Vegas At Night

I recently visited Las Vegas and captured some of the nightscapes in and around Frank Gehry’s spectacular design of City Center.

 

Cuzco, Peru

Cuzco is a Quechua word that means center or navel and Cuzco was just that as the capital of the Inca Empire.  Spanish Conquistador Francisco Pizarro took control of the city in 1533 and the Inca Empire which totaled more than 12 million people at that time.

A major earthquake in 1650 heavily damaged the city but the Roman Catholic priests and monks  greatly influenced the reconstruction, most of which you can observe today in Cuzco. Cuzco is also a major tourist area as a starting point for trips to Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley.

Church of the Society of Jesus.

 

MOTHER HANDLES NEWBORN IN ALLEY IN CUZCO, PERU

 

THE STEEP AND NARROW COBBLESTONE STREET OF CUZCO,PERU

 

 

COURTYARD OF CUZCO PERU’S LA CATHEDRAL

 

 

 

THE YOUNG

 

 

 

 

THE OLD

 

 

 

CUZCO PERU’S LA CATHEDRAL IN THE PLAZA DE ARMAS TOOK 100 YEARS TO BUILD, STARTING IN 1559

 

THE COLORFUL

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE RED-TILED ROOFS ACCENTUATE THE ARCHITECTURE IN CUZCO.PERU

 

 

 

SPIDERMAN AND A MANNEQUIN ON A CUZCO, PERU STREET

 

 

Window shopping for Inca Chess Boards

 

Death Valley Night Sky

While camping at Eureka Dunes last week, I decided to get the camera out for some night sky images. Dune photos to follow soon. The bright star at the top of images 1 and 3 is Sirius.

 

Stars are abundant at Eureka Dunes at Death Valley National Park, California

 

 

Zion At Night

Nighttime shots from Zion National Park and adjacent Springdale, Utah,  There was a near full moon that night which lended some additional ambient light.

 

 

 

Milky Way For September

Milky Way shots captured near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, including one with nearby lightning.

The Milky Way appears during a thunderstorm at The Grand Canyon at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

 

The Milky Way appears on a moonless night over Lees Ferry, Arizona

Time Lapse Of The Milky Way

As you can see in this video, the Milky Way moves during the night along with other unidentified flying objects. Shot near The Grand Canyon in Northern Arizona. Watch in HiDef at Full Screen.

 

Zion Canyon Night Sky

Not only is the Milky Way apparent in the sky, but so are the Sacred Datura Flowers that bloom through the night. Shot on different nights in Zion Canyon at Zion National Park, Utah

 

 

 

Milky Way Shots From Northern Arizona

Shot this week from Arizona’s Kaibab National Forest.

 

 

Grand Canyon Milky Way Images

Just got back from three days at The Grand Canyon with some Milky Way shots.

 

 

 

 

Another Zion Milky Way Shot

The Milky Way appears over Zion National Park on a moonless night.
The Milky Way appears along with the a plane trail over Zion National Park, Utah