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Happy Earth Day! I was…

Happy Earth Day! I was so busy shooting, I didn’t get a Chance to edit and share pics for it yesterday! —- I took off to Joshua Tree last week to meet up with @ruinism & @lance.keimig for their @RockyMountainSchoolofPhoto workshop and be a guest speaker. After all of the week's classes were over, we met up with @kenleephotography and took off on a journey to find some unique @joshuatreenps comps, which exist, but most don't go looking... I found this area and spent the evening shooting all different versions and angles of what I have affectionately dubbed, Jester's Court, due to the crazy faces i see here in this rock!! I lit this with a single lumecube.com/160.html (use TRACYLEE for free US Shipping) bounced off the rocks to the right. This is 10 images stacked in Starry Landscape Stacker for Noise Reduction. Thank you to all for including me in the fun!! ---- ISO 6400 F2.8 20 seconds processed in LR & PS @tokinausa 16-28 at 16mm @Slikusa 634-CF @canonusa 6DMK1 ---- #tracylee #tracyleephotos #tracyleephotography #slikusa #canonusa #tokinausa #canonbringit #teamcanon #teamtokina #teamslik #shootslik #sliktripods #longexposure_shots #longexposure #longexpohunter #longexpo #amazing_longexpo #amazingearth #natgeo #itsamazingoutthere #litbylume #capture4cubes #lumecube #darkskyweek #internationaldarkskyweek #earthday #rockymountainschoolofphotography #gabrielbiderman #lancekeimig

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Last weekend I headed out…

Last weekend I headed out to Kofa in AZ and had a chance to use a tracker for the first time... while I’m super happy with this image, I definitely have my reservations about using a tracker too... I could see myself using one, but a lot of my trips involve a lot of hiking to get in the places where I shoot so I’m not sure I would want to carry the tracker with. Also, right now, the time involved in setting it up is very consuming and if you don’t give yourself a big enough window you could miss your shot. I’m sure that time would get better as I got used to it though. Who out there religiously uses a tracker? What are your thoughts, Are you really fast at setting it up so it makes it worthwhile? —— Foreground 6 images stacked in PS ISO 3200 F2.8 3 minutes - Sky 15 images stacked in SLS ISO 1600 f2.8 2 minutes —- @canonusa 24-70 @ 25 @slikusa 634-CF @canonusa 6DMK1 Processed in LR & PS —- #tracylee #tracyleephotos #tracyleephotography #slikusa #canonusa #tokinausa #canonbringit #teamcanon #teamtokina #teamslik #shootslik #sliktripods #longexposure_shots #longexposure #longexpohunter #longexpo #amazing_longexpo #amazingearth #natgeo #itsamazingoutthere #skywatcherusa #beamazed #startracker #kofarefuge #darkskyweek #internationaldarkskyweek

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#TBT to the #bioluminescence in…

#TBT to the #bioluminescence in Malibu last sept.. I think I might head out there again in May... hope to see some of you out there!! —— Repost @tracyleephotos ・・・ What a treat last night was! I headed into LA for work this weekend so I hit up a couple Instagram friends to go shoot in Malibu... It was sometime yesterday afternoon that people were chattering about Bio-luminescence in the water from the night before and I was shown @themalibuartist's most recent image by @thekevingreene... I hoped that it would stick around for one more night and met up with @misledreject, Kevin, @alex.sphoto & @nathanaugustreed before heading down to the beach and then meeting up with @themalibuartist @themalibuartistwife and a few others who's IG names I can't recall and who I also couldn't see in the dark.. it was like a last minute instameet lol... --- I ended up setting up this comp (which was lit by a nearby spotlight down the beach) when I was shooting on my own; everyone was scattered up and down the beach- probably a good 20-30 photographers and most knew each other... --- It wasn't super obvious; You couldn't see the luminescence unless the waves crashed and Carlos said it was nowhere near as bright as the previous night.. --- As I finished up the comp, a guy walked up and said, Tracy? And it was none other than @stevenjmagner whom I have talked about photography so many times over the last 8 months and is an active part of @milkywaychasers.. he took me down to meet @cecphotos who he was there with and I spent the rest of the evening side by side cracking jokes (they tried to convince me that climbing out on this rock in the water was a good selfie idea) and discussing photography; and cheering every time a wave crashed an lit up really big. What a fun and expected evening last night; I love social media and all the friends and connections I have made! (Nice to meet @NeilApodaca, Patrick and a few others too!) --- This is 10 images for the sky stacked in SLS for NR, with about 6 images of the luminescence stacked in separate using the lighten blend mode.. --- ISO 6400 F2.8 15 seconds @tokinausa 11-20 2.8 @ 16mm @slikusa 634-cfl @canonusa 6d mk1

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The ever elusive. I feel…

The ever elusive. I feel like I can gauge the improvement in my photography skills based on the photos that I have taken here. This is my third time making the trek out to Joshua tree to shoot here at night and I feel it’s by far my best set of photos from this location.. My original plans got a little messed up so to save the evening, I happened to be talking to my buddy @cecphotos and on a whim we decided to meet here... I spent the afternoon in the area killing time, took a sunset hike out to the arch to confirm alignment and explore the area, and then slept in the car until midnight when Chris arrived... we set up some timelapses which we let run a couple hours before we took our other shots like this one.. I used a lumecube.com/160.html (use code TRACYLEE for free US shipping) at 1% to light the inside of the arch. The foreground I took 3 min long exposures for.. we shot until the sun came up; I love this photo! —- Sky- 20 images stacked in SLS ISO 10000 F2.8 10 seconds Foreground- 10 images stacked ISO 1600 F2.8 3 minutes — Processed in LR & PS @tokinausa 16-28 @ 28mm @slikusa 634-CF @canonusa 6DMK1 —- #tracylee #tracyleephotos #tracyleephotography #slikusa #canonusa #tokinausa #canonbringit #teamcanon #teamtokina #teamslik #shootslik #sliktripods #longexposure_shots #longexposure #longexpohunter #longexpo #amazing_longexpo #amazingearth #natgeo #itsamazingoutthere #litbylume #capture4cubes #lumecube #darkskyweek #internationaldarkskyweek

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Right before I left for…

Right before I left for Peru, I was determined to fill my days and nights with as much stuff, work, and fun as I could. I had to work in Arizona one particular week so while I was out there I made my way to Lost Dutchman State Park to shoot the stars. I’ve always love the photos I’ve seen come out of here and was happy to be able to shoot my own. The light pollution surrounding the area including the lights from the bathrooms was enough to light up this entire mountain. This is a blend of 15 images stacked in starry landscape stacker for noise reduction. —— ISO 6400 F2.8 10 seconds Processed in LR @tokinausa 16-28 @ 24mm @slikusa 634-CF @canonusa 6DMK1 —— —— #tracylee #tracyleephotos #tracyleephotography #slikusa #canonusa #tokinausa #canonbringit #teamcanon #teamtokina #teamslik #shootslik #sliktripods #arizona #arizona_landscapes #longexposure_shots #longexposure #longexpohunter #longexpo #amazing_longexpo #amazingearth #natgeo #itsamazingoutthere #arizona_hiking #arizonaphotographer #arizonahighways #arizonahiking #superstitionmountains #chollacactus

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I really fought through a…

I really fought through a lot to get this photo. From my group being delayed to the point that only three of us made it to these ruins that day, to the clouds in the sky, the light pollution from Aguas Calientes nearby, and the moon rising on the coat tails of the Milky Way that night. - This was exactly one week ago when I was down in Peru hiking the Inca Trail. I knew I wouldn’t be able to shoot the Milky Way at the famous Machu Picchu, but I was determined to shoot it over some ruins while on trail.. - I only had one night when I was there, (Friday night) when the Milky Way would rise 45 minutes before the nearly full moon. Friday night I researched we were camping RIGHT next to the ruins, Winay Wayna which means Forever Young.. Just as everything I read mentioned, these ruins were empty due to everyone being exhausted by the time they hit the last campground before Machu Picchu.. I ran to our campsite to drop off my bag and gear and grabbed two friends and a porter and made it right before 6pm which is when they close for the evening.. - It wouldn’t be till midnight when the galactic core would rise above the mountains behind the ruins.. Since we had to wake up at 3am to break camp, I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to get to these ruins that night.. I slept for 2 hours, then Rene and I walked 10 minutes to the ruins and quietly snuck in as the gate was still open. - I didn’t have a ton of time because clouds were rolling in so I got this one comp w/ 10 images for the sky and 5 images for the foreground... I never saw the core on the entire trip which is a bummer but to shoot the stars in such a beautiful &historic place was an absolute honor.... you can see the southern cross in the top right again; just wish the sky had come out better! thank you to the staff of @valenciatravelcusco for making this a reality! - Sky 10 Stacked in SLS for NR ISO 6400 F2.8 13 seconds - Foreground 5 stacked in SLS for NR ISO 6400 F2.8 45 seconds —— @tokinausa 16-28 @ 16 @slikusa CF522-lite @canonusa 6dmk1 —— #tracylee #slikusa #canonusa #tokinausa #canonbringit #teamcanon #teamtokina #epicjourneycontest #sliktripods #machupicchu #incatrail #cuscoperu

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Shooting the stars on the…

Shooting the stars on the Inca Trail was of high priority to me, but unfortunately the almost full moon was in the rising Milky Way galactic center every night on trail except my last night; even then it was chasing her by 30 minutes.. in spite of that, I dragged friends and staff out every single night to shoot and PRAYED that the clouds would stay back.. As far as I’d seen and been told, the clouds are a prominent feature of the Andes Mountains, especially in areas dubbed “The Cloud Forest”... —- This shot was taken directly on the Inca Trail outside of our camp after the hardest day of hiking up to 14k ft; I can’t believe that 8 of us were up for this side adventure after the difficulty of the day.. —— The Inca Trail lined up with where the Milky Way would be rising as well as the waterfall, so I set up here and started focusing while everyone else laid on their backs on the stones of the world famous pathway.. We stared at the most stars I had ever seen; The lack of light pollution made it possible to see an INSANE amount of stars! Periodically we saw flashes of light from 2 different directions from two different storms; it stayed cloudless for over an hour where we were!! —- I was really excited to see a different night sky than I am used to as well... while this shot doesn’t have the Galactic Center in it, the appearance of the southern cross above the horizon and this end of the MW was an absolute treat! What an epic adventure!!! —— This is 10 images stacked for the sky, and 5 long exposure images for the foreground.. we used a Lumecube.com/160.html (use code TRACYLEE for free US shipping) to light up the tree and people for the portraits I also shot of my friends... ——- Foreground 5 images stacked in PS for NR ISO 6400 F2.8 4 minutes - Sky and trees 10 images stacked in SLS for NR ISO 6400 F2.8 15 seconds —— Processed in LR & PS @tokinausa 16-28 at 16mm @slikusa CF-522 lite @canonusa 6DMK1 —— #tracylee #tracyleephotos #tracyleephotography #slikusa #canonusa #tokinausa #canonbringit #teamcanon #teamtokina #teamslik #shootslik #sliktripods #amazingearth #natgeo #litbylume #lumecube #capture4cubes #machupicchu #incatrail #cuscoperu #epicjourneycontest

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I made it!!!! 26 miles…

I made it!!!! 26 miles of Inca trail in some extremely rough terrain in all different climates and elevations between 7k ft and 14k ft... I felt like I wanted to die in some places along it but my mind kept me going when my body wasn’t keeping up... there’s NO way I could have done this trek without the staff and help of @ValenciaTravelCusco... from the porters who carried our gear, the cooks that prepared incredible meals, and the guides that catered to our every need.. it was way over the top to what I’m used to when it comes to backpacking, but it was truly a VIP experience... —— 12 of us in our group, plus 4 more we didn’t know made the trekkers a FUN group of 16... I got to do my favorite EVERY night, shoot the stars thanks to our guide, Alex making sure that it happened, including 2 nights shooting in Inca ruins and 1 night on the actual Inca Trail along the way... —— Sorry guys; you’re gonna see a lot of Peru photos in the next couple week... —— Thank you @alecarreras for the photo! —— #tracylee #tracyguns #tracyleephoto #tracyleephotos #mstracylee #tracyleephotography #limaperu #livealifeworthliving #livelifelove #livelifetothefullest #livelife #adventureismydrug #adventureislife #adventuretime #adventurelife #adventureofalifetime #cuscoperu #machupicchu #girlstrip #valenciatravel #valenciatravelcusco #incanruins #incatrail #incas #epicjourneycontest

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Today is day 3 on…

Today is day 3 on the Inca trail and I have a little phone service at the top of a mountain overlooking Machu Picchu Mountain, and Aguas calientes so I thought I would post this picture from Sayamarca this morning... the weather has been absolutely amazing; we had a tiny bit of rain this afternoon but it stopped pretty quickly... the trail is rough but breathtakingly beautiful and I can’t wait to see the last ruins today, Winay Wayna... to me they might be the highlight of my trip next to Machu Picchu itself...I have so many photos and videos that don’t even do this place justice... @valenciatravelcusco has been a ridiculously fantastic tour company and I don’t think I would have made this journey successfully if it weren’t for their staff!! stay tuned... thank you @ac8c for the photo! Thank you @knoxxgear & @virusintl for my gear! —— #tracylee #tracyguns #tracyleephoto #tracyleephotos #mstracylee #tracyleephotography #limaperu #livealifeworthliving #livelifelove #livelifetothefullest #livelife #adventureismydrug #adventureislife #adventuretime #adventurelife #adventureofalifetime #roxannelavin #letarose #cuscoperu #machupicchu #girlstrip #valenciatravel #valenciatravelcusco #epicjourneycontest

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Another photo from my Arizona…

Another photo from my Arizona trip 2 week’s ago now.. I didn’t get the comp I wanted and we stayed out there after till 5am to get this composition... I lit the cave with a single lumecube.com/160.html (use code TRACYLEE for free US Shipping) bounced at the wall, climbed across a very sketchy area with my gear and set up outside of it... this is 20 images stacked for Noise Reduction in Starry Landscape Stacker.. —— ISO 6400 F2.8 13 seconds @tokinausa 16-28 @ 28mm @slikusa 634-CF @canonusa 6dmk1 —— #tracylee #tracyleephotos #tracyleephotography #slikusa #canonusa #tokinausa #canonbringit #teamcanon #teamtokina #teamslik #shootslik #sliktripods #arizona #arizona_landscapes #longexposure_shots #longexposure #longexpohunter #longexpo #amazing_longexpo #amazingearth #natgeo #itsamazingoutthere #litbylume #lumecube #capture4cubes #arizona_hiking #arizonaphotographer #arizonahighways #arizonahiking

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