I was so tired after hiking up to this point. After we got up to the top and set up camp, I set my alarm for 11:30PM and went right to bed. As I hiked out to this lookout point under the stars, the moon rose over the distant mountains and illuminated the towering cliffs over Minaret lake in the Ansel Adams WIlderness.
This photo was taken on July 8, 2012 in Nevada, US, using a Nikon D800.
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Marcell de Barros, haakonsundbo, John A.Hemmingsen, Baker_1000, and 295 other people added this photo to their favorites.
John A.Hemmingsen (10 months ago | reply)
fantastic capture, the view is fabulous and the sky is miraculous !!!
Dwood Photography (10 months ago | reply)
Mmmm, that's sweet.
tattoogirl12 (-break-) (10 months ago | reply)
really lovely view, excellent work! :)
DaniD90 (10 months ago | reply)
che spettacolo!
jimmy_racoon (10 months ago | reply)
great sky
love the touch of fog
beautiful reflection
well done
timcorbin (10 months ago | reply)
fantastic shot , well done
Luvin' the light (10 months ago | reply)
Incredible previsualization and execution. SG and I were just out last night with some astronomers to see the Milky Way. Unfortunately the area closed at 11pm just when the sky was just getting dark. So much to learn about astrophotography. For example your moon rise element here is perfect at 11:30 pm but yesterday for use the moon set at about 9 pm. Anyway, I have lots of questions and will research them out in time. Meanwhile, I need to wipe the drool from my face at looking at your capture. Outstanding!
gato-gato-gato (10 months ago | reply)
Toll gemacht.
aignes (10 months ago | reply)
fantastic image
Stefano Tassano (10 months ago | reply)
very beautiful image ,good work ,congrats !!
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Surfma (10 months ago | reply)
Clay, this is just crazy good. It's my dream shot and basically I'm really jealous right now. Can you take
and I out for some lessons? BTW, congrats
on Explore!
Tito Paez (10 months ago | reply)
Amazing shot!
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Coasterluver (10 months ago | reply)
Wow! That's something magical! Excellent work!
Michi_B.back from italy:)) (10 months ago | reply)
brilliant shot Clay
Pablin79 (10 months ago | reply)
Excellent work.
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Ray H (10 months ago | reply)
very nice
A.Alwosaibie (10 months ago | reply)
awesome work..
MaïkaDeKeyzer (10 months ago | reply)
Incredible picture! I've never succeeded in getting a grip on a starry sky. This is simply perfect!
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Sprengben [why not get a friend] (10 months ago | reply)
Magnificent Photo, great how you did this! It really deserves Explore. I wish a great Saturday.
Ben
Luca Montanari Photography (10 months ago | reply)
Love this shot
brianbarker2311 (10 months ago | reply)
This reminds me of being in Greece camping on a beach called St Johns only the locals know about so beautiful a gift from God
ayafarhat78 (10 months ago | reply)
really it's a fantastic image
maskur_hidayat@rocketmail.com (10 months ago | reply)
berarti seng putih2 kuwi susu
7cf84da2c6abf796c45daa0b607bf67d (10 months ago | reply)
Awesome pic.
Matt Warrell / マットワッレル (10 months ago | reply)
Wow, fantastic shot. Love those tones... So jealous! Congrats on the explore! :)
i-seen-it RubenS (10 months ago | reply)
Awesome shot !!!
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Winterwaves (10 months ago | reply)
That is amazing!
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raineys (10 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous!!! Seen on Explore!
Mojumbo22 (Matt Pirecki) (10 months ago | reply)
Really beautiful. Love the exposure.
Photomatt28 (10 months ago | reply)
Nicely captured!
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hexihash (10 months ago | reply)
This is a Wonderful Image!
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B.W Chin (10 months ago | reply)
This is a really stunning shot!
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David Relph (10 months ago | reply)
Love this
H. Eisenreich Foto (10 months ago | reply)
a wonderful image!
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Adrien Sifre (10 months ago | reply)
Fantastic shot
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atropo8 (10 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot, great colors!
Congratulations on EXPLORE!
DiamantThomy (10 months ago | reply)
Cool
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ChrisBrn (10 months ago | reply)
Beautiful!
L.A. Bandit (10 months ago | reply)
wow great pic
hosieo (10 months ago | reply)
Very nice. Great exposure and colors. Thanks for sharing.
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Ben124. (10 months ago | reply)
Nice photo!
miguelangelortega (10 months ago | reply)
Seen in Explored Today - Congratulations
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cedmars (10 months ago | reply)
really good photo :)
tobrian (away for a while) (10 months ago | reply)
amazing work!!!!
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Splendido scatto! Beautiful shot!
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Clay Carey (10 months ago | reply)
Unfortunately this is one of those photos that is equally about having the right equipment as having the vision. You need a great digital sensor- full frame for the best results- and an ultrawide f2.8 lens. I bought my Samyang 14mm 2.8 lens just to take photos like this!
Thanks! Ill be giving lessons in the hoover wilderness this coming weekend- that is if anyone can find me!
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