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I’m missing being under the…

I’m missing being under the stars... and I know, many are still getting outside but I felt that I wouldn’t be setting a good example in today’s trying times by running around and no staying home. So I’m on my couch making masks for our healthcare workers- check them out @masksandheroes! What are you doing to keep busy? - #TBT #ThrowbackThursday - Taken w/ my new Slik USA ECH-630 star tracker... --- I caught a flight back to LA from Portland on Sunday, grabbed my girl @XO_Anhie and took off to Mammoth Lakes, CA. Original plan was to backpack into the mountains to hit some glacial lakes, but because of weather and my health, Anh and I decided to detour to Lone Pine where it would be clear &much warmer instead. --- We hit 3 hot springs in Mammoth before we headed down, &then got side tracked by an arch I hadn't seen before in AH.. It was getting dark so we found a spot to camp & settled in for a nap. We didn't sleep very much because the wind decided to kick up like a banshee; we were worried to leave the tent when we left to shoot so we tied rocks to it &prayed for the best. -- We got to Mobius arch for my 1st night shoot there ever (after hitting the 1st arch for a bit) around 1 am & JUST missed the light of the moon on the foreground. Lucky for us, no one was there! I had some time before the sky darkened so I set up the tracker Slik had sent me to test out. I used the large peep hole to find Polaris, & then fine tuned using a laser ( thank you @drdarius7) through the small peep hole. It was actually pretty quick but this was my 3rd time trying. Foreground I lit using 2 Lumecube.com (use code TRACYLEE for free US Shipping) -- My fave part of the MW is so prominent now- #rhoophiuchi — SKY- single image ISO 800 F 2.8 180 seconds - Foreground 10 images stacked in SLS for NR ISO 1600 F2.8 30 seconds --- @TokinaUSA 16-28 @ 24 @SlikUSA 634-CF @CanonUSA 6DMK1 Processed in LR & PS —- #tracylee #tracyleephotos #tracyleephotography #slikusa #canonusa #tokinausa #canonbringit #teamcanon #teamtokina #teamslik #shootslik #slikusa #longexposure_shots #nightimages #nightpics #milkywaygalaxy #astrophotography #astrophoto #longexposure #lumecube #capture4cubes #litbylume

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what places have you been…

what places have you been that make you feel like you’re on another planet? I definitely feel like I’m on the moon when I’m here and I miss this place!! #TBT #ThrowbackThursday — This is a STACKED/BLEND I took on Thursday Night in Utah when I was out exploring with @missjessbess @estherjulee & @jacobthefu.. we had already been on the road since Monday and the clouds had messed up the 1st two nights of shooting thus far.. Esther and Jacob we’re leaving back to Vegas by this point, and Jess had a different comp she wanted for sunset so Jacob dropped me off here and I spent a pleasant few hours just hanging out on a blanket, enjoying the last rays of the sun. — Jess made her way straight over and we shot portraits on the pedestal, and blue hour before taking a nap in the Jeep.. — After we woke up I realized that I didn’t have the comp I wanted at 24mm and the Milky Way would get cut off but I think it still turned out ok, right? Jess went back to sleep and I sat out on that cliff for hours shooting this every way I could think of to try and make up for the previous two nights.. then Jess woke up around 4 and we took off to another location for twilight and sunrise... — foreground single shot - ISO 100 F11 30 seconds - Me - ISO 100 F10 1 second — Sky 25 images stacked - ISO 12500 F3.2 10 seconds - @tokinausa Opera 16-28mm @slikusa 743-CF @canonusa 5DMK4 Processed in LR & PS — #tracyleephotos #tracyleephotography #canonusa #teamcanon #canon5dmarkiv #mycanonstory #tokinausa #slikusa #utah #utahisrad #utahrocks #iloveutah #hanksville #milkyway #astrophotography #longexposure #longexpo #natgeoadventure #natgeo #stars #starphotography #astrophoto #dancerspose #yoga #yogalife

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The schedule I’m keeping right…

The schedule I’m keeping right now is exhausting and not sure how long I can keep it up.. the news is bad and all I wanna do is post a beautiful memory of an amazing place... thank you... #tbt #throwbackthursday #tracylee #tracyleephotos tracy lee #sunset #reflections

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What’s your favorite photo in…

What’s your favorite photo in your portfolio? This might be one of my favorites of 2018! I was wanting to see this part of Yellowstone so bad and when I finally did, it did not disappoint!! #FBF #FlashbackFriday - Repost @tracyleephotos ・・・ When we got out of the car, drops were already starting to fall and crowds were leaving the area due to the storm clouds overhead.. we didn’t get discouraged and headed out on the boardwalk with the hopes of the clouds breaking and then completely clearing up for stars later that night... well i love it when a plan comes together like this; we got sunset and clear skies for stars that night... I know I rarely post photos other than stars, but doesn’t mean I don’t take them... I just have to be super motivated by a shot to edit it, and this is one of those shots... the composition was a lot taller than this so I used content aware scale to make it fit for IG’s resolution... it was a lovely trip to Yellowstone with my dear friends @missjessbess @rachel_jones_ross @smpetersonphotography & @brentdangerrose... —— Handheld because I didn’t want to move my tripod from my night composition to scope out the rest of the area; I didn’t know the sky was going to color up like this and spontaneously shot this... —— ISO 100 F11 1/10 second @tokinausa 16-28 @ 22 @canonusa 6dmk1 —— #tracylee #tracyleephotos #tracyleephotography #slikusa #canonusa #tokinausa #canonbringit #teamcanon #teamtokina #teamslik #shootslik #sliktripods #mycanonstory #sunset #sunset_pics #sunsets #bonnevillesaltflats #sunset_stream #sunset_ig #sunset_vision #sunset_hunter #sunsetlover #sunsetlovers #sunsetlove #sunset_lovers #sunset_lovee

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Do you ever wonder what…

Do you ever wonder what your old photos would look like with your newer editing abilities.. i do all the time and wonder if I should re-edit... I love this photo and perhaps some day I will.. #TBT #ThrowbackThursday - Repost @tracyleephotos ・・・ I can easily be convinced of spontaneous detours and side trips and this was one of them on my way back to Vegas from San Diego a few weeks ago.. I had hosted the Milky Way Chasers Meet Up in Malibu, headed to San Diego for a night to shoot, then towards the Eastern Sierras.. I was in contact with @StevenJMagner & @inspired_shot throughout the drive and as I got closer to Bishop, it became apparent that the Napa Wildfires were smoking out the entire area.. I didn't want the trip to go to waste so I quickly suggested the Ancient Bristlecone Forest as an alternative plan.. --- While I wanted for Steven and Tony to catch up to me on the road, I decided to take a dip in the Keough Hot Springs (the free ones) for a few minutes and then met the guys at Copper Top BBQ in Big Pine.. --- I didn't think i was going to have warm enough clothes for up at 11k ft elevation, but I had brought tons of layers so I layered up. We explored the area until dark, and I napped in the car as they shot sunset (there were no clouds in the sky so I couldn't be bothered lol). We stayed warm in the car until middle of Blue hour and then hiked up the hill to the most famous of the Bristlecone trees in the area. --- We set up our comps and then took turns lighting the tree how we wanted to using different lighting. I used a single lumecube.com/160.html (Use code TRACYLEE for free US Shipping) from the left side bounced off another tree next to us. --- 13 images stacked in SLS for NR ISO 6400 F2.8 15 seconds Processed in LR & PS @TokinaUSA 11-20mm @ 16mm @SlikUSA 634-CF @Canon 6dmk1 --- . . . . . #tracylee #tracyleephotos #tracyleephotography #slikusa #canonusa #tokinausa #canonbringit #teamcanon #teamtokina #teamslik #shootslik #litbylume #lumecube #capture4cubes #arches #arch #archesnationalpark #longexposure_shots #nightimages

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I didn’t bother getting passed…

I didn’t bother getting passed to go here this year because I’ve been on tons of other adventures.. who’s making it down this season? #FBF #FlashbackFriday —- Repost @tracyleephotos ・・・ This was from my April 2017 trip to Havasu Falls in the Grand Canyon.. The waterfalls are such a popular destination that I have been 5 times now... I don't know if I will be going again this year but seeing as I never edited a photo from last years trip that didn't have me in it, I decided to do so today... This was lit by a single lumecube.com/160.html (use code TRACYLEE for free US Shipping) from the right. I was with a group of 20 friends I had organized and i ended up hiking about 55 miles in 2.5 days trying to explore and shoot the Milky Way around all the falls there... Who has been here??? ---- ISO 6400 F2.8 15 seconds 10 images stacked in SLS for NR @TokinaUSA 11-20 2.8 @SlikUSA 634-CFL @CanonUSA 70d ---- . . . . . #tokinausa #slikusa #rsa_night #landscape_captures #beautifuldestinations #amazingearth #earthdeluxe #earthpics #earthpix #fantasticearth #earthcapture #wonderfulplaces #havasufalls #havasu #havaupai #natgeo #natgeotravel #canon #canonusa #canonbringit #tracyleephotos #tracyleephotography #litbylume #lumecube #capture4cubes #teamtokina #teamslik #shootslik

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What was your first Milky…

What was your first Milky Way Image?? - 4 years who yesterday I began this crazy Milky Way journey.. With everything going on in the world right now, I wonder where I will be 1 year from now? #TBT #ThrowbackThursday - When shooting the Milky way, there are so many things you have to take into consideration. Light pollution, time of year, weather, composition, your equipment, lighting... A lot of people said "it's not Milky Way season" as I headed out to @archesnps this week. I will agree with people to an extent. March is just a lot harder and takes more effort but doesn't mean you can't do it! - I shot this from #northwindow on Wed night (Thursday morn) at 3am, the 2nd night I was there. I was already discouraged from the 7 hrs I spent in the cold the night before to only be frustrated by the clouds and the diffused light from Moab as a result of them. Not giving up, I went to check it out anyways knowing that the Galactic center would be low in the sky. I didn't get the center but I'm not sad about the images I shot! _______ ISO 2000 F2.8 11mm 30 seconds Processed in Photoshop - #grammasters3 #photographer #milkyway #femalephotographer #ilovephoto #ilovephotography #canonphotography #moab #canon_photos #archesnps #milkywaygalaxy #mstracylee #archesnationalpark #TracyLee #nightphoto #nightphotography #wonderfulplaces #nightimages #amazing_longexpo #utah #utahisrad #utahrocks #milkywaychasers

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What’s the farthest you’ve gone…

What’s the farthest you’ve gone for a photo, spontaneously on a whim?? Did it pay off? - On Wed morning, I was in S. Iceland getting up to head to some tours that I had booked. I had a location that I wanted to visit& knew that if I didn’t go that day, I might not get there at all on the trip. When I got to the end of the hotel driveway, I could turn left for the tours I paid for, or right for the once in a lifetime spot. - The weather looked to be ok, but I hadn’t even researched if Aurora was forecast in the area that night; I just felt an instinct to go there. So I turned right & spent the next few hours of 8 wondering if I had made the wrong decision &if I should turn back. The farther I drove, the more clear the skies became & I kept on my route. I made some stops for photos, I scanned the radio for music, & navigated some of the most treacherous roads I had ever seen in my life to get there by about 3:30 in the afternoon. - I shot some photos, the sunset, left my tripod &headed to the hotel in town to warm up & grab a bite to eat. - The owner of the hotel was so kind &went out of his way to cook me a hot meal that wasn’t pizza or burgers.It was shaping up to be a good night for the aurora; I planned on waiting in the car all night if I had to but after taking a test shot, I knew that it had already started. - I was like a kid in a candy store; I could slightly see the colors of green with my eyes, whereas my camera picked them up oh so brightly. I didn’t know until yesterday that it got down to about 0ºF but made sense as I was pacing back&forth to keep warm. I let my camera keep shooting while i checked into the hotel & warmed up a bit before shooting 3 more comps. - Bucket list successfully checked off! Thank u @steffeneisenacher, your help was INVALUABLE this week! - 20 images stacked in SLS for foreground 4 blended for sky ISO 1000 (It was underexposed- go higher!) f2.8 5 seconds - Accidentally had my LCD too bright so my images were under exposed. Thankful for good dynamic range! Separating from my group day 3 made this journey possible as well.. - @tokinausa 11-20 2.8 @ 16mm @slikusa 734cf @canonusa 5dMK4 Processed in LR & PS - #tracylee #iceland

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I’m on the plane home…

I’m on the plane home from Iceland, and damn if I didn’t have an amazing time... my #1 bucket list trip for years did not disappoint, in spite of some hiccups at the beginning of it.. I saw so many wonderful things and went so many wonderful places; whatever popped in my head, I went and did. Including taking off to the northern most tip of Iceland through some of worst and most treacherous roads and conditions I have ever seen in my life; but I’m here to share the photos and tell the tale although I feel things were questionable at some points lol... - In my journey north, I stopped at an amazing spa called @GeoSeaIceland and took an hr to enjoy the soothing waters and breathtaking views.. - I’m still catching up on stories from the week- so please check them out as I feel they tell such an amazing story of this epic country, from my point of view.. thank you to everyone who has reached out, shared your suggestions, and just shown support... this trip was seriously a dream come true! I may try to put together some videos from the week but I have so much content to go through; hope I don’t bore you! - Here’s some key words to describe my trip: northern lights, aurora, waterfalls, horses, snow, tundra, icy roads, sunsets, sunrises, kind locals, vestrahorn, skogafoss, godafoss, stone henge, adventures, basalt columns, hot springs, friendly people, icebergs, Diamond beach, glaciers, geysers, black sand beaches, photographs, ice caves, bridges, ice shards, reindeer, and much much more.. - #tracylee tracy lee #geoseaiceland #bucketlist #dreamcometrue #iceland #icelandtravel #livealifeworthliving #livelifetothefullest

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Does this lineup look familiar,…

Does this lineup look familiar, or are you more of a loner? ・・・ #ThrowbackThursday #TBT — A year ago, give or take a day or two, I met some of the friends who shaped the last year of my life... this was at the Milky Way Chasers meet up at Trona Pinnacles and this photo was from that night! —- Repost @tracyleephotos ・・・ So 2 weekends ago when we did the impromptu @MilkyWayChasers meet up at Trona Pinnacles, I said that I wasn't going to shoot any photos other than the group photo so I could hang out and wander around through all the people shooting... Well as I was wandering to get my group shot com set up, I spotted all these photographers on the ridge shooting and I couldn't help but stop to shoot them!!! This is 15 images stacked in SLS for NR... They didn't stay still for 15 frames obviously and I lucked on with a couple frames them being lit by a passing car so I healed them out of the stacked image, and blended in the one frame of them lit up! --- ISO 6400 F2.8 15 seconds 15 frames stacked in SLS for NR Processed in LR & PS Tokina USA 16-28 @ 18mm Slik USA 634-CF Canon 6dmk1

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