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Ghostly garden

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Posted by Pam Colander on July 9, 2011 at 4:17 PM
Ghostly garden
Here's another fun type experimental shot from Arches. I took this at around midnight. There was a full moon lighting up this formation in the Devil's Garden. Wanted to see what a long exposure would do for this, hoping it would look like daytime and smooth the clouds. Even though it's not a "write home to Mom" comp, I think it came out pretty neat! I love messing around with stuff like this at night. 5D, 800 ISO, f8, 36 secs
Posted by Dan Walters on July 9, 2011 at 8:36 PM
Great color. Really like those clouds.
Posted by Rod Chandler on July 9, 2011 at 11:00 PM
Nice one Pam. I like the clouds too. That is incredible color for a night shot.
Posted by Morris McClung on July 9, 2011 at 11:14 PM
That is way cool! The stars are the only thing giving it away that it's a night shot.
Posted by Stan Rose on July 10, 2011 at 5:15 PM
I really like this one, Pam! :toast:
Posted by Joshua Hardin on July 10, 2011 at 5:23 PM
Looks like daytime even though this was taken at night. Nicely done although maybe could use just a little more chroma noise control in the clouds and shadows. Cool!
Posted by Bob Falcone on July 10, 2011 at 9:22 PM
I like it, and I don't think the comp is bad at all.
Posted by John Mumaw on July 11, 2011 at 12:29 PM
Another terrific shot from your trip! Although this resembles a daylight image, the light on the rock and those dynamic clouds make this quite appealing. I like this one a lot, too!