There were a bazillion people there at Delicate Arch - all waiting for that magic moment.
What I love to do is think different. Everyone has that sunset shot of the arch. But how many have star trails on the moonlit arch? Sure, some, but it's worth the extra effort. Certainly not those people in the cars you can see trailing out in the distance (they're all the people that left the second the sun dropped below the horizon).
How to? Easy. A sturdy tripod, your camera set to bulb, f/5.6, iso 200, wait for it to get dark (about an hour+ at least after sunset) and let 'er rip :).
Enjoy (thinking different) photography,
Andy
great shots... the first one is a great classic shot. When I was there it looked like the second image times 10. There always seems to be a crowd out there at sunset of course, never had time to sick around that far after sunset but I love the star trails, really great to see a different perspective of a classic arch in the U.S.
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ReplyDeletethanks for posting this
This is a great shot. will give it a try some time.
ReplyDeleteI love the Highway in the background lighting up a trail of headlights and taillights.
ReplyDeletehow many seconds did you press the shutter down for
ReplyDelete@anonymous - it was a 30 minute exposure.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful image. Thank you for the tip. I will try it.
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Iris
Great shot, I love doing stuff like this!
ReplyDeleteWow, nice pictures! I really love the star trails with the arch. I'm going to have to start trying that.
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great night
ReplyDeleteAwesome! I'll definetely try this someday somewhere! :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome Shot of the Arch & taillights. I just started shooting star trails & wish now I would of started when I was at Arches! You say a 30 min. exposure & most I've seen this good were 2-3 hour exposures. Thanks for the tip.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos in your gallery.
Thanks for the suggestions. And that last one's some shot of the Arch!
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