Purple Strikes at Twilight

In the wake of a powerful storm filled with baseball sized hail, a spectacular display of twilight lightning lit up Highway 180 southeast of Holbrook. These bolts all struck during a single 2.5 second exposure. September 1, 2018 • Southeast of Holbrook, Arizona

Panhandle Dollop - I

An isolated storm drifts beyond a golden field in the Texas Panhandle. April 30, 2018 • North of Hedley, Texas

Supercell and El Capitan

The gust front of a supercell looms over Guadalupe Mountains National Park and the spire of El Capitan. From the evening of June 2nd, 2021. I encountered this spectacular combination of sky and landscape while maneuvering to intercept the storm on the last day of a 2021 chase vacation.

Homestead in the Jaws of Spring

Looking northwest at a farm and hail core north of Joes, Colorado on County Road 7—26 May 2017.

Grady Ropeout - I

A tornado northwest of Grady, Arkansas begins to rope out across flooded fields—13 March 2016.

Cattle Vortex - II

A herd of cattle gather as a tornado touches down near Felt, Oklahoma — 16 May 2016.

Abilene Tornado - II

A long-track tornado passes north of Abilene, Kansas—25 May 2016. This view is looking north from Indy Rd. and I-70 as the tornado is about to cross the road 2 miles to the north.

Landspout - 21 Oct 2018

Landspout tornado as seen from Two Guns, AZ looking east.

Dust and Ice over Wupatki Basin

Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) ascends over the moonlit Painted Desert and Wupatki National Monument in northern Arizona, USA. This is my favorite road in the state—probably anywhere—and was a delight to share with this fleeting, graceful interloper into the inner solar system. The comet came into view after surviving a close approach to the sun and captivated early risers in early July 2020. 9 July 2020 • 3:44 AM MST/1044 GMT Wupatki National Monument, Arizona, USA Canon EOS 6D Mark II Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 lens f/5.6, 4 sec. x 6, ISO 12,800 Stack of 6 exposures aligned in Adobe Photoshop to reduce noise.

Comet and Moonlight at Moran Point

Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) with moonlight filtering through the clouds was the final scene of yesterday evening's Grand Canyon light show. The park really clears out once the brighter moments of sunset are over. There was just one couple left by this point, cheering as it cleared the clouds. ---------------------- 20 images stacked/aligned in Starry Landscape Stacker and Photoshop to reduce noise and apply HDR. Canon EOS 6D Mark II Tokina AT-X 16-28mm f/2.8 @ 28mm 15x5 sec + 5x30 sec, f/3.2, ISO 12,800

Comet over Merriam Crater

Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) rises above the moonlit landscape around Merriam Crater in northern Arizona, USA. On any given day this cinder cone is perfect—but catching it sharing the horizon with this graceful comet takes it to another level of excellence. The comet came into view after surviving a close approach to the sun and captivated early risers in early July 2020. 7 July 2020 • 3:44 AM MST/1044 GMT East of Flagstaff, Arizona, USA Canon EOS 6D Mark II Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 lens f/5, 2 sec. x 6, ISO 6,400 Stack of 6 exposures aligned in Adobe Photoshop to reduce noise.

Two Guns Hearth

A late night Milky Way look at one of the abandoned structures near the petting zoo at Two Guns, Arizona.

A Shower of Perseids on Sunset Crater

The 2016 Perseid meteor shower was excellent from dark skies during the early morning of August 12th. This is a composite of several exposures shot over nearly 2 hours between 2:36-4:29AM (0936-1129 UT). There are 48 Perseids—including two spectacular fireballs—and 5 sporadics included in the shot. Each shot has been de-rotated/repositioned to account for Earth's rotation and to align the meteor to the star field that it crossed at the time of the exposure. All but four of the exposures were shot with a Canon T3i/600D and Rokinon 16 mm f/2 at 10 seconds, f/2, ISO 3200. The remaining four were captured by a Canon T3i/600D and Canon EF-S 10-22 mm at 10 seconds, 10 mm, f/3.5, ISO 6400.

Last Light at Box Canyon II

Sunset warms one of the ruins at Box Canyon Dwellings, Wupatki National Monument.

Crested Ruins at Box Canyon

Sunset illuminates clouds and ruins at the Box Canyon Dwellings, Wupatki National Monument. Prints available: https://perezmedia.smugmug.com/Locales/i-sdbSV6W/A