Clouds of Light and Darkness
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Photographer
Jeff Lovelace
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Prize
Official Selection
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Company/Studios
J K Lovelace Photography
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Date of Photograph
2020-10-21
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Technical Info
Focal Length 530mm, f/5, ISO N/A, Camera: FLI ML16070, 56.4 hours of combined exposure.
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Socials
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Website
A Boney finger of dark nebulas (Barnard 169 to 174) reaches for the light (Ced 199 Sh2-134 and Sh2-135). This is a seldom imaged area in the constellation Cepheus.
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Biography
J K Lovelace is passionate about capturing inspiring images of earth and space. He has been pursuing photography professionally since the 1980s. He currently resides in Santa Barbara and remotely controls super-cooled telescopes housed in an observatory in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
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Awards
-One of Ten Winners: Flickr's Your Best Shot 2020
-Category Winner (Skyscapes): Royal Museums Greenwich Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2021