September 29th– October 5th, 2014 Join timelapse filmmaker / photographer Henry Jun Wah Lee and Icelandic photographer/filmmaker Thorvardur Arnason for a once in a lifetime Northern Lights workshop and adventure in Iceland. This year is the peak of the 11-year solar cycle. The increased solar activity can provide stronger and more frequent displays of Aurora […]
Heading out for a trip or shoot always require preparation. But night photography and star gazing, especially in cold weather, requires additional planning and foresight. After my recent trip to Joshua Tree National Park to photograph the night sky and the Leonid Meteor Shower, I decided to write down some tips to share. 1. Check […]
The Leonid meteor showers occur every year around November 17th-18th and I decided to make the crazy 5 hour round trip drive away from the lights of Los Angeles to the dark sky of Joshua Tree National Park in one night. Altogether I saw about 15-20 meteors per hour in the wee hours of the […]