Here's a photo of Mount Rushmore from the big road trip with Darf. Taken at night with a long exposure, the stars are able to slowly drift across the frame.

I'm going to have to ask someone geeky if they can estimate the length of the exposure, perhaps Space Weather would would know.

I dozed off for a little while during the shot; the camera was on a tripod next to the car, and I sat back in the passenger seat for a little while. My best guess is the shot was 30-45 minutes long, but I can't say with certainty.

I took several photos of the stars that night, but this is the only one that came out. At that time I knew next to nothing about star trails.

Now I still know next to nothing, but I've got one good photo under my belt. And there's always Dan Heller's tutorial, for the next time I venture out to give star trails a try. Check out his photo from the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Amazing.

Here's a photo of Washington's profile, taken by QT Luong.

I've got a cheap scanner that's a couple of years old. The scan really does no justice to the print. Maybe I should have someone scan the negative in.