Friday, 4th May 2012
Milky Way Over Arches
by Alex Noriega
Utah's Double Arch stands tall under the Milky Way on an autumn night. The arches were "light painted" with my flashlight throughout the duration of the long exposure.
Equipment: Canon 40D, EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8
Alex Noriega
I love landscapes, architecture, abstracts, and occasionally portraiture. I strive for atmosphere, cohesive composition, interesting light, intrinsic beauty, and technical excellence in every photograph I make.
I'm currently based in Portland, Oregon (previously Minneapolis, Minnesota and Los Angeles, California), and I don't see myself leaving the Pacific Northwest anytime soon.
Website: www.alexnoriegaphotography.com
Milky Way Over Arches by Alex Noriega was photo of the day on Friday, 4th May 2012. It is tagged Arches, Stars. You can leave a comment below.
16 Comments
Bill Bowman
Excellent shot- great execution. I have tried and failed to get a decent shot of this location at night. Thanks for sharing.
Russ Bishop
Wonderful composition Alex. And I don’t blame you for not wanting to leave the Pacific Northwest – pretty amazing photo ops up there as well!
Roman Johnston
Alex, VERY well done. The technical side of me can appreciate the execution, but this is more than technical, it is wonderfuly emotional. You did good!
Ahmed Sharif
fantastic work!!
the light-painting was exemplary!!
Briar Rose Mariano
WOW! AWESOME SHOT! I HOPE I CAN HAVE A SHOT WITH THE MILKY WAY TOO. I TOO LOVE LANDSCAPES WHENEVER I’M TAKING PHOTOS. It’s my dream!
Wayne Christensen
Why didn’t you get star trails if this was “a long exposure?”
Even a wide angle lens will show star trails after a minute or so.
What’s your secret?
Pamela Fontaine
breathtaking!
Rajib Singha
Wonderful shot!
Lisa
Simply MAGICAL!!!
Pauline Jones
Evocative and beautiful.
Ginger Sanders
That is some seriously fine work.
Alex Noriega
Thanks everyone!
Wayne, it’s a manual blend of two exposures taken sequentially:
30 sec, ISO 3200, f/2.8 for the stars,
7 min, ISO 400, f/4 for the arches.
It could have been done in a single exposure, but I find that light painting looks smoother when spread over a longer period, and stopping down the lens and using a lower ISO made the arches crisper and cleaner. If I could afford a camera like a 5D2/5D3/D700/D800, I’d probably have done it all in a single exposure – but my 40D could barely pull off the sky!
Drew Hopper Photography
Wow epic!!
Drew Hopper Photography
Wow epic!
Rich
Somebody knows how to use a camera and has an eye for compositon as well
reza ghasemi
congratulation for this great photo!