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One of the several panoramic images I took during my trip to the Lone Pine campgrounds at the base of the mountain. 

One of the several panoramic images I took during my trip to the Lone Pine campgrounds at the base of the mountain. 

Spring Get A Way- Getting Off The Grid to Recharge

Duane Tkatch March 9, 2017

     No matter the career path we chose, all of us will feel burnt out at one point or another.  When that time comes we must all find a way catch our breath and recharge.  This past weekend was my rest and recovery weekend.  With work being so busy as of the last month, I had next to no time to work on personal assignments.  Not working on a personal assignment or even just photos that personally make me happy once in a while makes me feel lazy and unsatisfied with myself.  

     Thankfully last weekend I got out there and made some images for myself.  I have been working on some panoramic images lately so I focused primarily on that but I also tried some new stuff while I was out there. Besides just taking photos for myself, spending time outdoors with great company also helped my refresh myself and uplift my spritis. 

My friend Sid stands atop one of the edges at Fossil Falls, one of the pit stops we took on are way north to Lone Pine.

My friend Sid stands atop one of the edges at Fossil Falls, one of the pit stops we took on are way north to Lone Pine.

Stars over the Sierra Nevada's, one of the things I wanted to try was astrophotography.  I'm never really in a place dark enough to take photos of stars so I was sure to take advantage of this opportunity and got up at 2:30am to get a few photo…

Stars over the Sierra Nevada's, one of the things I wanted to try was astrophotography.  I'm never really in a place dark enough to take photos of stars so I was sure to take advantage of this opportunity and got up at 2:30am to get a few photos.  

Another thing I wanted to capture during this trip was the sunrise.  Just a few hours after I got up for the stars I was already making my way up the trail to get photos of the blue hour and sunrise.

Another thing I wanted to capture during this trip was the sunrise.  Just a few hours after I got up for the stars I was already making my way up the trail to get photos of the blue hour and sunrise.

Last but not least after our weekend camping we took a few group photos on our way out of town.  I couldn't have asked for a better group of people to travel with.

Last but not least after our weekend camping we took a few group photos on our way out of town.  I couldn't have asked for a better group of people to travel with.

In Personal Photo Tags Nature, Chaffey College, Outdoors, Outdoor Adventure, Camping, Mt Whitney, Lone Pine, California, Sunrise, Astrophotography, Stars, Night Sky
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Sunset 3, the final light before descending from the peak to escape the wind kicking up the sand. Bringing the end to such a beautiful sunset. Something that was well needed, enjoy the little things
Sunset 2, about 10 minutes after the previous photo. As the light quickly fadded the colors changed some deepened and some became more pastel. The foreground started to fade as it was being overshadowed by the fading light in the distance. Setting up
Sunset 1 from the dunes. We got a late start on the hike but made it to the top at the perfect time. We got to watch a beautiful sunset light up the seemly endless desert we were surrounded by. The beauty of this sunset just continued to get more bea
Every new adventure starts by taking the first step. In this case, the first steps were the easiest. Took a trip to the Kelso dunes in the Mojave national preserve yesterday, this time with the goal of hiking up the dunes rather then just shooting th
One of the images from my test shoot the other day. Very pleased with the result from this natural light shoot of my new mountain bike. Can't wait to take this on some adventures to capture some amazing landscape photos.
Photos from a recent headshot shoot with @mariomartel. While getting several great shots we also captured a few fun shots for the out takes.
Everytime I see the Milky-way I want to take a panoramic image of it. Here is my third and my best Milky-way panoramic image (so far).
It was another great night under the stars last night. This is my first ever attempt at a compositing the milky-way in with a twilight shot. It's far from the best, but I can say I'm excited to get better at this as I shoot the milky-way more, I will
A shot of my friend @cody_sessions warming up before sparing this past Sunday @combatathletics.us
A quick shot of @luis12a94 between rounds of sparing yesterday at @combatathletics.us. Always a fun time observing and photographing martial artists.
 Thanks to @cody_sessions for the invite, hope to shoot with you guys again soon.
Sunset 3, the final light before descending from the peak to escape the wind kicking up the sand. Bringing the end to such a beautiful sunset. Something that was well needed, enjoy the little things Sunset 2, about 10 minutes after the previous photo. As the light quickly fadded the colors changed some deepened and some became more pastel. The foreground started to fade as it was being overshadowed by the fading light in the distance. Setting up Sunset 1 from the dunes. We got a late start on the hike but made it to the top at the perfect time. We got to watch a beautiful sunset light up the seemly endless desert we were surrounded by. The beauty of this sunset just continued to get more bea Every new adventure starts by taking the first step. In this case, the first steps were the easiest. Took a trip to the Kelso dunes in the Mojave national preserve yesterday, this time with the goal of hiking up the dunes rather then just shooting th One of the images from my test shoot the other day. Very pleased with the result from this natural light shoot of my new mountain bike. Can't wait to take this on some adventures to capture some amazing landscape photos. Photos from a recent headshot shoot with @mariomartel. While getting several great shots we also captured a few fun shots for the out takes. Everytime I see the Milky-way I want to take a panoramic image of it. Here is my third and my best Milky-way panoramic image (so far). It was another great night under the stars last night. This is my first ever attempt at a compositing the milky-way in with a twilight shot. It's far from the best, but I can say I'm excited to get better at this as I shoot the milky-way more, I will A shot of my friend @cody_sessions warming up before sparing this past Sunday @combatathletics.us A quick shot of @luis12a94 between rounds of sparing yesterday at @combatathletics.us. Always a fun time observing and photographing martial artists.
 Thanks to @cody_sessions for the invite, hope to shoot with you guys again soon.

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