No moon and 65 degrees = Star trails

by | Aug 16, 2010 | Events

Packed up the gear, looked for a gravel road on the GPS North of Caledonia, IL and bathed in bug spray and went out to get this. The nighttime sky has always been a love of mine, there is just something about the vastness of it that has always challenged...

Old Man Jim…

by | Apr 18, 2010 | Events

I had a very weird/tough day. One of those days that you think you knew what to expect only to have every preconceived notion thrown out the window.Backstory.I went out a couple of weeks ago along the Rock River with an idea in my head of a shot I wanted. When I got...

Star Trails over Pierce Lake at Rock Cut State Park

by | Apr 8, 2009 | Events

I know I have been posting a lot of pictures I have taken at Rock Cut State park, but this is one that I had to share. I got out on a cloudless night with a near full moon at my back, 47 minutes later while my friend kept my mind off the cold by chatting with me,...

Star Trails

by | Feb 15, 2009 | Pros

When I first purchased my DSLR, one of the pictures that I truly looked forward to trying to capture was the stars rotation in the nighttime sky. I took some time at some of my favorite photo sharing sites and got some ideas on how to take the pictures. The dilemma...