The Dance!

From the photographer: “Desert Southwest, includes arid landscape of the Mojave, Navajo and the Sonoran. From natural sandstones in Utah to towering buttes of Arizona to the Great Basin in eastern California, this dry desert carries its own colors and rhythms. Light from the stars and that of the sun, transforms this desert terrain into even more vivid scenes that changes dramatically from one horizon to another. At dark, nothing is more magical than watching the meteor shower lit up the sky with great intensity over the national monument and national parks of American Southwest. The light pollution here is so minimal that shooting star would magically appear in the blink of an eye. This timelapse film features the Perseid Meteor Shower as seen from East Pocket in Flagstaff. Geminid Meteor Shower captured from Sunset Crater in Sedona. And the Leonids from Death Valley National park, California.”

Technical details: Nikon D810 DJI, Phantom 4 Pro, DJI Ronin S

Locations include:

Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument – Flagstaff, AZ

Racetrack Playa – Death Valley National Park, CA

East Pocket/Edge of the world – Flagstaff, AZ

Arches National Park – Grand County, UT

Zabriskie Point – Death Valley National Park, CA

Mogollon Rim – Colorado Plateau, AZ

Monument Valley – Navajo County, AZ