Stars at Elephant Rock

kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
edited October 20, 2008 in Landscapes
I should have posted this in my Arches pre-shoot thread, but I didn't notice it until afterwards.

Night time at Elephant Rock in the Needles area of Canyon Lands, Utah. A 30 second exposure (ISO800, F2.8) captured both the moon-lit rocks, as well as the stars as shown. All natural light.
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  • anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
    edited October 16, 2008
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  • jdryan3jdryan3 Registered Users Posts: 1,353 Major grins
    edited October 16, 2008
    Just surrealbowdown.gif
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited October 16, 2008
    anwmn1 wrote:
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  • bryanj87bryanj87 Registered Users Posts: 859 Major grins
    edited October 16, 2008
    Yeah, what they all said!

    Awesome job!
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited October 17, 2008
    Wow fantastic clap.gif
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  • EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
    edited October 17, 2008
    Dreamy, thanks for the exif too...I was wondering...:D
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  • SwartzySwartzy Registered Users Posts: 3,293 Major grins
    edited October 17, 2008
    That's really cool Kdog!...I'm diggin it. Nice job.
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  • Jack'll doJack'll do Registered Users Posts: 2,977 Major grins
    edited October 17, 2008
    Excellent work kdog. I am always amazed at how beautiful the sky is far away from large population centers. thumb.gif
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  • jamesljamesl Registered Users Posts: 642 Major grins
    edited October 17, 2008
    Awesome! The skies were so amazing there. No light pollution at all. :D

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  • anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
    edited October 17, 2008
    Here is mine from about 60ft away from kdog.

    Light source is the high beams of The Green Machine :D

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    I like his better! rolleyes1.gif
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited October 17, 2008
    Super shot Aaron. iloveyou.gif

    Please explain why Joel's sky is blue and yours is black. I assume he had a longer exposure. Were there any other differences?

    Just saw the second sentence. You used light beams on the rocks and hence a shorter exposure and the black sky....yes?
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited October 17, 2008
    dlplumer wrote:
    Super shot Aaron. iloveyou.gif

    Please explain why Joel's sky is blue and yours is black. I assume he had a longer exposure.

    That's my guess, and I agree. It's a real nice shot!

    Here's another one from the same night. Damn moon just wouldn't stay still. rolleyes1.gif
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  • schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
    edited October 17, 2008
    kdog wrote:
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited October 17, 2008
    schmoo wrote:
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    Beats me. ne_nau.gif Found it on my camera just the way you see it. I've since made a mental note not to shoot night-sky shots after a couple of beers though. rolleyes1.gif



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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 17, 2008
    Yeam mine was like that, too:-)

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    And a short (10min) star trails shot just a couple miles away from there:

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  • thdizzythdizzy Registered Users Posts: 262 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2008
    anwmn1 wrote:

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    Much more realistic capture. I was hoping for one like this.
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  • CatoCato Registered Users Posts: 287 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2008
    Jack'll do wrote:
    I am always amazed at how beautiful the sky is far away from large population centers. thumb.gif

    Ditto.

    As far as I'm concerned, all of these are very cool shots! :ivar
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  • grimacegrimace Registered Users Posts: 1,537 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2008
    kdog wrote:
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    Beautiful shot!!
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  • jdryan3jdryan3 Registered Users Posts: 1,353 Major grins
    edited October 19, 2008
    My take on the journey to Elephant Hill
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    My Marc Star
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  • greenpeagreenpea Registered Users Posts: 880 Major grins
    edited October 19, 2008
    All these shots are amazing!

    I really wanted to try at capturing some stars but I never seemed to be able to wake up early enough (surprising how quickly things lit up) or stay up late enough. Guess I'll just have to go back.
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  • SwartzySwartzy Registered Users Posts: 3,293 Major grins
    edited October 19, 2008
    Wow Aaron...I really like your selective lighting...must have been some great beer rolleyes1.gif
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  • jdryan3jdryan3 Registered Users Posts: 1,353 Major grins
    edited October 19, 2008
    greenpea wrote:
    I really wanted to try at capturing some stars but I never seemed to be able to wake up early enough (surprising how quickly things lit up) or stay up late enough. Guess I'll just have to go back.

    Actually these were taken by us in the Needles District of Canyonlands NP from about 6:30pm MDT onward. Even the Elephant Hill shots were about 8:30pm MDT. We went there to grab sunset, scope out the area for a sunrise shoot and then just kept shooting. As a photographer, it is the nice thing about shooting this time of the year - late sunrise, early sunset.

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    And that is the moon behind the mesa, not Aperature's 18,000,000 candlepower light :-)
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited October 20, 2008
    Love your "Marc Star" clap.gif
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