Taken this summer during one of many scouting trips in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. I chose this one in particular because I love how it turned out and it also marks the start of a new adventure for me. I was camped out near this particular lake the night prior in hopes of capturing something like this image. However, Mother Nature had a different plan, I was treated to a wonderful display of TOTAL CLOUD COVER!

2023-10-14 Annular Total Eclipse Sequence Totality | This image culminates the preparation, planning, practice, tools and Photoshop skills I have acquired over the past 11 years since taking my first Goldpaint workshop.

I was with a PhotoPills group in Yoho National Park, Canada, February 2023, when news of a major solar storm approaching earth caught our attention. It was “snowmaggedon” outside our lodge, with one foot of fresh powder already fallen. But the weather apps said Abraham Lake, 3 hours north of us, would clear that night.