08/28/12 Featured Arkansas Photography–Nighttime stars over the Big Dam Bridge in Little Rock Arkansas

Nighttime stars over the Big Dam Bridge in Little Rock Arkansas

Taken with a Canon 5D MKII, 14mm Lens, F4, approx 20 seconds, iso 400.  I don’t spend too much time down at the big dam bridge, but it can be an interesting night shot on a clear cool night.  On this night, it was pretty warm, over 85 degrees so I picked up some rose streaking in the sky.  However the stars themselves stand out very well.  I picked a night when they were running a bit of water through the dam so the 20 second exposure was plenty to blur out and smooth the water.  The lights on the top of the dam took on a nice starlight look due to the 14mm lens.  I recently sold the 14mm Canon since I am in the process of moving to Nikon, but I will miss that particular lens.

The Big Dam Bridge runs across the Terry Lock and Dam and allows cyclists, walkers and runners to cross over the Arkansas River to the North Little Rock Side of the bridge.  I took the shot from the North Little Rock side, looking back towards Little Rock.

If you look closely over the middle of the bridge, you can easily spot the constellation Orion.  The belt is very easy to see.  I also liked the way the rose colored sky blended in near the tops of the hillsides.