Saturday, 4th June 2011
Heavenly Arch
by Phillip Colla
An exuberant nocturnal hiker raises his arms to the heavens as the Milky Way arches above, mirroring the arch upon which he stands. Joshua Tree National Park, USA.
Equipment: Canon 1Ds Mark III, Canon 15mm fisheye lens, Gitzo tripod
Phillip Colla
I am a natural history photographer and writer focusing on wild marine mammals, the California kelp forest, inhabitants of remote eastern Pacific islands, National Parks of the American West and waves and surfing. I am fortunate to have visited many spectacular terrestrial and underwater settings as well as to have encountered a variety of threatened and endangered animal species in the ocean. My natural history photography has appeared in the pages of BBC Wildlife, National Wildlife, Ocean Realm, Ranger Rick, Reader's Digest, Skin Diver, and National Geographic Magazine, has been used in various advertising and publicity campaigns, is in use in aquaria and museums, and is occasionally recognized in photographic competitions.
Website: www.oceanlight.com
Heavenly Arch by Phillip Colla was photo of the day on Saturday, 4th June 2011. It is tagged Night, People, Stars. You can leave a comment below.
30 Comments
michael anderson
Incredible image! The way you composed this so the milky way mirrors the arch is genius. My favorite starlight photo this year! Congratulations!
ziggy
Anyone else getting flashbacks of 2001 A Space Odysey? Joking aside, this is an awesome shot of a familiar scene on earthshots, as well as the Giant snake arch, I can see the giant’s fingers pointing upwards, leading our eyes to that starry, starry dome we call the sky. In case we forget to look up…
Anurag
Feeling one with the Cosmos.
Samantha Goode
This just took my breath away, absolutely incredible. I hope one day I get to see something like this in person.
Kelly Stone
GREAT shot! It is to me Double Heavenly Arch..You have the Rock Arch and the Milky Way Arch. BEAUTIFUL compositon!! You truly have an eye!! Congratulations.
Rashid Mukoon
Marvellous shot with astounding silhouette as the Milky Way as background,congratulation.
michael van staden
absolutely awesome. Well done.
Örvar Atli
Just brilliant. I fresh idea to put a human element inot the view of endless expanses of the universe.
Helen Hart
Magnificent, what a sight! Love the color, too.
Richard Dart
This one absolutely takes my breath away.
John from Cortez
Congratulations, Phil! An exceptionally worthy entry and a beautiful image indeed!
Breanna Klein
Spectacular!!
Roman Johnston
This is an amazing shot. One of the best Milky Way shots I have ever seen.
mary blankenship
Nice shot,love the rocks.
Helge Mortensen
Amazing. Great perspective. Great model to stand still for this shot
Marie Dunphy Harding
Marvelous how you combined Man, Earth and Sky in such a breathtaking image! Congratulations!
Karri
Beautiful! It holds me spellbound. Thank you, thank you!
Laura Milholland
This is magic! Truly awesome shot! Congratulations on well-deserved POTD.
ChicagoBeth
…and doesn’t this image make us all want to step outside tonight, raise our arms to the heavens, and be grateful for all that we have?
Phil Colla
Thank you all for your kind comments! The photo was a lot of fun to make and frankly would not have been possible without the help of photographer Garry McCarthy (www.mccarthyphotos.com).
Russ Bishop
Wonderful image Phil – congratulations!
Adriana
Stunning image! Great composition, amazing colors!
This is definitely art !!!
Matt Payne
THAT is amazing. Absolutely fantastic!
Michael
Heavenly brilliance
Vladimir Dostalek
Splendid! Great job Phil.
Barbara
A very beautiful and inspiring photo. It makes me feel so small in the scheme of things.
Judy
I thought this was Arches or Canyonlands — you fooled me. I love the photograph! Thank you for sharing
Lisa
I’m so jealous! Wish I was the hiker standing with my arms raised toward Heaven!
Garry McCarthy
Incredible shot, Phil. That was an epic night!
Dilip Shah
Truly amazing photograph. It somehow conveys the vastness of the Universe. The photo itself is incredible.