Desert Dragon
The Milky Way forms an arch as it rises in the night sky over the "Desert Dragon" or "Desert Serpent", you'll find the 350 foot long sculpture referred to by both names in Borrego Springs.
The "Desert Serpent" is one of 130 sculptures by artist Ricardo Breceda that began being installed in Borrego Springs in 2008, the serpent was installed in 2016.
I find these sculptures make wonderful subjects for milky way photos.
For this photo I created the sky with an 8 ( vertical )shot pano in Microsoft Image Composite Editor. Each shot consisted of 8 shots stacked in Sequator to help minimize noise.
Each shot was
ISO 1600, 24mm, f/1.4, 6 seconds.
Blended with a blue hour foreground pano consisting of 5 horizontal shots
ISO 800, 24mm, f/4, 30 seconds each.
Desert Dragon
The Milky Way forms an arch as it rises in the night sky over the "Desert Dragon" or "Desert Serpent", you'll find the 350 foot long sculpture referred to by both names in Borrego Springs.
The "Desert Serpent" is one of 130 sculptures by artist Ricardo Breceda that began being installed in Borrego Springs in 2008, the serpent was installed in 2016.
I find these sculptures make wonderful subjects for milky way photos.
For this photo I created the sky with an 8 ( vertical )shot pano in Microsoft Image Composite Editor. Each shot consisted of 8 shots stacked in Sequator to help minimize noise.
Each shot was
ISO 1600, 24mm, f/1.4, 6 seconds.
Blended with a blue hour foreground pano consisting of 5 horizontal shots
ISO 800, 24mm, f/4, 30 seconds each.