A massive web of lightning strikes down on the superstitions during an incredible monsoon storm.
A total lunar eclipse rises over the Superstition Mountains. Although the clouds tried their best to ruin the view, the moon was stubborn enough to shine through the thinner vails of the clouds as they swept across the sky.
A single exposure capturing moonlit canyon walls reflecting in the calm waters of the Colorado river.
Celestial Superstitions (2020)
Comet NEOWISE over the Superstition Ridgeline in Arizona.
Comet Neowise streaks through the sky before sunrise as it appears over Four Peaks and Canyon Lake in Arizona.
The milky way and Venus rise above Roosevelt lake and the Four Peaks Wilderness as it is engulfed in flames from the Bush Fire.
The stars begin to emerge at twilight over the Superstition Mountains and the ever growing Saguaro Cacti.
Mount Rainier emerges from the clouds under a blanket of stars just before sunrise.
The milky way rises over rugged cliffs and canyons in Tonto National Forest. From here, you can see a glimpse of Canyon Lake as well as the north face of the Superstition Mountains on the horizon. I shared this view with a very relaxed diamondback rattlesnake who didn't seem to mind my presence!
A bright shooting star streaks across the sky along with the core of the milky way over the Superstition Mountains and spring wildflower blooms.
A blanket of gold brittlebush blooms sit beneath the Superstition Mountains as the milky way rises above early in the morning. The light on the landscape is from the nearby city lights casting its glow on the mountain as they do every evening.
Milky Way Over Flatiron (2019)
The galactic core of the milky way rises over the iconic flatiron in the Superstition Mountains. This is my first attempt at a zoomed in milky way photograph as I have almost always used a wide angle lens to capture the night skies.
A gnarled tree rises into the night sky high above the city of Tucson. The milky way begins to rise above the distant hills and mountains.
The milky way rises over the city of Tucson and the Catalina mountains as cars make their way up and down towards Mount Lemmon.
The milky way rises over Lake Powell and Navajo Mountain on the Arizona Utah border. Green hints of airglow and the distant lights near page create a mosaic of colors in the night sky not often seen.
A break in the clouds reveals a blanket of stars over this frozen desert landscape.
This is a rare composite scene for me. However, both the night sky and landscape were taken on the same day in the same location about an hour and a half apart. From atop one of my favorite vistas in the Superstition Mountains on a chilly November evening.
Fading sunset skies give way to a blanket of stars above remote rock formations in Northern Arizona.
The last glow of light gives way to starry skies over this remote sandstone landscape. A pool of water gives a mirror reflection of the rugged rocks.
The vibrant milky way rises vertically above cape royal on the north rim of the grand canyon. The crescent moon provides enough light to illuminate the inside of the canyon.
A rarely seen arch in the superstition mountains light painted as the stars begin to emerge in the sky.