Between the dream and the memory

I had the urge to call this one "Soul glo." I'm really glad I resisted that urge.

 

This is the iconic tree (or one of the iconic trees) at the iconic Crater Lake, taken during last week's night-sky workshops there. The white wood (there's very little actual bark left on this thing) really soaks up the light; the sun was well beneath the horizon when I took the foreground shot for this one, and I was more than a little surprised to see just how much post-sunset light was still hitting the tree. Anyway, this tree, or what's left of it anyway, won't be around forever. I'll be sad when it falls, although I'll feel a little better about it being so well-documented.

 

There are what I consider to be two classic compositions for this tree, and both perspectives are to the tree's right side. One is very close in, and one's pulled a little farther back. I've taken both of those shots in the past, and I wanted to try something a little different this time.

 

The land and sky exposures were taken about 20 minutes apart, and the star exposure was added in from an exposure taken about 15 minutes later.

 

Prints/instruction/giggles at my website.

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