Moab Maiden Night Photography

Friday, September 23, 2011

After work on Friday, Amanda and I headed down to Moab to meet a few friends at the Moab Brewery for a birthday party and some burgers. After dinner we hiked up to the Moab Maiden in the dark so that I could attempt some night photography there again. Here’s a few of my photos from the night.

 

Under the Dipper
Under the Dipper

This is probably my favorite photo from Friday. I was able to frame the shot so that the Big Dipper was right over the large boulder containing the petroglyph.

 

Milky Way Princess
Milky Way Princess

This one didn’t turn out as well as I had hoped, so I guess I will have to try again sometime in the future.

 

Maiden Star Trails
Maiden Star Trails

I have taken a photo of the Moab Maiden with star trails before, but I wanted to attempt the shot again. I think this one turned out better than the last, but I’m still not entirely happy with it. Either way, we had a nice evening examining the skies. We even spotted a few shooting stars.