Sky and Moon

Moon Pearl

A composite of the full moon setting in the west seemingly suspended in the grasp of a sunflower bloom.

Full Moon Twilight

Wispy clouds move across a setting full moon on a gorgeous morning in September.

2017 Solar Eclipse Sequence

As I was snapping away with my big telephoto in a nearby city park, a crowd had formed around the projected image I'd set up with a spotting scope and a white board. It was so fun to see people documenting their experience on their phones as they photographed themselves and each other. I took my fair share of shots as people handed me their phones. At one point, I was taking photos of people, while they were taking pictures of other people standing next to my eclipse display. Sharing this rare event with others turned out to be an unexpected and wonderful added experience!

Solar Eclipse, Phoenix Arizona. August 21, 2017.

This was as good as it got in Phoenix, 10:34 a.m.

Setting Pre-Supermoon, November 2016

The setting moon would rise again later this same day as the Supermoon.

Milky Way Night Light

The Milky Way presides over the meadow at Fry Lake.

Jupiter Rising

Jupiter rises over the Kofa Mountains.

The Powerball Moon

The drawing for the $1.5 Billion Powerball jackpot was the night I took this photograph. Just for the record, I didn't win. Dang it!

Shooting Star over the Milky Way

I caught this shooting star while imaging the Milky Way on the Mogollon Rim.

Celestial Saguaro

A small LED light provides illumination on this single saguaro along the Verde River below Horseshoe Dam.

Milky Way Dream

It had rained on and off all day in mid January. Condensation on my lens caused this dreamy effect on the Milky Way. I did finally catch the problem, but the effect was money. Near Horseshoe Lake in central Arizona.

Moonset over Marble Canyon

The setting full moon illuminates Marble Canyon south of the Vermillion Cliffs. I shot the rising moon the night before, and it was quite the sight to behold. But wind made my shots very noisy from the high ISO necessary to get a fast shutter speed and not have camera shake in the shots. This next morning was calm and breeze-free with only the hooting of a nearby great-horned owl to break the silence.

Humbolt Mountain Milky Way Pan

A 180 degree panorama taken from Humbolt Mountain near Phoenix, Arizona.

Harding Point Camp

The last bit of glow from the sunset is replaced by the starry night sky.

Full Moon rising over Fossil Creek

A nearly full moon rises over Fossil Creek near Camp Verde, Arizona.

Total Lunar Eclipse

A sequence of shots from the April 2014 total luna eclipse.

Star and Airplane Trails

It was a pretty busy night above Sedona, Arizona the night I decided to give star stacking another try. One airplane seemed to deliberately fly around and around while my shots were going off. At the time I was not amused, but it did add an interesting touch to this shot after all.

Blood Moon Eclipse

The eclipse reaches totality. I put two tele-extenders on my 80-200mm lens to get enough power to make this a viable shoot. I had a blast shooting over the course of 5 1/2 hours in the middle of the night. I'd get up, shoot and then go back to bed for 15 minutes. I repeated this over and over until I had the entire sequence of the eclipse.

Star Trails over the West Fork

Stars over the West Fork of Oak Creek.

Annular Eclipse of 2012

Oh for a polarizer... My first attempt at shooting a solar eclipse was more challenging than I thought.

Eclipsed

A paraglider flies past the annular eclipse in April 2012.

Milky Way over Kofa

The Milky Way shines bright over Kofa Queen Canyon in the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge.

Supermoon Rising

The Supermoon on June 22, 2013 rises over Roosevelt Lake near Globe, Arizona. This photo was taken on the mountain near Four Peaks.

Arrastra Vertorama

A vertical panorama of the stars at the Arrastra Mountain Wilderness north and west of Wickenburg, AZ.

Venus Transit

Venus (the big black dot) makes it's transit across the face of the sun in this photo from 2012. I built a small observatory out of a spotting scope and a big piece of foam board. This photograph was the result of projecting the sun on the board. As a bonus, I also captured a few sun spots.