Comet NEOWISE over Old Sacramento, California

It might be hard to make out in the first photo, but Comet NEOWISE is in the right upper center of this image between the building and the flag pole on the bow of the riverboat. This image is from Old Sacramento State Historic Park in Sacramento, California. The riverboat in the foreground is the Delta King, which acts as a floating hotel and is permanently moored at its dock. The building in this image is on the other side of the Sacramento River in West Sacramento.

Bob took these photos on the evening of July 17, 2020.  In the first photo the lights on the riverboat were so bright that it produced a sharp contrast with the night sky where the comet was.  To reduce the contrast he used a graduated neutral density filter to tone down the riverboat lights.

The second photo is a zoom-in showing the comet and its position relative to the building in the first photo.

Mormon barn and the Tetons

This image is from along the Antelope Flats Road in Grand Teton National Park.  It shows the historic Moulton barn of the Mormon settler era with the highest peaks of the Tetons on the horizon.

The Mormon settlers dug many ditches to supply their fields with water from the nearby Gros Ventre River, and many of these ditches still have water flowing through them.  Bob was standing right next to one of them when he took these photos.

We created this panoramic image by merging three images together.

Remember, it's not just a picture, it's a story.