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Taps was at 1900 hours. It was a bit early to crash, but our energy levels were down to zero from an earlier scramble to Ingalls Lake from our base camp. It was below freezing outside anyways. Shooting star trails could have been an option, but the waxing half moon was too bright.
We had three tents spread across the camping area -- one was storage.
Being in a four-season tent and having a 20-degree Fahrenheit down sleeping bag was good, but it was still a bit freezing. I wasn't able to sleep. After 6 hours of staring at the tent's canopy, I got up and got out of the tent. The moon had already set -- the sky was now prime for star trails shooting.
It was somewhat hard to balance the brightness of the light inside the tent and the stars. After 5 trips going in and out of the tent and disturbing Ryan, I got it down to acceptable levels. I even had to stuff the headlamp inside our emergency med kit to dim it down further.
Shooting outside was warmer than staying motionless inside the tent. But hearing Gregg or Corey snoring once in a few minutes was making me paranoid. The sound resembled that of a grunting bear and I didn't want to get eaten alive!
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♥babybee 31 months ago | reply
Wow! This is quite breathtaking. Love it!
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Beefus 31 months ago | reply
The light balance is absolutely perfect!
Wonderfully done!
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ilona.. 31 months ago | reply
Small yellow moon on the ground under all these stars... WoW !
Gorgeous...
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z a r photography 31 months ago | reply
This is stunning!!
borealnz 31 months ago | reply
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KrissyAldous.com 31 months ago | reply
Love this!
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s0ulsurfing 31 months ago | reply
fantastic exposure
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Justlooking91~off and on 31 months ago | reply
WOW I guess star-gazing!!! I haven't seen a starry night in many years. Don't know why, I remember lots of them when I was young. I really miss them!
Crest Pictures 31 months ago | reply
omg .. that is gorgeous .. i love the silhouettes
cedarkayak 30 months ago | reply
Nice work.... well worth the trouble.
Fantasyfan. 30 months ago | reply
That glowing tent is also very cool :)
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MOUNTAINCULT 29 months ago | reply
Vey nice image!
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David M Hogan 24 months ago | reply
Lovely tent and stars series.
chever ( very busy ) 23 months ago | reply
super great work..the best.!!!!
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i'm a fan! galing
Pan.101 20 months ago | reply
Brilliantly done !
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kruytflo 20 months ago | reply
Perfect
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KKrampus 19 months ago | reply
Wonderful night image.
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swazileigh (on/off/on/off) 13 months ago | reply
fantastic shot!!!!! great SKY and tent!!! :D