M. Rocks with Milky Way

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted August 8, 20141,054 views4 comments

I took this last weekend at Monument Rocks NNL, in western Kansas. The moon had finally set, allowing the Milky Way to shine. The Rocks were lit indirectly by my car headlights. This is cropped from 4 horizontal images stacked vertically and stitched in PTGui. 7D, ISO 3200, f/2.8, 15 sec, 14mm Rokinon. C&C always welcome and appreciated.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on August 8, 2014 at 4:30 PM

I like this a lot, Rob. I might tone the light painting down a tad on the rocks and clone the red lights from the horizon. Those are some really cool rocks.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on August 9, 2014 at 1:13 PM

I like the contrast of these white stones and the dark night skies...it has sort of a spooky feeling. I would also clone the red lights in the distance and also would be tempted to tone down the rocks

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Comment posted by Angela Classen on August 10, 2014 at 10:11 PM

I agree with the suggestions already made. This is a really great comp and it's really cool to see Monument Rocks with the Milky Way.

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Comment posted by Rob Graham on August 10, 2014 at 10:28 PM

Thanks for the comments and suggestions. I had considered that the rocks were a bit bright, and considered darkening them some.

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