My July Star Trail journey took me to Missouri. I had planned on shooting at Apple River in Illinois, but the weather worked out better for me to shoot a bit further south in order to get around some scattered thunderstorms in northwest Illinois. Unfortunately, the rain we’ve had washed out my camp site, so […]
Taken on a clear June night after I got kicked out of my primary shooting location by the police (apparently the harbor I was shooting at closes at 11pm – so early). I let my camera capture two hours of Chicago stars. As always, editing these is a challenge. I have to create a lot […]
70 minutes of city lights, blended. Taken 5/31/2019
Situated near the four corners region of southwest Colorado, Mesa Verde boasts deep mountain top views, dark skies, and the archaeology of an ancestral Pueblo civilization. Accessing the park was relatively easy. The park is located near several ski resorts so it is relatively accessible by road and air. I flew into Durango, CO and […]
My last night at Mesa Verde culminated with this night time photo shoot at the Far View Observatory. After 3 days at altitude and long days of hiking, I was starting to get tired and was nervous that I wouldn’t have the energy to pull off one last star trail, but I was fortunately able […]
This August 2017 shoot was one of the most challenging but rewarding of my life. The eclipse was entirely weather dependent. I shot this in a very rural part of IL – near the Ohio River – among throngs of other spectators and onlookers. There were some many people around that it almost broke southern […]
Photo blog from Shawnee National Forest in Southern Illinois
Sometimes you don’t have to go far for beauty. I mounted my tripod right outside my door at the Far View Lodge and clicked away for 4 hours at 8200 feet. The 10.5mm lens captures the blue waves of long duration star trails – reminding me of a ripple of water across a still pond. […]
8500 feet – my highest altitude star trail to date! The road up to the mountain top was gated off, so I had to hike it to the top. It was only half-a-mile and 600 feet up from where I started walking. Let me tell you, first day at altitude, that was the toughest half […]
Taken from the high desert Chaco Canyon ancestral pueblo people site in northwest New Mexico. May, 2019. I don’t take a lot of selfies in my work, but I bucked the norm with this piece. I wanted to capture something inspirational. To incorporate a story into some of my compositions. Here I stood inside a […]
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