Owachomo Bridge under Starry Skies
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James Neeley

Owachomo Bridge under Starry Skies
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Owachomo Bridge under Starry Skies
The Owachomo Bridge is located in Natural Bridges National Monument west of Blanding, Utah. I saw this bridge in a National Geographic article "The End of Night" Nov. 2008, p.102 and thought I have to give it a try. While I was scouting Moab I decided to take the 2 hr. drive to this location and lose another nights sleep! For this image, I used a 30 sec. exposure at f3.5 and ISO 6400. The light on the bridge is indirect light painting. During the exposure I pointed a flashlight behind me reflecting off of the rocks and trees. This produced a much more even light than when I would shine the flash light quickly across the bridge.
MichaelBackunas
MichaelBackunas ::
August 04, 2009
Great job, James I know of that NatGeo article that you mentioned. I like the wider view of this shot. Great exposure too. Mike

OcularPerceptions
OcularPerceptions ::
October 27, 2010
Well, it appears the loss of sleep was well worth the effort. This is a gorgeous image. Very well done and a favorite.