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Category Archives: astrophotography
WORKING ON SOME NIGHTTIME ZION IMAGERY
This is an example of where I think I am going with my night shots at Zion. I think one advantage of the nighttime work is that the crowds were absent. I think the other visitors were back at their … Continue reading
Posted in astrophotography, landscape, national parks, night time sky, utah
Tagged astrophotography, moonscape, national park, night sky, zion
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AN EVOLVING IMAGE
I posted an earlier rendering of this image while I was on the road. This is how I see it now.
Posted in alabama hills, alternative view, astrophotography, california mountians
Tagged astrophotography, boulders
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THE ELDERS CONSULT THE SOURCE
At a secret meeting, the ancient ones listen.
Posted in alabama hills, astrophotography, landscape
Tagged ancient, elders, knowledge, milky way, stars, wisdom
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THE ELDERS CONSULT THE SOURCE
At a secret meeting, the ancient ones listen.
Posted in alabama hills, astrophotography, landscape
Tagged ancient, elders, knowledge, milky way, stars, wisdom
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A SECRET GATHERING UNDER THE WAXING MOON
Posted in astrophotography, california mountians
Tagged astrophotography, boulders, California, desert
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THE OTHERS DEEP INSIDE AN OLD GROWTH REDWOOD FOREST
Posted in alternative view, astrophotography, California, redwood forest
Tagged California, camping, forest, humboldt county, old growth, redwoods, rerdwood trees
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REDWOODS AND THE MILKY WAY
Posted in arcata, astrophotography, California, milky way, night sky, redwood, redwood forest
Tagged arcata, arcata community forest, astrophotography, California, forest, humboldt county, milky way, nature, night photograph, night sky, nighttime photography, redwood, redwood forest, redwood tree, redwoods
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SOMETHING A BIT DIFFERENT – FOR THE FUN OF IT
Posted in astrophotography, California, milky way, night sky, night time sky, wilderness
Tagged astrophotography, California, desert, equivalents, fine art photography, formations, historic, light painting, milky way, mono, Mono Lake, national park, night photograph, night sky, nighttime photography, rocks, rural california, sierra nevada
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MORE THOUGHTS ON THE CLEAR CUT
Coast redwoods (sequoia sempervirens) are unique to the coastal areas of northern California. I live in a second-growth forest about two miles from downtown Arcata at an elevation of about 900′. The trees on our property are about seventy-five years … Continue reading
Posted in arcata, astrophotography, California, community forest, humboldt county history, milky way, night sky, night time sky, redwood, redwood forest
Tagged arcata, arcata history, astrophotography, California, forest, humboldt county, nature, night photograph, night sky, nighttime photography, redwood forest, redwood tree, redwoods, rural california, sunset
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A STARRY NIGHT AT A CLEAR CUT
Posted in arcata, astrophotography, California, humboldt county history, milky way, night sky, night time sky, redwood, redwood forest
Tagged arcata history, astrophotography, California, forest, humboldt county, light painting, milky way, night, night photograph, night sky, nighttime photography, prairie, redwood, redwood tree, redwoods, rural california, summer sky
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