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This is a shot I took on a recent trip to Lake Tahoe. I have wanted to capture the Milky Way for quite some time and finally decided to try my luck on this moonless night on the beach. After being warned by a local ranger about recent bear activity in the area, I was a bit nervous on my hike out to this location by myself. Although the black bears that populate this area have never attacked a person to the best of my knowledge, an encounter with one in pitch black darkness would be quite the adrenaline rush to say the least. Luckily I made it through this shoot with no bear encounters. I am happy with my first attempt at capturing the Milky Way but I still have much more to learn and improve in future attempts. Thank you for looking!

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Uploaded on October 3, 2015
Taken on September 18, 2015