At 41.75204° N, 3.68044° W, on August 12th 2026, was our target location to photograph the center of the solar eclipse’s path and for the best view of totality in Spain!This was only the 2nd total solar eclipse in Spain since 1905. 

We setup hours before the eclipse in the late afternoon, in our spot in front of Bodegas de Nabal Winery - along with 80 other photographers from around the world attending the Total Solar Eclipse Photo Summit, hosted by Capture the Atlas!

Nearing 8:30pm the atmosphere changed and birds flew to their nests to roost for the night, while dogs barked in the background.

The landscape suddenly filled with soft light in shades of blueish lavender and peach.

The colors and an undulating yellow ring, was unreal to see with the naked eye!  The appearance of a sleepy landscape formed below and long shadows appeared on the ground. It was such a unique eclipse at sunset, so very low on the horizon at 8 degrees as it hung before you in the sky like a dazzling ornament and we watched it gradually sink, still eclipsed - below the horizon! 

A gem in the night sky - The Partial lunar eclipse and turquoise umbral fringe! Lucky to have seen the total solar eclipse in Spain and rarer that a solar and lunar eclipse happened so close together!I had all but given up on seeing the eclipse due to cloud cover, yet after 10:30pm I checked outside and was delighted to see the eclipse in progress. Setting up my tripod quickly and was over joyed to get such a good view!

As we gaze upwards the Milky Way glows over the nighttime desert. The camera brings out all the depth of space, colors and stars - yet the human touch is infused with art and meaning. On this night I was looking out at space and feeling humanity’s connection to the universe and beyond!

The sky reminded me of what our ancestors saw, and I worked with the universe’s space-time flow to capture this image.

We all have a connection to the stars, like our ancestors - INFINITE STARS, we are ALL apart of the universe.

Inside this image with Milky Way Core you can see the Dark Horse Nebula, while it flows out in a stream connecting to Rho Ophiuchi.

Death Valley National Park, California - International Dark Sky Park

The Galactic band appeared low and horizontal to the horizon in late April!A view of the Spring horizontal Milky Way! This Milky Way view was facing the Northern sky. I was mesmerized by the textured hills and wanted to show the contrasts. So many patterns and lots of movement in the landscape. Undulating mud hills are formed by floods and erosion. The beautiful colors of the hills are formed by oxidation and mineralization. Composite Image, Death Valley National Park

Reaching to deepspace, the Milky Way was vertically centered in the sky! It was exhilarating to see and photography on a very hot and humid night.

The sky acted like a natural fog filter due to so much humidity and water vapor in the air - which amplified the stars’ colors and light.

Photographed: Astroflats, Memphis Astronomical Society’s Dark Sky Site, Tennesee

Despite a wind storm in the salt flats and a few cloudy nights - was moved by the beauty and the expansive cosmos!Leaving an intense windstorm at Bad Water Basin, we moved to Artist Palette and had conditions that were just right. I photographed this spectacular moment of the MilkyWay Core rising over the warm colored, saturated rocky landscape.

Death Valley, National Park California

I spent time observing the night sky and doing astrophotography on this particular radiant night!

It was hot and humid, yet what a gorgeous night to watch the stars unfold above, as the Milky Way moved across the sky.

An Eastern whip-poor-will bird sang at blue hour, and then as the skies turned to astronomical night the meadow came alive with a summer soundtrack of cicadas, crickets, and frogs.

Observations included seeing the Lagoon Nebula and Ptolemy Cluster, M7

Sky Magic - A unique and stunning sight of the Aurora Borealis in Tennessee! After several attempts to see the Auroras in the Lake Superior region, was amazed and grateful to view the lights in vivid shades of red to pink here in Tennessee. We jumped in the car and headed 45 minutes away to a dark sky site - hosted by the Memphis Astronomical Society, a Bortle 3 rating. As we arrived, cool and dropping temps greeted us in the quiet field with sparkling stars and nebulae above. The peaceful field reverbrated with howling coyotes once our Aurora Borealis light show began. I think the coyotes were as excited as us, to see the lights dance across the sky! West Tennessee

After a week of snow and ice storms, I ventured into Shelby Farms Park Conservancy after the last storm.

I wanted to capture the Wolf Moon above the winter meadow! Luckily the moon shone bright above this tree's silhouette striking a stunning composition.

The clarity of the moon in January, due to low humidity, was brilliant - creating a moon with this beautiful color, a shimmering yellow.

Composite Image, Shelby Farms Park Conservancy

Shined and radiated light on a cold and crystal clear night in January.  The illuminated moon cast a slight golden glow and looked as if hung in sky on a movie set.  This January moon, was the  brightest full moon I had ever seen, thanks to low humidity and cold crisp air.

Named for howling wolves, whose howl traveled farther on winter nights.  The wolf moon happens when nature is at rest, and busy storing up energy in seeds that will burst forth with new growht in the Spring!

Whispers of spring begin in the forest, buds form and trees take on a downy glow. I took a deep breath and absorbed the earthy Spring air and listened to the geese honking in pairs flying to nest for the night. 

The moon rose above as Spring had just emerged in the forest and shimmered softly on the lake below.  This moment was during the waxing crescent moon right before March’s full moon.

I had hoped and visualized this moment for several months. Working on photographing the full moon every month for a year - it was truly spectacular to see! At the beginning of our adventure in Dublin, Ireland we had days of rain, and then snow and sleet at the end of our trip ahead of storm Bert -  yet thankful for this surreal moment during the middle of the trip to watch this full moon slowly and steadily rise over magical Kinsale Harbor. On the road to Kinsale, I had planned to jump out of the car and setup at the last minute just in case the cloud cover lifted.As we parked at our lodging spot, it was cloudy upon arrival, so we ventured to our room and there over my shoulder the full moon had begun its ascent over the village hills!  I turned around to look out at the view of the harbor and was stunned to see an epic and unobstructed view! After weeks of research and planning, this was a full moonrise I will always treasure and nature’s best surprise!

A spectrum of light radiating rainbow like color on the Mississippi River below, while the early riser planet Venus shines above!

The contrast at blue hour was incredible with the vibrant lighting design!

In the far distance is a barge! These shots were taken on September 19th, 2026 at Beale Street Landing during an event I participated in with the Memphis Astronomical Society.

Mississippi River, Memphis TN

Just at the beginning of the third contact phase with near complete darkness of space and stars in the background.  My lasting moment was looking at the eclipse during totality, nature still and feeling my place in the universe.

Misty-eyed and thinking of the connection through all of space-time.  Looking up at the surreal portal made time stand still.  Humbled and felt we are all of the “pale blue dot”, as Carl Sagan exclaimed.

Waiting in a field in Arkansas the sky began to take on a dusk like feel.  A group of people hushed and waited for totality. I looked through my lens with a solar filter and saw what looked like a bite out of the sun during the first contact phase.

Looking closer I saw a few sun spots as well!  Holding our breath we waited in anticipation for each stage of the eclipse - it was a stellar moment I will always remember!

The moon took on the color of an orange glowing ball. Slowly the shadow crept across the moon creating this unique presentation.

The moment and light was perfect!  This photograph marked the beginning of my full moon photo study completed over a 12-month period or full year!

Chasing the moon for the best unobstructed location facing east with the rolling lush hills of Shelby Farms Park!

I jumped out of my car and started running down a tiny trail in grass to watch for the moons’ rise, which happened in minutes.  Hands shaking in excitement I held my camera up and hoped for the best!  The artful moment between nature and being a human was spellbinding and beautiful!

We watched and waited on very cold night in November our first moon rise on Lake Superior in Red, Cliff Wisconsin known as Gaa-Miskwaabigaang, hub of the Ojibwe Nation.

The western starry sky was full of shinning stars, star clusters and constellations! As the moon rose on the left, clouds around it were illuminated and its light cast a glow on the water.

Centered on the lakes’s horizon, the constellation Orion rose and directly above that Taurus the bull in a “V” shape - continuing your eye upwards you will see the bright blue dancing “7 Sisters” or Pleiades constellation.  These just took my breath away!