2020 Exploring The Light Photography Show

August 25, 2020 by TonyLazz

Different events often force different approaches. This years Exploring The Light Show, by The Lone Tree Arts Center adapted well to the challenges brought by social distancing into a show environment. Online gallery access and digital booklet are available via the link above.

The show did go on, and from 400 some entries, 43 were selected for display and judging. Judge Erik Holladay-McCann walks you through the show and his judging process in this video.

The show categories were Architecture, Astrophotography, Landscape, Portrait, and Still Life. I entered the image Abbott Trails in Astrophotography and was please to have been selected for third place. It is available through my Etsy store. click for a larger view.

Abbott Church — 3rd Place, Astrophotography in the 2020 show

Roxborough State Park Milky Way

August 14, 2020October 3, 2022 by TonyLazz

A small group of volunteers had a first time opportunity this past week to shoot the night skies over the Fountain Valley formation @ Roxborough State Park. Here are the processed images from the nights event.

All images were shot with a SonyA7M2 and a Sigma 20mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens.

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Milky Way Skies

August 27, 2019June 16, 2023 by TonyLazz

See the latest additions to the Milky Way Gallery in the Night Images Album. I have been experimenting with stacked panoramas for noise reduction and clearer, sharper images.

The technique requires a “stack” of images – 9, 16, 25 – with the same settings right after one another. These are then software processed to align and eliminate random hot pixels and noise.

Multiple stacks are then done for each panel of the image. The resultant images from the stacks are then stitched for the panorama. Normal processing in LR or PS then follows.

Check them out. As always, prints of images are available for purchase. If you don’t see the one you want in my Etsy Store, contact me for details.

Zapata Falls and Super Blood Moon Eclipse

January 5, 2019 by TonyLazz

A number of folks have expressed interest in shooting Zapata with lights! MLK Day is the best for several. I am flexible. The eclipse blood moon is Sunday night/Monday morning so…

Here’s what I am looking at for Zapata Falls and the Super Blood Moon Eclipse.:

Travel to Alamosa/Mosca area on Sunday, January 20, 2019.
Scout and set up for eclipse shoot Sunday night.
Monday would be spent scouting and shooting at Great Sand Dunes (sunrise?) and then
Zapata Falls later in the day.

ZAPATA FALLS Trip Advisor Webpage

GREAT SAND DUNES GSA Webpage

Alamosa Hotels Closest to Zapata

Super Blood Moon Eclipse links

Eclipse Map and Times for 1/20-21/19 from Mosca, Colorado

https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2019-january-21

If you are interested in joining us for some or all of this time, drop me a note below and I will make sure to keep you all posted. Please include your cell #. I will not be adding you to any mailing list.

Sloan’s Lake and I25 Light Trails

May 23, 2017May 23, 2017 by TonyLazz

Another fun night with the Denver Night Photo Walk Community, aka the Denver Nightcrawlers. We started out at Sloan’s Lake Park hoping for a nice sunset with the skyline in the distance and maybe a reflection or two. Then a little playing with glow-sticks and steel wool for interesting light effects. While the majority headed off to photograph the nearby neighborhood and a few libations, a couple of us headed north to try for some light trails into Denver. Oh, and throw in one from a rain out at Coors Field, Cubs in town!

As always, click thru on any image for a larger view and EXIF data for the shot. These images are optimized for web viewing and are not suitable for printing or enlargement. If you have a desire to do that, please contact me via the form below.