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“Moonlight Double Arch”
Description:
Double Arch is a landmark feature in the Windows Section of Arches National Park. Formed by water erosion from above, its twin spans attract visitors along a short, easy trail. Arches, designated in 1929, protects one of the largest concentrations of natural arches in the world.
Story:
Double Arch in Arches National Park is illuminated under the full moon.
Before taking this photograph at night, I arrived about four hours earlier in anticipation of sunset, which was my original plan. Sometimes I come to a location with everything mapped out in advance; other times I show up with only a kernel of an idea and let the place guide me. Sunset didn’t go well, but it allowed me to find the composition I wanted for the photograph you see.
Double Arch is well known in the park and one of the more accessible features, requiring less than a quarter-mile walk from the parking lot. That usually means plenty of people, and tonight’s sunset was no exception.
So I decided to wait. I knew the moon would be full, having watched it rise earlier after returning to my car for dinner — peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. By the time I came back, everyone who had gathered for sunset had already left. No one else was around, which surprised me. If you search online for Double Arch at night, you’ll find plenty of photographs, usually lit with headlamps.
But I chose to rely entirely on the full moon. I waited as it moved across the sky, watching as the moonlight slowly revealed the arch.
There was a freedom in being alone. I wasn’t going to complain. It was just me, the arch, and the experience of watching the landscape change with the movement of moonlight.
-BAP
Location:
Double Arch
Arches National Park
Utah
38° 41' 28.7'' N, 109° 32' 24.8'' W
Google Map Link
Time: 22:00 MDT (sunset 19:58)
Date: April 18th, 2019
Camera & Settings:
Single shot
Nikon D800E, NIKKOR 24-70 mm f/2.8G, Tripod
ISO 1000, 24 mm, f/2.8, 20 sec
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“Moonlight Double Arch”
Description:
Double Arch is a landmark feature in the Windows Section of Arches National Park. Formed by water erosion from above, its twin spans attract visitors along a short, easy trail. Arches, designated in 1929, protects one of the largest concentrations of natural arches in the world.
Story:
Double Arch in Arches National Park is illuminated under the full moon.
Before taking this photograph at night, I arrived about four hours earlier in anticipation of sunset, which was my original plan. Sometimes I come to a location with everything mapped out in advance; other times I show up with only a kernel of an idea and let the place guide me. Sunset didn’t go well, but it allowed me to find the composition I wanted for the photograph you see.
Double Arch is well known in the park and one of the more accessible features, requiring less than a quarter-mile walk from the parking lot. That usually means plenty of people, and tonight’s sunset was no exception.
So I decided to wait. I knew the moon would be full, having watched it rise earlier after returning to my car for dinner — peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. By the time I came back, everyone who had gathered for sunset had already left. No one else was around, which surprised me. If you search online for Double Arch at night, you’ll find plenty of photographs, usually lit with headlamps.
But I chose to rely entirely on the full moon. I waited as it moved across the sky, watching as the moonlight slowly revealed the arch.
There was a freedom in being alone. I wasn’t going to complain. It was just me, the arch, and the experience of watching the landscape change with the movement of moonlight.
-BAP
Location:
Double Arch
Arches National Park
Utah
38° 41' 28.7'' N, 109° 32' 24.8'' W
Google Map Link
Time: 22:00 MDT (sunset 19:58)
Date: April 18th, 2019
Camera & Settings:
Single shot
Nikon D800E, NIKKOR 24-70 mm f/2.8G, Tripod
ISO 1000, 24 mm, f/2.8, 20 sec
