During the evening of our last day in Maine I walked outside my friend’s house and was struck by the most star-filled night sky I’ve ever seen. There was a very clear Milky Way and a tremendous number of stars. Having done some night image making before, I immediately set up the tripod and camera for some long exposures. The sky was great, but I wanted something more in the image. I needed something to ground it.
Composing at night can be tough, but I knew anything I included other than sky would be in silhouette. Well, anything except an alternate light source or something reflecting that light source.
My daughter had just gone up to her room and turned on her light. My first thought was to have her turn it off. Then I realized that the window would be a great addition, as would the warm incandescent light. This image was made with a Canon Eos 5D Mark II and Canon EF 17-40mm f4.0 L lens. I used an electronic cable release, and in Bulb setting counted to 30 in my head.
Window to the Night Sky (c) 2012 Paul Grecian
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Another one knocked out of the park, Paul! Thank you for sharing your thought process, along with your technical process. It is lovely to get a glimpse into the artist’s mind behind the artist’s eye.
Thanks Paula, you know I always value your opinion ~ Paul
I with you on the clear skies at night around Acadia, just stunning. Waiting to see your show.
Hey Marty, I’m looking forward to it!