Over the past 3 weeks I have visited the Pasayten Wilderness, the Glacier Peak Wilderness, Winchester Mountain Lookout (twice), Artist Point – for a North Cascades Institute Class and the Diablo Overlook – for a North Cascades National Park class.
The Glacier Peak trip was not during ht e new moon, but I was able to get a few good shots early in the night, before moon rise. I was out working to capture an image of the tent at Upper Lyman Lake, with the Milky Way behind, over Spider Gap. I could clearly hear and animal sniffing around. It was a deer, come to find place where anyone peed, to lick the spot for any lingering salt.
- Glacier Peak Wilderness
- Glacier Peak Wilderness
- Glacier Peak Wilderness
I decided to see if I could capture the deer in the image, and it worked pretty well!
The Winchester Mountain Look out is a perfect place to spend the night and shoot night sky images…
- Artist Point
- Winchester Lookout
- Winchester Mountain
The Night Sky Photo Class that I lead though the North Cascades Institute was held at Artist Point. There were 14 of us, we parked at the Artist Point rest area and started to hike to Huntoon Point. There were more than 50 other night sky photo enthusiasts there, all out along the same trail! We asked and were told that they were all from Vancouver, BC! The skies got cloudy, but we managed a few shots.
- Artist Point
- Artist Point
- Artist Point
The last class was on Aug. 1st, another Night Sky Photo Class, this one through the North Cascades National Park, as a part of the NPS Centennial. About 15 people arrived and we hung out at the overlook, trying to learn the basic tools of night sky capture.
There are two New Moons in September, on the 1st and 30th! If you’re interested in a Night Sky Photo Tour, here are the details!
Awesome! I really like that last one.
Thanks Rob
Wow… stunning images!!!
During my school time, star gazing was one of my favorite hobby, I really miss it now.
Thank you so much for sharing and have a beautiful day ahead 🙂
Hello Sreejith,
Thank you!
You are most welcome 🙂
Really like your night shots. Still struggle to get decent night photos.
What camera and lens are you using?
Fuji X-T1 and usually the 18-135mm.
I have found that when you shoot with a cropped sensor camera you really need a 10mm lens to get enough light to create a cool image.
Thanks! Will check that out.