Finally! A Rocket Launch
I've photographed rocket launches before but always from hundreds of miles away. Watching it drift across the sky from a distance is neat...
top of page
Christopher Neal
- Feb 21
Beauty From The Damage
I really don't capture that many images of the Pawleys Island Pier. It has a series of lights that are on all night making it almost...
Christopher Neal
- Feb 19
What It Takes
I was presented with a difficult decision this weekend. Now that the moon is more favorable for photographing the Milky Way the weather...
Christopher Neal
- Feb 3
Standing Still
There is a moment every morning where the transition from night to day begins. A moment when the sky is still dark and the stars are...
Christopher Neal
- Jan 29
Center Rising
Life out on the Orion arm of the Milky Way Galaxy is relativity quiet, our closest neighbor star is over 4 light years away. The night...
Christopher Neal
- Jan 23
The Dark Horse Rides Again
I've had this past weekend marked on my calendar since the middle of October. It was supposed to the first opportunity for this year to...
Christopher Neal
- Dec 31, 2022
Looking Back At 2022
Now that 2022 is drawing to a close I find myself reflecting on the past year. I got a slow start fighting weather and family schedules...
Christopher Neal
- Dec 14, 2022
Patience
I tried for months to find clear skies on the Outer Banks on a night that I would actually be able to make the trip out. To reach Cape...
Christopher Neal
- Dec 8, 2022
Slipping Away
Ocracoke Island, North Carolina is a special place, I have memories of vacations with family and fishing trips with my Dad that go back...
Christopher Neal
- Nov 11, 2022
Go For Launch
I have been trying to catch a rocket launch for sometime now but it never seems to workout. When Sunday's Wallops launch was scrubbed I...
Christopher Neal
- Oct 27, 2022
Fall at Looking Glass Falls
I managed to beat the crowds to the falls Sunday morning and had it almost all to myself. It was cold but well worth it. After a few...
Christopher Neal
- Oct 25, 2022
Pisgah Forest Campfire
Sometimes I wonder if the weekend trips we take are worth the time spent. It's often 3-4 hours of driving and an hour setting up camp...
Christopher Neal
- Oct 23, 2022
The Great Rift & Dark Horse
I am often asked if you can actually see the Milky Way with the naked eye and the answer is yes. However you can't see it quite the way...
Christopher Neal
- Oct 18, 2022
Day to Night Transitions
Here at the end of Milky Way season the galactic core is now visible in the southwestern skies and is actually close enough to the...
Christopher Neal
- Oct 17, 2022
Piping in the Dawn
I've had some unique experiences out photographing nightscapes, wildlife, sunrises and sunsets and last week I had one that jumped to the...
Christopher Neal
- Oct 16, 2022
Drawing to a Close
Fall is in the air which means that the for me Milky Way season is drawing to a close. The galactic core is now vertical, has moved over...
Christopher Neal
- Oct 11, 2022
SEMA Cowbranch MX October 8-9th
Whew!!! I have uploaded all the images that I flagged on my first pass. If you don't see your child please send me a message with his...
Christopher Neal
- Oct 7, 2022
The Stormy Outer Banks
The Outer Banks of North Carolina is one of the darkest areas on the east coast and only a short 5 hour drive for me. I've started...
Christopher Neal
- Sep 30, 2022
Cataloochee Valley Elk Rut
Let me start with a disclaimer, all of my images were shot with a telephoto lens and at no time did I approach the elk. These are wild...
Christopher Neal
- Sep 14, 2022
150th Anniversary for Bodie Island Lighthouse
October 1st marks the 150th year of this light guiding the way on the North Carolina shore. My last trip out had just a bit too much...
bottom of page