<div id="dsd-container"> <div id="dsd-bioBoxText"> </div> <div id="dsd-bioBoxText">   <span class="standout">Welcome</span> to the Dark Sky Dreams gallery of nocturnal photography. Here you will find an online portfolio of colorful and intriguing photos captured in the dark of night, as well as resources dedicated to the technique and mystery of nighttime photography.<br> <br> Many of the images featured here were captured during nights near the full moon. Illuminated mainly by the silvered moonlight, hand-held strobes, flashlights, or other illumination was occasionally used to add color and to breathe life into the shadows. The images were captured by camera alone - only the most basic image processing was used to cleanup the scanned or digital images.<br> <br> So, come with me now on a trip down desolate roads to tour the lost and abandoned places of the American West. The roadside is littered with the forlorn and forgotten relic and ruin of days long past, ruin which yet lies dreaming under the dark desert sky. Enjoy your visit, but best bring a wrap, there seems to be a chill in the air. <br>Jerry L. Day<br>     </div> </div> http://www.smugmug.com/img/smuggy64.gif http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/ 2009-11-11T11:26:48Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com">darkskydreams</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/New-Work-Mexican-Hat-to-Moab/10290927_76eBG">New Work - Mexican Hat to Moab, Utah</a>'</p><p><a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/New-Work-Mexican-Hat-to-Moab/10290927_76eBG" title="New Work - Mexican Hat to Moab, Utah"><img src="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/New-Work-Mexican-Hat-to-Moab/n200910253508/709959703_9qdWn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="New Work - Mexican Hat to Moab, Utah" title="New Work - Mexican Hat to Moab, Utah" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-11T11:26:48Z darkskydreams http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/New-Work-Mexican-Hat-to-Moab/10290927_76eBG <p><a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com">darkskydreams</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Escalante-Grand-S/9727592_qwvdc">Grand Staircase - Escalante, Utah</a>'</p><p><a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Escalante-Grand-S/9727592_qwvdc" title="Grand Staircase - Escalante, Utah"><img src="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Escalante-Grand-S/n0908291223/652870852_TGVKJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Grand Staircase - Escalante, Utah" title="Grand Staircase - Escalante, Utah" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-22T13:14:10Z darkskydreams http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Escalante-Grand-S/9727592_qwvdc <p><a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com">darkskydreams</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Europe-2008-Germany-Czech/8924823_aEqiT">Europe 2008 - Germany, Czech Republic and Austria</a>'</p><p><a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Europe-2008-Germany-Czech/8924823_aEqiT" title="Europe 2008 - Germany, Czech Republic and Austria"><img src="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Europe-2008-Germany-Czech/n0808176724/391699797_9WRS7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Europe 2008 - Germany, Czech Republic and Austria" title="Europe 2008 - Germany, Czech Republic and Austria" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-15T12:54:39Z darkskydreams http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Europe-2008-Germany-Czech/8924823_aEqiT <p><a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com">darkskydreams</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Rock-Art-and-Ruins/5286548_jLdyo">Rock Art and Ruins</a>'</p><p><a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Rock-Art-and-Ruins/5286548_jLdyo" title="Rock Art and Ruins"><img src="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Rock-Art-and-Ruins/n0709241019/303364827_tBaZH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Rock Art and Ruins" title="Rock Art and Ruins" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T15:48:25Z darkskydreams http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Rock-Art-and-Ruins/5286548_jLdyo <p><a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com">darkskydreams</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Recent-Work/6358875_AB7go">Recent Work</a>'</p><p><a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Recent-Work/6358875_AB7go" title="Recent Work"><img src="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Recent-Work/n0904063195301/511290280_SSbAt-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Recent Work" title="Recent Work" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T15:47:57Z darkskydreams http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Recent-Work/6358875_AB7go <p><a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com">darkskydreams</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Italy-2006-Ferrara-Venice/2571432_CDUG3">Italy 2006 - Ferrara, Venice, Florence, & Rome</a>'</p><p><a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Italy-2006-Ferrara-Venice/2571432_CDUG3" title="Italy 2006 - Ferrara, Venice, Florence, & Rome"><img src="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Italy-2006-Ferrara-Venice/n0611170931/135352050_dkY43-Th-3.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Italy 2006 - Ferrara, Venice, Florence, & Rome" title="Italy 2006 - Ferrara, Venice, Florence, & Rome" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T15:45:30Z darkskydreams http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Italy-2006-Ferrara-Venice/2571432_CDUG3 <p><a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com">darkskydreams</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/New-Work-Route-66/8536410_PvKYt">Route 66</a>'</p><p><a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/New-Work-Route-66/8536410_PvKYt" title="Route 66"><img src="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/New-Work-Route-66/n0906050992/561337875_iBgHD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Route 66" title="Route 66" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T11:08:42Z darkskydreams http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/New-Work-Route-66/8536410_PvKYt <p><a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com">darkskydreams</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Hobgoblins-Playground-Little/7611008_5LQis">Hobgoblin's Playground - Little Finland, Nevada</a>'</p><p><a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Hobgoblins-Playground-Little/7611008_5LQis" title="Hobgoblin's Playground - Little Finland, Nevada"><img src="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Hobgoblins-Playground-Little/n0903070010/492002986_LSevD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Hobgoblin's Playground - Little Finland, Nevada" title="Hobgoblin's Playground - Little Finland, Nevada" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-03-15T10:14:57Z darkskydreams http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Hobgoblins-Playground-Little/7611008_5LQis <p><a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com">darkskydreams</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Redlands-California/5279948_XEAQW">Redlands, California</a>'</p><p><a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Redlands-California/5279948_XEAQW" title="Redlands, California"><img src="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Redlands-California/n0806175304/321278359_qG2HS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="Redlands, California" title="Redlands, California" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-06-30T15:49:49Z darkskydreams http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Redlands-California/5279948_XEAQW <p><a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com">darkskydreams</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Goblin-Valley-State-Park/5268135_rQ7xv">Goblin Valley State Park, Alabama Hills, Hovenweep, Wild Horse Canyon</a>'</p><p><a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Goblin-Valley-State-Park/5268135_rQ7xv" title="Goblin Valley State Park, Alabama Hills, Hovenweep, Wild Horse Canyon"><img src="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Goblin-Valley-State-Park/n0709244503/303258762_odPkr-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Goblin Valley State Park, Alabama Hills, Hovenweep, Wild Horse Canyon" title="Goblin Valley State Park, Alabama Hills, Hovenweep, Wild Horse Canyon" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-06-29T06:24:34Z darkskydreams http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Goblin-Valley-State-Park/5268135_rQ7xv <p><a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com">darkskydreams</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Show-Case-1/2518074_ASUHv">Show Case - 1</a>'</p><p><a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Show-Case-1/2518074_ASUHv" title="Show Case - 1"><img src="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Show-Case-1/n359504/132191419_f48vf-Th-5.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Show Case - 1" title="Show Case - 1" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-06-29T06:22:00Z darkskydreams http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Show-Case-1/2518074_ASUHv <p><a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com">darkskydreams</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Show-Case-2/2518076_5oAgA">Show Case - 2</a>'</p><p><a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Show-Case-2/2518076_5oAgA" title="Show Case - 2"><img src="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Show-Case-2/n060407790/132180983_DcfYj-Th-7.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Show Case - 2" title="Show Case - 2" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-06-29T06:18:00Z darkskydreams http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Show-Case-2/2518076_5oAgA <p><a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com">darkskydreams</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Salton-Sea/5267679_En3dn">Salton Sea</a>'</p><p><a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Salton-Sea/5267679_En3dn" title="Salton Sea"><img src="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Salton-Sea/n0801194572/320192276_7qKCk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Salton Sea" title="Salton Sea" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-06-26T12:36:19Z darkskydreams http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Salton-Sea/5267679_En3dn <p><a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com">darkskydreams</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Mojave-Desert-Alabama-Hills/2403294_2zQJP">Mojave Desert, Alabama Hills, Joshua Tree NP, Wupatki Natl. Monument, Mesa Verde NP</a>'</p><p><a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Mojave-Desert-Alabama-Hills/2403294_2zQJP" title="Mojave Desert, Alabama Hills, Joshua Tree NP, Wupatki Natl. Monument, Mesa Verde NP"><img src="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Mojave-Desert-Alabama-Hills/n0703242665/141237469_5rvNY-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Mojave Desert, Alabama Hills, Joshua Tree NP, Wupatki Natl. Monument, Mesa Verde NP" title="Mojave Desert, Alabama Hills, Joshua Tree NP, Wupatki Natl. Monument, Mesa Verde NP" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-05-28T12:28:41Z darkskydreams http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Mojave-Desert-Alabama-Hills/2403294_2zQJP <p><a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com">darkskydreams</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Italy-2007-Trani-Barletta/2977028_kqFXQ">Italy 2007 - Trani, Barletta, & Lecce</a>'</p><p><a href="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Italy-2007-Trani-Barletta/2977028_kqFXQ" title="Italy 2007 - Trani, Barletta, & Lecce"><img src="http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Italy-2007-Trani-Barletta/n0705182819/161095141_aK33F-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Italy 2007 - Trani, Barletta, & Lecce" title="Italy 2007 - Trani, Barletta, & Lecce" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2007-06-10T15:56:08Z darkskydreams http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com http://darkskydreams.smugmug.com/Photography/Italy-2007-Trani-Barletta/2977028_kqFXQ