Walked out into the desert on a warm, clear night. It was five days to the full moon so I was optimistic about getting some great foreground exposure for a "star trails" image. Found north with a compass, composed my shot with a flashlight, set up a camp chair, and watched the Arizona sky and listened to my iPod for the next two hours while my camera and the earth's rotation did their thing. You pretty much get one shot at nailing a good star trail image and this one worked out pretty well!
tagged: saguaro national park cactus desert mountains night sky arizona tucson southwest stars star trails
