Starry Night sky over Balanced Rock in Arches National Park. As tall as 23 men, or a 13-story building --the total height of Balanced Rock is about 128 feet (39 m), with the balancing rock rising 55 feet (16.75 m) above the base. The big rock on top is the size of three school buses. This sandstone formation has been light painted from a distance of about 250 feet by a moving, diffused, quartz halogen light (from camera left). Camera direction is east. Photographed about three hours after sunset. (See the "notes" indicating Taurus, Pleiades, and the planet Jupiter.) You gotta see this on black and larger (click on image, or press the "L" key)!
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Canon EF 24mm F/1.4L II USM Lens
15 sec @ F2.8 • ISO 6400
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powerwasher 14 months ago | reply
Spectacular scene my friend.
southern_skies 14 months ago | reply
As always stunning work, read with much interest your information on the low light comparisons Nikon and Canon....:))
marcellucray 14 months ago | reply
....striking.....
ax3l82 14 months ago | reply
wow!!
idashum 14 months ago | reply
Royce - this is awesome! I love the exposure on this shot and the inclusion of balanced rock at Arches. Truly outstanding work!
Larry Daugherty 14 months ago | reply
Excellent, Royce! Very Nice for sure!!!!! View large!!!!!
Rural Shooter 14 months ago | reply
Excellent work!
bhuppi89 14 months ago | reply
nice shot
A.Giudice Photographer [deleted] 14 months ago | reply
Awesome!
rkpfleger 14 months ago | reply
Mike Berenson - Colorado Captures 14 months ago | reply
Now there's a cool nightscape Royce! I love how there are so many details to pick out in the sky above and in the foreground. And that balanced rock sure makes a heck of a foreground!! Terrific exposure Royce, as usual!
Rambonp love's all the creatures of this universe 14 months ago | reply
Magnificent !!! Excellent capture friend !!! Compliments !!!
jonnyamerica 13 months ago | reply
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Jjbchic 12 months ago | reply
Incredible capture!!
Stoff74 10 months ago | reply
Yeaaah! ;)
papatooth 8 months ago | reply
pretty cool looking airglow.
JUAN PEDRO CABALLERO 7 months ago | reply
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Kasia Sokulska (KasiaBasic) 7 months ago | reply
Lovely!
DustyOR 2 months ago | reply
to this day I recall vividly our visit to SW US...............
It remains fixated in my mind..........the parks and the last time I traveled with
my dear mother before she was stricken by Parkinsons which eventually killed her
Thank you for bringing this lovely memory forward in my mind
dcumminsusa 3 weeks ago | reply
Fantastic shot, caught via Yahoo's Editor Pick's.