While we were on this latest trip I finally got to play with my star lense. It was a night where the sky was clear of clouds and even thought it took until midnight for it to get dark, I was still excited about the whole thing. For most of the night we hung out by the campfire and drank together while we waited for the perfect time to go to the dark park. It was nice and we had some entertainment with our neighbors and their hammock. See the kids over there had decided to get in the hammock and then be swung really high, almost to the point of being launched out of the hammock and on to the hard ground. Luckily the kid didn’t have that happen but, we both were secretly waiting for that moment. 

Once it got dark we decided to go to the ranger station that had this little area by the beach. Supposedly it was just as good as the dark park so we decided to give it a try. Once we got to the parking lot we got out of the car and set everything up. The sky was clear and there were no lights in sight. So without waiting too much longer my dad showed me how to use the lenses. 

The thing about the star lense is that it is all manual so you have to pay attention to how you adjust your settings. Every little thing you do can change the composition, the lighting, focus, and so forth. So I sat there and moved the camera around while I played with numerous things. I was a literally a kid in a candy store while we were there. Ever since my Dad told me about how he used to take star photos I have always wanted a taste of that for myself. I love the night sky and I love learning new things.