Random Thought #138

These images were just too spectacular not to share. I bought a telescope during Black Friday two years ago and haven't used it yet but this is what I would hope to see. Absolutely stunning.

Salt Lake City photographer Royce Bair uses digital cameras and what he describes as a 'copious collection of portable incandescent and flash lighting equipment' to capture his unique views of the night sky over Utah's spectacular canyons. His shots of Wall Street Canyon at Bryce Canyon National Park with the stars of our own galaxy, the Milky Way blazing overhead showcase some of his technique. Bair has been lecturing on night photography for two decades.


A photograph of 'Wall Street' canyon at Bryce Canyon National Park on September 20, 2011 in Utah, showing a view across our own galaxy, the Milky Way


Stunningly beautiful images capture the glory of the Milky Way taken with a digital camera


A photograph of Thor's Hammer at Bryce Canyon National Park on September 20, 2011 in Utah with the Milky Way overhead The photographs of Wall Streeet were taken at Bryce Canyon National Park on September 20, 2011 in Utah.


Bryce Canyon Amphitheater at Bryce Canyon National Park on September 21, 2011 in Utah


Under lighted night exposure at Arches National Park on May 4, 2010 in Utah


Moonrise at Bryce Canyon National Park


The Milky Way over Jackson Lake and Tetons at Grand Teton National Park on August 23, 2011 in Wyoming




Delicate Arch, and Milky Way stars at Arches National Park on October 19, 2011 in Utah


A photograph of a meteor streaking between the Big Dipper and Polaris on January 4, 2012 in Salt Lake City, Utah


Double Arch and Milky Way stars at Arches National Park on October 19, 2011 in Utah


A photograph of a 'hole in the wall' at Arches National Park on October 21, 2011 in Utah

Makes one feel pretty small, doesn't it?