Photo By: George Johnson

Biography: 39 year old IT systems administrator, married with one child. Took up photography 3 years ago to help lose weight, ended up losing about 45lbs. I love getting up early driving maybe 100-150 miles at 3am just to try to catch the sunrise. I prefer early morning to late evening shoots, less people about in the morning.

Website – http://www.fuzzypiggy.com

Image Description – Long exposure of the tide at Harwich, UK. It is 150 year old example of a restored Victorian lighthouse.

Location - Harwich, Essex, UK coast

Photographic Gear – Canon EOS 550D + Sigma 10-20mm lens + Manfrotto XPRO190 tripod + 6 stops of ND filters

Image Editing Software Used – Adobe Photoshop CS4 on a Mac

By: Nate Lindstrom

Biography: I live in a land of photographic opportunity, and sometimes I take advantage of that. Although, I usually don’t feel like I do often enough.

Website – http://natelindstrom.com

Image Description – Windy afternoon on Duluth’s Lakewalk

Location – Duluth, MN

Photographic Gear – Sony A700, Sigma 10-20 3.5, 10-Stop filter

Image Editing Software Used – Adobe Photoshop CS3 & NIK Silver

By: Nate Lindstrom

Biography: I live in a land of photographic opportunity, and sometimes I take advantage of that. Although, I usually don’t feel like I do often enough.

Website – http://natelindstrom.com

Image Description – My first try at a 10-stop filter

Location – Stoney Point, MN

Photographic Gear – Sony A700, Sigma 10-20 3.5, 10-Stop filter

Image Editing Software Used – Adobe Lightroom & NIK Silver

By: Nate lindstrom

Biography: I’ve been in a recent slump of non-shooting; I think this image is getting my head back into it. For now.

Website – http://natelindstrom.com

Image Description – 8 minute exposure prior to a mid afternoon rain shower.

Location – Park Point, Duluth, MN

Photographic Gear – Sony A700, Sigma 10-20 3.5, 10-Stop filter

Image Editing Software Used – Adobe Lightroom & NIK Silver

By: Nate lindstrom

Biography: I live in a land of photographic opportunity, and sometimes I take advantage of that. Although, I usually don’t feel like I do often enough.

Website – http://natelindstrom.com

Image Description – 6 minute exposure in the grass on Park Point

Location – Duluth, MN

Photographic Gear – Sony A700, Sigma 10-20

Image Editing Software Used – Photoshop CS3 & NIK Silver

Photo By: Dotty Weber

Biography: I have always taken photos of my kids & on vacations. But after I went digital the world seemed to open up to me via thousands of opportunities to shot as much as I wanted. I love it!

Website – http://wesdotphotography.com

Image Description – This was at the very crowded Portland OR Waterfront Fourth of July Fireworks display. Once the display began all the grumbling stopped and the Ohhhhhs & Ahhhhs began.

Location - Portland, OR

Photographic Gear – Canon 40D Sigma 17-70mm lens

Photo By: Peter Caron

Website – http://www.teaco-photography.com

Biography - A baby for the earlier part of my life, I progressed to toddler and then to child. I was a teenage for a few years before hitting adulthood, which I have been enjoying for some time. I’m expecting to hit middle-age before becoming a pensioner later in life.

Image Description – This was a 15 minute exposure under a bright moon. The air is free of pollution, including light pollution, and the stars were bright. I made a nice cup of tea and enjoyed nature’s spectacle.

Location - The Pinnacles, Nambung National Park, Western Australia

Photo By: Andrew Stockwell

Website – http://www.northeastlightphotography.com

Biography – I am an amateur photographer originally from Red Wing, MN. I am transplanted in Connecticut, currently in my 13th year in the United States Navy. I reside in Griswold, CT with my wife, formerly Katie Hoisington of Red Wing and daughter Kaylin. I am stationed at Naval Submarine School in Groton, CT as a Fleet Responsive Training Instructor. I have completed tours on three operational fast attack submarines. Most of my photos are from the New England area due to my current career that pays the bills. I still occasionally get home to Red Wing. I take my photos using a combination of a Pentax Digital SLR, a Pentax film SLR, I primarily shoot landscapes, nature, and some architecture.

Image Description – This was a 136 second exposure taken during morning twilight at Newton Rocks, near Narragansett, Rhode Island, Summer 2009. The light was really good, and the clouds were moving pretty quickly, so I was able to use a ND filter to slow the shutter down to get cloud movement through the shot.

Location – Newton Rocks, Narragansett, Rhode Island

Photographic Gear – Pentax K10D, SMC-DA* 16-50mm, f/2.8, 3-stop ND solid, 3-stop GND filter, tripod, cable release.
136sec, F/9, ISO 100, 16mm, Bulb exposure mode.

Photo By: James Grayson

Website – http://www.JamesGrayson.com

Location – Austin, TX

Photographic Gear – This was shot with a Nikon D200 and Nikkor 18-200mm lens.

Photo By: Scott Hotaling

Website – http://www.lightofthewild.com

Biography – I love climbing mountains and sharing the awesome views I find. My camera just comes along for the ride.

Image Description –An 8-minute exposure well after sunset from high in the mountains of western North Carolina.

Location – Great Smokies, NC

Photographic Gear – Canon Gear