Nightscape

Landscape AstroPhotography from the beautiful Black Hills, South Dakota and around.

Feeble
The shimmering night sky above an old, worn out abandoned schoolhouse near Bear Butte.
Shooting for the Stars.
The Eerie Splendor of Devils Tower - A 30-minute time lapse image of the night sky over Devils tower taken with a 200mm. At such a narrow field of view, stars move much faster across the frame and even a short imaging session like this can produce a decent star trails.
In Perpetuum.
An old barren tree among sea of stars, made for an amazing night of stargazing. This is a 4 hour+ time lapse image that started with about an hour and half of setting crescent moon. I left the camera to shoot continuously and sat down looking up, made meaningful conversations with my significant other, and just admired the night sky until the morning light gleamed in.
The Wall.
The heart of the badlands landscape.
Stockade Blues.
A Pensive Parable.
As I stood here in this cold yet sweet spot in Spearfish Canyon under pre-dawn light, I couldn't help but get a little sense of melancholy, may be our current situation had something to do with it. Hope you can get the gist of what I felt and experience the moment vicariously through this image.
Sheridan Stars.
A Peaceful moment at Sheridan Lake.
Under the same moon.
Caught in the moonlight, beneath the starry night. Momentarily trapped in this startling sight.
Ascension.
A winsome view of the peculiar granite spires overlooking the city of Custer in the distant where the silvery stream in the sky shines bright above the hazy night lights.
Lone in the Hills.
Lost my heart in the black hills, The black hills of Dakota. Where the pines are so high, That they kiss the sky above.
Endless.
Closer look of the photogenic core region with endless sea of stars. Foreground peaks illuminated with an artificial light source.
Badlands Bowl.
Enjoyed shooting this panoramic view of our galaxy overlooking a beautiful mini canyon in the Badlands. Additional lights were used to illuminate the landscape.
Into the Milky Way.
Panoramic view of our night sky facing East above the snow covered Badlands.
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.
Timeless Pursuit.
Stalking of a cosmic level - Orion eternally in chase of the seven sisters, the Pleiades. A winter wonderland.
The Last Kiss.
A Perseid meteor kisses the milky way goodbye, quite a romantic and spectacular night at the Badlands during the Perseid meteor shower 2018.
Weathered.
A classic Wisconsin red barn aging gracefully coupled with the best known asterism in the northern sky.
Home.
Ripples of airglow above the rugged badlands landscape.
Eye of the Needle.
A gem of a sight at the heart of the Black Hills. The Needles Eye is an astounding nature's work of art and looks gorgeous against a spectacular night sky.
Badlands Beatitude.
A graceful badlands landscape and the heavens above. Mars on the left, Jupiter on the right and the stellar Milky Way in between. If you look closely you'd also see Saturn near the middle somewhere.
Enchanting Badlands.
Milky Way Arc and the colorful display of airglow above a picturesque rugged badlands landscape revealing many layers of valleys and formations and the vast plains on the horizon.
Rainbow in the Dark.
Moonlit North-South panoramic nightscape at Deerfield Lake.
Stellar Rochford.
Milky Way over calm and peaceful Rochford, South Dakota imaged at early astronomical twilight.
The Delicate Arch and the Milky Way.
The iconic Delicate arch in Arches National Park, Utah.
Cathedral Spires and the Milky Way.
The incredible needles and the stars above it captured from the highest point in South Dakota.
Rustic Symphony.
An Abandoned Car under a beautiful Star Light.
The Great Orion Nebula and the Running Man.
No praise is too high for the Great Orion Nebula, one of the grandest beauties of the winter night sky.
December Lights.
Crown Jewel of Black Hills under sparkling winter stars. Christmas just round the corner.
An Evening with the Presidents.
Starry evening at Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Faces of the presidents lit by a projected beam of lights from different direction.
"Luny Tunes."
An Abandoned barn, Moon and the Milky Way in an eerie harmony.
Owanka Elevator.
A skeleton of a grain elevator, once a thriving business in a small town of Owanka, South Dakota, still holds its ground.
Dignity – Of Earth and Sky.
A beautiful combination of art and history overlooking the Missouri River near Chamberlain, South Dakota. The dignity statue depicts a Native American woman in Plains-style clothing laying a peaceful presence. She sports a star quilt on her back so I thought taking a photo with star trails behind her would be so fitting.
The radiant glow of Badlands Night Sky.
This was how I celebrated my birthday, under a billion star hotel. Off to peace and solace, and closer with our stars. What better way to celebrate the day that you came into this earth!!
The Great American Eclipse in one single frame.
The full sun, the crescent sun, the diamond ring, the totality and back to normality. Pictures can never justify this wonderful event as compared to being there and seeing with your own eyes. The 2 and half minutes of totality went like a flash and I'd cherish it for my lifetime.
Starry Sylvan Lake.
Starry backdrop of a castle.
Milky Way over The Castles, Slim Butte Area, South Dakota.
Stars in the Castle.
Milky Way over Castle National Landmark, South Dakota.
The Irresistible Beauty of Badlands National Park.
The magic spell of Moonlit Badlands Nightscape. Half the park is after dark.
Stars and Stripes.
Dazzling Galactic Core atop an iconic national rock.
Dreams of Mars.
The setting Moon lights the Badlands landscape while the Milky Way rises on the backdrop.

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