Nathan Van Arsdale
The Observed
When was the last time you saw the Milky Way? It's our home, you know... but due to light pollution, it often times goes unnoticed. Nothing humbles quite like the vast magnificence of a star-filled sky.
This image was taken from the tallest mountain on Earth. No, not Everest, that's the highest peak on Earth. Mauna Kea, from its base under the ocean to its peak at over 13,000 feet above sea-level is a perfectly isolated place, far away from light-pollution, on the Big island of Hawaii.
I drove from Kona, where it was a perfectly comfortable 80 degrees. At Mauna Kea's summit, it was a blustery 30 degrees... I am so happy I remembered to bring (*was too lazy to unpack) my gloves and beany from my duffle-bag!
More Hawaiian images to come throughout the month :-)
This is a single-exposure taken with my Canon 40D. ISO 800 at 30 sec at f 2.8. The light is from the nearly half-moon. As you can see, I am above the clouds, so there is very little atmospheric interference.
Prints available at my printshop.
To read more, and find out how I make my images, visit my blog.
The Observed
When was the last time you saw the Milky Way? It's our home, you know... but due to light pollution, it often times goes unnoticed. Nothing humbles quite like the vast magnificence of a star-filled sky.
This image was taken from the tallest mountain on Earth. No, not Everest, that's the highest peak on Earth. Mauna Kea, from its base under the ocean to its peak at over 13,000 feet above sea-level is a perfectly isolated place, far away from light-pollution, on the Big island of Hawaii.
I drove from Kona, where it was a perfectly comfortable 80 degrees. At Mauna Kea's summit, it was a blustery 30 degrees... I am so happy I remembered to bring (*was too lazy to unpack) my gloves and beany from my duffle-bag!
More Hawaiian images to come throughout the month :-)
This is a single-exposure taken with my Canon 40D. ISO 800 at 30 sec at f 2.8. The light is from the nearly half-moon. As you can see, I am above the clouds, so there is very little atmospheric interference.
Prints available at my printshop.
To read more, and find out how I make my images, visit my blog.