Milky Way Dawn over Grand Teton Range
Partly cloudy in front of the Milky Way stars. Pre-dawn (3:28 AM) ~ about two hours and 45 minutes before sunrise. Taken from the Elk Ranch Flats Turnout, Grand Teton National Park (this area is one of my favorites for panoramic views of the Teton Range). Click on image to see starlight detail of mountains and foreground (within Lightbox view).
Technical: A 15 seconds exposure was required to keep the stars from "trailing". Sky, mountains, and foreground exposed in one shot. Photoshop used to increase contrast in sky (using an adjustment curve), and to add some additional shadow detail in the mountains and foreground. The dramatic color of this sky is enhanced by (1.) smoke ash from recent wildfires throughout the west, and (2.) light pollution from Jackson, WY on the far left, and the Idaho towns of Driggs, Victor, Rexburg, and the Idaho Falls metro area - all of which are directly behind this mountain range, from this point of view. Their sodium vapor street lamps, reflecting up into the smokey haze, provide most of the orange glow (but ain't it pretty?).
Canon 5D Mark III • EF 24mm f1.4L II lens • 15 seconds @ f2.8 • ISO 8,000 • Add'l NightScape tech stuff
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Milky Way Dawn over Grand Teton Range
Partly cloudy in front of the Milky Way stars. Pre-dawn (3:28 AM) ~ about two hours and 45 minutes before sunrise. Taken from the Elk Ranch Flats Turnout, Grand Teton National Park (this area is one of my favorites for panoramic views of the Teton Range). Click on image to see starlight detail of mountains and foreground (within Lightbox view).
Technical: A 15 seconds exposure was required to keep the stars from "trailing". Sky, mountains, and foreground exposed in one shot. Photoshop used to increase contrast in sky (using an adjustment curve), and to add some additional shadow detail in the mountains and foreground. The dramatic color of this sky is enhanced by (1.) smoke ash from recent wildfires throughout the west, and (2.) light pollution from Jackson, WY on the far left, and the Idaho towns of Driggs, Victor, Rexburg, and the Idaho Falls metro area - all of which are directly behind this mountain range, from this point of view. Their sodium vapor street lamps, reflecting up into the smokey haze, provide most of the orange glow (but ain't it pretty?).
Canon 5D Mark III • EF 24mm f1.4L II lens • 15 seconds @ f2.8 • ISO 8,000 • Add'l NightScape tech stuff
Visit my Into The Night Photography blog
...with how-to tutorials from the world's top night photographers
My new ebook, Milky Way NightScapes, gives extensive details on my style of starry night landscape photography. Four chapters cover planning, scouting, forecasting star/landscape alignment, light painting, shooting techniques and post processing. Special Flickr Promo: Use Discount Code FLIK for $5.00 off at checkout (limited time only).
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