Bridge to the Mothership

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted April 19, 2013190 views4 comments

This is the famous Bixby Bridge of Big Sur, California. I took this image during my recent trip there. I had to plan well in advance about where to look, what time to be there and also how the light would be.

This is a blend of 2 exposures:

One for the sky at : f/2.8 25s ISO 3200 and
One for the foreground taken an hour before sunrise at : f/16 30s ISO 400

Comments and feedback much appreciated!

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Peter Coskun on April 19, 2013 at 7:40 PM

Great shot of the milky way, it stands out wonderfully and I like the streaks of light from the cars. I might have preferred a little more of the bridge and maybe take multiple exposures for the road to get longer light trails. The shooting star is just a bonus. Great work here.

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Comment posted by Sairam Sundaresan on April 19, 2013 at 10:09 PM

Thanks very much Peter! You'll not believe how much I wanted for more cars to drive by. There were a precious few cars that went by and this frame was the best of the lot. More of the bridge would have been nice, but I felt it might take the attention away from the Milky way.. wonderful suggestions! Thanks!

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Comment posted by Rob Graham on April 22, 2013 at 8:57 PM

Well done, the blend works well. I think the bridge could be a bit darker.

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Comment posted by Sairam Sundaresan on April 22, 2013 at 10:34 PM

Thanks for the suggestion Rob, I'll tweak the brightness of the bridge

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