Night Photography

Tips to Photograph a Full Moon and Mountain Alpenglow

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Ever wonder how some photographers can balance the light of a rising Moon with the Sun lighting the mountains? How they get that “perfectly” exposed Moon with a beautiful color on the mountain peaks? It’s really not that hard.

Waiting on the Moon

The Tesoro refinery in Anacortes, Wash., against as sunset washed Mount Baker on Wednesday evening Jan. 11, 2017. (© Paul Conrad/Paul Conrad Photography)

Before the Moon – The Tesoro refinery in Anacortes, Wash., against as sunset washed Mount Baker and Twin Sisters on Wednesday evening Jan. 11, 2017. (© Paul Conrad/Paul Conrad Photography)

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Best Photos of the Month October 2016

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Didn’t really have much as I was limited to what I could do due to surgery. The whole month of October I was limited to 10 pounds. Still I shot a few football games, a breaking news story, and some of my own projects. Enjoy my Photo of the Month of October.

Take Down!!!

Take Down - Lynden's Connor Shine (20) stops Blaine's Anthony Ball (88) at the line of scrimmage in the red zone during the second quarter on Friday evening Oct. 7, 2016, at Lynden High School in Lynden, Wash. (photo © Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)

Take Down – Lynden’s Connor Shine (20) stops Blaine’s Anthony Ball (88) at the line of scrimmage in the red zone during the second quarter on Friday evening Oct. 7, 2016, at Lynden High School in Lynden, Wash. (photo © Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)

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Mount Baker over Bellingham: Sunset Colors the Bay

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A few photos of Bellingham and Mount Baker as the setting Sun cast a pink hue over Bellingham Bay a few weeks ago. I didn’t expect the clouds to break and the sky to light up.

Pink Skies

Pink Skies over Mount Baker and Bellingham, Wash. - Mount Baker appears to loom over Bellingham and Western Washington University on Thursday evening Sept. 29, 2016, during sunset as seen from Lummi Shore Drive. (© Paul Conrad/Paul Conrad Photography)

Pink Skies over Mount Baker and Bellingham, Wash. – Mount Baker appears to loom over Bellingham and Western Washington University on Thursday evening Sept. 29, 2016, during sunset as seen from Lummi Shore Drive. (© Paul Conrad/Paul Conrad Photography)

Prints of this image are available from 8×12 to larger on my site at Pink Skies over Mt. Baker.

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My Best Photos of Aug. and Sept. of 2016.

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This is a super late post as I’ve been recuperating from a hernia surgery. Nothing worse than getting one and your doctor telling you not to carry more than 10 pounds. That’s pretty much one of my bodies and my 70-200.  Sucks. These are my favorite photos from August and September 2016.

Youth Triathlon

Cory Deter of Bellingham, left, helps his son Haiden, 8, put on his shoes at the transfer station during the 2016 Youth Triathlon on Sunday morning Aug. 7, 2016, at the Arne Hanna Aquatic Center in Bellingham, Wash. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)

Cory Deter of Bellingham, left, helps his son Haiden, 8, put on his shoes at the transfer station during the 2016 Youth Triathlon on Sunday morning Aug. 7, 2016, at the Arne Hanna Aquatic Center in Bellingham, Wash. (© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald)

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