Recent content by spoonible

I took a trip to yosemite NP last week, in the first few days of the park's re-opening. The crowd was remarkably sparse for beginning of summer, uncanny even. Once in a lifetime opportunity to visit the park in this state. Felt very lucky, especially as an avid landscape and nature photographer...

astrophotography from the Trona Pinnacles slightly after the new moon the other week

went to Trona Pinnacles this past weekend. The heat is no joke - it was 95d through the night and the wind was whipping up like crazy. Managed to take a few landscapes and astro photos I'm happy with will be processing and posting these next few weeks, as well as put together my first IGTV post...

your iPhone will already have GPS so you won't need external. The GPS will work even with no cell service.

You could buy them locally (Big 5, Dicks, etc.). I got one from REI the other week.

Looks great! I've added the extra step of cutting open a big trash bag and tucking it behind the wheel, and over the calipers and rotors. Takes all about an extra 2 minutes per wheel. I know some would say that a little bit of overspray amounts to nothing, but the piece of mind is worth it in...

photos of trees, all taken within Joshua Tree NP

my daily driver is a chevy volt. gets 56 miles on electric so I plug it in when i get home. I put gas into it about once every two months. sure beats 12 miles a gallon!

Get up and out there! setup your tripod not far from your tent and you'll only be awake for a little bit. That's the purpose of the rig, right? To already be out to the prime spot (or at least as close as you can get)? If you get up and do it, you'll love it. If you don't, you'll regret it.

Sure thing! I use a full frame Sony and all my astro starts at 16mm, f/2.8, 30 secs, ISO 3200, and shot in RAW. If I ever need to adjust the exposure of a scene the ISO is the only variable, the other factors are locked in. That makes life so much easier! I manual focus and have a 2 sec delay...

astrophotos from a weekend spent under the stars in Joshua Tree

Queen Valley Road, Joshua Tree NP

I frequent coastal Newport Beach a lot and do a lot of photography at the place called Crystal Cove which is a CA State Park. Being so close to the beach I’d be missing out if I didn’t do a lot of coastal photography. Not overlanding but a drive drive down PCH is beautiful most of the time. I’m...

I love Joshua Tree. I’m planning a trip mid-May to photograph out there. Can’t wait!