As my friend Brian put on his T-Rex costume and picked up Rockies’s leash to pose for this shot, we had no way of knowing a meteor would explode in the sky above LA. I set my phone on the ground with the LED on him and I shot some quick shots. No burst mode, no timelapse, no long exposures. Random 1/15 shots on a tripod from an angle of LA that no one ever sees. Shot at 8:22pm on August 18th, 2016.Rokinon 50mm on a Canon 6D1/15 exposure at f/1.4 and ISO 3200
Blend of 9 frames I shot on November 14, 2016 in Whittier, CA. It was the closest supermoon since January 26, 1948, and will not be surpassed until November 25, 2034. I did not adjust the size or position of each moon. 9 equidistant frames.
Canon 100-400L on a Canon 6D at 200mm
Single frame from a timelapse I shot of Space X’s Falcon 9 rocket that launched some Iridium satellites from Vandenberg Air Force Base into space. After accidentally shooting the Atlas V rocket traversing my Milky Way timelapse several months prior, I scouted locations and planned this lineup perfectly hoping the beautiful bastard would light up. It did. People understandably freaked out. Now there are many other rocket chasers in LA.
Canon 24-105mm f/4L on a Canon 6D.1/6, f/6.3, ISO1600
While shooting a timelapse of the Milky Way from Los Padres National Forrest, near Figueroa Campground, north of Santa Barbara, a rocket completely lit up the sky and the earth! Confusion, amazement and subtle panic rushed through our bodies as it traversed the sky above. My timelapse ran out of battery only 14 frames after this shot. Turns out it was an Atlas V rocket being launched from Vandenberg Airforce Base.
Rokinon 14mm 2.4 on a Canon 6D15″, f/3.2, ISO 6400
Gradient blend from a timelapse. Downtown LA with a sexy snowcapped Mount Baldy. Blend of 6 photos taken over the course of 90 minutes.
Canon 300mm f/4L on a Canon 6D
10 equidistant frames of the 2018 Super Blue Bloodmoon.Canon 100mm f/2.8L on the Canon 5DMK4
Blend of 2 frames from a sunset I shot on super iconic spot on March 2017.
A blend of 2 shots from a sexy June 2018 sunset from an angle of Los Angeles that few have ever seen.
Single shot of pastel palm tree LA sunset.
Shot from a privately chartered plane during the USC/UCLA football game.Canon 5DMK4 on a Canon 70-200mm1/250, f/2.8, ISO 5000
Crepuscular rays shining on LA from Turnbull Canyon
Lucious layers of light trails from East LA.
Trifect LA
City Terrace Sunset
July 4th, 2020 Moonrise
Monrovia Sunset
The city went gold for Jonathan Gold. RIP