• After months of waiting, the weather, snow, moon, and the Milky Way all aligned: the full arc of the Milky Way over a snowy Hornbeck Homestead lit by the setting moon. This astro-image takes me back to the peaceful awe of that night, and, with some imagination, back to a simpler time on the frontier. Fine Art Landscape Photography by McClusky Nature Photography.
  • There is wonderful detail in this image that web postings cannot show, so I've included a zoom-in of the homestead upper window as an example. I can imagine children, a century ago, peering through that window at night, lost in awe at the night sky and the beauty surrounding them.
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Winter's Moonset on Hornbeck Homestead: Fine Art Landscape Photography

Winter's Moonset on Hornbeck Homestead: Fine Art Landscape Photography

After months of waiting, the weather, snow, moon, and the Milky Way all aligned for an image I'd been planning for quite some time: the full arc of the Milky Way over a snow-bejeweled Hornbeck Homestead lit by the setting moon. I can't say it was an easy shot: getting up before 2 AM for an hour drive, then several hours shooting at 4 degrees F; But at least there wasn't a wind! The final result makes the icy fingers and toes well worth it.

This fine art astro-image really takes me back: back to the peaceful awe that night, soaking in the the splendor of the night sky as the exposures ticked by; the reflected moon in snowflakes that mirrored the stars festooning the sky; and, perhaps, a simpler time living within nature on the frontier when the homestead was a home to a vibrant family and ranch hands.

There is wonderful detail in this image that social media - or even web postings - cannot show, so I've included a zoom-in of the homestead upper window as an example. I can imagine children, a century ago, peering through that window at night, lost in awe at the night sky and the beauty surrounding them.
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  • After months of waiting, the weather, snow, moon, and the Milky Way all aligned: the full arc of the Milky Way over a snowy Hornbeck Homestead lit by the setting moon. This astro-image takes me back to the peaceful awe of that night, and, with some imagination, back to a simpler time on the frontier. Fine Art Landscape Photography by McClusky Nature Photography.
  • There is wonderful detail in this image that web postings cannot show, so I've included a zoom-in of the homestead upper window as an example. I can imagine children, a century ago, peering through that window at night, lost in awe at the night sky and the beauty surrounding them.

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