The Mobius Arch Under the Stars
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I went back in my archives today to look at the pics I took while out in the High Desert near Lone Pine last Spring and came across this image of the Mobius Arch that was taken at midnight.
Looking through the files, I discovered that I had actually taken quite a few shots and I actually found two with very different exposures and thought I’d see how well they’d blend together.
What you see here is the result.
The night sky is much more representative of what I was seeing than the other picture I posted from that evening which was a 17 minute exposure and thus had some major star strails going on.
I upped the blue in the sky a tad for interest, but that is the only color shifting evident here. I’m not a Photo Journalist, I’m a Landscape Artist after all.
The blend is a pic shot at 200 ISO for 29 seconds and a second pic at 2500 ISO for 4 seconds.
Nikon D90
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Laurie Search 29 days ago
Oooh, really lovely, Matt!!!
MattGranz replied 28 days ago
Thanks Laurie!
E.R. Bazor 28 days ago
This reminds me of the Guardian of Forever from the original Star Trek series.
MattGranz replied 28 days ago
I’ll bet they got the idea from these arches in the area I was in… word has it they shot a few other worldly scenes where this arch resides.
Thanks for the feature too!
ellcot 28 days ago
Incredible image!!!!!!! Instant Fav!!!
MattGranz replied 27 days ago
Thanks!
WingsOfAngelz 28 days ago
Awesome Shot, and
ON YOUR FEATURE!!
MattGranz replied 27 days ago
Thanks! That’s a cool animated GIF you got there!
hsien-ku 28 days ago
such a stunning shot! really lovely work!
MattGranz replied 27 days ago
Thank you so much!
Micci Shannon 27 days ago
What a COOL shot Matt! Look at all those stars! Very well done! Congrats on your feature too.
MattGranz replied 27 days ago
Thanks Micci! It was amazing to be under all of those stars… I need to get back!
WingsOfAngelz 27 days ago
You’re very welcome Matt, and thanks ;o) if you look on bing for whatever type of comments you want (for myspace), then scroll to the bottom, bing normally has a sampling of photos that refer to the comment you want.
Rebecca Soward... 22 days ago
This is great – the Mobius Arch is one of my favorite places to visit in the Alabama Hills, but I’ve never been there at night. You’ve inspired me to go back once again!
MattGranz replied 21 days ago
I need to get back there too! Thanks for the kind words!