Ancient Realm

I captured this image in The "Valley of The Gods" in Southern Utah. This place is magical with otherworldly views in every direction but it's when night comes that this place really transforms into a place of dreams.

 

This is a two-part image.

 

Foreground: Blue Hour image

Nikon D 850

1 Image

2 minutes

F 8

ISO 200

 

The Milkyway:

Nikon D 850

16 images stacked

ISO 4000

4 Sec

2 Dark Frames

 

Blended in Photoshop

Edited in Lightroom

 

Many of the boulders you see here are as large as cars

 

Zoom in for the details

 

Done