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01-Oct-2019 Dave Petersen

Night Skies Near Ridgeway

Colorado

This is an image I found this evening while reviewing images from a 2018 visit to Colorado near Ridgeway. My son Paul and I decided to do some astrophotography that night due to the clear skies at a location where we had planned to shoot sunrise the next morning. The foreground was light painted by the headlights of our SUV's headlights. Our biggest challenge that evening was the strong winds, cold temperatures and sleeping in the SUV until daybreak.

Canon EOS 6D ,IRIX 15mm F/2.5
15s f/2.5 at 15.0mm iso4000 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time01-Oct-2019 22:32:31
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 6D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length15 mm
Exposure Time15.00 sec
Aperturef/2.5
ISO Equivalent4000
Exposure Bias0.00
White Balance0
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (8)
Exposure Programprogram (1)
Focus Distance

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Denise J T Lee20-Jul-2025 00:44
This is a magic shot. Congratulations to you and Paul ! ~VVV~
Jeff Real22-Jun-2025 13:16
All of your efforts really paid off with an absolutely magnificent photograph!
Dave, I am in total awe!
V
Tom LeRoy10-Apr-2025 13:43
A fantastic sky! Was worth staying there for sure. Superb camera work. V
Graeme08-Apr-2025 15:57
You captured this sky so beautifully and clear, Dave. Superb work.V
laine08-Apr-2025 01:26
That is very lovely to see. Well done V
John08-Apr-2025 00:28
What a stunning image. I really have no idea how to make 'm. I do no you light pollution is a no no. Just stunning. BV
John Hamers07-Apr-2025 19:35
Spectaculair shot of the night sky. Really wortwhile to withstand the wind and cold. V!
Aivar Mikko07-Apr-2025 16:18
Sky is very spectacular!
Nestor Derkach07-Apr-2025 15:53
Excellent image of the beautiful sky showing off her heavenly stars.
Look like you might have captured the Milky Way .
Nice touch of color over the mountain range.
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Zoltán Balogh07-Apr-2025 13:13
Wow...superb capture, I love it very much! V
Charlene Ambrose07-Apr-2025 02:49
Fantastic shot. V
Hank Vander Velde07-Apr-2025 01:37
A SUPER well captured night-sky image Dave.
Dennis Hoyne07-Apr-2025 01:09
A beautiful image of the night sky, and it is extra fine with that foreground illumination.
janescottcumming06-Apr-2025 22:43
Wow, what an amazing photo! V
Pierre06-Apr-2025 13:59
Une formidable photo de ce ciel exceptionnel! V
Carl Carbone05-Apr-2025 23:31
What a great experience. Excellent work.
Nick Paoni05-Apr-2025 21:43
Overcoming those challenges was so worth it. Outstanding!
Gerard KOEHL05-Apr-2025 17:02
Spectaculaire. V
globalgadabout05-Apr-2025 16:00
an accomplished capture, and a wonderful, heavenly scene...V
Apostolos Tikopoulos05-Apr-2025 15:00
This is a wonderful and unique capture of the night sky. V
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal05-Apr-2025 12:35
Wow What a fantastic night shot, this is perfect!! V
Danad05-Apr-2025 08:58
A very beautiful capture of the night sky !
*V*
Jean-Claude Billonneau05-Apr-2025 08:37
Superbe photo de la Voie lactée. V
Nirvan Hope05-Apr-2025 04:48
Wow, a stunning image, worth all the cold weather for the unique capture.
joseantonio05-Apr-2025 03:17
fabulous capture of that scene. So nice to be there and see this.V.
Julie Oldfield05-Apr-2025 01:00
This is so absolutely outstanding! V
Helen Betts04-Apr-2025 23:12
Wow, what a spectacular shot! I'm glad you braved the wind and cold to get it. V.
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