Ancient Realm

I captured this image in The "Valley of The Gods" in Southern Utah. This place is magical with otherworldly views in every direction but it's when night comes this place really transforms into a place of dreams. This is a two-part image. Foreground: Blue Hour image Nikon D 850 1 Image 2 minutes F 8 ISO 200 The Milkyway: Nikon D 850 16 images stacked ISO 4000 4 Sec 2 Dark Frames Blended in Photoshop Edited in Lightroom Many of the boulders you see here are as large as cars

Antediluvian

I captured this in Monument Valley Utah as a storm was crossing the desert. It reminded me of the story of the Flood in the Bible and what Earth must have looked like during that time. The Title of this image represents that time period. The meaning is " relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible " The antediluvian period is the time period chronicled in the Bible between the fall of humans and the Genesis flood narrative in the biblical cosmology. The term was coined by Thomas Browne. The narrative takes up chapters 1–6 of the Book of Genesis. The term found its way into early geology and science until the late Victorian era. Colloquially, the term is used to refer to any ancient and murky period. Antediluvian; (ante-di-lu-vi-an ) Zoom in for the details

Winters Warmth

The shadows hold a dusting of snow as the warm Sun sets in the desert of Southern Utah.

Cumberland Stars

Ok, so last night was a Full Moon and I went to the Cumberland Falls to shoot the Moonbow and there was way too much mist and the Moon was clouded by this mist so much that the Moonbow was not visible :(( … however... I was able to capture a Startrail of the Bridge that goes over the Cumberland River. I opted to do a short trail rather than a full on circle Startrail and I liked the results much better. I did get a car going over the bridge which I think added a bit of pop to the image. This was captured @ 2:00am. Feedback is welcomed. Nikon D850 / 33 images / 28 sec interval - 25 sec exp - 3 sec intv / F 4.0 / ISO 1600

Deadhorse Point

I am shooting Southwest in this early morning image at Deadhorse Point in Canyonlands NP and this is one image, not a composite. This was @ 4 am and the first bits of light were starting to show. You could only see it with a long exposure. Nikon D850 / 24-70 @ 30mm / ISO 800 / F 8 / 4 minutes I cropped the image for a Pano Zoom in for the details

Au Revoir

The deserts of Arizona offer many wonders to explore but nothing like the Sunrise meeting the setting Moon. Somewhere between a new day and leaving yesterday behind. "Au Revoir" Until we meet again. This is a 5 image Pano

Landing

From what I can tell this is a Coopers Hawk

Morning In The Country

The early hours of the morning are magical as a new day is born in the country. It's hard to get up early but it is worth the effort. I hope you enjoy the image. Thanks for viewing.

Into Dawn

The valley fills with fog as morning approaches. I captured this image this morning @ 3 am and the morning light was starting to glow. When zoomed in you can see the fireflies as tiny dots of green light. This is facing South. This is one image Nikon D 850 / ISO 800 / 4 minutes / F 3.5

First Snow

Captured in the Rocky Mountain National Park after the first snowfall on one of the mountain peaks.

Above The Dells

A short overnight stop at Watson Lake in Arizona proved to worth the effort. The Milkyway was especially bright on this clear Southwestern Night.

Valley Of The Sun

I captured this in the Grand Canyon National Park

Mesa Arch

Mesa Arch is a pothole arch on the eastern edge of the Island in the Sky mesa in Canyonlands National Park in northern San Juan County, Utah, United States. It is one of the most photographed locations in the Southwestern USA.

Somewhere Out There

Lake Powell is from another planet. If you want to be transported to another place in the cosmos just visit Lake Powell in Utah and you'll never have to step foot in a shuttle. This Milkyway image was captured in 2 parts with two different lenses and combined in photoshop. The lake or foreground was captured with w Nikon 24-70. This part of the image was across the lake and the Milkyway was captured with a Nikon 70-200. This allowed me to get the proportions correct. Combined in Photoshop and edited in Lightroom. Milkyway: 16 images stacked with 2 Dark Frames / F 2.8 / ISO 4000 / 5 Sec Foreground: 1 Image / 2 minutes / F 8 / ISO 200 / Blue Hour

Desert Skies

I spent some time in the desert of Arizona in 2019 around Horseshoe Reservoir just outside of Phoenix. This is an 18 image Pano but I did it a bit backwards from a normal Pano. Here's how I did it; I set my camera up and captured the Pano of the foreground first during the Blue Hour and made notes of the movements on the number gauge on my tripod and then when the Milkyway came up I started at the same position and did the Pano of the Milkyway. Each image was nine images and then I merged them In Photoshop and edited the merge in Lightroom. Foreground: D850 / F6.3 / 2 minutes / ISO 200 Milkyway: D850 / F 2.8 / 5 sec / ISO 4000 Tripod: Really Right Stuff 34L Head: Really Right Stuff BH 55

Sundowner

Captured along the Pacific Coast on HWY 1 in late May 2019

Journey To The Stars

Fog lifts and the nigh progresses towards Dawn and the Milkyway glows with all its glory.

Majestique Morning

The mornings in the mountains are beyond explanation. In this image I am approaching the upper altitudes of The Rocky Mountain National Park as the Sun was rising.

Morning Worship

There isn't anything quite like a Summer morning. It is hard getting up and out there but man is it ever worth it!

Pop Top

Ok I have to admit this is not what I usually shoot, at least in the recent past. But, with the change in our World with the Corona Virus I have sheltered in place and I am searching for Photography opportunities to keep the creative juices flowing. This image is a Macro of the top of my Canada Dry Ginger Ale Can captured with a 40-year-old Nikon 55mm F-2.8 Macro Lens that is Manual Focus and just as sharp as the day I purchased it. The trick to manually stacking images is making sure you stagger your focus point and have enough DOF to insure the images blend This image is an 11 image stack done manually and stacked and created using XnConvert to go from NEF files to Tif Files and stacked in Zerene Stacker. This is so fun and super easy to do. So, I will be playing and posting some other Macro images in the days to come. Oh, the water droplets were created using a 60/40 mix of Glycerine and Water. The light is from my desk lamp and the Color Temp. is @ 2800 K

After The Rain

The Sun was dropping below the horizon behind me and a huge double rainbow appeared in the foggy clouds above the valley. I had to stop in the middle of the road to capture this because it appeared for only a moment