Nightfall at Rialto

[AlanLichty]

I kept thinking I had finally waited long enough for no more sunset light but every time I chimped my shots it was still there. As it turned out there was a family camping just behind the driftwood and their campfire created light pollution on the trees to the right so I had to aim a different direction once it really was completely dark.

Rialto Starlight

• AlanLichty
• Mar 20, 2018

Rialto Beach as dusk.

C&C always welcome.

 

[JimFox]

This sure looks good Alan! You can't tell from this that it wasn't your plan from the beginning, this is an awesome composition and a great display of stars.

 

[Jim Dockery]

I agree with Jim - nice all round - those are my favorite stacks on Rialto and the last light here silhouettes them nicely.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Really nice image,Alan. It’s so peaceful.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Great night shot with just the right amount of terrestrial light.

 

[Mike Mancil]

Wow, a stunning night shot.

 

[Bart Carrig]

I really like it. Love the solitude, the stars and the tone -- and yes, the comp.

Very nice Al.

Bart

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Very well done Alan.

 

[AlanLichty]

Thanks for the feedback - I have to confess that I was almost trying to compose this blind since it was quite difficult to see anything in the viewfinder in almost complete darkness.

 

[Rick Schump]

Nice Alan, this turned out well. I like the fade to black on this.

 

[lightsgood]

Fantastic image Alan. I love this one!

 

[JimFox]

Thanks for the feedback - I have to confess that I was almost trying to compose this blind since it was quite difficult to see anything in the viewfinder in almost complete darkness.

Yeah, composing in the dark isn't easy, especially vertical. I don't know why but my vertical shots tend to almost always be unlevel no matter how hard I try, and being in the dark would make it worse.

One tip though at night, is over expose the image compared to the normal settings just to take a shot and check the composition. Once the composition is set, then go back to the normal darker settings.

 

[lionking]

I like this a lot, i would be tempted to get rid of that dark thingy in the bottom right though...

 

[AlanLichty]

Yeah, composing in the dark isn't easy, especially vertical. I don't know why but my vertical shots tend to almost always be unlevel no matter how hard I try, and being in the dark would make it worse.

One tip though at night, is over expose the image compared to the normal settings just to take a shot and check the composition. Once the composition is set, then go back to the normal darker settings.

I do have a bubble level that was slotted into my flash mount bracket but had to use a headlamp to get the camera level. This one was out of whack but I had enough room on the sides to level it and recrop. I think I could have used longer exposures. I am quite new to shooting at stars and was following the cookbooks from the articles on FocalWorld so this was an experiment for me.