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The Altar to 18-Wheels  :::::  Fernley Nevada

The Altar to 18-Wheels

The second shot in the Truck Inn sequence, the sky was just starting to lighten when I completed this frame at about 5:30AM.  It’s a stack of three 8-minute exposures yielding 24 minute star trails.  Shot at f/11 to increase the diffraction spikes on the street light.  Page 30 of my new book, which you […]

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Space Truckin'  :::::  Fernley Nevada

Space Truckin’

I’ve been dying to night shoot this gem on the side of Interstate 80 east of Reno for 20 years, but it was never good for night work because it was always lit up with florescent lights.  Well, patience pays off: the Truck Inn Truckstop closed a few years ago and the sign has finally […]

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