My Photo Guides

Explosion of Sandstone One of my favorites from my road trip this month to Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona. More photos from this place: http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/2018/05/20/white-pocket-arizona/ I saw the clouds moving so I knew a long exposures would be best. Fortunately it was pretty deep into twilight, so I was able to use a circular polarizer as a 2-stop ND filter to lengthen exposure, cut glare from sand crystals in the rock to get the full color (make the clouds pop a bit), and combine 8, 15 and 30-second exposures in Photomatix HDR software to fully extract rock texture (while blending in in the longest exposure to preserve the cloud movement and not have too much of an "HDR-look"). The f-stop ended up being f/8 and I had to raise the ISO to 640 by this point, but at 16mm there was more than enough depth of field, and the noise wasn't bad after I knocked it down a bit more on the underexposed and 0EV images. That's what's gre

The colorful sandstone rock formations in the Escalante – Grand Staircase National Monument and Vermilion Cliffs National Monument are about as interesting as a terrestrial landscape can get, with white, yellow, orange and red sandstone mixed in a variety… http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/2018/05/20/white-pocket-arizona/

Photos From Central Nevada Last Week Here's a photo from my tour of Central Nevada last week. More images are here on my blog: http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/2018/05/18/central-nevada-photography-workshop-scouting-highlights/ This is one location out of three regions I scouted, so there are many more photos to come! I'm still assessing sites, itineraries and access/permissions, but when I get the details worked out, workshop dates and registration will appear here: http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/nevada-photography-workshops/ #TravelNevada #NVSilverTrails #DFMI #RoadTripUSA #landscapehotography

Yosemite National Park has designated Monday as the official opening date, but I’ve received a report of the pass actually being open now.! Yosemite News Release May 17, 2018 For Immediate Release Yosemite National Park Announces that Tioga Road Will Open… http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/2018/05/18/yosemite-national-park-tioga-road-officially-opens-monday-may-21/

Here are a few sample photos from my tour of Central Nevada last week.  This is one location out of three regions I scouted, so there are many more photos to come! I’m still assessing sites, itineraries and access/permissions, but when I get the details… http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/2018/05/18/central-nevada-photography-workshop-scouting-highlights/

2018 Bodie - Mono Lake Night Photography Workshops Only one month to my first Bodie - Mono Lake workshop this year! June 7 - 9 - Eastern Sierra & Bodie Milky Way night photography The Milky Way rises low along the eastern horizon and rises to form an arch in the sky that can be captured in multi-image panoramas. 3 days/nights: Mono Lake, Tioga Pass, Bodie July 5 - 7 - Eastern Sierra & Bodie Milky Way night photography The Milk Way can still be captured as an arch in the sky in multi-image panoramas, and in single images can run corner to corner in landscape compositions, then vertical ones. On the same trip you can catch the Independence Day fireworks the night before in nearby Bridgeport or at Crowley Lake! 3 days/nights: Mono Lake, Tioga Pass, Bodie September 8 - Bodie am Interiors & Milky Way night photography We'll start with 6 hours of access to building interiors with the town to ourselves for the first half, then return after hours for night photography 6pm - 1 a

Eta Aquariid meteor shower peaks this morning, Sunday, May 6 http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/2018/05/06/eta-aquarid-meteor-shower-peaks-morning-may-6/ #astrophotography #nightphotography #landscapephotography http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/2018/05/06/eta-aquarid-meteor-shower-peaks-morning-may-6/

The Eta Aquariid meteor shower peaks this morning, Sunday, May 6. A detail in the Starweek+ app caught my eye: “It’s usually the best shower of the year for the Southern Hemisphere”. I have my camera out but it’s a bit cloudy here tonight, so I may try… http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/2018/05/06/eta-aquarid-meteor-shower-peaks-morning-may-6/