But he never could have imagined the incredible image he was about to take.
At the time, Defibaugh was unaware that a rocket by the Elon Musk-run company had recently been launched.
But, after carefully composing his shot, he suddenly saw a bright light shoot across his viewfinder.
And I was really excited to photograph it.
But that thought wore off pretty quickly as I realized it was just anotherSpaceXrocket.
Personally, Defibaugh has mixed feelings about the photo.
SpaceX has steadily increased its number of launches each year.
And if SpaceX hits its goal in 2023, it will hit 100 launches in a calendar year.