A little over a week ago I was working with a great client in the Owens Valley on a private workshop at Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve. Our session was timed perfectly after a large storm passed through the area and we were treated to great star trail photography conditions. At the time the moon was at 20% visibility which provided just enough light to give the tufas some needed side lighting and made them a great foreground element. . Utilizing the star trail photography techniques discussed in my recent ebook we walked away in the dark dodging sagebrush with the images needed to make this final photo. Cold, a little smellier thanks to the sagebrush and picking up a few minor scratches here and I’d say the effort of was well worth it.
Mono Lake Star Trails - Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve, California
Photo Details:
Canon 5D Mark II, 16mm, ISO 3200, f/3.2, 66 minutes [(132) 30 second images, stacked]
[tags]photography, star trails, fine art, night, mono lake, Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve, California, photoshop, ebook, photo art[/tags]
Awesome, Jim! I think it would be great fun to be on a tour with you! Though I´ve been to all the places in 1992/1993 on a 26 weeks long North America Tour, it would be great to do nightphotography for the next time. In advance to your “Best Of …”, I´ll do a self appointment and post my favorite images of every month on my blog – to have a bit of a pre-selection. Keep up the great work ….
Cheers from Bavaria! Werner
Wow Jim. The reflection of the star trail is something I’ve never seen before. That’s awesome.
Another WOW! As Richard Wong said, the reflection is great. What I really like though is the different colours in the star trails, not something I’ve noticed before for some reason. Really makes the image for me.
Cheers
Marshall