One evening at Big Bend I noticed a little electrical storm and drove around to find something sort of mountain or object to put in front of it. I found one spot where a bluebonnet-rimmed road pointed straight toward the lightning, added a little bit light from a flashlight and clicked the shutter.  A bit later, I found a spot a bit closer to the mountain and lit up the foreground with a flashlight.

Night Sky, Bluebonnets and Electrical Storm

Night Sky, Wildflowers and Electrical StormCanon 1Dx. ISO 2500. f/4 @ 30 seconds. Foreground lit with headlight or flashlight.

 

Night Photography Resources

Lightstalking provides an excellent resource titled How to Master Night Sky Photography with lots of helpful tips and links.

Night Photography Workshops

Several of my photo workshops feature night photography. Contact me if you are interested and I can provide more information.

Night Photography Posts

Check out some of my other blog posts about photographing at night.