Astrophotography

Peekaboo

The full moon peeking out from behind some clouds in the back ground behind the USD Immaculata Church during sunset.

Lunar Longing

The Full Moon rising up behind the Angel Moroni on top of the San Diego Mormon Temple.

Sailing the Moonlit Sky

The Full Moon rising up behind the top of the California Tower in Balboa Park, San Diego.

Bridging Time

The Milky Way Arch rising up behind Arch Rock in Joshua Tree National Park.

Standoff

Two metal sculptures seem to be in a standoff as the Milky Way rises up behind them in the Anza Borrego desert of Southern California.

A River of Stars

The Milky Way rising above the Eastern Sierra mountains and the river of Hot Creek Gorge near Mammoth Mountain.

Sand Castle Milky Way

The Milky Way arching over a tufa tower at Mono Lake. I feel like the Tufa's of Mono Lake look like Natures Sandcastles. These tufa towers took decades or even centuries to build up from the bottom of the lake as water percolated up from springs and formed these structures. After the streams that feed the lake were diverted the lake levels dropped low enough that these structures were easy to see along the shore line. The Eastern Sierra Nevada has some great dark sky's ( devoid of light pollution from large towns or cities ) and makes an awesome place to shoot the Milky Way. I thought these two subjects would match up well.

Reaching For the Stars

An Bristle Cone Pine Tree reaches for the stars in the Ancient Bristle Cone Pine Tree Forest of the White Mountains in California's Sierra Nevada.

Ancient Wonders

The Milky Way rising up behind two Bristle Cone Pine Trees in the Ancient Bristle Cone Pine Tree Forest in California's White Mountains. Two Ancient Wonders.

In Search Of

The Milky Way rising up behind one of the dish's at Owens Valley Radio Observatory in Eastern California along the Sierra Nevada.

Wild Horses

The Milky Way rising behind one the many horse statues of Galleta Meadows Sculptures in Borrego Springs, San Diego's desert region.

In Transition

The Comet C/2020 F3 ( Neowise ) as it made its way across our skies above Hot Springs Mountain in the San Diego back country of Warner Springs.

Calling to the Stars

The Milky Way arching over the lights of El Centro in the desert below as it connects into the FAA dome on top of Mt Laguna in the Eastern San Diego Mountains.

A Stairway to the Stars

A Panorama of the Milky Way Arch rising up over Cuyamaca Peak in the back country of San Diego.

Above the Clouds

The Milky Way Rising behind Cuyamaca Peak in the back country of San Diego.

A Path to the Stars

The Milky Way rising up behind the alien like landscape of White Pocket in the Vermilion Cliffs National Park of Northern Arizona.

A River of Light

The Milky Way rising above the Watchman in Zion National Park as the Virgin River runs towards it.

Celestial Loner

A lone tree with the Milky Way rising up beind it on the white brain rock of White Pocket in the Vermillion Cliffs National Monument of northern Arizona.

Otherworldly

The Milky Way rising over the otherworldly landscape of White Pocket in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument of Northern Arizona.