River of Stars

The milky way core rides above the Watchman in Zion National Park. It is against the rules to shoot from the bridge in Zion. So I walked the river to find a nice alignment. Lighting is also not allowed in the park, So the light on the watchman is actually light pollution for the town of Springdale. The image is an exposure blend . Two images of different exposures are blended together. That way the highlights are not blown out and the shadows still get detail. This was shot last year during the Nightscaper Conference

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