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Reasons To Stay Up Late and Shoot The Stars

By: Demetrios Varoumas + Save to a List

Breaking through obstacles
In a maze searching through your mind
Turning pages inside chambers at every entrance
Running down corridors without ever finding the way
Like a locked up treasure chest with gold in a mirage of haze
Opening only for whom has the key

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Hike The Whiteoak Canyon Trail Guide


Description: A short little original poem I wrote daydreaming into the stars with this shot from visiting Virginia for the second time at Shenandoah National Park after a very long hike at the Whiteoak Canyon Trail. I wanted to take pictures of the stars, and I studied where the belt would be. I was out for hours and was fighting my body to stay up until 3:00 A.M. and again here at 4:30 to take this shot. I'm glad I was able to shoot the stars this night. You don't get so many chances here in the NE region of the United States, because of the light pollution. I love to stargaze and study the constellations. You can check my website here: D2 Photography and Instagram here: D2 Photography IG

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