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Sequator Procedure (PC)

To help reduce noise in high ISO shots, stacking is becoming a popular option for astro-photographers.  First, you must take a number of shots back-to-back with as little delay between them as possible.  This means you won’t want any kind of 2-second delay or long exposure noise reduction turned on.  Second, you’ll take anywhere from…

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Capitol Reef Milky Way Sequator Procedure

Starry Landscape Stacker Procedure (Mac)

To help reduce noise in high ISO shots, stacking is becoming a popular option for astro-photographers.  First, you must take a number of shots back-to-back with as little delay between them as possible.  This means you won’t want any kind of 2-second delay or long exposure noise reduction turned on.  Second, you’ll take anywhere from…

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Coyote Buttes South - Action Photo Tours & Workshops

Coyote Buttes South: Alternative to The Wave

Coyote Buttes North may get all the love because it holds the famous Wave formation, but there is another nearby area that has just as fascinating formations and is much easier to get permits for. As you probably know, getting permits to Coyote Buttes North requires a lot of luck and patience. While Coyote Buttes…

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Long Exposure Noise Reduction Capitol Reef Milky Way

Long Exposure Noise Reduction

Long Exposure Noise Reduction is a feature we talk a lot about on our night shooting workshops. Most photographers don’t have a clear idea what this function does or why it is necessary. In this article, we’ll explain what is Long Exposure Noise Reduction (LENR), when and where you should use it, and then compare…

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Photographing Lightning Bolts

Photographing Lightning

Photographing lightning is one of the most exhilarating things you can do as a landscape photographer! Chasing storms will really get your adrenaline pumping and Mother Nature’s light show can be mesmerizing. But lightning is also dangerous, so safety is a primary concern. In this article we’ll discuss the safety concerns along with techniques for…

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Photographing Toroweap Tuweap Grand Canyon

Toroweap: Past and Present

Toroweap is a secluded section of the North Rim of the Grand Canyon that you can visit using a high clearance vehicle. It offers a more dramatic view of the Colorado River than the more popular and accessible sections of the park. Upon reaching the edge of the canyon, you can look straight down and…

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Southern Utah Fall Colors

Southern Utah Fall Colors

Southern Utah Fall Colors produce intense shades of reds, oranges, and yellows are the perfect compliment to the desert scenery. Unlike other areas, the fall season here is very long – nearly 2 months in total!  The leaves begin to change first in the highest elevations and eventually the color makes it’s way down to…

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The Subway at Night Zion Slot Canyon Photography

Photographing Slot Canyons

What comes to mind when you think of slot canyons?  If you’re like most people, you’ll envision that perfect beam of light coming down into Antelope Canyon. But most people don’t realize that slot canyons come in many different shapes, sizes, and colors. Some are mossy green and verdant.  Others boast bold, colorful stripes in…

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Fly Geyser Aerial View Long Exposures

How to Master Long Exposures

I like long exposures since they show a view of the world we can’t see or appreciate with our own eyes. It’s one of the few forms of photography where the image on the camera can look better than the scene does in person! The image above is a geyser shot from a tall vantage…

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Alstrom Point Lake Powell

Alstrom Point

When the clouds and light work together, it can be pure magic out at Alstrom Point – a remote overlook high over Lake Powell. I’ve had great luck every time I’ve been out there. Even when skies have been clear everywhere else, clouds like to congregate around here! Even though I have many great images…

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Thors Well Photography Workshop Oregon Coast Action Photo Tours

Central Oregon Coast
Apr 28-May 2, 2024

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Beyond the Badlands
May 11-15, 2024

Redwoods
May 29-June 2, 2024

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South Dakota Badlands
June 7-13, 2024

Iceland Highlands
July 13-22, 2024

Rainier Wildflowers
Aug 5-9, 2024

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Grand Canyon Monsoon
Aug 4-8, 2024

White Pocket Tours

White Pocket Monsoon
Aug 8-11, 2024

Northern Utah Fall Colors
Oct 1-5, 2024