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Humpback breach, Papawai Scenic Lookout, Maui (1/1/2023)
12 hand-held shots with the Canon R5, RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM at ISO400, 186 mm, f/10, 1/1000 sec
Humpback whale flipper, Maui (12/28/2022)
29 hand-held shots with the Canon R5, RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM at ISO400, 500 mm, f/7.1, 1/2000 sec
Nakalele Blowhole, Maui (12/27/2022)
46 hand-held shots with the Canon R5, RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM at ISO400, 24 mm, f/8, 1/500 sec
Halema'uma'u Lava Lake, Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii (12/31/2021)
At Volcanoes National Park, Canon 5Dm4, EF 70-300 mm f/4-5.6L IS USM at ISO3200, 207 mm, f/8, 1/20 sec
Waimea Canyon, Kaua'i (7/12/2021)
Merge of 13 vertical, hand-held shots from the Waimea Canyon Lookout
Taken at Under Canvas (Moab, Utah), from a clearing just west of Tent #4. Canon 6D, Rokinon 24mm f/1.4, ISO3200, 30 second exposures x 296 images. Processed with Lightroom and Premiere Pro.
Star Trails, Carbondale (10/7/2019)
Featuring "Beautiful Stillness" by Billy-Joe and Ian Wong Canon 6D, Rokinon 24mm at f/1.4, ISO200, 30 second x 566 images (~5 hours). Adjusted in Lightroom CC, composited with StarStaX, and rendered with Premiere Pro.
From Centennial Olympic Park, at the Fountain of Rings. Canon 5Dm4, 24-105mm f/4L set at 24 mm, f/8, 2.5 s, ISO 200. Processed in Lightroom and converted to animated gif at ezgif.com
Super Blood Wolf Moon Eclipse, Denver, Colorado (1/20/2019)
Canon 5Dm4, Kenko 2x teleconverter, Canon 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS at f/11 and 300mm. 1/15 second exposures at ISO50 for the full moon with adjustments to 1 second exposures at ISO6400 for the total eclipse . 5 sets of 5 images each stacked with 2x scaling, then super-stacked with an additional 2x scaling in Photoshop. Final adjustments in Lightroom, with rendering in Premiere Pro.
Timelapse of the drive from San Gabriel to over the Grapevine on my way back to the Bay Area captured with a Viofo A119 dashcam and rendered with Premiere Pro.
Thor's Well, Oregon (8/22/2017)
At Cape Perpetua, near Yachats, Oregon. Canon 5Dm4, 16-35mm f/4L set at 35 mm, f/16, 1/20 s, ISO 100 (captured in burst mode). Processed in Lightroom and exported as an mp4, then converted to animated gif at ezgif.com
Total solar eclipse, Madras, Oregon (8/21/2017)
Tiimelapse video of total solar eclipse imaged with a Canon 5Dm4, EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM at 300mm + 2x Kenko teleconverter, f/11, ISO200. 1/200 sec for eclipse phases captured at 5 min intervals. 1/4000 - 1/2 sec for totality to capture Baily's beads, diamond ring, solar prominences, and inner/outer corona.
San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers. Canon 5Dm4, 24-105mm f/4L set at 50 mm, f/4, 2.5 s, ISO 200. Processed in Lightroom and exported as an mp4, then converted to animated gif at ezgif.com
Alcatraz and San Francisco (7/4/2017)
Timelapse of Alcatraz and San Francisco taken from Angel Island. Canon 5Dm4, EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM at 135mm, f/8, 1/200 sec, ISO200. 900 still frames captured every 2 seconds, processed in Lightroom and Premiere, exported at 60 fps.
World of Wonder | Plitvice Lakes
Pianist Ian Wong (who happens to be my cousin!) and I have produced this video that features his original composition "World of Wonder" off of his album "Stories in Motion" along with my photos of Plitvice Lakes National Park.
Available as a 12" x 108" panorama! Canon 5Dm4 with Canon 70-300mm f/4-5.6 L IS USM on Nodal Ninja 3 + Desmond DLEVX-68 Leveler. 15 images captured in portrait mode at f/5.0, 0.3 sec, ISO1600 with lens at 200mm and IS turned on due to vibrations from wind. Individual images processed in Lightroom and exported as JPGs before using Lightroom Photo Merge Panorama.
San Francisco International Airport (March 17, 2017)
Take-offs and landings on 28R and 28L at SFO taken from the top floor of the San Bruno BART parking lot. 1156 photos captured every 3 seconds with a Canon 7D, 70-300mm f/4-5.6L at 155mm, f/5, 1.3s, ISO200. Images were processed with StarStaX 0.71 to generate trails and then rendered with Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2017 at 24 fps.
Echinopsis bloom (April 24-25, 2016)
Canon 6D, 24-105mm f/4L: this time, I captured the timelapse images indoors at 75mm, 3.2 sec at f/22, ISO200, every 30 seconds. individual frames were adjusted in Lightroom and rendered as a movie with Timelapse Assembler, with final processing in Premiere Elements. (The first two flowers opened two nights earlier.)
Star Trails at Evergreen Lodge (2/26/2016)
Canon 6D, Rokinon 24mm f/1.4 at f/2, 30 second exposure, ISO200. EF-S 10-22 f/3.5-4.5 USM at f/4.5, 30 second exposure, ISO800, 580 individual frames covering over 5 hours of imaging. Selected frames processed through StarStax and compiled with Time Lapse Assembler. Final rendering in Adobe Premiere.
Puka at Keahole Point, Big Island
Just south of the Kona Airport is a strip of coastline with dramatic interactions between the waves and the pukas.
Milky Way and Perseids (August 13, 2015)
Despite the cloud cover, I was able to capture several Perseid meteors off the coast of Kailua-Kona. Canon 6D, Samyang 14mm, f/2.8, 30 sec, ISO1600. Almost 6 hours of timelapse frames were processed with Lightroom. Individual meteors were cut out in Photoshop Elements and layered over multiple frames in Premiere Elements.
Echinopsis bloom (May 2-4, 2015)
Canon 6D, EF 35mm f/1.4L. First bloom shot at ISO800, f/5.6, 30s. Second bloom shot at ISO1600, f/8, 30s. Individual photos were adjusted in Lightroom and exported as JPGs for video processing with Premiere Elements.
Star trails over Yosemite (March 15, 2013)
Canon XSi, EF-S 10-22 f/3.5-4.5 USM at f/4.5, 30 second exposure, ISO800, 442 individual frames. Selected frames processed through StarStax, with or without Comet Mode. All frames then processed with Lightroom and rendered with Premiere Elements.