This is a composite of the Milky Way shot from Stovepipe Wells Village and an abandoned building shot in the ghost town of Rhyolite, Nevada.
This work by Dennis Behm is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
This photo was taken on May 19, 2012 in Bullfrog, Nevada, US.
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Ross, MichaelTapp, M|Gomez, kellyelle, and 376 other people added this photo to their favorites.
lindalht (12 months ago | reply)
very nicely presented, my friend.. very nice~
dennisbehm (12 months ago | reply)
Thank you, Linda.
Gale666 (12 months ago | reply)
Love this!!! I can allways tell your photos even before I see your name.
fayebythebay (12 months ago | reply)
Wonderful composite!
dennisbehm (12 months ago | reply)
Thank you, Gale.
It's interesting that you can tell my photos. Hmmmm... I wonder, does that mean my photography has a 'style?' LOL.
dennisbehm (12 months ago | reply)
Thank you, Faye.
Gale666 (12 months ago | reply)
Yup!!!
fun_cooker (12 months ago | reply)
awesomesouce
BlueisCoool (12 months ago | reply)
Very nice capture - congrats!
Sam.Lane. (12 months ago | reply)
How can you get this effect?
IcArusFliesaGain (**Hassan J**) (12 months ago | reply)
very cool shot this!
christery (12 months ago | reply)
WOW! I realy like this!
Joffley (12 months ago | reply)
That's an awesome shot. Was in Rhyolite only a few months ago, this is the old bank right?
dennisbehm (12 months ago | reply)
Thank you, everyone, for your comments.
dennisbehm (12 months ago | reply)
Hi Sam.Lane. I opened the Milky Way image in Photoshop. I created an empty Layer 2 and filled it with black. I added a layer mask to Layer 2. Then I opened my photo of the building in another window, and carefully selected the areas of the building and filled the selection with black. I selected the areas outside the building and the window areas and filled with white. Then I copied the entire frame of the black/white image and pasted it into the layer mask of the Milky Way image.
dennisbehm (12 months ago | reply)
Hi Joffley. I have to admit I don't know if this is the old bank.
This photo was invited and added to the Fine Gold group.
Joaquín Galindo MIlián (12 months ago | reply)
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SueZinVT (Thanks for 100,000 Views!) (12 months ago | reply)
What an amazing shot! Beautiful and stunning!
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marleenmarleen (12 months ago | reply)
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José Miguel Atienza (12 months ago | reply)
Excellent composition and wonderful light. Beautiful tones.
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dennisbehm (12 months ago | reply)
Thank you, José.
The Ambling Monk (12 months ago | reply)
Nicely composed!
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dennisbehm (12 months ago | reply)
Thank you, Glenn.
MightyBoyBrian (12 months ago | reply)
I see a robot face :).
Luigi Tolu (12 months ago | reply)
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Jocko B. (12 months ago | reply)
Awesome silhouette and color. Love th composition too.
Le.Sanchez (12 months ago | reply)
love our galaxy!
dennisbehm (12 months ago | reply)
Thanks to everyone for your comments.
wimpy_cup (12 months ago | reply)
this picture is amazing. checked out the exif data, but no information about the exposition. how long was it? (just curious) congratulations for the capture, anyway :)
dennisbehm (12 months ago | reply)
Hi wimpy_cup. Thanks for asking.
This is a 30 second exposure with an aperture of f/4 and ISO 6400. There is a lot of noise in this image, but f/4 is the fastest wide angle lens I own. This was taken at sea level so the light had to travel through a lot of atmosphere. I want to some day try this with a faster lens at a high elevation; I expect to get better results.
Don'z (12 months ago | reply)
great shot!
dennisbehm (12 months ago | reply)
Thank you, Donny.
VickieHibler (12 months ago | reply)
I love this!
dennisbehm (12 months ago | reply)
Thank you, Vickie.
jacilluch (12 months ago | reply)
maravillosa foto!!!!
nos encantaría ver este precioso cielo en....
_____Hay que mirar más al cielo.______
Miraspee (12 months ago | reply)
hermosooo!!
dennisbehm (12 months ago | reply)
Thank you.
Krisztian Klisics (12 months ago | reply)
Great pic. Goes to my favs. :)
dennisbehm (12 months ago | reply)
Thank you, Krisztian.
dennisbehm (12 months ago | reply)
Thank you, Thomas.
Sander Meertins (12 months ago | reply)
Nice composition!
dennisbehm (12 months ago | reply)
Thank you, Sander.
Roberto Trm (12 months ago | reply)
amazing!
dennisbehm (12 months ago | reply)
Thank you, Roberto.
penspentax (11 months ago | reply)
Could look at this all night. Must have been amazing to be there. Gorgeous sky!!
aku helma (11 months ago | reply)
what camera u use? that's awesome -_____-
Rob Sneed (11 months ago | reply)
Had to share it.....
dennisbehm (11 months ago | reply)
Thank you, penspentax.
dennisbehm (11 months ago | reply)
Thank you, aku helma. I took this with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II with a EF 17-40 mm F/4 L USM lens. 30 second exposure at f/4 and ISO 6400.