Flame and Horsehead Nebulae

The Flame Nebula is just to the left of Orion's belt (those two bright stars are the leftmost stars in Orion's belt). However, what I didn't know until I took the picture was that the Horsehead Nebula is just below it. It was a nice treat to find a "hidden" nebula. My goal is to get another, better picture of both sometime in the next week or so (let's hope for clear skies!)
I haven't been able to get out for another shoot recently; it has been quite stormy in my area, which on the one hand, I'm grateful for the moisture, but on the other... I miss my stars!!

Orion Nebula 4/2/2016

Orion Nebula - 5x30 second stacked exposures, 300mm ISO 800 f 5.6

One of the most incredible things about the Orion Nebula is that it is obscured from human vision almost entirely, even in a extremely dark area; but even with a really short exposure, the shape appears, add a longer exposure and the colors begin to show.