapephotography

Summer of Fire The smoky dawn view from the road to Monitor Pass as I returned from shooting the Perseid meteor shower one morning last week. #California   #wildfires   #drought   #landscapephotography   www.MyPhotoGuides.com

Forest health in a changing world My Yosemite Rim Fire night time-lapse clip appears 0:37-0:46 in this new educational video by Science Magazine : http://news.sciencemag.org/ …/special-issue-forest-health-ch…  via Science #science   #forests   #climatechange   #nightphotography   http://news.sciencemag.org/plants-animals/2015/08/special-issue-forest-health-changing-world

Walker Fire in the Mono Basin Time-lapse video footage from early yesterday morning of the fire burning south of Lee Vining, southwest of Mono Lake.  There are airplanes and satellites as you'd expect, but it looks like the camera caught a few late Perseid meteors as well. Watch in HD on YouTube:   https://youtu.be/oU_doBhjc_E   An update on the fire as of 8 am this morning: Date Started: 8/14/2015  Cause: Human  Total Personnel: 484 Injuries/Illnesses to Date: 0 Size: 3,715 acres Structures Threatened: 235 Percent Contained: 35% Resources: 4 helicopters, 0 seats, 2 Air tankers Engines 34, Crews 10, Water Tenders 6, Dozers 4  Structures Lost: 0 Estimated Containment: 8/23/2015 https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1038388396173393&id=597961140216123&substory_index=0 #walkerfire   #california   #wildfires   #californiadrought   www.MyPhotoGuides.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU_doBhjc_E&feature=autoshare

Bernie Sanders in Reno Last Night He's losing his voice from all of the speeches he's giving this week. Originally shared by Jeff Sullivan Bernie Sanders at the University of Nevada, Reno I shot with my Canon DSLR and a 70-200 mm lens in my right hand, while broadcasting a live stream on Periscope via an iPhone in my left hand (great workout).  Pre-event estimates were forecasting 2500 to attend but estimates of actual attendance seem to range from 4000-5000, and Periscope said that 2717 more tuned in to the live broadcast from my iPhone!  Although some recent comprehensive polls show Bernie ahead of all other presidential candidates from any party, apparently many states have closed primary or caucus primary elections, and you can't vote for a candidate like Bernie unless you register as a Democrat in time for the primary phase of the elections.  Take out moderate Republicans who want to see Citizens united repealed, and Hillary leads Bernie among Democratic-only voters, s

Bernie Sanders at the University of Nevada, Reno I shot with my Canon DSLR and a 70-200 mm lens in my right hand, while broadcasting a live stream on Periscope via an iPhone in my left hand (great workout).  Pre-event estimates were forecasting 2500 to attend but estimates of actual attendance seem to range from 4000-5000, and Periscope said that 2717 more tuned in to the live broadcast from my iPhone!  Although some recent comprehensive polls show Bernie ahead of all other presidential candidates from any party, apparently many states have closed primary or caucus primary elections, and you can't vote for a candidate like Bernie unless you register as a Democrat in time for the primary phase of the elections.  Take out moderate Republicans who want to see Citizens united repealed, and Hillary leads Bernie among Democratic-only voters, so voter restrictions in the primaries could eliminate popular candidates like Bernie and Trump before they reach the general election unless suppor

Bernie Sanders speaks at UNR at 7pm- https://go.berniesanders.com/page/event/detail/rally/4jlg8i Will live stream on Periscope: user ID Jeff Sullivan Photo (@jeffsullphoto on Twitter)

Walker Fire Glow The Milky Way rises from smoke glowing orange from the Walker Fire during our night photography workshop in Bodie, Saturday, August 15, 2015. www.MyPhotoGuides.com Bodie Photo Workshops  #nightphotography   #starrynights   #photographyworkshops

Walker Fire Glow Seen From Bodie The Walker Fire in the Mono Basin casts orange light on clouds, as seen from Bodie during our workshop Saturday night. www.MyPhotoGuides.com Bodie Photo Workshops  #nightphotography   #photographyworkshops   #easternsierra

Four Nights of Perseid Meteors (time-lapse video) New blog post, including my new video of this year's Perseid coverage: http://activesole.blogspot.com/2015/08/perseid-meteor-shower-2015.html #perseid   #meteorshower   #timelapse   #landscapephotography   www.MyPhotoGuides.com

Perseid Meteor Shower 2015 This is a composite showing a few of the meteors I found in a southwest-facing sequence of images covering over 3 hours in the Mojave Desert. It takes a while to separate out the individual meteors, so I'll come back to the rest of them as time permits.   #science   #astronomy   #perseids   #meteorshower  #2015 www.MyPhotoGuides.com

Perseid Meteor Shower 2015 A time-lapse movie covering nearly 4 hours of the peak of the Perseid meteor shower last night, in California's Mojave Desert. #Perseids #meteorshower #astronomy www.myPhotoGuides.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHqKgPX7mSU&feature=autoshare

Perseid Meteor Shower This Week Tomorrow night, August 12-13, will be your best night to see Perseid meteors this year:  http://activesole.blogspot.com/2015/08/2015-perseid-meteor-shower-photograph.html Who's going out to look?  I'm going back out tonight. #science   #Perseid   #meteorshower   #astronomy   www.MyPhotoGuides.com

Happy Anniversary Joshua Tree! 79 yrs ago today, President FDR protected Joshua Tree National Monument.  Lucky us!  #joshuatree   #nationalpark   #travelphotography   www.MyPhotoGuides.com

Before the Spill: Animas River, Durango, Colorado Fly fishing on the Animas River in Durango, Colorado in the fall.   This is where the toxic spill happened in the past week; over 100 miles of river has been poisoned so far. That toxic spill is what the "free market" looks like.  Mining companies are "free" to fail to set aside enough money to provide adequate cleanup, then go bankrupt, and the executives are free to do this knowingly and remain completely shielded from all liability. It happens over and over and over, all across the country. So mines that were never really economically viable with cleanup costs considered are free to develop anyway, and the rest of the country is free to have the burden of the costs dumped on them (not to mention having toxic waste dumped in their water supply). That's why there was a million gallons of toxic waste water for the EPA to (try to manage and) accidentally release in the first place... the market was free and unregu

The 2015 Perseid Meteor Shower is Underway Meteor shower hourly rates will be fairly high tonight, and climb each night through Wednesday night. They'll also be slightly higher after midnight. So get out when you can this week for decent odds of capturing a meteor in your night shots, but if you only get out once, focus on the night of the 12th/13th from midnight until morning twilight.  http://activesole.blogspot.com/2015/08/2015-perseid-meteor-shower-photograph.html #perseid   #meteor   #perseids   #perseidmeteorshower   www.MyPhotoGuides.com

Blue Hour at the Bodie Church A shot that I ran across from one of our night photography workshops in late June 2013.  We've opened up separate registration for nights and mornings/interiors to fill our last few spots for 2015:  http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/bodie-night-photography-workshops/ #bodiestatehistoricpark #californiaphotography #nightphotography  Bodie Photo Workshops  www.MyPhotoGuides.com

SkyFire Sunset and Sunrise Planning Added to TPE 3.3 A new version of The Photographer's Ephemeris adds sunset and sunrise planning:  http://activesole.blogspot.com/2015/08/planning-sunset-and-sunrise-landscape-photography-TPE.html #landscapephotography   #IOS   #iphoneography   www.MyPhotoGuides.com Originally shared by Jeff Sullivan Planning Sunrise and Sunset Landscape Photography* A new tool arrives on the scene: http://activesole.blogspot.com/2015/08/planning-sunset-and-sunrise-landscape-photography-TPE.html #landscapephotography   #iphoneapps   #iosapps   Google Maps The Photographer's Ephemeris www.MyPhotoGuides.com

Sunset Prediction for Landscape Photographers Screen shots and results from the SkyFire service by Matthew Kuhns in the new The Photographer's Ephemeris, TPE 3.3: http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/2015/08/03/planning-sunrise-and-sunset-landscape-photography/ #landscapephotography #weatherphotography #IOSapps #iphoneography #weather #Nevada

Planning Sunrise and Sunset Landscape Photography* A new tool arrives on the scene: http://activesole.blogspot.com/2015/08/planning-sunset-and-sunrise-landscape-photography-TPE.html #landscapephotography   #iphoneapps   #iosapps   Google Maps The Photographer's Ephemeris www.MyPhotoGuides.com

Summer Milky Way For the most part, the Milky Way is likely to be too high overhead to capture more of these types of Milky Way panorama shots this year, but I'm looking forward to next year!   On the other hand, during our Bodie workshops on August 15, October 11, and 12, although the Milky Way will intersect with the horizon in a fairly vertical fashion, on August 15 the bright galactic center doesn't set until after we leave the park at 1 am.   On October 11 and 12, we should have a good couple of hours of shooting the Milky Way before the galactic center sets.  With the earlier fall sunsets before 6:30, we'll have a lot of additional hours for light painting and star trails as well.  In the past I mainly looked at photos from past years to estimate Milky Way times, but I'm testing an app which represents the orientation of the Milky Way over a map, so photographers can plan their night shoots, noting the rise and set time of the galactic center.  I'll try to get