Utah Astrophotography
Blue Hour at the Temple
Central Utah is full of amazing desert formations, some buried quite a few miles in the backcountry. This is a location that has become a bit of a unicorn for me, I've been here no less than 5 times and all the previous times I've been skunked by clouds, moonlight, and absolutely crazy weather. Finally this last weekend we made it in and has perfectly clear skies! As I've been working on a big project with my ASI2600mc Pro I was left with time lapse camera, rather than do some timelapse I decided to use the A7s for some nightscapes instead. This shot was done as blue hour was rapidly changing light conditions, a sequential tracked sky and untracked foreground with the intense blue hues dominating the incredible landscape. I don't often do blue shots like this, but the blue hour presented an opportunity I couldn't pass up.
Shot with an A7S and Voigtlander 21mm Nokton lens on a Sky Watcher Star Adventurer Mini tracking mount, 3 exposures went into the shot, 1 for the sky (2 minutes at f2.8 and ISO 800) and 2 for the foreground (focus stacked, 2 minutes at f2.8 and ISO 800).
Blue Hour at the Temple
Central Utah is full of amazing desert formations, some buried quite a few miles in the backcountry. This is a location that has become a bit of a unicorn for me, I've been here no less than 5 times and all the previous times I've been skunked by clouds, moonlight, and absolutely crazy weather. Finally this last weekend we made it in and has perfectly clear skies! As I've been working on a big project with my ASI2600mc Pro I was left with time lapse camera, rather than do some timelapse I decided to use the A7s for some nightscapes instead. This shot was done as blue hour was rapidly changing light conditions, a sequential tracked sky and untracked foreground with the intense blue hues dominating the incredible landscape. I don't often do blue shots like this, but the blue hour presented an opportunity I couldn't pass up.
Shot with an A7S and Voigtlander 21mm Nokton lens on a Sky Watcher Star Adventurer Mini tracking mount, 3 exposures went into the shot, 1 for the sky (2 minutes at f2.8 and ISO 800) and 2 for the foreground (focus stacked, 2 minutes at f2.8 and ISO 800).