The Milky Way Over the Crest House #1 Canvas Print

Mount Evans rises 14271 feet in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America and can be seen from all over the Colorado plains. The summit can be reached via a paved road during summer. This photo was taken within the ruins of the Crest House, Constructed between 1940 and 1941, it served as a restaurant, gift shop, and tourist attraction until it was partially destroyed by a propane explosion and ensuing fire in 1979.

This photo was taken with a 14mm, f2.8 lens at ISO 3200 with a 25 second exposure. Looking south, this image includes several meteor trails from the Perseid shower, which was most visible at this location in the northerm skies. The red light on the walls was cast by the tail lights of a car in the parking lot.

The Milky Way used to be visible on every clear, moonless night, everywhere in the world. Today, however, most people live in places where it's impossible to see the Milky Way because of widespread light pollution caused by lights le...

Thank you for paying a visit to my website. While photography has been an interest of mine since I was taught the basics by a couple Navy shipmates over 40 years ago, that interest always seemed to take a back seat to my career in the practice of architecture. Now I am finding more time to travel and to enjoy photography. I have visited all 50 states and have travelled to Canada, Mexico and western Europe. I stayed active in the Naval Reserve, which presented many opportunities for travel. While the navy presented the opportunity to learn about photography and for travel, my career in architecture focused my interest in subject matter toward urban street scenes and architecture. I have now expanded my photo subject matter to include...