Jason Clay Photography

A long corridor at Reagan International airport with repeating architectural details.

The ticketing lobby at Reagan International Airport. #washingtondc #airport #airportphotography #patterns #architecture #architecturephotography #rhythmandrepetition #texture #perspective #onepointperspective #recede #receding #reflection #reflections

The U.S. Capitol Building in the springtime. The trees have fresh green leaves and pink blossoms.

The U.S. Capitol Building in the spring. #washingtondc #uscapitol #capitolhill #architecture #architecturephotography #Federal #photography #washingtondcphotography

Colorful artwork resembling the sun.

Happy, colorful art in a rural mountain town.

A stainless steel test aircraft with rivets and warning signs.

I took a trip to Washington DC recently and visited the Udvar-Hazy Center. I saw all kinds of air- and spacecraft and was taken with the graphics visible on most of them. This was from a test craft. #space #spacecraft #spaceship #photography #warning #warningsigns #rescue #instructions #1950s

Sunflower petals #sunflower #sunflowerphotography #flowerphotography #flowerphoto #yellow

Magenta wildflowers. #magenta #wildflowers #flowers #flowerphotography #wildflowerphotography #macro #macrophoto #macrophotography #stamen

Image of a Portobello mushroom.

A Portobello mushroom up close and personal. #myclogy #mushroom #mushroomphotography #photography #macro #macrophotography

The Georgie Washington Bridge as viewed from high above in an airplane, but the firground and background are out of focus, which gives the impression it's much smaller than it really is.

The George Washington Bridge with a tilt shift effect applied to make it look like a miniature. #georgewashingtonbridge #gwb #newyork #newyorkcity #nyc #nycphotography #newyorkphotography #bridgephotography #photography #tiltshift

Whoa!

Thank you!!!!

Backyard birds putting on a show #birds #bird #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birb #birbs #birbsofbluesky #avian #avianphotography #backyard #backyardbirds #birdfeeder #wing #wings #sunset #sunsetbirds #aviary #finch #housefinch #talons

A nighttime image of a building in Apalachicola, Florida with heat lightning striking in the background. In the foreground, long streaks of a car's headlights reflect on the asphalt.

Heat lightning in Apalachicola, FL. #heatlightning #photography #photo #lightningphotography #lightningphoto #Florida #naturephotography #longexposure #longexposurephotography

Daaaaaaaaang. Nice.

The deeper I have gotten into astrophotography, the more I have keenly felt that. And thank YOU!

If you squint hard, you can see Guinan.

The Cygnus wall, a part of the larger North America Nebula.

The Cygnus Wall is a giant cloud of hydrogen gas that is ionized by nearby stars, so it glows. From end to end, it's about 20 LY long. It's 1,500 LY away, so this is really what it looked like 1,500 years ago. HOO color palette. #astronomy #astrophotography #astro #science #cygnus #space #nebula

You absolutely planted the idea. I saw yours and mulled on this for a while before actually doing it. Thank you for the inspiration!

The stars Castor and Pollux form a triangle with Mars. A technique called Bokeh Blast reveals the objects colors.

The stars Castor and Pollux form a triangle with Mars. A technique called Bokeh Blast reveals the objects colors.

Took 3 images of the triangle formed by Castor, Pollux, and Mars with 2 of them slightly out of focus & composited. Preserves all the detail of the objects while revealing their bokeh colors. I call this a #bokehblast. 🤣 See also, Orion. Inspired by @peterlewis55.bsky.social

🧪🔭 #astrophotography

An image of Mars half-covered by the edge of the Moon.

This weekend, I processed data from the Moon's occultation of Mars on January 13, 2025. My telescope tracked with Mars as the Moon covered it, and then I captured this image as Mars reappeared on the other side. Processing revealed a hint of Mars's ice cap. #astrophotography #science #moon #mars 🔭🧪

An image of the Flaming Star Nebula, which resembles flames emanating from a star.

The Flaming Star Nebula, in the constellation Auriga, is 1,500 LY away. It's both an emission and reflection nebula, illuminated by the star AE Auriga.This image represents 5 hours of integration time. Gear: Skywatcher Esprit 100, ASI2600MM

#astro #astrophotography #nebula #space #science #stars 🔭🧪

Thank you!

The Tadpole Nebula

A detail image of the Tadpole Nebula showing two cloudy structures that resemble swimming tadpoles.

The Tadpole Nebula presented in HOO color palette. Red areas are Hydrogen gas, while the pink areas are Oxygen. The nebula is named after cloudy formations that resemble tadpoles (detail image). It's about 12,000 LY away. #astro #astrophotography #photography #nebula #space #red #hydrogen #oxygen

An image of the Flame Nebula and the Horsehead Nebula.

The Flame Nebula and Horsehead Nebula in SHO.

Took several imaging sessions, dodging weather and snow, to finally get enough data. Bortle 7 skies. 🔭🧪

Hα: 300s x 20
SII: 300s x 20
OIII: 300s x 18

Gear: Esprit 100, AM5, ASIAir, ASI2600MM Pro

#astrophotography #space #astro #photography

WOW! Thank you so much for sharing!!!!

The crescent moon, over-exposed to reveal the features in the shadowed side of the moon. Beside it is a bright pinpoint of light, that resembles as star, but is actually the planet Venus.

The crescent Moon and Venus, just after sunset tonight. #moon #Venus #astro #astrophotography #photography #science #nature 🔭 🧪

I can't believe I have the chance to directly thank Andy Merrill for all the laughs and all the times you've gotten me through tough times. Watched Cartoon Planet to get me through finals in college. I still listen to Musical BBQ now. Thank you for everything.

OMG thank you for sharing. ❤️

Itty-bitty, teeny-tiny "screeeeeeeech!"

#bird #birds #birb #birbs #birdphotography #birbphotography #birdsofbluesky #birbsofbluesky #photography #raptor #raptors #talons #clevergirl #flyingdinosaurs

Thank you!

Thank you!