Last weekend at the winter retreat we finally had some good clear skies and I was able to do some long exposure photography far away from the city lights. I took three shots and two turned out really nice. You can hardly tell that these were taken at night except for the stars in the sky.

Taken at 12:40 am for 40 minutes at F 5.0.

Taken at 7:30 pm for 27 minutes at F 4.5.

I really enjoy taking pictures like these, but they are slightly annoying to take. They need at least half an hour to look good, and I don't want to be freezing outside for half an hour at a time.

With any luck I will be able to take some more pictures like these during reading week next week.