Skies

Simmons Photography

Early Morning Moon
Taken from the skylight of a moving car, with a very steady hand.
Mid-afternoon Moon
This photograph of a half moon was taken around 3 pm on a late May afternoon.

Anyone There?
The star trails in this photo were captured in February 2019 against the backdrop of a satellite dish on the roof of a house. The images were captured using 93 photos taken at 30 second intervals with a Nikon D850, mounted with a Tokina super wide angle lense on a sturdy Manfrotto tripod, set at 11mm, 25 second exposures, f/2.8, ISO 1600, stacked and processed with Lightroom, Photoshop, and StarStaX.
Star Trails with Comet Tails
The star trails in this photo were captured in February 2019 using 93 photos taken at 30 second intervals with a Nikon D850, mounted with a Tokina super wide angle lense on a Manfrotto tripod, set at 11mm, 25 second exposures, f/2.8, ISO 1600, stacked and processed with Lightroom, Photoshop, and StarStaX. The StarStaX software was set to produce not only star trails, but star trails with long comet tails, giving the star trails a protracted length

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