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The Ancients – Bristlecone Pine Forest, California
Atop the White Mountains, along the eastern border of California, lies the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. This area is known as the home of the worlds oldest trees including the oldest tree,...
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Photo Term Series #21: Dark-Frame Subtraction
Digital SLRs offer a function called Dark-Frame Subtraction usually called “Long Exposure Noise Reduction” or “High ISO Noise Reduction” in your camera’s settings menu. Dark-Frame Subtraction exposes...
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Removing Noise from Non-Dark Framed Long Exposures
One of the big disadvantages of taking long exposures with DSLR cameras is the introduction of noise especially when higher ISO settings are used. Camera manufacturers have addressed this by using...
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The Hardest Part: What Happens Before Clicking The Shutter
It’s late afternoon and I’m headed to a location that should have interesting subject material to photograph. Did I leave enough time to get there? Is the weather going to cooperate? Is the light...
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Save 25% on my eBook and Star Trail Webinar Now Through Dec. 2nd
Photographing the 4th Dimension – Time & Webinar Black Friday – Cyber Monday Sale Now through December 2nd at midnight PST you can save 25% on my eBook Photographing the 4th Dimension – Time and...
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The Old Guard – Bristlecone Pine Forest, California
This is a still from a motion control time-lapse sequence taken during the Fall of this year. While ancient Bristlecone Pine trees are old they look young compared to the stars up above. I was...
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15 Gift Ideas For The Photographer In Your Life Or Yourself
This year I’ve found myself using a variety of products and solutions aimed at photographers and photography fans that are worth passing on as great gift ideas. Here’s the short list. If you like what...
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Blog Project: Your Best Photos From 2013
Amazing how fast the year has passed, but now that we’re near the year-end it is again time to invite you to a tradition on the JMG-Galleries blog, the 7th annual best photos of the year blog project....
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30 Mile Shadow of Haleakala – Haleakalã National Park
Last weekend I enjoyed one of my favorite locations and views atop the summit of Haleakalã on the island of Maui. This spot has one of the most fascinating views that is created when the sunsets,...
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Fisher Price Camera Tripod Modification – It’s Never Too Early Tutorial
This summer I took my 3 year old son to Big Sur for his first camping trip to show him the Milky Way. Remarkably he held on to this experience beyond expectation and he’s been talking about the Milky...
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Recommended Reading: Make Use Of Instagram
Instagram has been the source of a lot of debate and even the butt of jokes with in the photography community. I’ve written an article in Digital Photo Pro magazine discussing the potential Instagram...
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Year in Review: Mobile Traffic Trends at JMG-Galleries.com
Seeing that it’s the end of the year I thought I would review my web site metrics and share some trends I’ve noticed regarding mobile usage. Note tomorrow I’ll review some interesting social media...
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Save 25% on my eBook and Star Trail Webinar Now Through January 2nd, 2014
New Years Sale Now through January 2nd at midnight PST you can save 25% on my eBook Photographing the 4th Dimension – Time and my Star Trail Photography webinar. To save 25% instantly use the code...
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7 Years of Data: How Social Media Has Impacted JMG-Galleries Web Traffic
At the close of every year I like to take a look at the web metric trends on my web site via Google Analytics and forecast how I might need to adapt over the coming year(s). Yesterday I reviewed the...
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Best Photos of 2013 by Jim M. Goldstein
2013 was a busy year all around and as such I focused primarily on personal projects and family. I took about half as many photos as last year, 33,000 photos to be specific ( 18,000 DLR and 15,000...
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Some Photography Education Deals Are Too Good Not To Mention
Olmstead Point Star Trails, Yosemite National Park Over $1200 of Photography Education Resources for $89 This week there is a 5 day sale (4 days remain) of an amazing treasure trove of photography...
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Best Photos of 2013 by JMG-Galleries Blog Readers
All That Glitters – Milky Way Above Yosemite Forest If inspiration is what you’re looking for then the following 327 “Best Photos of 2013″ entries should keep you busy for sometime. As with years past...
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FLight Pollution
FLight Pollution – Stars and Satellites and Planes, Oh My! When looking up in the night sky it can be an awe inspiring experience, but it can also be alarming. While many people focus on light...
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2013 Gear in Review
On a whim I decided to look back on my collective work in 2013 and see what gear I used most. Historically I’ve avoided doing this as my gear bag is never very deep. This past year though I took...
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Modern Day Astrolatry
At the conclusion of a long night shoot atop Haleakala, on the island of Maui, I decided to do something I seldom have interest or energy to do… take a self-portrait. Photography on this trip in late...
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