Nightscaper Photo Conference REMINDER (Patreon)

I will be speaking in three months at the Nightscaper Photo Conference (September 26-29) in Kanab, Utah. This is an in-person conference where you can really connect with people; and, go out and shoot at night in one of three nearby national parks (Zion, Bryce and Grand Canyon). If you can't physically make it to the conference, there are also virtual tickets available. And, for a limited time, both the in-person and virtual tickets are discounted.

My presentation will be about making star trails, like the image above that was taken at Mexican Hat. Of course, there will be 13 other speakers at the conference, like the popular Mike Shaw and Jess Santos.

I'm going to discuss several methods for making star trails, including one that is rarely used anymore: exposing on FILM. I think you'll be quite surprised at some of the retro advantages of film over digital!

In the recent past, I have not been a big fan of star trails—preferring to shoot the Milky Way night sky as points-of-light rather than as long exposure trail. However, decades ago, before digital, this is how I got started in nightscape photography. And, now I'm beginning to appreciate some of the benefits of star trails, one of which is that trails can be made all year long, whereas the "season" for photographing the Milky Way core is shorter.

History of the conference: I started the conference back in 2019, and our first venue was in Moab, Utah. We skipped 2020 because of covid. In 2021 we moved the conference to Kanab. In 2023, I sold the conference to the great guys at National Parks at Night, which continue to carry on the traditions I established.