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City of Rocks National Reserve, Almo, Idaho {Evening}

When the stars came out at City of Rocks National Reserve, I saw the Milky Way right away… a gauzy spread of stars right above our campfire. I set up and used the glowing light of the fire to paint the interesting rock formations around us. This is why I Read more…


Watching the Stars & Light Painting At Chimney Bluffs State Park

With a finally clear night, we headed to the dark. But the effect of what amounts to a small ocean continues to alter forecasts. Though it is frustrating, we made the best of the clouds, manaing to capture plenty of stars and playing with his daughter’s Fisher Price red and Read more…


And So Are the Days of Our Lives…

This year, the summer seems endless. I never know what day is and thus time is passing in giant chunks of leisure. This is my daily life right now. Until it isn’t. So I am basking. Above, an amazing tempeh rib special from Red Fern. Cornbread, sweet potato mash, pilaf Read more…


🌻🌟 Stars & Sunflowers on Long Island’s North Fork

A gorgeous night shoot within one of the North Fork’s sunflower fields… … these beauties are like no sunflowers I’ve ever seen! With lots of petals in the center, they basked in the night sky illuminated by an iPhone. Even at this late hour, there were many bees getting their Read more…


The Sun Goes Down On Summer

An astroshoot in New York City? Sure, let’s do it. There were a few stars and a very bright Jupiter and Mars, though the billions of other celestial bodies were shy of the bright lights in the big city. Still very worth the while… The 9/11 Tribute lights were on. Read more…


The Moon, The Lighthouse & The Flashlight
Light on the End of the Island

After a long day of exploring Long Island’s largest decaying state asylum, we headed to the Island’s end with hopes to catch some kind of meteor shower activity. The night was an exploration of light–first from the beautiful Montauk Lighthouse. But a haze of cloud cover thwarted our plans initially… Read more…


International Dark Sky Park #8
James River State Park 🌠

My trip to Virginia’s dark sky parks was a good effort, but cloud cover was a big issue. In the brief sliver of time when the clouds opened up at James River State Park, I did mange some shots. Then the rain came again, bringing me back to my tent Read more…


Borrego Springs, California
The Desert at Night

I’d like to rest my heavy head tonight on a bed of California stars… I’d like to lay my weary bones tonight on a bed of California stars 🎢 I’d love to feel your hand touching mine and tell me why I must keep working on. Yes I’d give my Read more…