Shooting for Stars

It's been a long day -- 4:15 AM to 7 PM at Zion National Park.  Still, no photos...  have to process them when I get home tomorrow night.

Got up at 4:15 AM.  To challenge myself and overcome my fear of darkness in mountains and canyons, I left my hotel room around 5:15 AM, drove through the narrow roads surrounded by the DARK, DARK canyons...  I did not have a specific goal for the early morning, just wanted to stay in the dark and look at the mountains and stars to see if I would still be afraid.  The sad truth is -- my fear was still totally in control, so I sat in my car for about 20-30 minutes with the doors securely locked!!

Several photographers came to the same location, parked next to me and went out in the dark to set up their gears for "star shooting".  I finally got the courage to come out of the car to set up my gears...  But it was a little too late, the sky started to light up, and I lost the mystery look of all the stars quickly.

So, I will have to get up early again tomorrow morning to catch my stars!!  Wish me luck.

Yeah, so much in life is about challenging ourselves -- making sure that we can eventually overcome our own fear... not just about darkness, but about all the "unknown" in life.


Sunday, 11/4/12

I kept my promise and got my starry shot!!!