Delicate Twilight

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 31, 2012263 views12 comments

Utah's Delicate Arch before sunrise.

From the archives - I've been sitting on this image since October 2011, mostly because I instinctively ignored my shots of Delicate Arch due to it being extremely over-photographed.

This is another image that requires viewing on a dark background to appreciate the shadow subtleties: http://www.flickr.com/photos/schmalpal/7683210480/in/photostream/lightbox/

Canon 40D, EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8

Landscape & sky gradient: f/8, ISO 100, 30 mins before sunrise
Stars: f/2.8, ISO 1600, 30 sec, 1.5 hrs before sunrise

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on July 31, 2012 at 10:13 AM

Nicely done, excellent image!

Registered on June 11, 2006, 113 Posts, 2116 Comments

Comment posted by Wick Smith on July 31, 2012 at 10:19 AM

Great shot & well executed blend. It's good to see unique perspectives on this iconic location.

Registered on June 12, 2009, 91 Posts, 379 Comments

Comment posted by Yiming Hu on July 31, 2012 at 10:37 AM

Like it. Even this has been done some many times before, yours is well-executed.

Registered on April 28, 2011, 38 Posts, 733 Comments

Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on July 31, 2012 at 11:54 AM

I love this Alex, Specially the shallow details in the bottom part

Great work brother

Registered on May 31, 2009, 112 Posts, 1590 Comments

Comment posted by Zack Clothier on July 31, 2012 at 2:38 PM

Very elegant, not sure why this doesn't have more comments.

I am not sure how I feel about the stars stopping so abruptly, but there may have been some low clouds or haze obstructing them. A nice fresh look at Delicate, congrats!

Registered on January 28, 2010, 343 Posts, 2257 Comments

Comment posted by Jeremy Cram on July 31, 2012 at 3:24 PM

Incredibly classy and smooth...love it! Very smooth transitions between the stars and color. Well done!

Registered on June 4, 2006, 204 Posts, 818 Comments

Comment posted by Vance Gese on July 31, 2012 at 9:46 PM

Love the soft, delicate light on the arch and surrounding rock, which complements the starry sky exceedingly well. Remarkable how your link image works so much better with the dark background. exquisite work.

Registered on November 13, 2008, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 31, 2012 at 9:59 PM

Very nice! I really like this, Alex. The color and light are fantastic imo, and I love the mood this has. The link to the view with darker bg looks fantastic! Beautiful work.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 31, 2012 at 11:27 PM

Nice. Very dramatic image with the light.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Alex Noriega on August 1, 2012 at 11:25 AM

Thanks dudes. Zack, in the full version the stars go down farther - but they're pretty dim closer to the horizon, so they don't show up in the 800px web version. There was one lower one that was right next to the arch that I cloned out because it was distracting, though.

Registered on May 19, 2012, 80 Posts, 195 Comments

Comment posted by Andrew Morrill on August 1, 2012 at 10:49 PM

Love it - congrats on a unique comp.

Registered on June 10, 2010, 51 Posts, 216 Comments

Comment posted by Zack Clothier on August 2, 2012 at 2:00 AM

Yeah these night shots really take a beating when it comes to compression for the web. Makes sense with the glow that is coming from the horizon that the stars would be significantly dimmer down there. This makes me want to go out and do some early morning star shooting, thanks for the inspiration man!

Registered on January 28, 2010, 343 Posts, 2257 Comments