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My first star trail, the night sky over Silver City on Kluane Lake, Yukon. Compiled with StarStax.
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The mighty 6B13 05:00 Robeston to Westerlegh Murco loaded tanks snakes over the Flyover at Bishton hauled by 60017 on 07/2/2013.
The previous three pictures were taken towards the end of a barefoot day, this is how it started! Walking the rough trails around Derwent Water in the Lake District National Park. The paths are mostly rough gravel and slate, challenging but great for sole conditioning. The dust from the gravel got really ingrained into my sole pads making them this amazing grey colour!
Exploring the trail was like stepping into a postcard – peaceful cows grazing in open pastures, framed by a breathtaking view of a small mountain peak in the distance. The golden light of the afternoon added warmth to every shot, bringing out the earthy tones of the landscape.
Scoria dust marks the trails of Bakken (pronounced "bach'-en"/"bok'-en" with a short "o"-sound) oil patch pickup trucks and a lone oil well service tank truck on McKenzie County Road 18 (35th Street Northwest) north of Watford City, North Dakota as the last day of summer winds to a close (9-22-2014). Scoria is volcanic in origin (I haven't researched further but am guessing it is a result of the huge volcano in the Yellowstone region, much like the moss agate found in nearby eastern Montana {Edit: See Duane's comment and link below}) and is the most common form of "gravel" used for paving the vast majority of roads/driveways, etc. in the region. It turns to a slick, soupy slime when wet and reverts to a talcum-like powder within hours if sun and wind are present. Driving into the sun with dust trails such as these is a calculated risk, for accidents are common (I drove past the scene of two pickup trucks that had collided head-on just a couple of miles from here, likely due to driving far too fast and being too near the center of the road while blind in the dust). These are the roads upon which I drive a tractor-trailer on a daily basis, hauling water to and from oil well sites or, occasionally, spraying a road and/or work site for dust control.
Star trails shot while camping at the little dipper hideaway
This shot was comprised of about 220 30 second exposures combined using a star trail app.
Individual shots specs
30s
F/5.6
11mm
ISO800
Shepperd's Dell State Natural Area, Oregon - located along the Columbia River Gorge - about 3.5 miles east of Crown Point. This moss covered stone wall and trail leads to the Shepperds Dell Falls...
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View from the south side of Trail Rider Pass. Along the Four Pass Loop route, Maroon Bells - Snowmass Wilderness, Colorado.
I love this view. I usually get to take it in once or twice a day as I walk the dog. The path that you see is the East-West Trail. As you might surmise, it runs east-west. It is mostly on the southern edge of our community and has wide-open spaces to the south with the town to the north. I think they just completed the last portions of it and you can take it most of the way across the county now from Highlands Ranch to Parker. An artist lives in the building you can see by the trees in the distance. Horseshoe Johnny, you should look him up, does metalwork and sculpture with his primary medium being, yes you guessed it, horse shoes. He invited us into his studio one day and showed us around. He was making cool guitars for Sheryl Crow and Kenny Chesney.
Another view from the underpass area accessible when you access the trail from Ashland. A makeshift living room of sorts. And yes, I climbed the ladder to see what might be in the underpass area on the other side ... a matress, and more uninteresting graffiti and tags. Blah!
The Monsal Trail – 8.5 Miles of Blissful Views
The Monsal Trail is a traffic-free path running for 8.5 miles between Combs Road in Bakewell and Blackwell Mill in Chee Dale, in the heart of the Peak District National Park.
The path follows the former track of the Midland Railway Line, constructed in 1863 to link Manchester and London. Its route ran through the beautiful Wye Valley on the orders of the Duke of Devonshire, who refused permission for the railway to run through his land close to Chatsworth House. The railway closed in 1968 and was converted into a pedestrian trail in 1981.
More information can be found here:-
letsgopeakdistrict.co.uk/monsal-trail-2/
www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/visiting/places-to-visit/trails/m...
www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/47216...
www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0024/48237...
www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/visiting/miles-without-stiles/mon...
www.hassopstation.co.uk/monsaltrail/
www.sustrans.org.uk/find-a-route-on-the-national-cycle-ne...
Star trails is something that I love doing - watching the slowly moving stars on a clear sky getting converted into long trails is just spectacular. I am quite inspired by this guys work.
However, my camera doesn't seem to enjoy that. It brings out many problems
1. Overheating sensor. At ISO 100, the camera shuts off after 3 mins of continuous exposure, even at freezing temperatures.
2. Small regions of heating sensor - as seen in the purple blurs at the top.
3. Spot noise without the NR turned on
4. Unstable tripod that can't keep still for even 10 mins.
5. Cold weather sapping my battery life - so much so that I want to buy another one.
But, I still manage to take some shots and stack them using Star trails action - it does quite a decent job of stacking, without lower layers losing brightness.
This particular shot was on a clear night in front of the Old Harmony Borax works State Historical Marker. While my friends went galavanting into the night at the mines, I stayed back to shoot these long exposures. I had about fifteen minutes and managed to get 3 shots to stack them.
Unfortunately, the North Star was right on the same side as the CA 190 which has a bit of traffic, even at midnight and a truck chose that exact 15 mins to appear on one of the exposures.
But luckily, it wasn't as cold as Yosemite.
Since it is so dark, it is best viewed Large On Black
Furnace Creek
Death Valley National Park
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Sabino Canyon Recreation Area, Coronado National Forest, Arizona.
After the final creek crossing, the Bear Canyon Trail switchbacks up the side of Bear Canyon and then levels out for the approach to 7 Falls. The trail's total elevation gain is only about 600', some of which takes place before reaching the creek.
This is a look back at Bear Canyon through the open toward Tucson. Some of the trail on the north side of the creek is visible on the canyon floor, and a few hikers can also be seen on their return hike.
Aufstieg zur Peitlerscharte, Südtirol
www.sentres.com/de/wanderung/rundwanderung-um-den-peitler...
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This was my second attempt at photographing star trails and i think it went quite well. Let me know if you like it or how i could improve it!
At the roadside
Am Straßenrand
The Apache Trail in Arizona was a stagecoach trail that ran through the Superstition Mountains. It was named the Apache Trail after the Apache Indians who originally used this trail to move through the Superstition Mountains.
The current Apache Trail links Apache Junction (33.4152°N 111.5807°W) at the edge of the Greater Phoenix area with Theodore Roosevelt Lake (33.6725°N 111.1531°W), through the Superstition Mountains and the Tonto National Forest.
Today, the majority of Apache Trail remains unpaved, turning into a dirt road a few miles up from Tortilla Flat, and continuing as such for nearly the full remainder of its length. The section east of Apache Junction is known officially as State Route 88. It is also the main traffic corridor through Apache Junction, turning into Main Street as the road passes into Mesa, and regains the Apache name by becoming Apache Boulevard in Tempe, ending at Mill Avenue. Prior to the completion of the Superstition Freeway in 1992, the Apache Junction portion of the Apache Trail was part of US Highway 60, which was rerouted to the Superstition Freeway once it was completed.
The Trail winds steeply through 40 miles (64 km) of rugged desert mountains, past deep reservoir lakes like Canyon Lake and Apache Lake. The narrow, winding road is unpaved from just east of the town of Tortilla Flat to Roosevelt Dam; there are steep cliff drops and little in the way of safety barriers. The trail requires caution when driving and it is not recommended for large RVs, SUVs, or caravans. Some large RV rental companies in the US do not allow their vehicles to be taken on this route.
(Wikipedia)
Die Apache Trail Historic Road, auch AZ 88 genannt, östlich von Phoenix rühmt sich großer historischer, kultureller und landschaftlicher Bedeutung. Sie führt über 116 Kilometer von Apache Junction nach Globe-Miami, wo sich die 63 Kilometer lange Gila-Pinal Scenic Road direkt anschließt, die zurück nach Phoenix führt.
Zwischen Apache Junction und dem Tonto National Monument gehört der Apache Trail zu den landschaftlich reizvollsten Routen in den USA. Die abenteuerliche Fahrt ist ein unvergessliches Western-Erlebnis. Theodore Roosevelt sagte bei der Einweihung des nach ihm benannten Staudamms sinngemäß: „Im Apache Trail treffen das Großartige der Alpen, die Pracht der Rocky Mountains und die Herrlichkeit des Grand Canyons zusammen.“
Der Apache Trail folgt einem alten Pfad der Apachen durch die Felsschluchten des Salt River, führt jedoch an der Canyon-Seite höher hinauf, weil der Canyon jetzt teilweise in den Fluten des Salt Rivers und den sich anschließend bildenden Seen ertrunken ist. Kurz nach 1900 wurde er als Versorgungsstraße für den Bau des Theodore-Roosevelt-Damms angelegt. Heute führt er an einer Reihe attraktiver State Parks und kleiner Orte entlang und gewährt Zugang zu den schönen Superstition Mountains.
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After a big winter storm in February, spring growth is getting a late start. Our short growing season might be shorter.
I love Lauren's serene and angelic expression in this shot taken on a Roxborough park trail.
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Each of these shots are of the same item, a trail in the back part of my land.
However I had to try more than one version as this shot begged for some different looks.
Rough sole texture from walking along a dry earth path embedded with small angular stones. The small stones gave quite an intense foot massage, another benefit of barefoot hiking!