It was while working on Beyond the Blue Horizon that I really started to look at the night sky. Being with Polynesian navigators made me look at the night sky a whole new way, it is a map that can tell you where you are in the world.
While I liked some of the night sky images that I made on the story, I knew that with some work and planning I could do better.
The Navajo Reservation outside Flagstaff Arizona is dark and the air is very very clear. I arrived there near the new moon so that the sky would be extra dark. The camera is attached to an equatorial mount that tracks the earth's rotation. The stars stay sharp in this 6 minute exposure while the hills in the distance blur with movement.
The stars are so bright there that I felt like I could fall into the sky.
Stephen Alvarez
Canon EOS 5d 24mm 1.4 lens 6 minute exposure
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Another one from the blur Holga. This one involved literally running full speed at a group of seagulls on the bayou, and snapping a shot as they flew away. Ideally, I’d like to have gotten a few more of them in the shot, so perhaps next time I can get to the beach I’ll have to bring a bag of old bread and give it another try.
Holga 120N, Kodak Portra BW400CN, Process C-41
Both images shot with the Lensbaby 2.0
Hi Everybody,
This a placeholder to get us through until next week when a new look will be here for Light Diary along with the new plan! This image always makes me smile. A big thank you for this to Ira and Janet. Two friends I made on a workshop in Death Valley National workshop who shared the simple joy of kite flying. When you plant a little seed of joy its amazing what can happen. As Paul Harvey says if you would like to know the rest of the story you can download this Podcast….. an oldie but goodie…. The Power of Play
