Night Sky

Stars, No Stripes

This was my first ever Milky Way shot. It was 4th of July weekend and I was at my buddy's place a block from Donner Lake. We walked down to the lake with some beers to hang out on one of the docks. I had no idea what to expect but I set up my tripod, jacked up the ISO and did a 30 second shot. When I looked at the result I was psyched. This is probably still one of my favorite Milky Way shots.

Season's End

Despite clear skies for most of my trip to the San Juan Mountains, I was able to capture something else spectacular: both the ending of the tree's and the Milky Way's season.

Milky Bonsai

Night Fog

The Opening Act

Eight seven Apostles!

Donner Stars

Alone with the Stars

Martin finally dragged me out with Dan for an all night star hunting expidition. Using a star tracker for the first time really allowed me to get details in the Milky Way I'd never seen before. But I assume this tree sees them all the time.

Milky Snow

After leaving the Bay Area at midnight and driving to Yosemite, we were hoping to catch the storm clearing at sunrise. Instead, the clouds beat us to it and it was crystal clear by the time we arrived. The plus side is that we managed to see some of the Milky Way above a snow covered valley.

Lasing!