Star shot at House of Fire ruin?

Has anyone made a star shot at House of Fire ruin? Is the area good for this... I have never seen any shots of the area around it to tell if composition could be set up to get stars and lite paint the ruin.

I will be there in early June and want to give this a try..

John,

Here are a couple photos to give you some orientation. The first here is taken roughly looking NE. The 'fire' part of the ruin is right in the middle. You can see there is a gradual slope in front of the ruins for maybe 50' so you can get back away to get some sky. This was taken with a 17-40 lens at 17mm.

This next one is taken looking roughly ESE - SE with the 'fire part of the ruin in the very middle of the image. You can see there the canyon wall in the distance and that it isn't very high at this point. Hope this helps.

Scott, THANKS MUCH. I want to get something that so far I have not seen. I think I can get wide enough and have a chance if the weather works.. But we know how that goes.
Your shots give me a great idea what I might see.
Again thanks
John

That looks like a great idea, John. Consider putting a candle (in an appropriate holder) inside the ruin.
Best of luck to you, and I'd love to see the results here!

Yes and thanks, John. Yours and others works have been nudging me to go. Looking into an LED with filter capabilities. I just want to get something that has not been done or at least not many times before. I have been searching and have not seen any so far. But just picked up a 16-35mm and also have a 8-15mm and should be able to get the job done. I have seen some great ones from False Kiva that are incredible with the arch. But will have to see June is a ways off.

John, you can have some fun with the 8-15. I had a 15mm fisheye last time I was there and an 8-15 could work great getting the ceiling of the rock in and the stars.

Thanks again for the info. Working on finding the location where it is ie. how far up the trail. But very excited to give this a try.

It's just about 1 mile up the trail. Just went there yesterday. If you can arrive before dark, finding it should be no problem. Hiking back out will be easy, just follow the wash to where it intersects the road.

"Hiking back out will be easy, just follow the wash to where it intersects the road."

Well, not quite. There are several places where the trail leaves the wash due to dropoffs in the wash, flash flood debris, etc. Still, it is a pretty well trodden trail and should be easy to see using a flashlight.

I have flash lights and a new head lite. I think I will be there for sunset, stars, hike out camp and then try for morning shots before I head back towards home. Thanks again from all of you. Love the help here. Sure wish I could just drive out there today.

My point about it being easy is that there are no turns to take and get lost. Even if you miss the "trail" just following the wash will get you to the car.