Tuesday, July 4, 2023
Friday, June 16, 2023
Saturday, April 29, 2023
The Milky Way over the Atlantic Ocean Workshop 2023 with Astro Photographer Jim Baugh. July 22
Friday or Saturday July 22 (based on best day clear sky wise) I will be holding a special Milky Way workshop in the Wachapregue area on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
Fee is $425 per photographer; limit is a total of six (6) photographers. A guest can accompany each photographer but please limit it to only one guest. There is no fee for the attending guest.
Instruction includes: How to film the Milky Way from single
exposure to trackers, timelapse, and Shadowpainting foregrounds for Nightscapes,
and post processing.
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Time:
Meet at 7:30pm June 16 or 17 (will notify) at the Wachapregue Inn,
departure is 7:30 sharp, so be a little early.
Payment:
There is no deposit required, simply email jbotv@outlook.com and we will reserve and
confirm your reservation. Please include your contact info in the email including cell phone. Payment must be made by physical check at time of
arrival in Wachapregue.
Weather:
The reason there is no deposit is because there is always a
good chance clear skies will not be available. If this is the case, and the other
window dates are also cloudy, then this workshop will be rescheduled for the
following new moon month of June. The week of June10th we will be
monitoring the weather charts and will notify everyone if the workshop has
clear enough predicted skies for the event.
Participants knowledge of photographic gear:
Each participant must have a full knowledge and
understanding of the exposure triangle (ISO, Aperture Shutter). This is not a
workshop of how to teach basic understandings of photography. Participants
should be very familiar with their own gear.
Below are some tips and links that would be good to review.
Accommodation: If you are traveling a good distance I
suggest booking a room at the Wachapregue Inn. We will be filming in a 10 mile
surrounding area. If coming from Virginia Beach and looking for a good central
place on the Shore and may want to try a couple of dark sky sites a good location
would be the Oyster Farm in Cape Charles. This puts you at a good mid-point for
Red Bank and Magothy Bay.
Gear:
Bring your camera, and it should be capable of ISO ranging
from at least 100 to 12,000 ISO. Tripod, tracker if you have it if not, camera
lens and tripod and your good. If you don’t have some sort of red light for
night vision, you should get one. Also suggest some sort of heat pack for the
lens to help combat condensation. I use 3 hand warmers wrapped around the lens.
An intervalometer is a good thing to have if you are
planning a timelapse. I use a remote on one camera and internal on the 6d Mark
2.
For Shadowing painting / light painting. You should have an
infield GRB light with about a 8 foot or longer nightstand. Participants don’t have
to film the foreground section of the class, this will occur after filming the
Milky Way, somewhere between 2 and 4 in the am. This technique of multi
exposure foreground imaging is a highly powerful tool to have in your arsenal.
Remote triggering is a must for Shadowpainting. I use a Wi-Fi
network connection and control the camera through the cannon smartphone app. It
you don’t have a Wi-Fi camera you can use a wireless intervalometer, however it
is limiting compared to Wi-Fi. If you have questions about this just email
jbotv@outlook.com
Suggested focal length for wide field. 11 to 24 mm. I use a
11 to 16 and a 17 to 35.
You will also want to adjust brightness way down on your
monitor once night sets.
Tips:
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Wear dark clothing and be fully covered. This
will aid in post processing while masking the foreground exposures.
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Bring water and insect repellent.
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For dining, the Island house is right there by
the Inn, excellent food. Just make sure you are done dinner and ready to roll
at 7:30pm
To confirm your spot just email jbotv@outlook.com For further questions
just send an email and if you would like to chat just include your phone number
and we will contact you.
Links:
Shaddowing Painting Nightscapes
Milky Way Galaxy our home award winning short film
Jim Baugh
JBOTV
jbotv@outlook.com
*Participants are respoonsible for their own accommodations, lodging and transportation and responsible for their own gear.
Saturday, December 31, 2022
2023 marks Jim Baugh Outdoors TV 35th year in production and distrubition
2023 marks 35 years! Jim Baugh Outdoors TV is about to embark
on its 35th year in production. I can’t believe it! When I started, I was in my
twenties, now I am 61. But a young 61! So here is just a few of the thing’s JB
has done during the 3 and 1½ decades of producing the show.
Two marriages, two awesome and successful kids, I moved from
Richmond to Hampton to The Eastern Shore then to Virginia Beach. Produced over
350 television shows, numerous tourism films, 1 piano concerto plus over 50 original
compositions, wrote 3 books, one an Amazon Best Seller, 1 screenplay, penned
over 1000 regional and national magazine columns, 2 short films, one played in
10 film festivals all over the world and gaining 4 awards in cinematography,
editing, and music, as well as best experimental film.
Here is a very positive statement. In all the years we have
worked with hundreds of people in order to produce the show. From Captains,
mates, guides, sponsors, production crews, television executives you name it.
Every person I have met has been a positive experience. Nothing negative,
never. Well, there once was this bell hop in North Carolina we did not see eye
to eye at all, but other than that, it has been an amazing joyful experience.
There is not that many of us left who has been around as
long. We still got Hank, Jimmy, Roland, and a few others that are still rockin
and for longer than we have. More power to them and keep killin it.
Not sure I will ever retire. I mean it is the greatest job
in the world! I get to fish, boat, play music, and hang out in TV studios and
the beach while eating lots of seafood. What is not to love!
As I write this I do find myself single and living at the beach.
Never would have thought that one. But with raising my kids behind me, and the
career is going well, I believe there is probably one last chapter in the
female partner department. We will see.
Lastly thanks to everyone who has made Jim Baugh Outdoors TV
possible for these 35 years. Especially my dad Judge Baugh who was my partner
in the business for all those early years. The Judge always had the best and
correct advice. RIP Judge Baugh
“Jimmy! Quit watchin the dam idiot box!”
~The Judge
Godspeed,
JB
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
New Show: 2022 Mid Atlantic Rockfish Shootout at the Oyster Farm Cape Charles
NEW SHOW! Here is the Jim Baugh Outdoors TV feature of the 20th Anniversary and final Rockfish Shootout held at the Oyster Farm in Cape Charles. Always a great tourney! This feature will also be on Amazon Prime Video Worldwide as well as our JBOTV You Tube Channel. Enjoy and Godspeed, Jim Baugh, Founder JBOTV
Sunday, December 25, 2022
Sunday, November 13, 2022
Friday, July 1, 2022
New Nightscape! Wachapreague Fair 2022
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WOW! Last night I filmed a nightscape in Wachapreague during the summer fair. Really an awesome time. I found this boat sitting right near the boat landing and thought it was perfect for a Nightscape. It was an incredible night with unbelievable visibility. There was a nice wind, little clouds, hardly any humidity, just perfect for astrophotography. Yall go out and get some!
Stayed at the Watchapreague inn, fantastic as always and a
must if your going to be stargazing in the area.
(757) 787-2105
Photo Info: Astro/ 15 minute exposure. 3X5min f2.8, 400ISO
11mm Tokina
Forground/ 25 exposures. 2 to 4 sec exposure, ISO 100, 24mm
prime lens. GVMRGB light and stand.
Have a great holiday! Godspeed, Jim Baugh
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
2022 Virginia Beach Tuna Tournament Team Solid Structures
Team Solid Structures 2022 Virginia Beach Tuna Turnament. Great event. OVer $290,000 in pay out. Excellent event.
vbtt.com
solidstructuresva.com
Thursday, June 2, 2022
Nightscape HK on the Chesapeake Bay now on display 2022
From left to right. Mayor of Chics Beach and the owners of HK on the Bay, Elle and Rich! The good Mayor Beetle commissioned this Metal Print Nightscape from me in honor of these two fine folks. Take a look at the plaque. Really awesome. Come on out and take a peak. It is on display at the entrance behind the hostest station. Plus its steak night! My fav! Thanks Mayor, super nice and cool thing you did. Godspeed. JB
Saturday, March 19, 2022
New Nightscape! Polaris Star Trails HK on the Bay
"HK on the Bay"
This is a Nightscape that started over two months ago. Detailed info of the project will be released at the official presentation which will be one night next week. I can say for now its 400 images mixed focal length long exposure star trails around Polaris the north star. Once I have the date and time for next week hope all yall will come to HK for the unvailing of this new Nightscape metal print. Godspeed. JB
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