Jesse Speer and I spent Yesterday afternoon taking images in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone. On the way back home we stopped at Mammoth Geyser Basin for some night shooting. The moon was about a quater full, but it was just dark enough to catch the stars. While Jesse lit the tree with his led headlamp I held the shutter open for 30 sec. at 4.5, 800 ASA. You can see some rotation here, so you'll have to let me know if this kills the shot or whether you even like it. Thanks for taking a look.
The comp in the first one is just excellent, and Jesse's light painting is perfect and looks completely natural. While I like dots more than dashes for stars, this still works for me. The light in the second one is outstanding!
Oh yeah! I love it! That little bit of warm light in the middle is perfect!
Posted by Todd Caudle on March 22, 2010 at 1:14 AM
That first one just makes me feel so c-c-c-cold! Even more than the second one, which is dynamite.
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on March 22, 2010 at 2:33 AM
I really like the subtle light painting in #1. Too bad about the star streaks, but I think it still works.
Posted by Chris Martin on March 22, 2010 at 7:30 AM
Both of them work for me. Nice shots!
Posted by Jesse Speer on March 22, 2010 at 1:49 PM
I like the way it turned out Dean - considering our newbie experimentation. It did seem to have much more presence/pop on that little screen out there in the dark. But I'm really happy seeing the result here. Again, a brilliant concept - can't wait to see you try it for an hour or so.
That bit of orange still fascinates me. Must have been the sensor picking up fading light far away.
Glad you captured a quality scene with that late light. I did not. Good work!
Posted by Paul Wegemann on March 22, 2010 at 6:32 PM
Nice work, Dean. Although I'd prefer either no trails, or really long ones on the first image, it's still a great shot.
Rod, I couldn't see it with the naked eye but some of the glow is coming from the Mammoth Hotel and I think the rest of it is coming from Gardiner. Both below Mammoth Hot Springs. I posted another version of this on ESS if anybody is interested.
Posted by Dan Walters on March 24, 2010 at 8:22 PM
Really like the trees against the sky in the first image.
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13 repliesThat bit of orange still fascinates me. Must have been the sensor picking up fading light far away.
Glad you captured a quality scene with that late light. I did not. Good work!