Wildernesscapes Photography

06/13/2026

Another beautiful sunset tonight over the Adirondacks from Fern Lake. Shoreline photos courtesy of the Morse family.

05/31/2026

Tonight's full moon rising in the east at sunset hour, timelapse over the course of one hour, at Second Pond, in the Adirondack Mountains. This weekend's full moon is called a Blue Moon, and is the 2nd full moon in May!

According to Spaceweather.com, "Don't expect any color change, though -- this is a "calendar Blue Moon," the second full Moon within a single calendar month. May 2026 opened with a full Moon at the start of the month, and now closes with another. The phenomenon happens every two to three years and does not alter the Moon's natural colors. Low-hanging Blue Moons are typically orange (because of scattering in the atmosphere) while overhead Blue Moons are the gray shades of moonrock.
"But here's the twist: Moons CAN actually turn blue. It's rare, but real. True blue Moons require unusual atmospheric conditions caused by forest fires and volcanoes. When the air is loaded with smokey particles slightly wider than the wavelength of red light (about 1 micron across) those particles preferentially scatter red wavelengths while letting blue light pass through. The result: a Moon tinged genuinely blue.
"Following the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, observers reported blue Moons for nearly two years. The 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens produced them, as did the 1991 eruption of Mt. Pinatubo. Smoke from wildfires in western Canada in September 1950 turned Moons blue across North America and Europe for weeks."

05/21/2026

Tonight's brilliant sunset over Fern Lake, with Whiteface Mountain to the south, Adirondack Park.

05/12/2026

This evening's springtime light dance over Whiteface Mt. timelapse from about 7:20-8:20pm.

04/29/2026

Spring is here finally! Every May for the past 6 years, Adirondack photographer Chris Murray and Myself lead a small group photo workshop in a different town around the Adirondacks - this year we're based in Upper Jay. Dates are May 12-15, tuition cost only $700, with discounts for repeat clients. There is so much in the Jay/Wilmington/Keene/Elizabethtown areas, and in 2 weeks we'll capture the vibrant lime greens and reds of budding leaves. There's so much color, it's like a mini-fall. More details on Chris's website at

May 12th - 15th, 2026