Mauna Kea Light
by Christopher Johnson
Title
Mauna Kea Light
Artist
Christopher Johnson
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
A journey up Mauna Kea to photograph the milky way and the night sky along with a silhouette of an old tree was my goal. What I wasn't expecting was a super windy night and a little bit of the unexpected. Every time I would hit the shutter I had to guard my camera from the wind using my body and jacket over a 30 second exposure. Half the time I was successful with capturing a crisp shot, however I didn't take many pictures. For every 30 second exposure I had to wait another 30 seconds for buffering with more time to review the image and re-set up to get a composition I liked. A minute and a half to two minutes doesn't sound like a lot of time, but when it is cold it feels like forever.
Through a couple shots I was beginning to get the composition I wanted, but the images were all coming back blurry from the wind. All but this shot. The first 10 seconds was going great and then all of a sudden someone began driving up the pathway towards me, blasting me with light. I thought the shot was ruined. What idiot was driving up this way? I was getting upset as I watched him realize the dirt path was not a road but a walking path and began turning around and park. This was going to be the last shot of the night. I had been out for a couple hours and now this idiot was polluting the night with his headlights, brake lights, and flashlight. I was cold and done, so I packed up with the thought of coming back another night.
Funny thing was that even though I thought this guy was ruining my shot he actually enhanced it. The headlights gave a lot of action and character to the shot. Bringing a lot of excitement to the foreground that created a lot of interest. In the end this became my favorite one of the night.
Here's to the unexpected.
© Christopher Johnson
www.fromhereonin.com
Uploaded
August 22nd, 2018
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