Tree & River in the Morning

Star Trails and Tree

This was a 30 min exposure on the top of a mountain in the George Washington National Forest, Virginia. The foreground tree was lit with a headlamp which I used to paint the tree with for about 1 and a half mins of the total exposure. Because I'm cheap I had to use a stick and duct tape to keep my shutter open for that long on my Canon 30D. The remote to do this the normal way is $140. The stick and duct tape was free.

Daisy