ljkamler
Milky Mesa
Shooting at a place like Mesa Arch during prime light can be annoying. I've avoided this place for a couple years because of that. For some reason, I thought it would be a good idea to shoot the Milky Way here. The place has gotta be deserted at 4 am, right? Wrong!
As I got to the parking lot, there was already a handful of cars there. When I got closer to the arch, I could see someone was conducting a photography workshop. Immediately, one of the participants yelled at me to turn off my headlamp, haha. I set up off to the side of them, since they were not too welcoming of me, and watched them struggle to light paint the arch over and over with a flashlight that was way too bright. Every now and then one of the participants would fire up her humongous cell phone and ruin my shot, haha. I should have told them they'd have more luck painting with her phone, but I was being entertained. I hope they got their $1000 worth.
This photo is made from one exposure for the sky (~25 seconds, 1600 iso) and one for the arch (74 seconds, 3200 iso). All the light on the arch is natural. Thanks for looking.
Milky Mesa
Shooting at a place like Mesa Arch during prime light can be annoying. I've avoided this place for a couple years because of that. For some reason, I thought it would be a good idea to shoot the Milky Way here. The place has gotta be deserted at 4 am, right? Wrong!
As I got to the parking lot, there was already a handful of cars there. When I got closer to the arch, I could see someone was conducting a photography workshop. Immediately, one of the participants yelled at me to turn off my headlamp, haha. I set up off to the side of them, since they were not too welcoming of me, and watched them struggle to light paint the arch over and over with a flashlight that was way too bright. Every now and then one of the participants would fire up her humongous cell phone and ruin my shot, haha. I should have told them they'd have more luck painting with her phone, but I was being entertained. I hope they got their $1000 worth.
This photo is made from one exposure for the sky (~25 seconds, 1600 iso) and one for the arch (74 seconds, 3200 iso). All the light on the arch is natural. Thanks for looking.