"This Spot Will Do" | A Video/Photo Milky Way Adventure at High Camp on Mount Baker in Washington State, USA

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This Spot Will Do


This Spot Will Do


Exposure Details:
Camera: Nikon D810
Lens: Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED
14mm/ƒ/2.8/15s/ISO 5000


Background Info:
To get here, head north toward baker, the trailhead for Park Butte is what you're looking for. Hike up the mountain toward Park Butte Lookout but then continue up the Railroad Grade which head directly up the moutain. Hike Railroad Grade until you reach Mount Baker base camp. Say hi to the climbers as you pass them, find the highest of high points at high camp and park yourself.

With your hair messed up and your best grumpy face, set up your tent and eat some food..
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Then, find some compositions you want to shoot when the Milky Way is up, plan your shots and get your tripods set for some long exposures/timelapses. Here is a quick 19s video I made of a couple different timelapses blended together, the one with all the clouds moving across the foreground is the timelapse I shot this night:


My buddy wrote some music a while back for my short film "Origin" and the music in this timelapse was one of his first experiments which I felt needed to be put to use.. :)


If you like this kind of content, please VFR! Thank you for looking and watching, have a great rest of your Sunday everyone! <3

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I like your tutorial. ;)

That's a cool effect with the timelapse, tracking the Milky Way and panning the landscape instead!

Agreed, really like that effect.

Thanks Andrew!

I’ve since done that a few different times with the Milky Way or Aurora and I like it as a method of kind of describing a space with a TL. Thanks!

Keep these camp vibes coming, mate! The Park Butte area is one of my favorite areas up near Baker.

Same! I love heading further east over toward hidden lake, there are some beautiful sunsets with a silhouetted Baker.

Hidden lake is a good one too! There’s quite a few amazing lookouts in the area. One I’ve been meaning to go to is three fingers. Have you been?

Awesome milky way and dark rift photo, I very
much enjoy seeing the night sky! and really love
this time lapse and music!

MORE :-))

VFR 👍

Thank you!!

I need to go camping more :D

Great shot!

Yes! I’m going again soon. I may bring the old photography gear. I’ve been in winter camping mode and have found myself leaving the camera at home, a good break though I think.

Very good shoot about your Milky Way pics ! I hope I can do the same someday.