How I made "The Night is Dark"

April 03, 2020 in journal

I got quite a few questions about how I made my latest movie, "The Night is Dark". I hope to answer most of those in this post and video.

TL;DR

The short version is: I took a lot of shots and put them together in a video.

This is how I did it.

How I made these Star Trail images

October 04, 2018 in journal

This summer has been pretty long, so I've had a lot of time to practice my star trail skills. These are just two examples, one made at Serra da Estrela in Portugal and another one at the base of Pico Urriellu (Naranjo de Bulnes) in the Picos de Europa National Park.

It's been a long summer here in NW Spain. It feels like we've had nothing but sunny and clear skies for the last two months. I'm more than ready for some fall weather but hey, if life gives you sun and blue skies, you play with star trails.

This is what I wanted to show you in this video. If you've never shot the night sky, then this can be good to get you started. I talk about the gear you will need, and the software.

Hope you enjoy it!

Photographing Star Trails from the backyard

September 08, 2018 in journal

In this video, I try long (really long) exposures with my Sony a6500, as I try to get some star trails at the country house. My first time with a digital camera.

In this video, I try long (really long) exposures with my Sony a6500, my first time doing this with a digital camera.

While film has reciprocity failure, digital has its own set of problems when it comes to long exposure photography.

In the end, though, I was satisfied with the results!