At Night on the Middle Prong

POTW

by Dan Thompson | Mar 29, 2026 | POTW, The Night

“How would I shoot this at night?” – That’s a question I asked myself a lot during the fall color season.  What I found was that most often, it’s a totally different way of seeing a scene...

Revisiting the Cades Cove Methodist Church – Reflections on 16+ Years of Night Photography

POTW

by Dan Thompson | Mar 22, 2026 | POTW, The Night

Since I first picked up a camera back in the mid-90s, I have been intrigued with night photography.  For some reason it has always fascinated me what the camera can “see” versus what we can see with our...

The Mojave Grinch

POTW

by Dan Thompson | Mar 8, 2026 | POTW, The Night

There are rock formations that you really have to use your imagination to “see” – similar to seeing shapes in the clouds – then there are those that are just obvious. Or at least I hope this one...

Roy’s Under the Stars

POTW

by Dan Thompson | Mar 2, 2026 | POTW, The Night

Some shots you just have to go back for. I can’t remember which trip it was that first took me past the famous Roy’s, but I remember I passed by at night, and I was tired. I drove by slowly and gawked as I...