Step into Adventure
Climb the Rocks.
The light from the stars takes so long to travel to our sky that the Milky Way over the boulders reminds us to embrace new adventures while holding on to past memories.
A small rock wall can feel like the tallest mountain if you let your imagination take over.
Climb the Rocks like a kid on an epic camping adventure. Remember the feeling of triumph reaching the top of the hill.
Climb the Rocks
This image is one of much effort, and it brings strong memories of an adventurous childhood to my mind.
In May, I hiked the dogs here and used it as a scouting trip. This park is one of my favorite local places. I hadn’t been out shooting much yet this year, and I was feeling sad about it. The weather has been rough this spring and summer, thunderstorms and clouds abound.
Hiking the dogs at the Quarry Park
Scouting the location for the image.
Planning when to photograph the Milky Way.
Spring was full of flooded hikes. Not many opportunities to get out under the stars.
Hoping to get out for a night of star therapy, I used my Milky Way planning app to check when the timing would be right to see the Milky Way over this rock wall. The answer was June.
The weather didn’t cooperate any better, and the blue hour foreground image trip proved to be extra waterlogged.
Hidden areas, disguised as dry ground, were actually giant mud puddles.
With the help of my sister-in-law, we managed to get my foreground image, and navigate the dogs through the muddy, messy park for an after sunset stroll. It turned out to be a fun adventure, but my work was not done yet.
The night sky was finally going to be clear, I was determined to see the stars.
After getting the dogs back home, and waiting for full dark, I returned to the park with my star tracker set up. I didn’t venture back through the mud to capture the sky in the same place, making this image technically a composite. I did, however, line the image up properly for how the sky would have looked if I had returned to the rock wall. I did take the sky images in the same park, on the same night. And I would have had to have a separate foreground image anyway, just from the act of using a star tracker. A tracker follows the rotation of the earth in order to get longer shutter speeds of the stars without star trailing. This way you can get more light in your image, which results in more detail and color in the sky. It allows better photos of the night sky in general, but in more light polluted areas (like near my home) it really is a game changer.
I love the way this image brings calm wonder from the sky together with brave adventure and fun in the foreground.
I imagine I’m a kid again, tom boy to the core, racing through the woods to raft down the river while camping, and climbing the mountain terrain of West Virginia where my Dad grew up, making it to the top of that hill was a real feat!
A 16×20 inch photo print showing the Milky Way above a rock wall made of boulders that sits on flat rocky ground. Small pine trees and bushes are scattered throughout the rock wall and line the top ridge. The night sky is colorful; the Milky Way and Dark Horse contrast strongly against the calm subtleness of the rest of the stars.
Printed on archival metallic paper, this print will last many years.
It will come titled and signed by me, with a story about the image.
This print will be ready to be matted in a standard 20×24 inch mat cut for a 16×20 picture, inserted in a 20×24 inch picture frame, and hung on your wall. Or simply framed as is in a 16×20 inch frame. Go with what feels right to you. Just know that whatever you decide, the framing job will be simplified due to the standard sizing of the art.
It is my thought that easier framing means you will be able to hang and enjoy your art much sooner.
Purchase Climb the Rocks here.
Click on the add to cart button below, click on the image to open the sales page, or visit my Summer Collection Store under the Shops menu.
Learn about these 16x20 fine art photography prints.
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Image size and paper type are 2 ways artists can truly share their art with you the way they want it to be seen and experienced.
Printed on certified archival metallic paper, these prints will last for 100+ years on home display. The ultra-bright background, and shiny metallic finish make these night time images pop. Art that shines like the stars.
The 16×20 print size is big enough to be impactful, but small enough that it will fit in most places you may want an impactful piece of art. It is a standard size that is easy to frame, hopefully meaning you will be able to get it up on your wall to fully experience fast.
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This summer print sale will be active August 4-14, 2025.
Shipping cost will be $10. This is really a share the load cost, in most cases I will be paying more than $10 to get your image to you, but in a small business, shipping is often an estimate.
I will be batch ordering all purchased prints at the end of the sale from a lab in the Midwest, signing them, and shipping them to you through USPS by August 26th.
I will title and sign the back of each print, and include a bonus story about its creation. I will then package it up in a mailing tube to keep the photo print safe, and send it to you via USPS ground advantage.
This timeline means you should be able to close out your summer with your Cojack Photography original art print. Just in time to feel those summer vibes last through fall, winter, and many years to come.
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Buy 4 get the 5th free! No need to add it to the cart, or take special action. I will take care of the inventory side.
I designed these images so they look great by themselves, they each have their own stories, feelings, and their own parts of the overall adventure.
They also look amazing together as a whole collection.
As an honor to this collection, and a giant thank you, if you order 4 of the prints, I will send you the 5th for free.
You can keep them all and display them together or in different areas of your home. Or you can share the art love. Gift one or more to people who help you feel a sense of wild wonder, exploration, and calm amazement. Or to people you want to help feel adventurous and free.
I will include a story about the image with your purchase. I have thought about and done a lot of work to create this collection, and I want to share as much as possible of my creation adventure with you as I’m able.
No tax, even in Ohio. I am obligated to charge, track, and pay sales use tax on my items to people in Ohio (where I live). August 1-14 happens to be this year’s tax-free holiday. So for the duration of this sale, there will be no tax on my items, even if you live in Ohio.
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I named this collection Step into Adventure because it really explores the type of fun we like to have on summer vacations shared with our families.
This art can stir up feelings of epic road trip adventures to once in a lifetime places. Even though none of these images are actually of iconic places, they can instill the same feelings when we let the art speak to our minds, souls, and memories.
Step into adventure can remind you that the regular places you maybe visit(ed) every year are just as important as those once in a lifetime places, as they leave a lasting legacy for your family.
I want to thank you from the bottom of my Artsy Fartsy heart for being here, and stepping into my adventure!
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After the sale is over:
Ohio tax will go back into effect.
I will be increasing the prices. A discount sale may be available in the future, but the prices will not be as low as this collection launch sale.
No more bonuses. I will be ending the final image for free and included story bonuses.
Shipping standards will change. If images remain on my website, they will be shipped from the lab with no signature, or double the shipping cost so I can get the image to sign first before I send it to you via USPS.
