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Mesa Arch Astrophotography

Mesa Arch Astrophotography

This is one of my favorite pictures from Mesa Arch in Moab, Utah. This was shot at 30 seconds with low level lighting to illuminate the foreground....
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This is one of my favorite pictures from Mesa Arch in Moab, Utah. This was shot at 30 seconds with low level lighting to illuminate the foreground.
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Canon EOS-1D X Mark II

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Aperture f/2.8 ISO 6400 Shutter 20/1 Focal Length 14/1

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Jul, 2017

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Awards

Contest Finalist in What A Night Photo Contest

Peer Choice Award

Contest Finalist in The Horizon And Compositions Photo Contest

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Absolute Masterpiece

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Top Choice

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Superb Composition

+23

Magnificent Capture

+13

Outstanding Creativity

+10

All Star

+5

Superior Skill

+2

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Virtuoso

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This is an awesome shot of the red rocks

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Thank you, Mioyshi! I was up the whole night to get this shot! Totally worth it.

Great night shots Paul!! Congrats and thanks for sharing the technical details!

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Thanks Ed. I am happy to help where I can. So many have helped me over the last few years. I love the community-spirit of photography...helping each other to improve our art.

I love it!

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Recognized Moab Immediately! ??

Absolutely stunning!

Looks magical

CONGRATULATONS !!!! ON YOUR AWARDS

I'll join the chorus of others and just say "WOW"!!!

nice work! Some nice colors and good contrast, keep shooting!

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