Path To The Heavens antelope

Path To The Heavens antelopeIn the Big Horns Mountains of Wyoming, limestone pillars over one hundred feet high lead to the core of our galaxy, the late summer Milky Way. This photograph is the combination of four separate photos, all taken from the same place over the course of a full night. I used a motorized equatorial mount to take a pair of 4 minute exposures of the scene as soon as it was dark enough, then had to wait for the moon to rise enough to better light my

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This is a great capture with balance

This island range is home to mountain goats and wolverines

and more than a modicum of luck in terms of conditions

with more barns sinking into a landscape of overgrown pastures every year

From the western tiger swallowtail butterfly

A sea of color extends over many acres

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A single ice crystal clings to a December wild rose bush in the Rocky Mountains

stitching 16 photos together to give a bird's-eye view of one of the prettier places in this mountain range

By taking a set of "untracked" exposures from the exact same location later in the night

This is a 2:1 panorama shot with Nikon's 70-200mm f4 lens at 78mm