Okay, so I’ve established that I like shooting star trails and shooting at night… maybe slightly better than shooting during the day.  Unfortunately for me though, this summer has been pretty crazy with all the rain and the cloudy days / nights.  The last time I actually got to shoot at night here in town was back in the early summer when I got the Fireflies and Star Trails shot.  I’ve been itching to get back out there though, and since I haven’t been able to I thought I’d share a couple pictures that I took a while back but never got around to blogging about.

    This week’s picture of the week is a self-portrait I did one night up on the Foothills Parkway.  I set the shot up thinking it was going to be interesting, but the longer I sat there and the more I looked a the scene, the more I didn’t like what I was seeing.  The tree on the right just wasn’t clean enough to get by itself and the trees on the left crept in no matter how I framed it.  It was an amazingly clear night though… and I had already started the process… so at the last minute I decided I would just put myself in the shot and see what happened.  I’m not quite sure why I chose a Superman type pose, but I did (maybe that’s a glimpse into my subconscious self-image?).  After I put it altogether I got a kick out of it.  Here I am… me and my star trails.

–Dan Thompson