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Camping Wallpaper

Quote & Updates

Scott Valley

Backpacking

DPP Beta

Wallpaper

Japan Diaries

Dark Side

Rapid Mag

72

UCC

TS Q&A

EFK TS

Japan 3

Japan 2

Fantasy

65

South Silver

Japan 1

Seasonal Update

70-300VR

4th of July

TS Loop

BK

NFMF

300mm f/4.5

Gay Wave

52mm f/2 AI

53

Cowbell

51

Pakistan 2

Mill

Big secret

50mm AF-D

Silver Fork

Pakistan

#44

Back

#42

Teesta Four

Sony 16mm f/2.8

The road

Fishing

Silver Creek

Lobster Pot 2

Lobster Pot

A great paddler?

Kern River Fest

Jason Craig

Sunday

Teesta Three

The Wave

Teesta Two

Teesta One

Deer Creek

UMC T/S

Rainy Days

Bear River TS

What's in an edit?

Siang River

T/S Webber

Shot o the day

Change

Squaw Valley Creek

North Fork Cosumnes

Nikkor 28mm f/2

Random

Updated Tutorial #2

Tilt/Shift

Siang

Panning shot

New River Update

24mm 2.8

Weaverville Stars

Two lens reviews

Night Photography

Stars at Castle Lake

Going with it.

Lohit image

First


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Nikon D700, Nikkor 20mm f/2.8 AF-D @ 16'  f/11 ISO 200

   82 updates so far since this page went live earlier this year, and things continue to stay busy. especially busy behind the scenes on the site, where I've updated some new stuff:

Sony NEX-5 review
Sony NEX-5N review
North Fork of the Middle Fork American River
Middle Fork American "End of the World"
India - Teesta 5


  If you've been following the site for some time, you'll have noticed the above image has been used before. The image is a composite of ten images of sixteen seconds, for a total exposure of a hundred and sixty minutes, thus the large star blur. Using multiple images helps keep the noise down during these long exposures. Colder air temperatures help too, this image would not have been possible in the summer. The ambient temperature was below freezing. I spent a lot of time researching different methods and programs for stacking, and ended up using Dr Browns  Stack-A-Matic  plug in. It's great!  I like this image more than the original, it's more realistic for the colors in the sky, yet somehow attains a dreamy because more of the star circles show up. Anyways, on with the wallpapers:
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