Bowl Of Fire - Twilight @ Crater Lake The Rim Drive – a 33 miles gorgeous and scenic highway circumventing the crater lake - make it an ideal place for enjoying both sun rise or sun set. There are tons of pull-outs to get off the road and see the lake. Be it the view points right on the road or the hikes out or the off road trails the views are equally amazing. This particular view is one of my favorite – so open and expansive - you can see the Phantom Island on the left , Wizard island towards center. The foreground with minimal vegetation and brittle soil, highlights the volcanic past. To add to all this, the sun decided to stage a grand drama that evening :) ‘Bowl of Fire’ – an attempt at capturing that moment, that grandeur to share with you !!!
Delphinids - That elusive Meteor Shower I went to shoot the Deliphids and all I got was this :) Coming in from office, stumbled upon the article - that talked the the elusive Delphids Meteors. When NASA said it was elusive, I should have agreed. Instead I decide to drive up 2 hours, to sleep under the stars. I just awaited a bit too long for the peak of the meteor (forecasted around 3:30 - 4:30 AM) and missed to realize that the sun would start to lit up the horizon quiet early during summer… The meteors were indeed quiet elusive. Given this was mid of work week, it was a good straight 36 hours without sleep, but was well worth the experience ! Just in case you were wondering, this was just a regular star trail shot processed with Comet effect. Am working on an article explaining the same. For now do check out - Getting Started with Starscapes here.
Meanwhile at a Trail in Oregon I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in tune once more - John Burroughs
