Willie Huang Photo
Dreamcatcher
Back from a 5-day 1,400+ mile photo journey through Death Valley and the Sierras with Aaron and Zack. We saw many beautiful sceneries and had a great time hiking through some of nature’s finest.
Ever since seeing a shot of this I was determined to get a shot from this amazing location. This is one of the largest set of petroglyphs that faces the sky and is estimated to be 5,000 years old. It has survived the test of time and today is still a marvelous piece of artwork.
For this shot I decided to go for a long exposure knowing the rising moon will illuminate the mountains in the backdrop. This shot was a collaboration with Aaron as he helped push my shutter release as I stood several feet away using a flashlight to light paint these petroglyphs. In the end the shot was 30 minutes long with 3 minutes worth of light painting. I wound up using my LED flashlight to illuminate the rock. Without gel filters for my flashlight I concocted my own warming diffuser using yellow tissue paper rubber banded to the front of my flashlight. It took several tries before I was able to evenly light paint it. It is much more difficult than it looks!
With clouds rolling through the sky throughout the exposure I came up with the perfect title: Dreamcatcher. The streaking clouds are trapping the stars from completely streaking across the sky. This work of art is surely an unbelievable experience to see.
Canon 5D Mark II
EF 17-40mm f/4L
Dreamcatcher
Back from a 5-day 1,400+ mile photo journey through Death Valley and the Sierras with Aaron and Zack. We saw many beautiful sceneries and had a great time hiking through some of nature’s finest.
Ever since seeing a shot of this I was determined to get a shot from this amazing location. This is one of the largest set of petroglyphs that faces the sky and is estimated to be 5,000 years old. It has survived the test of time and today is still a marvelous piece of artwork.
For this shot I decided to go for a long exposure knowing the rising moon will illuminate the mountains in the backdrop. This shot was a collaboration with Aaron as he helped push my shutter release as I stood several feet away using a flashlight to light paint these petroglyphs. In the end the shot was 30 minutes long with 3 minutes worth of light painting. I wound up using my LED flashlight to illuminate the rock. Without gel filters for my flashlight I concocted my own warming diffuser using yellow tissue paper rubber banded to the front of my flashlight. It took several tries before I was able to evenly light paint it. It is much more difficult than it looks!
With clouds rolling through the sky throughout the exposure I came up with the perfect title: Dreamcatcher. The streaking clouds are trapping the stars from completely streaking across the sky. This work of art is surely an unbelievable experience to see.
Canon 5D Mark II
EF 17-40mm f/4L