Last night I joined the local photography meet-up group for a Milky Way shoot at Todd Lake. When we left Bend, the skies were clear but as we traveled toward the mountains we could see a heavy cloud bank covering the area of the mountain we would be shooting. Even so, we were hopeful that …
Weekly Challenge – Sunset
Sunset: Sunset from on top or the world . . . at least from on top of Mt. Bachelor, Oregon
Weekly Challenge – Silence
Silence: Â Sunset "After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." Aldous Huxley
Star Trails at Sparks Lake
Saturday night I went with the local photography meet-up group to photograph the sunset and star trails at Sparks Lake. Although there was a little smoke from a nearby wildfire on the horizon, it didn't detract from the stars. It was a crystal clear night and perfect night for photography. There was a quarter moon …
Astrophotography Part 2
As I have mentioned before, I have wanted to do more astrophotography, but the idea of going out in the middle of the night by myself doesn't appeal to me. So when I found out about a local photography meet-up group, I joined. Thursday night, a group of 16 photographers took off for Todd Lake …
