Tag: Milky Way
5 Things I Learned Last Night About Snow
Never having lived through a snowy winter, there is much about dealing with the white stuff I don’t know. Last night was a great learning experience, for I learned ALL SORTS of things related to snow. Having gone to the eastern shore each night of this current trip to Lake Tahoe, I decided last night […]
Read MoreGood Things Come To Those Who Wait
How long did it take to make this photograph? About two hours last night to get it just right, plus several trips over the past year to find the right location and perspective, four evenings in the past two weeks waiting for the sky to be perfectly clear, and several months waiting for the above […]
Read MoreFrom Salt Lake to Mono Lake
Going back in time a bit, here is a post I wrote as we arrived in Yosemite on June 7th. Trading Armco and asphalt and granite and waterfalls, I’ve moved from the racetrack to Yosemite for the week. The late summer and recent snows mean that the waterfalls in the valley should be in full […]
Read MoreMilky Way over Mono Lake
A proper landscape photo trip is something like a marathon, an endurance test to determine how badly you want the chance for another good image. This test is easier to pass at the beginning of the tip, before consecutive nights of 3-4 hours of sleep have caught up with you.
Read MoreA Million Silent Worlds
Those stars we can see through the haze of pollution and wash of city lights look white for the most part. But get up to altitude, to clear, dark air and you can see that stars come in many colors. I drove to Yosemite on Tuesday night and as I was descending into the valley […]
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