The Oracle

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 7, 2014357 views7 comments

From earlier this summer at the Dollhouse in Canyonlands NP. Image made from a single exposure at 14mm, f/2.8, 25 seconds, ISO 3200. The monolith on the right was leaning only slightly, but the distortion at 14mm furthered the effect and I went with it. I used a warm xenon flashlight for light painting the terrain, but it proved challenging to get it relatively even, so I used a lot of selective dodging & burning to even out the effect. C&C much appreciated!

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7 comments

Comment posted by gary phillips on December 7, 2014 at 1:43 PM

Your night images are really sweet, Jared. I dare not show this to my wife

Very clean for the ISO and the 25 second exposure.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on December 7, 2014 at 3:29 PM

Jared: I love these star shots. I tried something similar in Colorado but failed miserably and was too cold at the time to persist. Will try again in Zion in a few weeks. You've inspired me. Beautiful work. >=))>

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on December 7, 2014 at 4:23 PM

No suggestions at all Jarred. A beautiful image. Reminds me of Whitman's Learn'd Astronomer poem.

pat

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on December 7, 2014 at 7:23 PM

Simple but effective. Good choice of light. Mind sharing which?

aF

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Comment posted by Jared Warren on December 8, 2014 at 12:33 AM

Thanks for the comments, gents. Pat, thanks for mentioning the Whitman poem; I hadn't remembered reading it so I looked it up and am now happily more educated.

Aaron, I used a Brinkman Dual Xenon light for the light painting here. It's no longer in production but people I respect recommend these as possible replacements:

http://intothenightphoto.blogspot.com/2014/03/replacing-brinkmann-dual-xenon-spotlight.html
http://www.amazon.com/NEEWER®-Dimmable-Digital-Camcorder-Panasonic/dp/B004TJ6JH6

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on December 8, 2014 at 5:41 PM

Bam. Great shot man.

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Comment posted by Ken Henke on December 12, 2014 at 1:02 PM

Well done light on the rocks. Its easy to over do it, but I believe you have it right. Glad you explained the distortion. For me the right furthest rock does bother me a bit with its lean. But its just a minor issue on a great image.

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