Double Arch

dseidmandseidman Registered Users Posts: 824 Major grins
edited December 1, 2009 in Landscapes
Here's a shot I got from Double Arch in Arches National Park. Ron and I decided to wander around the park and find a good place to shoot under moonlight. I'd love to get your thoughts on this.

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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited November 30, 2009
    Gorgeous, no doubt about it. We light-painted the bottom of it when we were there. Honestly, I like the straight moonlight look better. Great job. thumb.gif
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  • rontront Registered Users Posts: 1,473 Major grins
    edited November 30, 2009
    IMHO, I think that this is one of the best photos of this area that I have ever seen. It is different. I am sure that there are other night shots of these double arches, but I have never seen them. That, combined with the color of the rock and the detail make this a real winner in my book. Excellent work!

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  • WeiselWeisel Registered Users Posts: 235 Major grins
    edited November 30, 2009
    Gorgeous photo. Love the composition and the whole 9 yards. :D
    Makes me wanna be there.
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  • ThwackThwack Registered Users Posts: 487 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2009
    Very cool. Can you share the EXIF data on that shot please?
  • squirl033squirl033 Registered Users Posts: 1,230 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2009
    Danny, this shot is simply amazing! The colors, the composition, the stars... simply outstanding! i would SO love to have a print of this on my wall... thumb.gif
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2009
    Fabulous. clap.gif I'd love to hear how you did it. Is it a single exposure or a blend?
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  • Nikonic1Nikonic1 Registered Users Posts: 684 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2009
    Wow, just wow.bowdown.gif
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  • CWSkopecCWSkopec Registered Users Posts: 1,325 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2009
    Incredible shot, Danny! Very nicely done! thumb.gif

    I'm guessing you used a relatively high ISO to avoid star trails? Or, a seperate exposure for the stars?
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  • dseidmandseidman Registered Users Posts: 824 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2009
    kdog wrote:
    Gorgeous, no doubt about it. We light-painted the bottom of it when we were there. Honestly, I like the straight moonlight look better. Great job. thumb.gif

    Thanks! Ron actually did some light painting in the lower left corner to bring out a little detail in the shadows. We wanted to keep it looking natural so it was kept to a minimum.
    Danny Seidman
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  • dseidmandseidman Registered Users Posts: 824 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2009
    ront wrote:
    IMHO, I think that this is one of the best photos of this area that I have ever seen. It is different. I am sure that there are other night shots of these double arches, but I have never seen them. That, combined with the color of the rock and the detail make this a real winner in my book. Excellent work!

    Ron

    Thank you very much for the compliment! I don't think I've seen any night shots from the area either. It just seemed like it would be a really cool place to experiment.
    Danny Seidman
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  • dseidmandseidman Registered Users Posts: 824 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2009
    Weisel wrote:
    Gorgeous photo. Love the composition and the whole 9 yards. :D
    Makes me wanna be there.

    Thanks! I want to be there too.
    Danny Seidman
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  • dseidmandseidman Registered Users Posts: 824 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2009
    Thwack wrote:
    Very cool. Can you share the EXIF data on that shot please?

    Equipment: Canon 5D MkII & 17-40L
    Shutter speed: 25 seconds
    Aperture: f/5.6
    ISO: 3200
    Focal length: 19mm

    Since this was shot at a relatively high ISO, I took five consecutive images in order to blend and average out the noise in post-processing.
    Danny Seidman
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  • dseidmandseidman Registered Users Posts: 824 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2009
    squirl033 wrote:
    Danny, this shot is simply amazing! The colors, the composition, the stars... simply outstanding! i would SO love to have a print of this on my wall... thumb.gif

    Thank you, Rocky! Lucky for you this photo just happens to be for sale. :D
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  • dseidmandseidman Registered Users Posts: 824 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2009
    dlplumer wrote:
    Fabulous. clap.gif I'd love to hear how you did it. Is it a single exposure or a blend?

    The exposure for everything in this scene came from only one image. However, since the noise levels were pretty high with ISO 3200, I had to stack and blend several images.
    Danny Seidman
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  • dseidmandseidman Registered Users Posts: 824 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2009
    Nikonic1 wrote:
    Wow, just wow.bowdown.gif

    Thank you very much! I'm glad you like this one.
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  • dseidmandseidman Registered Users Posts: 824 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2009
    CWSkopec wrote:
    Incredible shot, Danny! Very nicely done! thumb.gif

    I'm guessing you used a relatively high ISO to avoid star trails? Or, a seperate exposure for the stars?

    Thanks Chris. I used a high ISO.
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  • anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2009
    Very nice Danny. clap.gif

    So you up for another SW trip next summer? :D
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  • dseidmandseidman Registered Users Posts: 824 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2009
    anwmn1 wrote:
    Very nice Danny. clap.gif

    So you up for another SW trip next summer? :D

    Thank you, Aaron. I had a lot of free time on my hands this last summer but I don't think next summer will be the same. We'll see.
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  • ThwackThwack Registered Users Posts: 487 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2009
    dseidman wrote:
    Equipment: Canon 5D MkII & 17-40L
    Shutter speed: 25 seconds
    Aperture: f/5.6
    ISO: 3200
    Focal length: 19mm

    Since this was shot at a relatively high ISO, I took five consecutive images in order to blend and average out the noise in post-processing.


    Thanks for the details!
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