Looking Glass Arch, La Sal, Utah, USA

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This long exposure image was taken just after this month’s New Moon. Recent clearing rain storms left Southern Utah with a particularly clear night sky.

Looking Glass Arch is located 25 miles south of Moab, Utah. The Milky Way’s remote, dark location and late summer position have always been a favorite composition for me to photograph. This dark sky location offers me the chance to use an LED light panel to illuminate the Arch. I’m using a Fotoiox Bi-color adjustable panel to gently paint the structure.

Throughout the 16-image stack, the accumulated light and contrast of the dark sky combine to produce a dynamic final image. I use Starry Landscape Stacker for the image stack processing and Topaz Denoise and Sharpen for the final post-processing.

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Bryan Haile

I am a professional landscape photographer and tour guide in Moab, Utah. I have been photographing professionally since 2004. I was a wedding and portrait photographer in Colorado for 10 years.

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