Excited to catch the Perseids meteor shower (and to get my dogs some much needed exercise), I went out to Providence Canyon State Park where I felt a safe distance away from Atlanta's glowing orb of light pollution to try my hand at time lapse photography for the first time. My goal was true: To make an awesome video of falling "stars."

After a two-and-a-half hour drive and a three mile hike, I found the perfect Boy Scout shelter to climb on top of and set up my equipment. An added bonus of being on the roof of this old shelter was that I could let the dogs off their leashes up there while I worked without worrying that they would wander away.

While the park, the hike, the meteor shower and to my surprise, my dogs' good behavior were all amazing, I didn't manage to catch any meteors on camera.

I think I'll try some different things next time:

1) Acquire an intervalometer

2) Get a wide-er-angle lens

3) Have more snacks

Even while not a one shooting star graced my lens, I think I still came away with a cool video and a few valuable lessons learned. That and one happy pair of dogs.