While I was on Midway Atoll I was informed by members of the US Fish and Wildlife that there were an estimated one million albatrosses on the atoll. Yet out of the rabble of birds, one particular individual stood out to me. Continue reading
Camera
Capturing a Galaxy
After months of trial and error I finally captured the cleanest shot of the milky way I’ve ever gotten. Continue reading
The Flip Side
Every now and again it’s a little fun to get caught in a sort of alternate dimension. A place where you senses are momentarily confused and you get to re-explore the world from a new perspective. Continue reading
Star Wars
So for quite some time now I’ve been trying my hand at a bit of astrophotography. Continue reading
Mauna Kea (at night), Big Island, Hawaii
I had long been inspired by the starry sky prints of photographers like Lars Leber and David Slater and had been keen on capturing my own. While on a trip to the Big Island of Hawaii, I could not turn down the opportunity of driving to the summit of the world’s tallest volcano. The summit of Mauna Kea is one of the world’s best sites for astronomical photography and observation. The sky at the summit is super clear for a number of factors including: dry air, low to no cloud cover (because it’s above the inversion layer), no light or atmospheric pollution. Continue reading