Picture of the Week
A picture a week from around town, or around the world!
The Setting of the Core at Dan Lawson’s Place
Welp, it is sadly that time of year again! That time where we bid farewell to the core of the Milky Way until it begins to rise in our morning skies in late February next year. It is time to bid this night photography series adieu as well! I wanted to end my series...
Pathway to the Galaxy
Thanks for humoring me these last several weeks as we've explored other parts of the night sky, and other galaxies altogether! This week and next we'll be returning to the more traditional view of our galaxy, the area around the Milky Way core. A couple years ago...
Spinning Around the Galaxy
This week's Picture of the Week features a couple firsts, which I'm excited to share about. First and foremost is simply the Andromeda galaxy picture itself. When I first started doing night sky photography, I honestly never dreamed I'd ever be able capture a...
Questions in Space
I have questions. LOTS of questions. Don't we all have questions? Well, it turns out that space also has questions.. or at least one anyway! This week's Picture of the Week features the Question Mark Nebula (NGC 7822) both at 100mm (above) and 300mm (below). As...
Fireflies and the Swan
Into the night! If you've been paying particularly close attention, you might have noticed that I've not posted any Milky Way or nightscape type images since my trip to California earlier in the year. This summer has been an absolute bust for Milky Way imaging here...
Last Light on the Henry Mountains
Have you ever heard of the Henry Mountains in Utah? Neither had I. I had actually seen the Henrys before, but had no clue what they were called or any idea as to their size. I learned their name randomly while leaving Duke's in Hanksville, Utah (which is fantastic,...
Needles in the Desert
I mentioned last week that my buddy Zach had driven out to Utah to meet me, and because he has a 4x4 truck, we were able to get out to some places that neither one of us had ever been. This week's pictures are from such a place - and in fact, that is true of all the...
Cracked Earth
If you've been following along for any amount of time, you know that I love the night sky and nightscape photography. What you may not realize, though, is that I actually plan my trips around the cycles of the moon so that I have optimal conditions for capturing the...
For the Love of Aviation – Smoky Mountain Air Show 2022
**Attention email subscribers! Special message for you below** Confession time! I'm a sucker for airshows and just planes in general, especially military jets - yes I watched Top Gun one too many times when I was a kid. I, too, had dreams of becoming a Top Gun pilot...
Groundhogs Galore!
More wildlife! Continuing on last week's, "I'm not a wildlife photographer but here's some wildlife images" theme (honestly I don't know why I feel the need for the disclaimer), this week I'm sharing some of the fun photos I've captured of the groundhogs that live on...