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On this day in 2019, 12% illuminated waning crescent moon shot from my front door.
August 27, 2025 at 8:07 AM
On this day in 2019, 12% illuminated waning crescent moon shot from my front door.
Looking east from Pioneer Town, CA 9 July 2019 5:22 AM
Sony α7R III
Sony α7R III
August 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Looking east from Pioneer Town, CA 9 July 2019 5:22 AM
Sony α7R III
Sony α7R III
Photographing the “Great American Eclipse” from Swansea, South Carolina on August 21, 2017 was extra special because my granddaughter Hailey was there with me. She took the day off from school just for this, and we had the spot all to ourselves.
August 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Photographing the “Great American Eclipse” from Swansea, South Carolina on August 21, 2017 was extra special because my granddaughter Hailey was there with me. She took the day off from school just for this, and we had the spot all to ourselves.
Sunrise - shot from my front door on this day in 2020
August 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Sunrise - shot from my front door on this day in 2020
Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) In the sky above Joshua Tree shot on this day in 2020.
July 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) In the sky above Joshua Tree shot on this day in 2020.
Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) posing behind a wind turbine. Shot on 9 July 2020.
July 9, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) posing behind a wind turbine. Shot on 9 July 2020.
Pre-dawn desert vista
Shot at 5:22 AM in Pioneer Town on this day in 2019
Raw file straight out of my Sony α7R III - no edits, just conversion to jpeg.
Shot at 5:22 AM in Pioneer Town on this day in 2019
Raw file straight out of my Sony α7R III - no edits, just conversion to jpeg.
July 9, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Pre-dawn desert vista
Shot at 5:22 AM in Pioneer Town on this day in 2019
Raw file straight out of my Sony α7R III - no edits, just conversion to jpeg.
Shot at 5:22 AM in Pioneer Town on this day in 2019
Raw file straight out of my Sony α7R III - no edits, just conversion to jpeg.
With flawless human eyesight and ideal dark sky conditions, (such as my early morning shot from Playa Sámara in Costa Rica) most humans could observe between 6000 and 9000 stars if you could see the entirety of the night sky at once.
June 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
With flawless human eyesight and ideal dark sky conditions, (such as my early morning shot from Playa Sámara in Costa Rica) most humans could observe between 6000 and 9000 stars if you could see the entirety of the night sky at once.
Great Blue Heron
June 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Great Blue Heron
Shot this at Mohegan Sun Arena on 24 May 2015
Sony A6000
Sony A6000
May 24, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Shot this at Mohegan Sun Arena on 24 May 2015
Sony A6000
Sony A6000
Last rays of the sun casting long shadows at Playa Sámara
May 17, 2016
May 17, 2016
May 17, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Last rays of the sun casting long shadows at Playa Sámara
May 17, 2016
May 17, 2016
Eastern Bluebird in the morning sun
May 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Eastern Bluebird in the morning sun
7:35AM
iPhone 16 Pro Max (no edits)
iPhone 16 Pro Max (no edits)
April 19, 2025 at 1:41 AM
7:35AM
iPhone 16 Pro Max (no edits)
iPhone 16 Pro Max (no edits)
Yellow-crowned night heron looking for breakfast
Sony α7R III
Sony FE 24-240mm ƒ/3.5-6.3 OSS
Sony α7R III
Sony FE 24-240mm ƒ/3.5-6.3 OSS
April 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Yellow-crowned night heron looking for breakfast
Sony α7R III
Sony FE 24-240mm ƒ/3.5-6.3 OSS
Sony α7R III
Sony FE 24-240mm ƒ/3.5-6.3 OSS
Within a span of 30 minutes in Photoshop, remarkable transformations can be achieved.
BAI (before AI)
BAI (before AI)
April 11, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Within a span of 30 minutes in Photoshop, remarkable transformations can be achieved.
BAI (before AI)
BAI (before AI)
Caught a few items of interest in the wee hours of 7 April 2016.
Shot with Sony A6000 on Playa Sámara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Shot with Sony A6000 on Playa Sámara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
April 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Caught a few items of interest in the wee hours of 7 April 2016.
Shot with Sony A6000 on Playa Sámara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Shot with Sony A6000 on Playa Sámara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Heavy cloud cover on San Jacinto Peak, shot out my back door on 5 April 2019
Sony α7R III
Sony α7R III
April 5, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Heavy cloud cover on San Jacinto Peak, shot out my back door on 5 April 2019
Sony α7R III
Sony α7R III
Early morning run, Playa Sámara
30 March 2016
Shot on Sony A6000
30 March 2016
Shot on Sony A6000
March 30, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Early morning run, Playa Sámara
30 March 2016
Shot on Sony A6000
30 March 2016
Shot on Sony A6000
Galveston Sunrise
Shot on iPhone 16 Pro Max
15 November 2024
Shot on iPhone 16 Pro Max
15 November 2024
March 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Galveston Sunrise
Shot on iPhone 16 Pro Max
15 November 2024
Shot on iPhone 16 Pro Max
15 November 2024
Gloomy beach day
Shot on 29 March 2014 at Salisbury Beach State Reservation, New Hampshire
Shot on 29 March 2014 at Salisbury Beach State Reservation, New Hampshire
March 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Gloomy beach day
Shot on 29 March 2014 at Salisbury Beach State Reservation, New Hampshire
Shot on 29 March 2014 at Salisbury Beach State Reservation, New Hampshire
28 March 2019, California poppies on an unusually verdant spring day.
Shot on iPhone XS Max
Shot on iPhone XS Max
March 29, 2025 at 12:33 AM
28 March 2019, California poppies on an unusually verdant spring day.
Shot on iPhone XS Max
Shot on iPhone XS Max
22 March 2019, Palm Springs
Shot on iPhone XS Max
Shot on iPhone XS Max
March 22, 2025 at 9:56 AM
22 March 2019, Palm Springs
Shot on iPhone XS Max
Shot on iPhone XS Max
Coachella Valley, shot on iPhone XS on this day in 2019.
March 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Coachella Valley, shot on iPhone XS on this day in 2019.
Playa Sámara 18 March 2016
Shot on iPhone 6 Plus
Shot on iPhone 6 Plus
March 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Playa Sámara 18 March 2016
Shot on iPhone 6 Plus
Shot on iPhone 6 Plus
Overcast last night. Lunar eclipse shot from my back door on 31 Jan 2018
March 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Overcast last night. Lunar eclipse shot from my back door on 31 Jan 2018