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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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.
Judy Wolinsky
CONGRATS!!! Your artwork has been selected for a Feature on the homepage of COMMENT FOR COMMENT GROUP! Please be sure to archive this featured artwork in the appropriate discussion thread.
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.
Paul Quinn
Gorgeous night sky shot Mike ! I Voted for this image in the September- August new releases contest!
Soraya D'Apuzzo
Congratulations! Your fantastic artwork has been chosen as a Photography Evolution Group feature! You are invited to archive your artwork in the "Archive 2022" discussion. There are many other discussions in the group where you can promote your art even further more.
Debra and Dave Vanderlaan
Interesting night shot Mike! Congrats on your Feature in Barns Big and Small. We also added our like. Celebrate life, Debra and Dave
Jenny Revitz Soper
CONGRATULATIONS! This piece has been FEATURED on the homepage of the group No Place Like Home, 8/21/2022! Way to go! Please post it in the Group's Features discussion thread for posterity and/or any other thread that fits!
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