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Adam Thompson

Denver, Colorado

Adam Thompson is a Colorado photographer and backcountry explorer documenting remote landscapes, natural arches, waterfalls, and forgotten towns while sharing outdoor skills and history from more than a decade on the trail.

Resolution Falls - Red River Gorge, Kentucky

Discovering Two New Waterfalls In The Red River Gorge

I got 2019 started off right by going to check out two spots in Kentucky’s Red River Gorge that looked curious on LiDAR. In fact, they looked an awful lot like waterfalls! This trip resulted in us documenting two new waterfalls in the Red River Gorge.

Azure Falls, Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky.

Scouting Off-Trail Waterfalls In Mammoth Cave, Kentucky

My trip report for visiting some off-trail waterfalls and natural arches in Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky.

Gorgeous Sunset - Red River Gorge, Kentucky.

The Definitive Guide To Aperture And Depth Of Field

Not only is aperture an essential component of the exposure triangle, but it is also a camera setting that gives you a great deal of creative control. As such, every photographer must understand how it works!

A late fall Milky Way over Halfmoon Rock - Red River Gorge, Kentucky.

Calculating The Slowest Shutter Speed For Milky Way Images

When photographing the Milky Way, we want to let as much light hit the sensor as possible, but we can't go too slow or the stars won't be sharp. Let's learn how to calculate the slowest shutter speed we can get away with!

The Milky Way over Halfmoon Rock - Red River Gorge, Kentucky.

How To Stack Milky Way Images In Starry Landscape Stacker

Ever wonder how to get low-noise images of the Milky Way (even with a crop-sensor camera)? One method is stacking. This tutorial will teach you how to do it on a Mac with Starry Landscape Stacker.

A very foggy sunrise from Myrtle Point on Mt. Leconte - Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee

In Search Of A Smoky Mountains Sunrise On Mt. Leconte

During my last trip to the Great Smoky Mountains, I decided that I wanted to night hike up Mt. Leconte to Myrtle Point to attempt to photograph the sunrise. This is a trip I’ve been trying to do for several months, but the weather has never been particularly cooperative!