Milky Way over Kofa Wildlife Game Preserve, Arizona
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larryepage
Loc: North Texas area
jayluber wrote:
Nearest town is Yuma about 65 miles to SSW. Caugh... (show quote)
Thanks. I'll take a look at Flickr.
I've been at this for about two years. Long enough to learn a couple of different approaches and change my mind about a couple of things. For instance, shooting with the WB set toward the red end has tremendous benefit in reducing "horizon glow," which is largely caused by infrared light from the residual heat in the lower atmosphere from the hot summer day. But my last outing was to Fort Griffin, about 45 miles northeast of Abilene, Texas. It is a nice dark sky site for looking overhead, but there are a number of small towns surrounding the site, each of which is 20-30 miles away. I've decided that while the glow from them is noticeable, it isn't objectionable. So I'm embracing it, at least for now, as adding interest to the horizon.
I bought a 96 LED panel, which is about right for illuminating a building in the foreground. Usually about one second is about right at ISO 4,000 or 5,000. It's clearly not enough for lighting the landscape, but I like that it has filters allowing it to produce light at 5,000K or so, 4,000K, and 3200K.
I like the "energy" that I can get with a balance that is a little less blue. But I also like the serenity in your image. You probably have noted that I have lived life as a scientific and technical guy, so there is probably a subliminal bias to capture things as they are. I'm working at trying to get over it.
It makes sense that Gila Bend would be behind the mountain from your shooting location.
Anyway...I really like what you have done with this.
Jun 24, 2020 11:39:38 #
jayluber
Loc: Phoenix, AZ
OneShot1 wrote:
Excellent. I love it! I use WB of about 3500K.
I usually adjust WB and wind up close to your 3500. Just depends on what I see when I get home.
Jun 24, 2020 11:41:13 #
Jun 24, 2020 12:34:02 #
jayluber wrote:
Captured this Sat night in Kofa, Arizona, just north of Yuma. Best in download.
Canon 6D, Sigma Art 14-24, at 14mm, 20 sec, ISO 5000, stacked 20 sky images with StarryLandscapeStacker. Composite of sky and foreground taken after sunset.
Was only 108 when I arrived at 5:00 and 97 when I left at 12:30. Not another soul within 20 or 30 miles, except for Rt 95 12 miles to the west. Felt very alone - especially with mountains towering over 1,000 above me.
Canon 6D, Sigma Art 14-24, at 14mm, 20 sec, ISO 5000, stacked 20 sky images with StarryLandscapeStacker. Composite of sky and foreground taken after sunset.
Was only 108 when I arrived at 5:00 and 97 when I left at 12:30. Not another soul within 20 or 30 miles, except for Rt 95 12 miles to the west. Felt very alone - especially with mountains towering over 1,000 above me.
Nice shots Jay
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