Date: 2013-03-14 Location: Arches National Park, UT Camera: Canon XSi (Hap Griffin mod) Lens: Canon 50mm f/1.4 Mount: Still Tripod + Astrotrac Shot: HDR 1x15 seconds f/2.8 ISO 1600 (Astrotrac) 1x15 seconds f/2.8 ISO 1600 (light painting) Processing: Lightroom, Photoshop, Topaz
Location: Natural Bridges National Monument Date: 2013-03-12 Camera: Canon XSi (modified) Lens: Sigma 20mm f/1.8 Mount: Still Tripod + Astrotrac Shot: Mosaic 14x1/2000th second f/5.6 ISO 200 (Landscape) 14x5 seconds f/5.6 ISO 200 (Landscape) 16x1 minute f/2.8 ISO 1600 (Sky) Processing: Photomatrix Pro, PTGui Pro, Matlab, Photoshop, Topaz
Could this image have been taken on a world not our own? With the exception of the snowcapped mountains in the background, this image could have easily come from Mars, however, it did not. Using a careful combination of long exposures and creative lighting, this scene of an pre-sunrise vista, depicts a famous national landmark - Mesa Arch in Canyonlands National Park, UT. The 'star' in the image is not our sun, nor a star, but rather the alien world we call Venus. It is entirely possible and probable that landscapes such as this lie elsewhere in our Solar System, as of now, it is only a photographers dream to capture their beauty. Location: Mesa Arch, Canyonlands National Park, UT Date: 2011-03-13 Camera: Canon XSi (modified) Lens: Sigma 20mm f/1.8 Mount: Still Tripod Shot: (Arch and Valley) 1x10mins f/8 ISO 400 (Sky) 1x1/50th sec f/8 ISO 400 (Additional Arch) 1x1/13th sec ISO 400 w/flash (Venus) 1x15mins f/4 ISO 800 Processing: Photoshop
