Night Big Sister, Little Sister

Big Sister, Little Sister · **4 Likes**

Joshua Tree National Park, Mojave Desert. JTNP is my spiritual home for photography, where I began photographing at night. This was the last evening of a 1856-mile night photography safari with Tim Little, Mike Cooper, and George Loo, and George the monkey. Illuminated during the exposure by a full moon and a handheld ProtoMachines LED2 light painting device. Thank you.
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(Plate 6123) Pentax K-1/15-30mm f/2.8 lens. 127 seconds f/8 ISO 800. October 2021.

**ehrwien** · 12-21-2021, 01:09 PM

Stunning! Is that Polaris just outside the frame in the top right corner, judging by the difference of trails in the stars?

**MikeNArk** · 12-21-2021, 07:00 PM

Sticking image of the Joshua trees and the whole environment. Great depth.

**MSL** · 12-21-2021, 07:14 PM

I could see this as a large poster. Stunning image.

Ken Lee · 12-21-2021, 07:22 PM

Originally posted by ehrwien

Stunning! Is that Polaris just outside the frame in the top right corner, judging by the difference of trails in the stars?

Yes, good eye, I was facing more or less in that direction too.

Thanks for the kind comments, everyone!

Reciprocity · 12-21-2021, 10:10 PM

Originally posted by Ken Lee

Joshua Tree National Park, Mojave Desert. JTNP is my spiritual home for photography, where I began photographing at night. This was the last evening of a 1856-mile night photography safari with Tim Little, Mike Cooper, and George Loo, and George the monkey. Illuminated during the exposure by a full moon and a handheld ProtoMachines LED2 light painting device. Thank you.
~~~~~
(Plate 6123) Pentax K-1/15-30mm f/2.8 lens. 127 seconds f/8 ISO 800. October 2021.

Very beautiful, well done.

**yucatanPentax** · 12-21-2021, 11:09 PM

Very nice image! Impressive combination of starry night sky and scenery.

nonpigliounoshoot · 12-22-2021, 05:06 AM

Nice job

**ToddK** · 12-22-2021, 06:30 AM

Beautiful image! The long exposure with moonlight illuminated the rocks and trees in the distance perfectly. I am amazed at the details of the rocks. Well done!

**Sailor** · 12-22-2021, 09:49 AM

A marvelous photo!

Jer

vijaykishan · 12-22-2021, 10:05 AM

Excellent photo ! I see that the tree was backlit by an illuminant

, The shadows of the main tree vs the shadows of the other vegitation seem to be perpendicular to each other, which did get me by surprise. The sky is wonderful and the colours are very pleasing. Composition is spot on ! - TFS.

Ken Lee · 12-22-2021, 02:00 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by vijaykishan

Excellent photo ! I see that the tree was backlit by an illuminant

, The shadows of the main tree vs the shadows of the other vegitation seem to be perpendicular to each other, which did get me by surprise. The sky is wonderful and the colours are very pleasing. Composition is spot on ! - TFS.

Thanks. And thank you for all the responses. I think my previous responses did not come through, so I'll do a general thank you to the very kind words everyone has. I really appreciate it.

I did backlight/sidelight the tree with a handheld ProtoMachines LED2 during the exposure. The moon was low in the sky, and to accentuate that, I also lit from an angle that produced long shadows. Shadows create detail and depth, and I love 'em.

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12-21-2021, 01:09 PM	#2
ehrwien Site Supporter Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 2,782	Stunning! Is that Polaris just outside the frame in the top right corner, judging by the difference of trails in the stars?

12-21-2021, 07:00 PM	#3
MikeNArk Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Conway, Arkansas Posts: 15,129	Sticking image of the Joshua trees and the whole environment. Great depth.

12-21-2021, 07:14 PM	#4
MSL Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Greater Toronto Area Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,749	I could see this as a large poster. Stunning image.

12-21-2021, 07:22 PM	#5
Ken Lee Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 648 Original Poster	Originally posted by ehrwien Stunning! Is that Polaris just outside the frame in the top right corner, judging by the difference of trails in the stars? Yes, good eye, I was facing more or less in that direction too. Thanks for the kind comments, everyone!

12-21-2021, 10:10 PM	#6
Reciprocity Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2020 Posts: 606	Originally posted by Ken Lee Joshua Tree National Park, Mojave Desert. JTNP is my spiritual home for photography, where I began photographing at night. This was the last evening of a 1856-mile night photography safari with Tim Little, Mike Cooper, and George Loo, and George the monkey. Illuminated during the exposure by a full moon and a handheld ProtoMachines LED2 light painting device. Thank you. ~~~~~ (Plate 6123) Pentax K-1/15-30mm f/2.8 lens. 127 seconds f/8 ISO 800. October 2021. Very beautiful, well done.

12-21-2021, 11:09 PM	#7
yucatanPentax Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Dallas / Yucatan Posts: 1,840	Very nice image! Impressive combination of starry night sky and scenery.

12-22-2021, 05:06 AM	#8
nonpigliounoshoot Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2019 Posts: 735	Nice job

12-22-2021, 06:30 AM	#9
ToddK Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas Hill Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,532	Beautiful image! The long exposure with moonlight illuminated the rocks and trees in the distance perfectly. I am amazed at the details of the rocks. Well done!

12-22-2021, 09:49 AM	#10
Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coastal Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 26,205	A marvelous photo! Jer

12-22-2021, 10:05 AM	#11
vijaykishan Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2021 Photos: Gallery Posts: 999	Excellent photo ! I see that the tree was backlit by an illuminant , The shadows of the main tree vs the shadows of the other vegitation seem to be perpendicular to each other, which did get me by surprise. The sky is wonderful and the colours are very pleasing. Composition is spot on ! - TFS.

12-22-2021, 02:00 PM - 1 Like	#12
Ken Lee Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 648 Original Poster	Originally posted by vijaykishan Excellent photo ! I see that the tree was backlit by an illuminant , The shadows of the main tree vs the shadows of the other vegitation seem to be perpendicular to each other, which did get me by surprise. The sky is wonderful and the colours are very pleasing. Composition is spot on ! - TFS. Thanks. And thank you for all the responses. I think my previous responses did not come through, so I'll do a general thank you to the very kind words everyone has. I really appreciate it. I did backlight/sidelight the tree with a handheld ProtoMachines LED2 during the exposure. The moon was low in the sky, and to accentuate that, I also lit from an angle that produced long shadows. Shadows create detail and depth, and I love 'em.