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Magic Mountain
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Even though I arrived at the Shiprock formation right outside Shiprock, New Mexico early in the day, my photographic intentions were for the coming night. There at the base of this extinct volcano that the Navajos regard as an ancient spiritual monument, I scouted and planned for the Earth’s turn away from the Sun. And this area is in a good dark spot for nighttime star gazing - In fact I came here to execute a lengthy photo project starring, well... the stars. “Magic Mountain” and the other images captured that night featured enhanced star trail captures. I had been exploring and developing complex processing methods to bring star trail images to a new visual and artistic level, if successful.
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Currently on display at Carnevale Gallery in Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.
Limited Editions 25, Artist Proofs 2
Master Edition 1/1 available
Shiprock, New Mexico USA
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Audio Mood
Magic Sound Fabric - I Am the Wave
Still time-lapse of 700 captures over 6 hours
Judge's Comment: "Excellent technique used for star trail capture, beautiful use of leading line, core landscape subject well lit in terms of light shaping!"
