The Milky Way over some ocotillo and (what I believe are) desert sunflowers and indigo bush in Jojoba Wash in the southern part of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. I shot this at 5:26 AM - about 10 minutes after the subtle first light of day was slowly creeping over the mountain. This twilight provided enough ambient light to illuminate the foreground without washing out the Milky Way. Shot with a Canon 6D and Sigma 15mm EX DG at 25 sec f/2.8 ISO 4000. This is a single frame from a time lapse I shot here. I'll be posting the time lapse video in the near future.
Located off of Mortero Wash in the southern section of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. This is a single exposure. Part of The Impossible Railroad / SD&AE created by John D. Spreckels. The San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railway Company is a short-line American railroad originally founded in 1906 as the San Diego & Arizona Railway (SD&A) by sugar heir, developer, and entrepreneur John D. Spreckels. Dubbed "The Impossible Railroad" by many engineers of its day due to the immense logistical challenges involved, the line was established in part to provide San Diego with a direct rail link to the east by connecting with the Southern Pacific Railroad lines in El Centro, California. The SD&A's 146.4-mile (235.61 km) route originates in San Diego, California and terminates in El Centro, California. The company took over the SD&A's operations in February 1933 after financial troubles led John Spreckels' descendants to sell their interests in the railroad to the Southern Pacific. Through the years natural disasters and vandalism rendered sections of the line unserviceable, and portions of the line have been sold to various interests.
Camping/boondocking in my trailer under the Milky Way in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Shot with a Canon 6D and Sigma 15mm EX DG at 25 sec f/2.8 ISO 3200. This is an area in the southern part of the park known as Hollywood & Vine due to a street sign bearing those names that was placed on a hill in the area. The sign has been stolen and replaced several times over the decades. When I first got here yesterday afternoon, there were VERY strong winds - as high as 37 MPH! Dust and sand were blowing everywhere. I didn't think I would get a chance to shoot last night as the forecast called for strong winds until 3:00 PM today. All of a sudden, around 1:00 AM, the winds died down to almost nothing. I was in luck! I hiked up a nearby hill, set up my camera and timer, and shot a time lapse four a little less than four hours. Here is one of about 500 frames in the sequence.
