Peace Of Mind High Quality: 500px/photo/66520165 (Please click the link and then click the image to view on black, much better viewing) Griffin Moon and I decided to head out to Point Reyes, California. Point Reyes is a seashore and preserve located in Marin County, California. The Milky Way rose up very early in the morning and this was one of my first opportunities to shoot it this year. There was a thick haze on the beach blocking most of the stars from view, so we decided to hike all the way up the cliffs in the middle of the night to catch a better view. Once the Milky Way finally came into perspective, I had an overwhelming feeling of joy and decided to take this self-portrait. On the technical side, this is indeed what the light looked like, and that is not the sun it is actually light pollution from the surrounding Bay Area and San Francisco. Instead of subduing the light pollution in Photoshop, I decided to blend it a little and make it the main light source in the image. You would be surprised how well lit it was out there, so It didnt take much work to get the foreground nice and illuminated. I hope you guys enjoy the image as much as I do. It is probably one of my new favorite Milky Way self-portraits.
Posted on: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 22:45:32 +0000