June 27, 2018
The Milky Way…
It’s June and it’s prime Milky Way season. The Milky Way raises about sunset and by about 2am the galactic center is vertical in the southern sky. While the Milky Way is there every night, it’s highly susceptible to light pollution with the Moon being the 2nd greatest offender(the Sun being the first). I only made 4 trips out to shoot being somewhat limited by coastal Southern California’s “June Gloom”, and for two of my trips I had a photographic assistant(Madame). Two of these excursions were to familiar locations(Boy Scout Camp Road in Lockwood Valley and Twin Bush on PCH) and two were to new locations(Mt. Pinos’ Nordic Base and a location in the southern portion of Lockwood Valley).
Read MoreIt’s June and it’s prime Milky Way season. The Milky Way raises about sunset and by about 2am the galactic center is vertical in the southern sky. While the Milky Way is there every night, it’s highly susceptible to light pollution with the Moon being the 2nd greatest offender(the Sun being the first). I only made 4 trips out to shoot being somewhat limited by coastal Southern California’s “June Gloom”, and for two of my trips I had a photographic assistant(Madame). Two of these excursions were to familiar locations(Boy Scout Camp Road in Lockwood Valley and Twin Bush on PCH) and two were to new locations(Mt. Pinos’ Nordic Base and a location in the southern portion of Lockwood Valley).
Milky Way on the Boy Scout Camp Road in Lockwood Valley.(Fisheye)
The Milky Way arc is almost completely visible with Jupiter at the upper right and Mars peaking though the trees. After taking a few shots with my Milky Way lens(a 12mm, f/2), I broke out the fisheye lens(10mm, f/3.5). After completing these fisheye shots, I decided to drive to the end of the Boy Scout Camp Road and show Madame the Boy Scout Camp that I went to when I was a young photographer. I had told her about the suicidal rabbits of Lockwood Valley, but she had not believed me until she saw a couple of rabbits run into the road as soon as they saw my car headlights.
