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3 Tools To Help Prepare You For the Annular Eclipse This Weekend

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This Sunday, May 20th, there will be an annular solar eclipse, visible from parts of Asia and the western United States. I wrote a detailed post about the eclipse last month, which includes some great links to maps, but I forgot to list some tools to help you scout out a location to photograph this rare event. So, if you’re a procrastinator like me and still haven’t planned out your shot, here are some helpful tools:

#1 – Photographer’s Ephemeris

Photographer's EphemerisThe Photographer’s Ephemeris is an essential tool for any landscape photographer, because it helps show you where the Sun and moon will rise or set, and overlays that on top of a Google map. If you’d like to try and photograph the eclipse as part of a landscape, then this software can help show you where the Sun and moon will be in relation to a particular landscape feature (such as a mountain or lake). There’s a free desktop version, and an inexpensive iPhone/iPad/Android version as well. [Read more…] about 3 Tools To Help Prepare You For the Annular Eclipse This Weekend

11 great resources for night photography

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Photo by Bob / hisglassworks (used under CC-Attr-NC-ND)
Photo by Bob / hisglassworks (used under CC-Attr-NC-ND)
When the sun goes down, you might normally put away your camera and head home or crawl into your sleeping bag, but what about all that wonderful natural light you only find at night?

From the countless stars, meteors, distant planets, to the light of the moon, the night sky offers a pretty spectacular light show! And although the light may be dim, it’s definitely still possible to capture some of it.

I haven’t had a whole lot of experience with night photography, but below is a list of 11 great resources I found this week. I’m looking forward to trying them out soon 🙂 [Read more…] about 11 great resources for night photography

5 free software applications for nature photographers

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title1Photography is an expensive hobby, isn’t it?

Cameras cost hundreds or thousands of dollars, and lenses cost even more. Add on filters, and all the other required accessories, and you’ll quickly be staring at an empty wallet.

Fortunately, you can get some relief when it comes to software. Here are five great applications for nature photographers that are completely free: [Read more…] about 5 free software applications for nature photographers