The Old Barn Under the Stars
by Mike Lee
Title
The Old Barn Under the Stars
Artist
Mike Lee
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
Anyone following my photography for a time knows I’m rather partial to this old barn near my home in Lassen County California, USA. I’ve managed to capture images of it in all seasons and different conditions. Normally, I’m shooting it at a telephoto focal length as it sits a bit off the road on private property. If I can ever find the owner I will try to get permission to access the property to get a closer photo under the stars and light painting it as I have many of my other night images. However, on this particular summer evening there was about 15 minutes of “astro darkness” between the evening twilight and the rise of an 85% illuminated moon. While my current gear doesn’t allow shooting the stars at telephoto focal lengths, I figured a wide angle shot could still work. I used my normal method of “stacking” multiple frames of the sky to reduce digital “noise” and captured my sky frames during those precious few minutes of dark sky. I then left the camera in place until the moon was a few degrees up in the sky and, using its illumination, captured a single long exposure of the barn and foreground. All the images were then blended in post production for the final image. While I still hope to get a night image with the barn very dominant in the frame one day, I like it as a smaller element sort of anchoring an evening “rural America” scene.
Bonus: I got to listen to two packs of coyotes trying to outdo each other at yelping across the Honey Lake Valley.
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August 15th, 2022
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Comments (63)
Cheri Ceridwen
I feel inspired by your love for this barn, your respect for its caretakers and the care and creativity you put into the creation of this lovely work, Mike.
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 Views on One Image Group's Special Features Nominations For Promotion #28 . Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views on One Image Group....L/F/Tw
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Feel free to place your featured image in the Features Archive and any Genre specific Archive l/f/p
Allan Van Gasbeck
Congratulations! Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in the “The Skyscapes” group on Fine Art America — You are invited to post your featured image to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page.
Tina M Powell
Mike this is truly beautiful! Spectacular capture! Beautifully created and I loved your description! L/F
Nancy Carol Photography
WELL DONE! Excellent and thank you for sharing with us your wonderful work of art that has been proudly presented on the Home Page of the group, 'ART FOR PASSION - PASSION FOR ART'. If you wish, you may archive it permanently or promote it further in the Discussions Tabs titled, "Jan Feb Mar 2023 Features."
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your wonderful art has been featured on the ABC Group home page from N IS FOR NIGHT week, DECEMBER 5, 2022 - DECEMBER 12, 2022. You are invited to add your wonderful art in the Features Archive 2023.
Linda MacFarland
02/16/2023 'The Old Barn Under the Stars' has been selected as a featured image in TWINKLE TWINKLE AND THE CELESTIAL SKY. I can understand your partiality to this old barn. Such a phenomenal sky this barn sits under, day and night. Thank you so much for participating in the group Mike.
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