Shack Under the Stars
by Mike Lee
Title
Shack Under the Stars
Artist
Mike Lee
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
This image captures a small abandoned shack in the Smoke Creek Desert in Lassen County, California, USA under the core our our wonderful little galaxy, the Milky Way. I arrived to the location with about 25 minutes of “astro darkness” remaining (“astro darkness” or “night” for the purposes of astro-photography refers to the period of time when the sun is more than 18 degrees below the horizon and is said to have no effect on the night sky). I quickly set up, composed, and captured the frames needed for a nice shot of the sky. For this, I stack multiple frames in post production software which greatly reduces the digital “noise” which can result for the high ISO, or light sensitivity setting required to get a good exposure of the stars without such a long exposure that they “trail” or appear to move in the frame. I then captured several frames “light painting” the structure with a handheld flashlight. The sky and foreground images are then blended in post production to create the final image.
I don’t know the story of this old shack but working theories are that it’s either an old shepherd’s shack or a cowboy “line shack.” Either is certainly a possibility as both cattle and sheep have been grazed in this area since the 19th Century, practices that continue to this very day (although the shepherds pull their more modern shacks in with pickup trucks these days).
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March 31st, 2022
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Comments (18)
Joe Schofield
Congrats as artist of the week in 1000 views group, Mike. Exceptional photography this, and your entire gallery !
Sabina Pamfili
I cannot remember when i last saw a sky like the one in your picture. A piece of art, of course, and your description emphasizes the beauty of the sky and all that is visible here. This is a wonderful piece of art, Mike. I love it. I am not sure here exactly why but it speaks to the onlooker or me. It has soul somehow. It is what I would call ART and saying it with reverence.
Jenny Revitz Soper
BRAVO! Your artwork has earned a FEATURE on the homepage of the FAA Artist Group No Place Like Home, 12/17/2022! You may also post it in the Group's Features discussion thread and any other thread that fits!
Alex Lapidus
Congratulations, your image has been featured in the Experimental Photography group -- thanks for sharing it with us! Please feel free to add it to the 2022 Feature Archive in the Discussion section (using the "embed" link on your image page).
Kae Cheatham
Wonderful composition! Congrats on your Artist of the Week at the Camera Art group (11.14.22)
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the feature archive discussion. There are many other discussions in the group where you can promote your art even further more.
CAROLE SPANDAU
Your artwork has been featured on the homepage of FAA Gallery Home For All Artists Who Create. Please post your amazing artwork in our` Archive your April Features` discussion.
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