Night Photography Excursion
Last night the moon was full (or maybe one day past full). I was feeling a little restless after a day of being home, so I set out at 11:00 to make some photographs.
My first stop was a little corrugated storage shed in Rexburg. There were three different sources lighting the structure. There was as red stop light, a mercury vapor light, and the ambient light from the full moon. I made a few exposures, this one worked out pretty well I thought. I photographed it with the camera set on 200 ASA, f/7.1 @ 5 minutes.
Corrugated Storage Structure, Rexburg, ID 2006
I then drove up in the farm fields SE of town, I didn't really find anything to photograph. Since I was fairly close to the south fork of the Snake River, I decided to go there and try to find a Screech Owl for Madison County. I waited around and played tapes for 15 minutes or so, but never got a response. I then drove back into town.
On my way home I passed the LDS temple under consturction. I haven't made a lot of temple photographs, but the light was pretty interesting so I gave it my best. I really wish I had been photographing the temple for the entire construction phase, oh well. I made these photographs with 200 ASA, f/6.3 @ 4 minutes.
Rexburg, Idaho Temple Under Construction, 2006
I then saw some young trees lit by mercury vapor lamps in a church parking lot that I thought looked interesting. When I got closer though I realized they wouldn't make very interesting photographs. However, a big pile of dirt on the adjoining lot seemed to have some promise. I got low to hide the full moon (which would have been severly over-exposed), and made a few photographs that I really like. I set the camera to 200 ASA, f/6.3 @ 4 minutes.
Dirt Pile, Rexburg, ID 2006
While waiting in the car during the last exposure I was surprised to see that it was nearly 2:30. Anyway, it was a fun evening. I may go out again tonight if Susan lets me.
2:27 am
My first stop was a little corrugated storage shed in Rexburg. There were three different sources lighting the structure. There was as red stop light, a mercury vapor light, and the ambient light from the full moon. I made a few exposures, this one worked out pretty well I thought. I photographed it with the camera set on 200 ASA, f/7.1 @ 5 minutes.
Corrugated Storage Structure, Rexburg, ID 2006
I then drove up in the farm fields SE of town, I didn't really find anything to photograph. Since I was fairly close to the south fork of the Snake River, I decided to go there and try to find a Screech Owl for Madison County. I waited around and played tapes for 15 minutes or so, but never got a response. I then drove back into town.
On my way home I passed the LDS temple under consturction. I haven't made a lot of temple photographs, but the light was pretty interesting so I gave it my best. I really wish I had been photographing the temple for the entire construction phase, oh well. I made these photographs with 200 ASA, f/6.3 @ 4 minutes.
Rexburg, Idaho Temple Under Construction, 2006
I then saw some young trees lit by mercury vapor lamps in a church parking lot that I thought looked interesting. When I got closer though I realized they wouldn't make very interesting photographs. However, a big pile of dirt on the adjoining lot seemed to have some promise. I got low to hide the full moon (which would have been severly over-exposed), and made a few photographs that I really like. I set the camera to 200 ASA, f/6.3 @ 4 minutes.
Dirt Pile, Rexburg, ID 2006
While waiting in the car during the last exposure I was surprised to see that it was nearly 2:30. Anyway, it was a fun evening. I may go out again tonight if Susan lets me.
2:27 am
posted by Darren at
10:47 AM
13 Comments:
Wish I was along for the ride.
I'll be posting my moon shots later today. I haven't had a chance to do any editing yet so I don't know if I had your level of success.
Love the dirt pile.
How precious, the temple has a halo.
Makes me want to come home tonight and go photographing.
How were you doing the 4 minute exposures? I didn't think you had a cable release.
I'm using the old pebble and rubber band trick. I ordered a cable release this morning though.
Dirt pile. Sweet!
Hey, so did I. However my cable release is backorderd. : (
I also orderd a 12-24. Impulse buy.
The dirt pile is my favorite. You copied tracie, she did temple photos yesterday!
The dirt pile looks a moonscape with the rover's tracks. More moon shots are requested!
Those photographs are simply beautiful Darren. Your images always impress me.
Kudos! It is amazing that you were looking at trees...and photographed...dirt. You'd think that a tree is more interesting, but yet you really made a great image.
Rock and Rubberband! Ingenious!
I like the halo on the temple too! Copy-cat! ;)
The corrugated storage structure came out nicely!
Good work, Darren. I liked the dirt pile. It had an errie sense to it!
MOM B.
Love the dirt shot! I am a designer for a Motocross company. May I have a high res of the dirt shot to use. It's just lit so well. beau.k@sbcglobal.net
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