I shot this in the wee hours of the morning on February 16, 2020 in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. While I've been exploring the Anza-Borrego Desert for many year, this was my first time discovering and exploring this canyon. Anza-Borrego is such a huge park that I'm still discovering "new" locations in it. Shot with a Canon EOS R and Sigma 15mm EX DG lens. 191 stacked exposures with a total time of 191 minutes f/2.8 ISO 2000. Mountains illuminated by the rising moon. Timelapse coming later.
A tall skinny ocotillo with orange blooms stands in front of star trails in a partly-cloudy sky in the badlands of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Foreground illuminated by the moon (out of frame). Wide curves of star trails over some badlands seen from my campsite in the southern part of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park on the night of January 4, 2020. Shot with a Canon EOS R and Canon 17-40mm f/4L lens at 124 minutes (stacked exposures) f/4 ISO 3200. foreground illuminated by the moon. Shot on January 3, 2020, this is a 48 minute stacked exposure done at f/3.2 ISO 2000 with a Canon EOS R and Sigma 15mm EX DG fisheye lens (I did a partial correction to reduce - but not completely eliminate - the artsy fisheye effect). I had hoped to capture the much hyped Quadrantids meteor shower, but it turned out to be a dud. I shot around 2000 frames and only managed to capture one teeny tiny baby meteor (doo doo doo doo). Still, a never feel like a camping trip in the desert is ever a "waste of time" just because I didn't get the shots I had originally hoped for. The experience of camping in peace, quiet, and solitude under the stars is always nice regardless of what I successfully photograph.
Wide curves of star trails over some badlands seen from my campsite in the southern part of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park on the night of January 4, 2020. Shot with a Canon EOS R and Canon 17-40mm f/4L lens at 124 minutes (stacked exposures) f/4 ISO 3200. foreground illuminated by the moon. I had hoped to capture the much hyped Quadrantids meteor shower, but it turned out to be a dud. I shot around 2000 frames and only managed to capture one teeny tiny baby meteor (doo doo doo doo). Still, a never feel like a camping trip in the desert is ever a "waste of time" just because I didn't get the shots I had originally hoped for. The experience of camping in peace, quiet, and solitude under the stars is always nice regardless of what I successfully photograph.
