Glazer's Star Party
August, 2025

We attended a star party organized by Glazer's Camera, camping near Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helens, and Mt. Adams from August 21-23, 2025. There were scheduled outings to explore various types of photography.

First up was a walk along Skate Creek.

Skate Creek

1/2 at f/6.3 and ISO 100; Canon R6m2, Canon RF 24-105mm F4 L, polarizer

Cathy photographing along Skate Creek

1/60 at f/4 and ISO 500; Canon R1, Canon EF24-105mm F4 L

Insect skating on Skate Creek

1/125 at f/4 and ISO 500; Canon R6m2, Canon RF 24-105mm F4 L, polarizer

Friday evening, we drove up to Takhlakh Lake to view Mt. Adams just after sunset, then photographed the Milky Way.

Mt. Adams over Takhlakh Lake

1/10 at f/4 and ISO 3200; Canon R6m2, Canon RF 24-105mm F4 L

Milky Way with Mt. Adams over Takhlakh Lake

6s at f/1.8 and ISO 4000; Canon R6m2 astro, Sigma 14mm F1.8 DG HSM

Below is a timelapse made from taking photos every 30 seconds from 8:50 to 10:48 pm.

Our last session was an outdoor workshop on macro photography where we learned about taking close-up photos of small things. We were able to try out a couple of macro lenses.

Macro photo of a flower

1/100 at f/13 and ISO 1250; Canon R1, RF100mm F2.8 L Macro

Macro photo of a bug on a quarter-sized flower

1/100 at f/5.6 and ISO 100; Canon R6m2, Canon RF 35mm Macro

Macro photo of grasshopper

1/125 at f/13 and ISO 250; Canon R1, RF100mm F2.8 L Macro

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