Bear Butte Northern Lights.

Bear Butte and the Barn.

Sunset at the popular abandoned barn of Western South Dakota.

Bear Butte Sunrise.

An Eastward view from the top of Friendship tower in Mt Roosevelt near Deadwood, South Dakota.

Star Trails over Bear Butte.

Bear Butte Panorama.

Moon so close, one can feel it. A day before the most awaited Supermoon.

Peace, Prayer and the Prairie.

An iconic barn in front of a majestic mountain in Sturgis, South Dakota.

The Sleeping Bear.

Bear Butte, locally called Mato Paha (bear mountain) is a reference to the fact that its profile resembles a sleeping bear. The name makes even more sense when you see the night sky where the big dipper, a part of the the Great Bear (Ursa major) constellation makes a beautiful juxtaposition.

Bear's Nest.

A 2-hour star trails over Bear Butte during one of those stormy nights when the Aurora was visible from this part of the world too.

An Abandoned Sunset.

A vibrant sunset is usually a pleasant thing to watch; not this one. The deep red color in the clouds had some ominous feel to it.

Bear Butte Milky Way.

The Blessed land among the Stars.

Love from the Sun.

A glimpse of Northern Lights caught from Bear Butte Lake, Sturgis.

Bear Butte Moon Rise

What Once Was.

Star Trails above a worn out and abandoned schoolhouse near Bear Butte. A time lapse photo shot over 2 and half hour long.

The Belvedere.

Sunrise view of Bear Butte through thick smokes captured from Mt Roosevelt.

Light Medley.

An iconic barn of Western South Dakota in a light hodgepodge. LED lamp lighting the barn from inside, city lights on the horizon, moon and the distant stars in the Milky Way.

Bison Bear Butte Double Exposure.

South Dakotan buffaloes roam wild and free around this area and is revered and respected highly by the people. It represents a will to survive and power to overcome adversity. Meanwhile, Bear Butte mountain is sacred for many indigenous tribes and a place for spiritual and religious ceremonies. So this double exposure photograph is an attempt to capture essence of a beautiful and spiritual relationship between man, animal and nature.

Black Hills Aurora

An incredible Light display in the Black Hills. One of the intense spectacle in recent years for this region.

A South Dakotan Sunset.

The sun goes down as its rays gleam through an iconic barn in Western South Dakota. The warm rays of the sun kissing the grass plains sure did seem to excite some emotions. Wish there were some clouds to fill the vacant sky.