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My friend Eric and I looking at shooting stars. I set up the 16-35 f4 IS on a tripod at the camp site and had it shooting once per 30 seconds. Red Gulch Badlan...
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My friend Eric and I looking at shooting stars. I set up the 16-35 f4 IS on a tripod at the camp site and had it shooting once per 30 seconds. Red Gulch Badlands. North Central Wyoming.
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johnboywalton196
June 05, 2017
Hi, An absolutely stunning Milky Way arch, truly breath taking. The only thing I would say is use a red light and not white as white light destroys your night vision.
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This was taken in North Central Wyoming in the Red Gulch Badlands west of the Bighorn Mountain range. We had climbed up a cliff and were setting up camp looking toward the West.Time
Night Time.Lighting
We had head lamps on and I had noticed in a few shots the light from our lantern. I re-positioned my friend so it shone through and made a few captures with our headlamp beams showing up in different positions. This one was the best because it caught us looking at a shooting star.Equipment
Canon 6d, Vanguard Espod Tripod, Canon 16-35 f4 IS lens set on a timer and hand focused. Mirror lockup set to on.Inspiration
We were seeing a lot of shooting stars that night and since it was clear and not so cold we decided to camp higher up on the mountain. I've always liked the vastness and clarity of the sky out in Wyoming since it is so remote and set out to try to capture it in a photo.Editing
Yes. I dropped the highlights some, bumped up the shadows a bit and had to adjust white balance. I didn't use sharpening or noise reduction. I have learned a lot more about editing since this photo.In my camera bag
Canon 6d. 24-70 f4 IS zoom. 100mm f2.0, 40mm 2.8 STM, 200mm 2.8 IIFeedback
Set mirror lockup to on. It was windy so I also hung my pack onto the tripod for stability. I have best luck at night at ISO 1600 or 3200 using TV mode or shutter preferred and controlling the exposure with the shutter and a static ISO.
