William Dodd Photography

Had a good time taking some senior photo shoot of Danielle.

Today would have been my Dad’s 95th birthday. Still thinking of him. Picture of me was taken exactly last year on this day. Photo of Keith was taken at my 40th birthday party, a month before his passing. In fact it was one of the last photos taken of him. Love you, Dad. ❤️

The Big Dipper over Comet NEOWISE. This sky were stacked from 30 images and the foreground was also stacked to reduce noise with Pixinsight. Blended the two together in Photoshop. This probably will be my final NEOWISE photo.

My closest look at Comet NEOWISE so far. Used pixinsight to align 109 photos to match up the stars and then integrated them into one exposure plus some manipulation in Photoshop to bring out the details.

God’s Rays. Taken while waiting for Comet NEOWISE, but unfortunately there were some clouds later on that evening. 😔

“The owl,” he was saying, “is one of the most curious creatures. A bird that stays awake when the rest of the world sleeps. They can see in the dark. I find that so interesting, to be mired in reality when the rest of the world is dreaming. What does he see and what does he know that the rest of the world is missing?”
M.J. Rose, Seduction (Reincarnationist, #5)

A lovely spot that I discovered for the first time while looking for a place to shoot comet NEOWISE. So many different geological interests to photograph. Definitely will come back here again soon.

Presenting the first NEOWISE photo that I’m rather proud to have captured after driving for hours looking for a suitable location to frame the comet. Taken a few days before its closest approach to Earth.

Taken with the Sony a7r IV with the Sony 20mm f/1.8.
30 sec, f/1.8, ISO 800.
No tracker used. Although I wish I had one.

Turquoise Twilight

Just recently did a short wedding photo shoot session due to the fact that it was raining at the time. The photos turned out nicely and here’s are some of my personal picks.