An old truck is given new life in the ghost town of Bodie State Historic Park, California. This was taken at 9:30 pm on August 24 last year. We'll be back again on August 30 this year, when the moon will be a 17% crescent gently illuminating the town until it drops behind the nearby hills around 9:45 pm. Then we'll enjoy dark, starry skies for stunning Milky Way shots until we depart at 1 am. That many weeks after the summer solstice, we'll have have a lot more time for night shooting than we would during the longer days closer to late June.
We'll have other Bodie workshop dates available in 2014 as well. Check my blog for details: http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/bodie-night-photography-workshops/
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Night Photography workshop in Bodie State Historic park, California.
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Weren't you standing next to me at this time +Maximilian Laue? We'll have pretty similar conditions, except I think last time the moon rose shortly after this,while this time it'll be a thinner crescent and it'll set.
LOVE the sky!! Beautiful without any light pollution!
There's just a hint of incandescent glow low on the southern horizon from the town of Lee Vining 15-20 miles to the south, but otherwise we have stunningly dark skies from here in the Eastern Sierra across most of Nevada. There was a little smoke form the Rim Fire filtering the light from the stars. We found that out a few minutes later when +Chris Whiting pointed out crepuscular rays shooting up into the sky from the light of the moon approaching the eastern horizon. The effect lasted maybe 5 minutes, but it was stunning.
Very, very cool!
No +Jeff Sullivan I wish that would have been me , I have no MWay shots at all from Bodie, that's why I said 3rd time is the charm. I could have had one but I was attempting star trails that was the first time I joined you.
it's a beautiful sky ,well I hope you'll have other good opportunities to have that kind of sky till August 2014 ! Neverteless thank you, Jeff , for that beautiful photo .
I thought the park was closed at that time?
Really great one +Jeff Sullivan. Love your crop in here!
Wonderful shot!
+Tarjei Vassbotn The park does close at 6 pm, but with a couple million dollars in liability insurance, current first aid certification, and several hundred dollars in permit and monitor fees, after hours access can be arranged. It gets cheaper the more people you bring in, so I've had pro photographers who have gone in on their own join me for a couple of our workshops, since it's so much cheaper with our group.