Astrophotography

Milky Way

The milky way as seen from Packer Saddle, near Downieville CA. August 2016.

The Moon

Taken through a Celestron C-90, 1000mm f/11 lens.

Milky Way over Blue Lake

My best shot of the milky way yet, rising over Blue Lake, CA (near Rucker & Fuller lakes). Thanks to #Hikeandshoot for a great adventure. I met lots of fun & interesting people and enjoyed the late night adventure. #stayupallnight 34 sec F8 ISO 3200 Rokinon 10mm

Emerald Pools Bridge Spin

A late night spin over the Yuba River emerald pools

Lunar Eclipse 2018

Image of the super, blue, blood moonset on 1/31/2018.

Blue moon 2018

Image of the super, blue, blood moon on 1/31/2018. Falsely colored blue (just to emphasis the blue moon!)

Super blue blood Moon 2018

Image of the super, blue, blood moon on 1/31/18. This is at the totality for the eclipse.

2018 Lunar Eclipse

Image of the super, blue, blood moon on 1/31/18 near moonset, as it comes through some low clouds.

Super blue blood moon

Image of the super, blue, blood moon over Browns Valley CA. Sutter Buttes can be seen on the horizon in the distance.

Orb by Black Swan Lake

Light painting with the milky way in the background. Recorded at Black Swan Lake near Smartsville, CA.

Blue barn ball

Light painting in an old Nevada County barn.

South County Barn

The milky way over an old barn in south Nevada County.

Black Swan Lake

A night view of Black Swan Lake, near Smartsville, CA.

Green barn ball

Light painting in an old barn.

Red barn ball

Light painting in an old Nevada County barn.

Milky Way over Packer Saddle 2018

The milky way captured on Packer Saddle in July 2018.

Emerald Pools

The Emerald Pools on the Yuba River.

Donner Train tunnel spin

Another awesome spin from the Donner Train tunnels. With @hannahoitzman.photo

Donner Train Tunnel Spin

Steel wool spin in the Donner Train Tunnels

Donner Train Tunnel Spin

Got the chance to spin some steel wool with @hannahoitzman.photo at the China wall train tunnels on Donner Pass.

Beach Spin

Had the chance to do some more steel wool spinning now that the ground is wet and the danger of fire is behind us for the season.

Milky Way Detail

This image is a composite built from 12 individual images taken with a 50mm f1.4 Olympus lens on my Sony a6000. I merged the images in photoshop to create this composite. As a result, there is more detail in the Milky Way core than I've ever captured before. The images were taken on Packer Saddle in July 2018.

Entire Milky Way - Bassets Station

This image is a panorama from 7 images. This image was taken at the vista point pullout on the road from Bassets Station to the turnoff to Sardine Lake, in the Sierra's in July 2018. It's not the best merge (the stars are stretched at the top), but it's my first attempt at imaging the entire milky way. Taken with a Rokinon 10mm on a Sony a6000.