Twinkling Stars

[JimFox]

In between shooting Deep Space objects for most of the night and Sunrise, I wanted to shoot some wide field stars with my Sigma 14mm f1.8 lens at Joshua Tree NP a few days ago. I composed this wide to include the bush on the left. Most often that's composed out, but I wanted to go wider and so I shot it with it in. I figured I could always crop it out or crop some of it out later. But for now, I have left it wide.

All comments are welcome,

Jim

 

[AlanLichty]

This scene certainly works for me and I don't mind the bush on the left at all. Which direction are you facing in this frame? Is the light pollution coming from L.A. or is this morning light creeping into the scene?

 

[Ben Egbert]

This is certainly a nice image Jim. I like the inclusion of clouds.

 

[JimFox]

This scene certainly works for me and I don't mind the bush on the left at all. Which direction are you facing in this frame? Is the light pollution coming from L.A. or is this morning light creeping into the scene?

Thanks so much Alan.

It’s not from LA, way too far away with a mountain range or two in the way. That could be from Palm Springs. The clouds make the light pollution more evident then it normally would be seen.

 

[Alisa]

This is great Jim!

 

[Douglas Sherman]

This image has a very nice feel to it, Jim. I like the bush on the left and the clouds are great.

 

[Beth]

sweet!

 

[Jameel Hyder]

The combination of stars and light clouds makes for a nice mood to the scene. Never been to this location, looks like this is one of the iconic scenes from there.