Nature’s Planetarium - a photo on Flickriver

            Nature’s Planetarium. Here’s one where instant gratification and mental blinders almost made me miss the best composition. I had day-scouted this arch from the front-outside and found the Milky Way lined up behind the arch and extended upwards. When I finally climbed up at night the Milky Way was already in position and I spent 3 hours shooting the arch from the outside. When I finally finished I climbed up through the arch only to find that the best composition was from the inside. With one hour before morning twilight I was able to capture this panorama. The space is like a large alcove or cave with the roof eroded away, leaving a large chamber open to the sky, a beautiful place to spend a night. Since it’s frowned upon to reveal locations, I’ll just call this The Temple of the Sky. 
The large oval opening at the top of the photo is located directly overhead. Low Level Lightning (LLL) used to light the space. I’ll post the photos from the outside later. 12 mm, 20 sec., f/2.8, ISO 6400. The photo with the figure 🚶was taken from the same location after the panorama and blended in. The orange color at the bottom of the sky is wildfire smoke being illuminated by light pollution com the town of Moab. This is not in a national park. It’s always a challenge to fit the inside of a sphere into a flat rectangle, lol.
   

Taken on: July 11, 2021

Tags:

Utah, arch, natural arch, alcove, sky, night sky, night, night photography, night landscape, Astro, astrophotography, landscape astrophotography, wide field astrophotography, stars, Milky Way, galaxy, beautiful sky, Wayne Pinkston, waynepinkstonphoto.com,

Camera: Sony ILCE-7RM4, f/2.8, 20 sec, 12mm, ISO 6400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-7RM4
Lens:	FE 12-24mm F2.8 GM
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	20
Focal Length:	12mm
ISO:	6400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 (Windows)
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