Kartik Ramanathan
Star Trails at Castle Rock, Moab,Utah
This photo was taken while we were waiting for the moon to set and the milky way to rise. Believe it or not, the foreground is lit by .... nothing! It was a 20 minutes exposure. The white streak that you see in the frame was from another group of photographers who decided to walk their dog right in the middle of my shot. While I was not too happy then, I must admit it adds a nice flavor to the shot. Well all's well that ends well.
The strange thing about this shot is that this was not a shot I wanted to take or even attempted to take. Being located too far from Castle Rock to light paint it, and having an hour and a half to kill before the milky way came up, I was just trying various settings to capture the foreground. Once back home, it just occured to me that I may as well combine all my shots to get this one :)
Star Trails at Castle Rock, Moab,Utah
This photo was taken while we were waiting for the moon to set and the milky way to rise. Believe it or not, the foreground is lit by .... nothing! It was a 20 minutes exposure. The white streak that you see in the frame was from another group of photographers who decided to walk their dog right in the middle of my shot. While I was not too happy then, I must admit it adds a nice flavor to the shot. Well all's well that ends well.
The strange thing about this shot is that this was not a shot I wanted to take or even attempted to take. Being located too far from Castle Rock to light paint it, and having an hour and a half to kill before the milky way came up, I was just trying various settings to capture the foreground. Once back home, it just occured to me that I may as well combine all my shots to get this one :)