06/26/12 Featured Arkansas Photography–Stary Sky over Pinnacle Mountain and Area 51

Stary sky over Pinnacle Mountain and Area 51 in West Pulaski County Arkansas

Canon 5D MKII, Lens Canon 16-35 @ F4.5, Iso 250, Exposure approx 45 sec (single image).  This image was taken in a series of photographs in a process called stacking. This is one method working night scenes where you are trying to capture star trails.  I have found this to be the best method when working with the moon.  The moon will provide excellent illumination to the extent that you can get a scene that looks almost like daylight except for the color of the sky.  The sky will take on a deep blue color, the blue is very dependent on both the amount of time you expose each stack and the amount of moonlight/position of the moon in the sky.  I have found that this type of photography, even though it takes a lot of processing in the background is my favorite way to capture a night sky.