J. Nelson Photography’s Photolife

As beautiful as Bolder is in the summer, it can get wicked hot.  Yesterday was one of those days.  With the temps around 90,  Jenny, my brother Ben and I decided to get out of town and go camping in the Indian Peaks Wilderness west of Boulder.

It’s definitely nice to be able to drive a half an hour and have it be 20 degrees cooler. We found a great spot after some rough road driving and had an amazing night.  The highlight of my night was that I got to  try and do some star trails on my D3.  They were my first tries but they are still pretty cool.

Setting up in the tall trees.

4gunner is majestic.

Long exposure of the creek at our campsite.

Ben Agnini, my broham.

Miss Jenny

Mr. Ugly

The first star trail try. 15 minute exposure. The campfire really lit up the trees.

The second try, 25 minute exposure. We light painted Ben in with a flashlight and he spun a lighter around his face. Really cool that Polaris is centered in the sky.