Ghost Towns of Nevada: Goldfield and Gold Point NV; Car Forest, NV; Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, Inyo Forest, CA; CARMA Telescope Array, July 2014
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Monday night, 14 July 2014, continued:The oldest forest in the world. Many of these trees live for 5000 years, and even after dying, can remain for 5000 more years, remaining. In other words, it's quite possible that some trees have been standing for as long as 10000 years, long long before George Burns roamed the earth. :DTitle: Red and Blue Sky Bristlecone Pine (3554) Photo: Ken Lee Photography Info: Nikon D610, AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED lens at 14mm, 307 seconds, f/5.6, ISO 800. 2014-07-14 22:24. I used an LED flashlight for light painting. Location: Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, CA, USA ~~ Bosque más antiguo del mundo. Muchos de estos árboles viven desde hace 5000 años, y permanecen de pie durante 10.000 años., Hace mucho tiempo, antes de que George Burns vagaban por la tierra. Título: Red and Blue Sky Bristlecone Pine (3554) Foto: Ken Lee Photography Info:. Nikon D610, AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED en 14mm, 307 segundos, f/5.6, ISO 800 14/07/2014 22:24. Utilicé una linterna LED para la pintura de luz. Ubicación: Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, CA, EE.UU. #night #nikon #kenlee #goldpoint #lightpainting #nightskyphotography #desert #ancientbristleconepineforest #bristleconepine #california #whitemountains |
The oldest forest in the world. Many of these trees live for 5000 years, and even after dying, can remain for 5000 more years, remaining. In other words, it's quite possible that some trees have been standing for as long as 10000 years, long long before George Burns roamed the earth. :D |
This was taken 2014-07-14 at 22:12. 27 minutes total. Each individual photo was 3 minutes f/6.3, ISO 800 and was later stacked using Photoshop CS34. I used a Nikon D7000 and a Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 lens with Triggertrap. (8441) |
 The oldest forest in the world. Many of these trees live for 5000 years, and even after dying, can remain for 5000 more years, remaining. In other words, it's quite possible that some trees have been standing for as long as 10000 years, long long before George Burns roamed the earth. :DTitle: Moonrise Bristlecone Pine (3582) Photo: Ken Lee Photography Info: Nikon D610, AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED lens at 14mm, 220 seconds, f/7.1, ISO 400. 2014-07-14 23:49. I used an LED flashlight for light painting. Location: Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, CA, USA ~~ El bosque más antiguo del mundo. Muchos de estos árboles viven desde hace 5000 años, y permanecen de pie durante 10.000 años, hace mucho tiempo, antes de que George Burns vagaban por la tierra. Título: Moonrise Bristlecone Pine (3582) Foto: Ken Lee Photography Info:. Nikon D610, AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED en 14mm, 220 segundos, f/7.1, ISO 400 07/14/2014 23:49. Utilicé una linterna LED para la pintura de luz. Ubicación: Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, CA, EE.UU. #night #nikon #kenlee #goldpoint #lightpainting #nightskyphotography #desert #ancientbristleconepineforest #bristleconepine #california #whitemountains |
The D7000 is a good camera, so I took it not only as a back-up, but also to photograph star trails and long exposure photos. I would sometimes leave the D7000 clicking away while taking photos with the other camera. Title: The Mystery of the Bristlecone Pine (8438) ~~~~~ Título: The Mystery of the Bristlecone Pine (8438) |
Title: Luna Bristlecone Pine (3589) ~~~~~ Tomé esta foto con la Nikon D610 justo después de la media noche, con la luna creciente a lo largo de la montaña por encima. Título: Luna Bristlecone Pine (3589) |
 This is a long exposure photo of over 18 minutes showing the celestial movements of the night sky, taken at an elevation of 11000 ft./3350 m. The camera is facing more or less north, and you can see Polaris, the North Star, in the upper right corner of the photo, with the stars seemingly swirling around it. This is a single exposure.The oldest forest in the world. Many of these trees live for 5000 years, and even after dying, can remain for 5000 more years, remaining. In other words, it's quite possible that some trees have been standing for as long as 10000 years, long long before John McCain roamed the earth. :D Title: The Ancient Ones Star Trails (8444) Photo: Ken Lee Photography Info: Nikon D7000, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 lens at 11mm. The total exposure was 1117 seconds. f/8, ISO 200. 2014-07-15 00:23. I used an LED flashlight for light painting. Location: Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, CA, USA ~~~ Esta es una foto de larga exposición de más de 18 minutos que muestra los movimientos celestes del cielo nocturno, tomadas a una altura de 11.000 pies. / 3350 m. La cámara se enfrenta a más o menos al norte, y se puede ver Polaris, la Estrella del Norte, en la esquina superior derecha de la foto, con las estrellas aparentemente girando alrededor de él. Esto es de una sola exposición. El bosque más antiguo del mundo. Muchos de estos árboles viven desde hace 5000 años, e incluso después de morir, puede permanecer durante 5000 años más, restante. En otras palabras, es muy posible que algunos árboles han estado de pie durante todo el tiempo como 10.000 años, mucho tiempo antes de que John McCain vagaban por la tierra. : D Título: The Ancient Ones Star Trails (8444) Foto: Ken Lee Photography Info: Nikon D7000, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 a 11 mm, La exposición total fue de 1117 segundos, f/8, ISO 200. 2014-07-15 00:23. Utilicé una linterna LED para pintura de luz. Ubicación: Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, CA, EE.UU. #night #nikon #kenlee #lightpainting #nightskyphotography #desert #ancientbristleconepineforest #bristleconepine #california #whitemountains #startrails #longexposure |
 The gorgeous night sky, largely free from light pollution, as seen from the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. Up, up, up in the White Mountains of California exist a forest of trees that have flourished in the face of high, arid conditions at 11000 feet/3350 m in altitude. Many of these trees live for 5000 years, and even after dying, can remain for 5000 more years, remaining. In other words, it's quite possible that some trees have been standing for as long as 10000 years, long long before Lucille Ball roamed the earth. :D It was cloudy when I took this set of photos, giving a slightly more eerie, surreal sort of feel in many of the images. I hope you enjoy them!~~ The Forever Tree, located in the oldest forest in the world. Many of these trees live for 5000 years, and even after dying, can remain for 5000 more years, remaining. In other words, it's quite possible that some trees have been standing for as long as 10000 years, long long before Lucille Ball roamed the earth. :D I don't actually know if this tree has a name. I just like the name. Title: The Forever Tree (3600) Photo: Ken Lee Photography Info: Nikon D610, AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED lens at 14mm, 128 seconds, f/7.1, ISO 640. 2014-07-15 00:54. I used an LED flashlight for light painting. Location: Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, CA, USA ~~ "The Forever Tree" (El Árbol de Siempre), ubicado en el bosque más antiguo del mundo. Muchos de estos árboles viven desde hace 5000 años, y permanecen de pie durante 10.000 años, hace mucho tiempo, antes de que Lucille Ball vagaban por la tierra. No sé si este árbol tiene un nombre. A mí me gusta el nombre. Título: The Forever Tree (3600) Foto: Ken Lee Photography Info:. Nikon D610, AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED en 14mm, 128 segundos, f/7.1, ISO 640 07/15/2014 00:54. Utilicé una linterna LED para la pintura de luz. Ubicación: Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, CA, EE.UU. #night #nikon #kenlee #goldpoint #lightpainting #nightskyphotography #desert #ancientbristleconepineforest #bristleconepine #california #whitemountains |
~~~ Un árbol de pino bristlecone con el poderoso Sierra Nevada en la distancia. Desde ciertos puntos de vista, se puede ver los glaciares de la Sierra, que están retrocediendo debido a los climas más cálidos. Título: The Forever Tree and The Sierras (3605) |
But another thing I remember about photographing this tree is the slippery shale-like rock underneath it, which occasionally made footing, traipsing around in the dark, and balancing the tripod a little more challenging. Title: The Twisted Trunk of the Almighty Bristlecone (3610) ~~~ Título: The Twisted Trunk of the Almighty Bristlecone (3610) |
Title: 12 Mile Road (3622) Título: 12 Mile Road (3622)
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The cloudy but beautiful night sky whooshing over the CARMA dish telescopes, located relatively close to the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. I like how the moon peaks out of the clouds here! I photographed this on my way back from Gold Point ghost town in Nevada. ~~~
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Title: CARMAgeddon (3637) |
Título: CARMA CARMA CARMA Chameleon (3642 B&W) |
Title: CARMA Police (3643) |
Title: The 17th CARMApa (3646) Título: The 17th CARMApa (3646) |
Title: CARMA Ghia (3649) Título: CARMA Ghia (3649) |
 A long exposure selfie.
Title: CARMA Sutra (3651) Título: CARMA Sutra (3651) |
 The cloudy but beautiful night sky whooshing over the CARMA dish telescopes, located relatively close to the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. I like how the moon peaks out of the clouds here! I photographed this on my way back from Gold Point ghost town in Nevada. As always, lots of information can be found by clicking on the photo and reading the caption. >A long exposure night sky photo, with the moon peaking through the streaking clouds at around 4 am. The amazing science fiction structures in the foreground are the Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-wave Astronomy (CARMA), a multi-university-based interferometer, using 23 radio telescopes used jointly to image the astronomical universe at millimeter wavelengths, producing high-resolution astronomical images. CARMA is located in the Inyo Mountains in California, USA. I was there for about one hour photographing the dish arrays, and was photographed with a Nikon D610 DSLR. Special thanks to Dennis Ducilla for telling me about CARMA. Title: Instant CARMA (3657) Photo: Ken Lee Photography Info: Nikon D610, AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED lens at 14mm, 146 seconds, f/8, ISO 640. 2014-07-15 04:02. Location: Inyo Mountains, CA, USA Una larga exposición del cielo nocturno de la foto, con la Luna llegando a través de las nubes que rayan a las 4 am. Las sorprendentes estructuras de ciencia ficción en el primer plano es el Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-wave Astronomy (CARMA), un interferómetro con base multi-universidad, con 23 telescopios de radio utilizadas en forma conjunta para obtener imágenes del universo astronómico, la producción de alta resolución las imágenes astronómicas. CARMA se encuentra en las montañas de Inyo en California, EE.UU. Estuve allí durante aproximadamente una hora a fotografiar los "arrays" plato. Título: Instant CARMA (3657) Foto: Ken Lee Photography Info: Nikon D610, AF-S Nikkor 14-24 mm f/2.8G ED lente a 14mm, 146 segundos, f/8, ISO 640 15/07/2014 04:02. Ubicación: Inyo Mountains, CA, EE.UU. #night #nikon #kenlee #inyo #nightskyphotography #desert #carma #telescope #california #inyomountains #caltech #astronomy #millimeterwave #outerspace #science #longexposure |
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Ghost Towns of Nevada: Goldfield and Gold Point NV;Car Forest, NV; Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, Inyo Forest, CA; CARMA Telescope Array, July 2014
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I really really really love the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. At 11000 feet/3350 m in elevation, you can see a lot of stars, the Milky Way, seemingly much of the universe. But even when it's cloudy, such as in this photo, it's utterly magical.
Star trails over the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. For this and many of the other photos, the clouds moved in fast, obscuring much of the stars. However, I was still able to get star trails, although I generally refer to this as a "cloud trail" shot. 
I was traveling with two cameras, my old trusty Nikon D7000, and the new full frame Nikon D610.
Tuesday morning, 15 July 2014:
A bristlecone pine tree with the mighty Sierra Nevadas on the distance. From certain views, you can see the glaciers in the Sierras, which are receding due to warmer climates.
I love this tree.
I have always loved this view of the dirt road leading to Patriarch Grove, and finally decided to take a photo of it. At night, of course.
I drove back down the hill to lower elevations. It may have been past 3:00 in the morning, but I had some more photography to do.
The amazing science fiction structures in the foreground are the Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-wave Astronomy (CARMA), a multi-university-based interferometer, using 23 radio telescopes used jointly to image the astronomical universe at millimeter wavelengths, producing high-resolution astronomical images. CARMA is located in the Inyo Mountains in California, USA. I was there for about one hour photographing the dish arrays, and was photographed with a Nikon D610 DSLR. Special thanks for Dennis Ducilla for telling me about CARMA.
Title: CARMA CARMA CARMA Chameleon (3642 B&W)
A long exposure night sky photo. I believe this is looking more or less west, catching the moon arcing toward the Sierra Nevadas (not visible here). I love the night sky when it is cloudy, although here, I was a bit concerned that it was too cloudy, so I paid special attention to where the clouds were drifting so I could pre-visualize the patterns they would make. I was quite aware of the clouds drifting toward the east, and knew it would bracket the foreground structures nicely. I chose to go B&W with this to emphasize a more 1950s sci-fi sort of feel.
