Night time at Bedrock City, a place right out of history that I have loved from childhood. I've been fortunate enough to do night photography there several times. However, this time was bittersweet. When I was there, I thought it might be the last time I would ever see it since it was going to be torn down to build a raptor park. Since then, however, I've heard some recent news that the new owners have decided to keep the buildings, so I am quite happy to hear that. The clouds often blotted out the full moon but added mystery and drama to the images. This was photographed during a 10-day 2559-mile night photography road trip with Mike Cooper, Tim Little, and George Loo. This photo may appear in a third book of night photography that I am working on now.
A fisheye view of the starry night skies from the cockpit of a dismantled P2V-3W Neptune aircraft passing the nights at a decommissioned WWII airfield in California. I illuminated the interior of this plane, managing to scratch my leg while trying cramming myself inside, wondering how the pilots could squeeze themselves in here when flying. I hope they weren't 6' 1". I used some warm white light and red light from my ProtoMachines LED2 light painting device to illuminate the interior and exterior of the cockpit while the camera shutter was open during a full and bright winter moon on a chilly night in February.
A prospector from nearby Cadiz didn't have much money, so he ate dog food so that he could purchase this gorgeous 1948 Packard brand new. I photographed this amazing machine on a cool, cloudy desert night. I am grateful to Mojave Desert Heritage and Cultural Association for granting me special permission to photograph at night on their property.
