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Transit of Mercury
November 11, 2019

Transit of Mercury, November 11, 2019 Transit of Mercury: The planet Mercury passed directly between the Earth and the Sun this morning. This multiple exposure consists of eight exposures made at 8:43, 8:59, 9:29, 9:43, 9:53, 10:03, 10:20, and 10:41 AM MST. The next transit of Mercury visible fro the United States will occur in the year 2032.

Partial Solar Eclipse
August 21, 2017

Partial Solar Eclipse, August 21, 2017 On August 21, 2017, the Moon passed between the Earth and the Sun. From Scottsdale, the Moon covered about two thirds of the Sun's disk at the maximum of the eclipse.

Transit of Mercury
May 9, 2016

Transit of Mercury, May 9, 2016 Transit of Mercury: The planet Mercury passed directly between the Earth and the Sun this morning. This image is composed of six exposures made at 6:29, 7:07, 7:37, 8:24, 9:12, and 10:51.

Sycamore Canyon
April 16, 2015

Sycamore Canyon, April 16, 2015 On April 16, 2015, I went on a hike in Sycamore Canyon, a few miles north of Cottonwood. The trail runs along Sycamore Creek. A variety of wildflowers are in bloom.

Wildflowers at San Tan Mountain Regional Park
April 9, 2015

Wildflowers at San Tan Mountain Regional Park, April 9, 2015 On April 9, 2015, I went on a couple of short hikes at San Tan Mountain Regional Park to photograph spring wildflowers. Palo Verde Trees are covered in yellow flowers. Hedgehog, Cholla, and Prickly Pear Cacti are blooming.

Forest Houses

Forest Houses Resort Forest Houses Resort is a compound of cabins situated on 20 wooded acres in upper Oak Creek Canyon. Each cabin is different. My family has been renting cabins at Forest Houses for many years.

Wildflowers at McDowell Mountain Regional Park
March 20, 2015

Wildflowers at McDowell Mountain Regional Park, March 20, 2015 On March 20, 2015, I returned to McDowell Mountain Regional Park to photograph spring wildflowers. Creosote bushes are covered in yellow flowers. Penstemon are blooming along the numerous washes. Many Hedgehog cacti have started blooming. Buckorn Cholla sport flower buds on all their arms and should bloom spectacularly in the near future.

Lost Dutchman State Park
March 15, 2015

Lost Dutchman State Park, March 15, 2015 On March 15, 2015, I went for a short hike in Lost Dutchman State Park. A popular hiking trail leads up to the base of the cliffs of the Superstition Mountains.

McDowell Mountain Regional Park
February 12, 2015

McDowell Mountain Regional Park, February 12, 2015 On February 12, 2015, I went for a short hike in McDowell Mountain Regional Park.

Cave Creek Regional Park
January 26, 2015

Cave Creek Regional Park, January 26, 2015 On January 26, 2015, I went for a short hike in Cave Creek Regional Park.

Snow on Four Peaks
January 2, 2015

Four Peaks, January 2, 2015 On New Year's Eve, a winter storm dropped snow at uncommonly low elevations. On January 2, I photographed the snow on Four Peaks and other mountains in Usery Mountain Regional Park.

Saline Valley
November 18 - 21, 2014

Saline Valley, November 18 - 21, 2014 I arrived at Palm Spring Camp in the Saline Valley with friends on Monday, November 17 at sunset. We set up camp and stayed until Friday, November 21.

Time lapse movies taken in the Saline Valley in Death Valley National Park from November 18 to November 21, 2014. The speed of the action has been increased by a factor of 240. Fifteen seconds of video shows one hour of real time

Cerro Gordo
November 17, 2014

Cerro Gordo, November 16, 2014 On Monday, November 17, I drove up to the ghost town of Cerro Gordo at the crest of the Inyo Mountains with friends. We drove to the town of Keeler on the edge of Owens Dry Lake, and turned up the dirt road leading to Cerro Gordo. When we arrived at the ghost town, Robert, the local caretaker, drove out on his quad and greeted us. He treated us to a tour of the town, opening up all the buildings and the museum, which houses a collection of artifacts from the heyday of the mining industry.

Panamint Valley
November 16, 2014

Panamint Valley, November 16, 2014 On Sunday, November 16, I toured the Panamint Valley with friends. We stopped in Trona for lunch at Esparza Family Restaurant. We visited the ghost town of Ballarat and continued up the Indian Ranch Road on the east side of the Panamint Valley. We surveyed the valley from the Father Crowley Viewpoint.

Fall Colors on the Mogollon Rim
October 23, 2014

Mogollon Rim, October 23, 2014 On October 23, 2014, I toured the Mogollon Rim near Payson, Arizona to photograph the fall colors. I followed the Rim Road and other forest roads from Woods Canyon Lake to Highway 87 north of Strawberry. The weather was sunny and warm.

Scottsdale Storm Damage
September 28, 2014

Scottsdale Storm Damage, September 28, 2014 A major storm brought heavy rainfall and gale force winds to the Valley of the Sun on Saturday, September 27. Many trees have toppled and streets and parks are flooded.

Mingus Mountain
September 25, 2014

Mingus Mountain, September 25, 2014 On September 25, I drvoe through the town of Cherry to Mingus Mountain, overlooking the Verde Valley. The town of Cottonwood was directly below and the red rocks cliffs of Sedona could be seen an the far side of the valley as thunderheads built up in the distance.

Flagstaff Weather Time Lapse
July 23 - 24, 2014

Time lapse movie of weather near Flagstaff, Arizona on July 23 and 24, 2014. The speed of the action has been increased by a factor of 120.

Total Lunar Eclipse, April 14 - 15, 2014

Total Lunar Eclipse, April 14 - 15, 2014 The full Moon slipped through the Earth's shadow during the night of April 14 - 15, 2014.

Oak Creek Canyon
March 31, 2014

Oak Creek Canyon, November 11, 2013 Forest Houses is a compound of cabins ini Oak Creek Canyon. Each cabin is different. My sister has been renting cabins at Forest Houses for many years. I joined her for a few days at Chalet, on the bank of Oak Creek.

Sonoran Desert National Monument
January 28, 2014

Sonoran Desert National Monument, January 28, 2014 The Sonoran Desert National Monument encompasses 487,000 acres southwest of Phoenix. Much of the monument is wilderness with no motorized access. Route 8001 skirts the north edge of the North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness. It can be accessed from Highway 85 at Woods Road, about 21 miles south of I-17. There is no sign for the monument at the highway. It follows a narrow valley between rugged mountains of the North Maricopa Range. Saguaros and Creosote are the predominant plants. Mesquite and Palo Verde Trees grow along numerous dry washes.

Oak Creek Canyon
November 11, 2013

Oak Creek Canyon, November 11, 2013 Forest Houses is a compound of cabins ini Oak Creek Canyon. Each cabin is different. My sister has been renting cabins at Forest Houses for many years. I joined her for a few days at Cloud House, on the bank of Oak Creek.

Flagstaff Weather Time Lapse
September 6 - 11, 2013

Time lapse movie of weather near Flagstaff, Arizona from September 6 to 11, 2013. The speed of the action has been increased by a factor of 120.

Pioneer Valley Lightning
July 20, 2013

Pioneer Valley Lightning, July 20, 2013 Thunderstorms moved through the Flagstaff area on Saturday, July 20. I set up a camera to shoot a time lapse movie of the lightning.

Flagstaff Monsoon Weather Time Lapse
July 15 - 20, 2013

Time lapse movie of monsoon weather near Flagstaff, Arizona from July 15 to 17, 2013. The speed of the action has been increased by a factor of 120.

Time lapse movie of monsoon weather near Flagstaff, Arizona from July 18 to 20, 2013. The speed of the action has been increased by a factor of 120. The speed of the action of the lightning storm at the end of the video has been increased by a factor of 20.

Red Rock Crossing
May 30, 2013

Red Rock Crossing, May 30, 2013 Red Rock Crossing is located on Oak Creek near Sedona. It features good views of Cathedral Rock, which is a popular subject for photographers and painters. It is also popular with new agers who meditate at the Cathedral Rock Vortex and build numerous rock cairns.

Hassayampa River Preserve
March 14, 2013

Hassayampa River Preserve, March 14, 2013 The Nature Conservancy maintains a desert river habitat at the Hassayampa River Preserve near Wickenberg, Arizona.

Comet PanSTARRS
March 13, 2013

Comet PanSTARRS, March 13, 2013 Comet PanSTARRS can be seen shortly after sunset for the next few days. It appears just a few minutes before it sets. Use binoculars to see it.


Lightning
Updated August 2012

Monsoon Weather Over Pioneer Valley, July, 2012 The Lightning Display has been updated with photos and time lapse movies of the 2012 monsoon.

Monsoon Weather Over the Valley of the Sun
July 28 - 29, 2012

Time lapse movies of rainfall and turbulence on the underside of a cumulonimbus cloud over Scottsdale on July 28 and the approach of a cumulonimbus cell toward Phoenix on July 29, 2012. The speed of the action has been increased by a factor of 150

Monsoon Weather Over Pioneer Valley
July 2012

Monsoon Weather Over Pioneer Valley, July, 2012 I spent several days in Pioneer Valley, northeast of Flagstaff, Arizona photographing the summer thunderstorms associated with the monsoon weather. Warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico moved into the area on Thursday, July 19.

Monsoon Weather Over Flagstaff Time Lapse Movie, July 19 - 24, 2012

I spent several days in Pioneer Valley, northeast of Flagstaff, Arizona photographing the summer thunderstorms associated with the monsoon weather. Warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico moved into the area on Thursday, July 19. I shot exposures at five second intervals to assemble a time lapse movie. At night the exposures were four seconds long to capture the flashes of lightning.

Pioneer Valley Lightning Time Lapse Movie, July 21 - 24, 2012

I reprocessed the lightning sequences from my Monsoon Weather Over Flagstaff video to improve the visibility of the lightning.

Transit of Venus
June 5, 2012

Transit of Venus, June 5, 2012 On June 5, 2012, the planet Venus passed between the Earth and the Sun. This will not happen again until the year 2117.

Annular Solar Eclipse
May 20, 2012

Annular Solar Eclipse, May 20, 2012 On May 20, 2102, the Moon passed between the Earth and the Sun. The Moon was near Apogee, the high point in its orbit, so it did not cover the entire face of the Sun, resulting in an annular eclipse.

Boyce Thompson Arboretum
April 23, 2012

Boyce Thompson Arboretum, April 23, 2012 I recently toured the Boyce Thompson Arboretum near Superior, Arizona on sunny spring day. Many types of Agave were sending up flower spikes. Flower buds are appearing on the Saguaros, but only a few have bloomed.

Saguaro Lake Cruise, April 19, 2012

Saguaro Lake Cruise, April 19, 2012 I recently went for a 90 minute cruise on Saguaro Lake aboard the Desert Belle. Saguaro Lake is located east of Phoenix on the Salt River, downriver of Canyon Lake and Apache Lake. The landscape is dominated by Four Peaks and the Goldfield Mountains. It is reached by way of the Bush Highway.

Red Rock State Park, February 9, 2012

Red Rock State Park, February 9, 2012 Oak Creek meanders through Red Rock State Park near Sedona. The creek is lined with Sycamore and Cottonwood Trees. Several hiking trails provide access to the hills that surround the park.

Canyon Lake Cruise, December 31, 2011

Canyon Lake Cruise, December 31, 2011 I recently went for a 90 minute cruise on Canyon Lake aboard the stern-wheeler Dolly. Canyon Lake is located east of Phoenix on the Salt River, between Saguaro Lake and Apache Lake. The landscape is dominated by eroded volcanic tuff from a giagantic caldera eruption that occurred about twenty-nine million years ago.

Touring Arizona, Summer 2011

Touring Arizona, Summer 2011 I have been touring back roads around Flagstaff and the Mogollon Rim seeking landscapes to photograph.

Arizona Gigapan Update
September 25, 2011

Arizona Gigapan Update, September 25, 2011 My latest Arizona Gigapans feature Sunset Crater, the San Francicsco Peaks, White Horse Hils, the Verde Valley, Eldon Hills, and Willow Spring Lake.

Flagstaff Weather Time Lapse Movie
September 15 - 21, 2011

A low pressure zone hovering over southern Utah directed unstable air into northern Arizona from the west, opposite the usual monsoon flow. Cumulus clouds form over the San Francisco peaks, building to the stratosphere, becoming cumulonimbus clouds that drop heavy rain, and spout downbursts. as they drift across the landscape. The speed of the action in this time lapse movie has been increased by a factor of 120.

Phoenix Thunderstorm Time Lapse Movie
September 10, 2011

Cumulonimbus clouds drift across the east valley bringing rain, lightning, and thunder. The speed of the action in this time lapse movie has been increased by a factor of 120 during the day and 150 after sunsset.

Phoenix Thunderstorm, September 10, 2011 This image was assembled from 22 exposures taken between 7:42 PM and 7:54 PM.

Flagstaff Monsoon Season Time Lapse Movie
August 24 - 31, 2011

Warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico brings turbulent air, cumulus clouds and localized showers to the Flagstaff area. Towering Cumulonimbus clouds rise seven miles to the bottom of the Stratosphere and then spread across the sky. The San Francisco Peaks can be seen to produce their own orographic cloudes. This movie was shot from August 24 to August 27. The speed of the action in this time lapse movie has been increased by a factor of 120.

This movie was shot from August 28 to August 31.

Arizona Gigapan Update
September 3, 2011

Arizona Gigapan Update, September 3, 2011 My latest Arizona Gigapans were taken in the Coconino and Kaibab National Forests near San Francicsco Peaks.

California Panoramas slideshow video

Here's a pan and scan tour of panoramas that I made of California landmarks.

Phoenix Haboob Time Lapse Movie
August 18, 2011

Time lapse movie of another Haboob blowing through Phoenix, Arizona on August 18, 2011. This time lapse movie speeds up the action by a factor of 120.

Arizona Panoramas slideshow video

View my panoramic Arizona landscape photography. These panoramas are stitched together from multiple images to produce very wide angle, high resolution images. Many of these panoramas were taken with the assistance of a Gigapan robotic camera mount. Some of them were assembled from over 500 pictures and could be printed over four feet tall. Part 1 shows panoramas taken from December 2008 to August 2010.

View my panoramic Arizona landscape photography. Part 2 shows panoramas taken from August 2010 to July 2011.

Phoenix Monsoon Season Time Lapse Movie
July 31, 2011

Time lapse movie of monsoon weather over Phoenix, Arizona on July 31, 2011. A large thundercell approaches Phoenix from the southeast. A Haboob blows across the lower frame from left to right. After sunset, lightning flashes illuminate the clouds. Air traffic at Sky Harbor Airport reroutes to avoid the dust and storm clouds. This time lapse movie speeds up the action by a factor of 120.

Arizona Gigapan Update
July 29, 2011

Arizona Gigapan Update, July 29, 2011 My latest Arizona Gigapans were taken of ancient stone dwellings at Wupatki National Monument.

Flagstaff Monsoon Season Time Lapse Movie
July 21 - 27, 2011

Warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico brings turbulent air, cumulus clouds and localized showers to the Flagstaff area. The San Francisco Peaks can be seen to produce their own orographic cloudes. The speed of the action in this time lapse movie has been increased by a factor of 120.

Phoenix Monsoon Season Time Lapse Movie
July 18, 2011

Time lapse movie of monsoon weather over Phoenix, Arizona on July 18, 2011. The turbulent skies produced a haboob that swept across Phoenix and fumigated the neighborhood with dust. This time lapse movie speeds up the action by a factor of 120.

Phoenix Monsoon Season Time Lapse Movie
July 4 - 9, 2011

Moist air from the gulf of Mexico is bringing cloudy skies and thunderstorms to Arizona. This time lapse movie speeds up the action by a factor of 60.

Scottsdale Haboob Time Lapse Movie
July 5, 2011

Here's a short time lapse movie of the Haboob that blew across the valley on July 5, 2011.

Little Painted Desert and Homol'ovi State Park
June 13, 2011

Little Painted Desert and Homol'ovi Ruins, June 13, 2011 On June 13, 2011, I visited Winslow, Arizona. I continued out Highway 87 and visited Little Painted Desert County Park and Homol'ovi State Park ancestral Hopi villages.

Boyce Thompson Arboretum
May 20, 2011

Boyce Thompson Arboretum, May 20, 2011 I recently toured the Boyce Thompson Arboretum near Superior, Arizona on sunny spring day. Many types of Agave were sending up flower spikes that will bloom in the near future. Flower buds are appearing on the Saguaros, but only a few have bloomed.

Salt River
February 18, 2011

Salt River, February 18, 2011 The Salt River flows down from Roosevelt Lake through a series of reservoirs to and through the city of Phoenix.

Watson Lake
January 24, 2011

Watson Lake, January 24, 2011 Watson Lake is a man-made reservoir nestled among granitic bouolders near Prescott, Arizona. It is a popular recreational destination, offering fishing, bird-watching, boulder climbing, hiking, and boating. Kayaks and canoes can be rented. I visited Watson Lake on January 24.

Four Peaks Road Trip
January 13, 2011

Four Peaks, January 13, 2011 In late December, a winter storm dropped a load of snow on Arizona. Snow still remained on the north slopes of Four Peaks two weeks later. On January 13, I drove up the Soldier Camp Trail through Brushy Basin up to the Pigeon Spring Road on the top of the ridge and then descended down the el Oso Road into the Tonto Basin above Roosevelt Lake.

Fall Colors on the Mogollon Rim
October 21 and November 4, 2010

Mogollon Rim, October 21, 2010 On October 21, I toured the Mogollon Rim near Payson, Arizona to photograph the fall colors. I followed the Rim Road and other forest roads from Woods Canyon Lake to Highway 87 north of Strawberry. The weather was overcast and it rained intermittently. I returned to the Coconino Forest above the Mogollon Rim on Thursday, November 4 to photograph more fall color.

Arizona Storm Damage
October 21 and November 4, 2010

Mogollon Rim, October 21, 2010 As I was exploring forest roads above the Mogollon Rim on Thursday, October 21, I found an area where many of the trees had been broken off or knocked over. I returned to the Coconino Forest above the Mogollon Rim on Thursday, November 4 to photograph more of the tornado damage.

If a tornado rips down hundreds of trees in the forest, but there is nobody there to hear it, does it make a sound?

Grand Canyon, Vermilion Cliffs, and Marble Canyon
September 24 - 25, 2010

Grand Canyon, Vermilion Cliffs, and Marble Canyon, September 24 - 25, 2010 I visited the south rim of the Grand Canyon on September 24. The next day I visited the north rim of the Grand Canyon. On my way back to Flagstaff, I drove along the Vermilion Cliffs and crossed Marble Canyon on the Navajo Bridge.

Tonto Natural Bridge
September 16, 2010

Tonto Natural Bridge, September 16, 2010 Tonto Natural Bridge is the largest travertine bridge in the United States. It is located north of Payson off Highway 87.

Meteor Crater, Walnut Canyon, and Grand Falls
August 26 - 31, 2010

Meteor Crater, Walnut Canyon National Monument, and Grand Falls on the Little Colorado River, August 26 - 31, 2010 I recently visited Flagstaff and did some sight-seeing. I shot panoramas at Meteor Crater, Walnut Canyon National Monument and Grand Falls on the Little Colorado River. I shot a time lapse movie showing two days of monsoon weather.

Mogollon Rim, Arizona
August 8, 2010

Mogollon Rim, Arizona, August 8, 2010 On Sunday August 8, I took a day trip up to Payson and the Mogollon Rim, where I visited Willow Springs Lake. I shot panoramas and a time lapse movie of the lake.

Coconino County, Arizona, June 2010

San Francisco Peaks and Shultz Fire, June 25, 2010 In late June I visited Flagstaff. The Schultz Fire had started several days earlier and burned much of the east side of San Francisco Peaks. I explored the forest roads leading south to overlooks of the West Fork of Oak Creek Canyon and the Red Rock Secret Wilderness.

Salt River
April 29, 2010

Salt River The Salt River flows down from Roosevelt Lake through a series of reservoirs to and through the city of Phoenix. It is running very high this spring.

California Desert Wildflowers
April 11, 2010

California Desert Wildflowers, April 11, 2010 Ocotillo, Creosote, and Brittlebush are in bloom near Desert Center, California

Art Prints You can buy framed prints and greeting cards of this photo.

Springtime in the Saline Valley
April 6 - 10, 2010

I spent five days camping in the Saline Valley in April 2010. Lows were in the 40s, the highs were in the eighties. The sky was mostly cloudless. The wind was fairly calm until the last two nights.

Saline Valley April 2010 Page 1 Page 1: Driving into the valley

Art Prints You can buy framed prints and greeting cards of this photo.

Saline Valley April 2010 Page 2 Page 2: Campout

Four Peaks
January 25, 2010

Four Peaks After a recent winter storm, I drove east out of Scottsdale to Four Peaks in the Tonto National Forest.

Photography Prints You can buy framed prints and greeting cards of this photograph.

Boyce Thompson Arboretum
January 17, 2010

Boyce Thompson Arboretum I recently toured the Boyce Thompson Arboretum near Superior, Arizona on an overcast day. A Coati Mundi was munching berries in a tree along the trail.

Apache Trail, December 26, 2008

Apache Trail, December 26, 2008 After a week of winter storms, I drove out the Apache Trail to Tortilla Flat.

Mojave - Kennedy Meadows Gigapan tour, December 6, 2008

>Mojave - Kennedy Meadows Gigapan tour, December 6, 2008 On Saturday, December 6, I started at the Mojave Airport. I drove north on the Antelope Valley Freeway to Nine Mile Canyon, which I followed to Kennedy Meadows. Above Kennedy Meadows, just past Fish Ctreek Meadow at an elevation of 7,800 feet, the road was icy, so I returned the same way.

Kennedy Meadows is reached by way of nine Mile Canyon

Conjunction of Venus, Jupiter and the Moon, December 1, 2008

Conjunction of Venus, Jupiter and the Moon, December 1, 2008 The crescent Moon joined Venus and Jupiter in conjunction on December 1. Venus is in the middle and brighter than Jupiter. The Moon is about 240,000 miles away. Venus is a bit over 100,000,000 miles away. It is setting later each evening and will reach maximum elongation on January 15. Jupiter is almost 600,000,0000 miles away. It is setting earlier each evening and will be in conjunction with the Sun on January 24.

Conjunction of Venus, Jupiter and the Moon, December 1, 2008 The crescent Moon moves away from Venus and Jupiter between 6:34 PM and 7:20 PM PST. I animated six frames taken between sunset and moonset.

Lone Pine to Death Valley, October 5 - 7, 2008

Lone Pine to Death Valley, October 5 - 7, 2008 On Sunday, October 5, I shot a series of panoramas with my Gigapan robotic camera mount in the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, and up at Horshoe Meadow in the Sierra Nevada. On Monday, I drove across Lee Flat, over Hunter Mountain, through Ulida Flat and Hidden Valley, via Teakettle Junction to Racetrack Playa. Then I cruised through Racetrack Valley, past Dry Mountain to Ubehebe Crater.

Antelope Valley Wildflowers, April 26, 2008

Antelope Valley Wildflowers, April 26, 2008 Although it was late in the season there was a spectacular Poppy bloom in the Antelope Valley on April 26, 2008.

Slideshow of wildflower photos.

Spring Time in Saline Valley, March 9 - 14, 2008

Spring Time in Death Valley National Park I spent five days in the Saline Valley photographing scenery and jets in the wild. Two days after I returned home, the winds were gusting to 48 miles per hour where I was camping.

Panamint Valley and Saline Valley Slideshow: Slideshow of scenery in Panamint Valley and Saline Valley in March 2008.

Panorama Update

Panorama Update I used some new methods to build panoramas from old slides that required a lot of perspective correction. I also straightened out some of the more recent panoramas.

Extemely Strange Vortex Cloud

Vortex Cloud On a typically windy day in the Saline Valley I spotted a most unusual cloud.

Inyo County Tour, October 8 - 9, 2007

Inyo County Tour, Monday, October 8 On Monday, October 8, we toured the Alabama Hills and then drove up to Papoose Flat in the Inyo Mountains.

Inyo County Tour, Tuesday, October 9 On Tuesday, October 9, we drove over Cerro Gordo Pass in the Inyo Mountains, then cruised through Lee Flat on our way to Hunter Mountain.

Aurigid Meteor Shower, September 1, 2007

Perseid and Aurigid Meteor Showers, August - September 2007 I photographed the 2007 Aurigid meteor shower from my back yard.

Lightning in the Santa Ynez Valley, August 30, 2007

Lightning in the Santa Ynez Valley, August 30, 2007 Several thundercells blew across western Santa Barbara County early in the morning on Thursday, August 30.

Total Lunar Eclipse, August 28, 2007

Total Lunar Eclipse, August 28, 2007 The eclipsed Moon was visible over Goleta early on the morning of August 28, 2007.

Zaca Fire, August 2007

Zaca Fire I have assembled a collection of my still photos and time-lapse videos of the Zaca Fire.

Perseid Meteor Shower, August 13, 2007

Perseid Meteor Shower This composite image shows three Perseid meteors in the sky over Goleta on the morning of Monday, August 13. I set up my camera to take a 10-second long exposure every eleven seconds. That way the shutter was open more than 90% of the time. The lens was wide open at f3.5 and the ISO was set to 1600. The camera fired off 796 exposures between 1:27 and 3:55 AM. The meteor's tracks point back toward the shower's radiant in the constellation Perseus. These meteors were captured in exposures made at 1:31, 1:42, and 3:19 AM.

Fall 2006 High Desert Tour

Fall 2006 High Desert Tour Over Veteran's Day weekend I toured Owens Valley, the Inyo Mountains, Panamint Valley, and Trona Pinnacles. I shot several panoramic photos along the way.

Transit of Mercury, November 8, 2006

Transit of Mercury The planet Mercury passed directly between the Earth and the Sun on Wednesday, November 8. First contact occurred at 11:12 AM PST. Final contact occurred at 4:10 PM PST.

Hummingbirds, Updated February 24, 2006

Hummingbird It's the time of year when the Anna's Hummingbirds return to Goleta. An assertive male is establishing his territory in the back yard.

Saline Valley, November 2005

Saline Valley, November 2005 The Saline Valley is a remote and beautiful part of Death Valley National Park. The primitive roads and utter lack of services make it one of the least visited parts of the park.

Perseid Meteor Shower, August 12, 2005

Perseid Meteor Shower Early in the morning on Friday August 12, I drove to the top of the Santa Ynez Mountains to observe the Perseid Meteor Shower. I observed for 100 minutes. In that time, I counted 51 Perseid meteors and two erratic meteors (not associated with the Perseid Shower). I shot 94 thirty-second time exposures with a Nikon D70 set to an effective film speed of 1600 ASA. I used an 18mm f3.5 lens. On those 94 exposures I found four meteor streaks.

Figueroa Mountain Wildflowers, April 17, 2005

Lupines and California Poppies Figueroa Mountain in Santa Barbara County is home to a wide variety of wildflowers.

Death Valley Wildflower Trip, April 1 - 3, 2005

Death Valley Wildflower Trip, April 1 - 3, 2005 Here's a display of wildflower pictures from a trip to Death Valley during the first weekend in April. Stops along the way include the Antelope Valley, Inyo Mountains, Alabama Hills, Augereberry Point, Wildrose Canyon, and the Padre Crowley Overlook above the Panamint Valley.

Antelope Valley Wildflowers, March 15, 23, and 29, 2005

Antelope Valley Wildflowers The California Poppies are starting to come up in profusion in the Antelope Valley. More pictures, taken on Tuesday March 29, have been added to the 2005 Wildflower display.

Camino Cielo, the Road in the Sky, October 21, 2004

Camino Cielo, the Road in the Sky

On Thursday, October 21, I shot a series of panoramas along the length of East Camino Cielo on the crest of the Santa Ynez Mountains above Goleta and Santa Barbara. Camino Cielo features many sweeping vistas of the Santa Barbara Channel and the San Rafael Wilderness.

Panamint Valley tour, October 5, 2004

Panamint Valley tour On Tuesday, October 5, 2004, my sister and I drove our Toyota 4Runners to the ghost town of Ballarat in the Panamint Valley with the intent of 4-wheeling up Pleasant Canyon to Rogers Pass.

Perseid Meteors

Perseid Meteor I drove up to the crest of the Santa Ynez Mountains above Santa Barbara at 3:00 in the morning on Thursday, August 12, 2004 to photograph the Perseid meteor shower.

The Moon

Total Lunar Eclipse October 27, 2004 Here is a collection of Moon photos and animations, including the total lunar eclipse that occurred on OIctober 27, 2004.

Lightning

Lightning I drag the tripod out into the rain whenever I see the flash of lightning.

Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

Rim panorama at sunset

Tour of Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah in early September 2003.


Antelope Valley Wildflowers, April 2003

Antelope Valley Wildflowers

I traveled to the Antelope Valley twice in April 2003 to photograph the wildflower bloom.


Swansea-Cerro Gordo Jeep Trail

Swansea-Cerro Gordo Road

On the longest day of 2002, I drove up the Swansea-Cerro Gordo Road to the Burgess Mine at the crest of the Inyo Mountains just before sunset. I continued across the crest of the Inyo Mountains to Cerro Gordo, arriving as the full moon rose.


Antarctic Voyage

Antarctic Voyage on the MV HanseaticVoyage to Antarctica on the MV Hanseatic in January 2001. 

See my videos of the voyage on my Antarctic Cruise, January 2001 playlist at YouTube.

Penguin pictures from the antarctic voyage of the MV Hanseatic Penguins seen on the antarctic voyage of the MV Hanseatic.

Antarctic Seal pictures from the antarctic voyage of the MV Hanseatic Seals seen on the antarctic voyage of the MV Hanseatic.

Seabird pictures from the antarctic voyage of the MV Hanseatic Seabirds seen on the antarctic voyage of the MV Hanseatic.

Land bird pictures from the antarctic voyage of the MV Hanseatic Land birds seen on the antarctic voyage of the MV Hanseatic.







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Union Pacific Steam Locomotive 844 in Arizona: 2020 Calendar

Union Pacific Steam Locomotive 844 in Arizona:
2020 Calendar

Lightning: 2020 Calendar

Lightning:
2020 Calendar

Phases of the Moon: 2020 Calendar

Phases of the Moon:
2020 Calendar

Mojave Desert: 2020 Calendar

Mojave Desert:
2020 Calendar

I have many more natural history and special subject
2020 calendars.

Deluxe Calendars

Deluxe calendars are printed on 13-1/2" x 19' paper. The photos are 9-1/2" x 13-1/2". They sell for $23.95.

Wide Open Spaces of Arizona: 2020 Calendar

Wide Open Spaces of Arizona:
2020 Calendar

Wide Open Spaces of Northern Arizona: 2020 Calendar

Wide Open Spaces of Northern Arizona:
2020 Calendar

You can see all of my calendars and books at my Lulu.com Lockett Books storefront.







Books about Antarctica and antarctic exploration for sale at

Mawson's Will : The Greatest Polar Survival Story Ever Written (Paperback). by Lennard Bickel

Endurance : Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing Endurance : Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing

The Endurance : Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition by Caroline Alexander The Endurance : Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition by Caroline Alexander

South : A Memoir of the Endurance Voyage by Ernest Henry Shackleton, Sir Ernest Shackleton South : A Memoir of the Endurance Voyage by Ernest Henry Shackleton, Sir Ernest Shackleton

South With Endurance : Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition 1914-1917 South With Endurance : Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition 1914-1917

The South Pole by Roald E. Amundsen The South Pole by Roald E. Amundsen

The Coldest March: Scott`s Fatal Antarctic Expedition by Susan Solomon The Coldest March: Scott`s Fatal Antarctic Expedition by Susan Solomon

The Last Place on Earth (Modern Library Exploration) by Roland Huntford The Last Place on Earth (Modern Library Exploration) by Roland Huntford

Videotapes about Antarctica and antarctic exploration for sale at

South: Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance Expedition - VHS South: Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance Expedition (1919)

Shackleton's Boat Journey - The Story of the James Caird - VHS Shackleton's Boat Journey - The Story of the James Caird (1999)

Shackleton: Escape from Antarctica - VHS Shackleton: Escape from Antarctica (1999)

The Last Place on Earth - VHS The Last Place on Earth (1994)

Great Adventurers: Ernest Shackleton - To the End of the Earth - VHS Great Adventurers: Ernest Shackleton - To the End of the Earth (1999)

DVD about Antarctica and antarctic exploration for sale at

South: Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance Expedition - DVD South: Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance Expedition (1919)


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