Shadow Arch and Cygnus

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by Dan Thompson | Sep 8, 2024 | POTW, The Night

Welcome back everyone!  Those of you who subscribe via email or RSS may not have noticed that my post was a couple days late, but those of you who generally see the link via Facebook though will know that my website...

The Joshua Tree and Milky Way at 50mm

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by Dan Thompson | Sep 3, 2024 | POTW, The Night

I mentioned a few weeks ago that when I go to Joshua Tree National Park, I rarely photograph the park’s namesake Yucca trees because they don’t exist in the area my friend Mark and I generally go to.  As I...

Rock Houses and the Milky Way

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by Dan Thompson | Aug 25, 2024 | POTW, The Night

Every time I go exploring in the desert, I’m continually surprised at the shapes we find.  Rocks seem to get carved out by the wind and sand in strange and unpredictable (at least to me anyway) ways.  On our...

Cygnus, the Teeth, and a mountain lion

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by Dan Thompson | Aug 18, 2024 | POTW, The Night

I thoroughly enjoy my trips to the desert, but I’d be hard-pressed to call them action packed.  In fact, there are times when it can be downright boring; astrophotography involves a lot of waiting around in the...