“UP ALL NIGHT” THE NIGHT SKY FROM THE ALABAMA HILLS
Sleepless nights a necessary part of astophotography ?
The Alabama Hills are a range of rock formations just west of Lone Pine California along the eastern edge of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Just off of Whitney Portal Road which leads to the trail to Mt Whitney there is a road , Movie Road, that turns north through the many rock formations. The area has been the site of many movie and TV Show sets through the years chronicled in the Movie Museum in Town. The rock formations make wonderful foregrounds to incorporate into photographys and adding the night sky in this relatively dark sky region just adds another dimension.
Happy Trails – The Photo Alchemist
Joseph Hawkins
Boot Arch
Along Movie Road
Throughout the area are many arches, Some small and some large enought to climb through. They make great and interesting elements in the foreground to incorporate into the night sky.
Astro-Landscape photography required capture planning including the time of the day. the moon phase in addition to the composition in order to capture the necessary information for the final product. Just as the film photographer must make artistic decisions in the dark room a digital photographyer much make adjustments and decisions in the digital darkroom. Here the final product for your enjoyment is ment to be a piece of art (The Developed Raw Image) – not a journallistic representation of what may be seen by the naked eye ( the raw capture ).
TIMELAPSE OF MILKY WAY CLICK PLAY
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Alabama Hills Astro-10
Milky Way Rising 1- Alabama Hills Lone Pine
Alabama Hills Astro-5
Cyclops Arch Alabama hills
Alabama Hills Astro-2
Boot Arch 2 Alabama Hills
Alabama Hills Astro-6
Milky Way Risking – Alabama Hills – Lone Pine
Alabama Hills Astro-1
Cyclops Arch 2 Alabama Hills – Lone Pine California
Alabama Hills Astro-4
The World is Round – Alabama Hills – Lone Pine California
Alabama Hills Astro-3
Boot Arch 1 Alabama Hills
Alabama Hills Astro-7
Boot Arch 3 Lone Pine California
Alabama Hills-30
Mobius Arch Looking to the Stars
Tuolomne River
Tuolumne River and Meadow below Cathedral Peak
Register Creek Cascade
Register Creek Approaches Tuolumne River
Register Creek
Register Creek
Tenaya Lake
Tenaya Lake Surrounded by Granite domes
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