Miner's Point Starscape Youth T-Shirt

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This is a nightscape image captured Miner’s Point on Eagle Lake in Lassen County, California USA. I captured this image on a September evening as a crescent moon of approximately 25% illumination was setting in the western sky (camera right, just out of the frame). At this time of year the galactic core of our wonderful little Milky Way Galaxy rises quite early and appears much more vertical in the sky than it does earlier in the year and serves as the indicator that it is about to go in to hiding through the winter until early spring. As with most of my starry nightscape images, the sky is a blend of multiple frames stacked together, which reduces digital “noise” and results in a cleaner image than a single frame. I then blended my sky images to a single long exposure foreground frame shot without moving the camera. This shot allowed the crescent moon to light the shoreline somewhat, adding some detail. If one looks to the left side of the sky a brighter “star” is see...

First of all, thank you for stopping by my little gallery. Whether you're a fellow artist, potential buyer, or a casual observer, I'm glad something made you want to take a look at my work. I've appreciated fine photography of all types for as long as I remember. I suspect it is at least partially hereditary as my parents met while each was involved in photographic pursuits for the US Navy (mom in the darkroom and dad in the field). Since my first instant film camera as an adolescent, I've always had a passion for photography and a real appreciation for what goes in to making a truly fine image. In 2018 I was able to retire from a professional career that provided a good livelihood for my family but, if I'm honest, left much to be...