Night Photography Galleries

Weekend of 08/17/2008 - Tiburon & San Rafael : Beautiful moon this weekend. On Friday I went to the 'Tiburon Uplands Nature Preserve' (parked on Heathcliff Dr.) where I saw a beautiful sunset and the fog rolling in the city, followed by the moonrise. On Saturday I took a few pictures on the Ferry Terminal in Larkspur and then I went to the 'John F McInnis Park' (on Smith Ranch Rd) and took a few more photos. Had to cut it short after almost bumping into a skunk for the second time!

Weekend of 08/17/2008 - Tiburon & San Rafael

Beautiful moon this weekend. On Friday I went to the 'Tiburon Uplands ...

Updated: Aug 17, 2008 8:41pm PST

Drakes Landing and Larkspur Ferry : Beautiful clear nights with warm temperature - perfect nights for shooting! On Tuesday I went nearby on the path where I walk with Anita (Drakes Landing). On Wednesday I went to the Larkspur Ferry. Unfortunately Anita was out of town - she would have loved the weather! But we talked on the cell while I was taking the photos and it was almost like she was with me :-)

Drakes Landing and Larkspur Ferry

Beautiful clear nights with warm temperature - perfect nights for shoo ...

Updated: Jun 19, 2008 1:23am PST

Yosemite at night - April 2008 : Yosemite under a full moon is magical. Unfortunately the Nikon D70 has a problem with the sensor where it creates this purple haze over the top left side.... I do not recommend this camera to anyone that wants to take long exposure night photos. I hope they fixed this problem on the newest models!!! But I do recommend everyone to go to Yosemite when there is a full moon!!! It is AMAZING!!!!

Yosemite at night - April 2008

Yosemite under a full moon is magical. Unfortunately the Nikon D70 has ...

Updated: Apr 21, 2008 11:13pm PST

Moonset - March 2008 : Coming back from the Airport at 6:00am, I was hoping to get a nice surnrise but instead I asw an awesome Moonset :-) My first Moonset!!!!!

Moonset - March 2008

Coming back from the Airport at 6:00am, I was hoping to get a nice sur ...

Updated: Mar 23, 2008 4:55pm PST

The San Francisco Photography Meetup Group - October Meetup : This was a photoshoot with the Meetup Group. Very cool group and great organizers. You can check their photos on the following URL: http://photo.meetup.com/437/photos/?photoAlbumId=212300 The night was moonless, cold and windy, but very clear.

The San Francisco Photography Meetup Group - October Meetup

This was a photoshoot with the Meetup Group. Very cool group and great ...

Updated: Oct 04, 2007 9:30pm PST

Sausalito Aug 2007 : Got together with Jane and Lena (from the Night Photography class) for a fast shoot out in Sausalito. Luckily the fog was low enough that did not interfere.

Sausalito Aug 2007

Got together with Jane and Lena (from the Night Photography class) for ...

Updated: Aug 29, 2007 11:27pm PST

Lunar Ecclipse Aug. 2007 : I crawled out of bed at 3:20 am to take these photos outside my apartment :-) Then crawled back in, still sleepy... It turns out it is really difficult to find the right setting to capture the ecclipsed moon.... Either it was too slow and the moon would move blurring the picture, or it was too fast and it would under expose.... From about 30 photos I was able to save just a few.... I finished using my small Canon Powershot S2 IS since it has a great zoom and with it I was able to get more details. But since the zoom was part digital it did make the picture a bit pixelated. Nice colors, huh?

Lunar Ecclipse Aug. 2007

I crawled out of bed at 3:20 am to take these photos outside my apartm ...

Updated: Aug 28, 2007 11:46pm PST

Downtown SF : Took a few photos after the Italian class. The Canon Powershot S2 IS is a quite good "tourist camera" !

Downtown SF

Took a few photos after the Italian class. The Canon Powershot S2 IS i ...

Updated: Aug 28, 2007 11:39pm PST

Pier 7 in San Francisco : Another session with the Alumni of the Night Photography class - they are cool :-) This time we were in SF's Pier 7. It was supposed to be full moon but there was a cloud cover so thick that we didn't even know where the moon was - not a single spec of moonlight passed through the clouds!!!! No problem - the city gave us great photo opportunities! :-)

Pier 7 in San Francisco

Another session with the Alumni of the Night Photography class - they ...

Updated: Jul 31, 2007 11:19pm PST

Mill Valey - Heron Drive : Just a fast test of the new 18-200mm lenses. Awesome lenses, very clear, nice zoom. This shot was at a small park at the end of Heron Drive in Mill Valley (behind the Strawberry Plaza). For curious Google-Earth'ers the coordinates are: 37 52' 40.65 N, 122 29' 47.17 W :-)

Mill Valey - Heron Drive

Just a fast test of the new 18-200mm lenses. Awesome lenses, very clea ...

Updated: Jun 30, 2007 12:46pm PST

Tiburon : Another Nocturnes Alumni photo shoot, this time in Tiburon. The night was clear and beautiful - and the moon was amazing.

Tiburon

Another Nocturnes Alumni photo shoot, this time in Tiburon. The night ...

Updated: May 04, 2007 12:42am PST

Set 6 : Cool building in Petaluma. Thanks Amanda for showing it to me!!!

Set 6

Cool building in Petaluma. Thanks Amanda for showing it to me!!!

Updated: Apr 15, 2007 10:06pm PST

Palace of Fine Arts : The nocturnes alumni got together again, this time in the Palace of Fine Arts in the Presidio, SF

Palace of Fine Arts

The nocturnes alumni got together again, this time in the Palace of Fi ...

Updated: Apr 15, 2007 7:35pm PST

Fort Baker : Got together with some alumni fom the Night Photography class (Jane and Eleonor) for a shootout at Fort Baker in Sausalito. Beautiful clear night, with an almost full moon. By coincidence, Tim showed up with a new group of students of his new workshop :-) Good to see that the Nocturnes are always out enjoying these beautiful nights! :-)

Fort Baker

Got together with some alumni fom the Night Photography class (Jane an ...

Updated: Apr 01, 2007 11:27pm PST

Set 5 : We met at China Camp for another shoot out! Very cool place to take night photos! The weather was excellent and not too cold. It was a lot of fun!!!!

Set 5

We met at China Camp for another shoot out! Very cool place to take ni ...

Updated: Mar 05, 2007 12:47am PST

Set 4 : This was our first meeting outside the College of Marin. We went to the Marin Headlands where the teacher, Tim, showed us several tricks with lights. Very cool stuff and a lot of fun!!!! However I found out there is some problem with my camera's sensor - the upper right gets purplish... I also attached the lens hood wrong so it appeared on the lower left and upper right as two black blobs... Bummer...

Set 4

This was our first meeting outside the College of Marin. We went to th ...

Updated: Mar 03, 2007 12:59am PST

Set 3 : Just a few photos after the second class, in and around the College of Marin.

Set 3

Just a few photos after the second class, in and around the College of ...

Updated: Mar 03, 2007 12:56am PST

Set 2 : Second homework :-) This time I had a MagLite with me so I could "paint by light" some of the aspects of the photos.

Set 2

Second homework :-) This time I had a MagLite with me so I could "pain ...

Updated: Feb 18, 2007 11:12pm PST

Set 1 : Some test photos aftfer the first class. Nice moon over the Bay! Unfortunately I had forgotten the camera on a high ISO and half the pictures got too much "noise"... Luckily I saw that and went back the next day for some more shooting!!!

Set 1

Some test photos aftfer the first class. Nice moon over the Bay! Unfor ...

Updated: Feb 08, 2007 10:34pm PST