4am In The Spanish Peaks madison mountains

4am In The Spanish Peaks madison mountainsThe April Milky Way carves open the sky above the Lee Metcalf Wilderness in Montana's Spanish Peaks Range. Here in the Northern Hemisphere, the galactic center of our home galaxy doesn't rise above the horizon this time of year until after 3am. That means a long hike in the middle of the night, but the view at high altitude in low humidity is always worthwhile. I shot this with Nikon's D850 and a 50mm prime lens, combining several portrait oriented

Vermont's Lake Willoughby sits at dawn during the height of autumn colors

drops through one of its many waterfalls on a summer day

and each piece is signed and numbered

As the sun fell out of sight

weathered lumber

as more rain threatens on the horizon

" Here it's evidenced as a lilac blooms near a Montana homestead that has long-ago sunk into the ground leaving only a broken corral and this beautiful bush

In a high mountain burn deep in Montana's Absaroka Wilderness

including an appearance by the aurora borealis and some of the most beautiful airglow that I've ever seen

This is offered as a limited-edition print

in Montana's late winter

custom sizes are available upon request