Moonrise over Bodie

Moonrise over Bodie

Moonrise over Bodie, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger.

As dusk turned to night, participants in the workshop organized by Lance Keimig—Finding Your Way in the Dark—waited for moonrise over Bodie. The workshop was organized to coincide with a full moon, and most of us waited, our tripods on full alert, on the small hill at the entrance to the Bodied State Park. Ghost town or not, some park employees live on site, which accounts for the lights in the house in the photo.

[Nikon D300, 18-200VR Zoom lens at 34mm (51mm in 35mm terms), four composited captures at 1/4 of a second, 1/2 a second, 1 second, and 2 seconds, f/5.6 and ISO 100, tripod mounted.]

Posted in Digital Night, Landscape, Photography

Yosemite Dreams

A wet and rainy Pacific storm front has hit the Bay area. As the storm moves east, it will snow on the Sierras and in Yosemite Valley. At this time of year I enjoy my family and am cozy in front of our fireplace–but I also dream of photographing Yosemite in its new coat of snow.

Posted in Landscape, Photography, Yosemite