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Several years ago I started the project ‘South Dakota: Land & Sky.’ It originated as a book that was published by a local publishing company and has continued in my yearly calendars.

The 12 photographs featured in the calendar were all taken in South Dakota over the past 12 months.

The 2021 Calendar showcases the change in landscape across the northern Great Plains as each season passes. Also featured are vistas of the Black Hills and Slim Buttes.

Pre-order your copy at 10% OFF now thru September 1st at the link in my bio (https://www.cristenjoyphotography.com/calendar/). Calendars will be available at all art shows I will be attending this fall, while supplies last! ~Cristen

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In order to see the Milky Way, one needs to be far

In order to see the Milky Way, one needs to be far from city lights to allow the camera a long exposure that will capture the galaxy.

Here is the Milky Way reflecting off the water of a stock dam out on the South Dakota prairie. In this photograph, Reflection, I used the sunny White Balance to allow the blue tones of the galaxy to shine through. ~Cristen

Prints available for purchase on my website: www.cristenjoyphotography.com/reflection

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Give me a dark night and I will show you the light

Give me a dark night and I will show you the light, otherwise invisible, that shines through!

“Star Gazing”-I’ve never seen anyone try photographing the Milky Way with horses. Since they move, they really aren’t ideal as a long still exposure is needed to photograph the Milky Way.

In this case, I was just playing and sometimes when you play you discover! I thought Rock (Marty’s horse) was sleeping and that the long exposure would work for him to be silhouetted against the night sky. I had my camera almost resting on the ground, stabilized by my tripod, so there’s bits of grasses in the foreground.

Just a few seconds into the 20 second exposure, Rock dropped his head to eat. I was sure the shot was ruined but it couldn’t have turned out any better!

This photograph was created in mid-September and it’s most likely the bright yellow star is Jupiter. ~Cristen

Prints available for purchase on my website: www.cristenjoyphotography.com/star-gazing-2

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