{"id":14758,"date":"2019-03-18T00:01:34","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T05:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/?p=14758"},"modified":"2023-04-03T12:44:04","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T17:44:04","slug":"milky-way-over-balanced-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/milky-way-over-balanced-rock\/","title":{"rendered":"Milky Way over Balanced Rock"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Balanced Rock, located along the Grapevine Hills Trail in Big Bend National Park, is one of my go-to photography places when traveling to the area. Last year, the group I was with made the hike in the middle of the night to capture the Milky Way and do some light painting. The meteor was a pleasant bonus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Big Bend National Park is a designated Dark Sky area. The International Dark Sky Places program was founded in 2001 to encourage communities, parks and protected areas around the world to preserve and protect dark sites through responsible lighting polices and public education. The number of stars you can see with the naked eye is amazing! I&#8217;m looking forward to going back here later this spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20180415-balanced-rock-milky-way-15-edit.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14755\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/milky-way-over-balanced-rock\/milky-way-over-balanced-rock-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20180415-balanced-rock-milky-way-15-edit.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1125,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Terry B. Kahler&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Milky Way over Balanced Rock&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1523772657&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Terry B. Kahler 2018&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Milky Way over Balanced Rock in Big Bend National park. Photographed in the spring of 2018.&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Milky Way over Balanced Rock\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;The Milky Way over Balanced Rock in Big Bend National park. Photographed in the spring of 2018.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Milky Way over Balanced Rock&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20180415-balanced-rock-milky-way-15-edit-563x750.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20180415-balanced-rock-milky-way-15-edit.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20180415-balanced-rock-milky-way-15-edit-1125x1500.jpg\" alt=\"Milky Way over Balanced Rock\" class=\"wp-image-14755\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Milky Way over Balanced Rock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This image was taken with my&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/glossary\/canon-eos-5d-mark-iv\/\">Canon EOS 5D Mark IV<\/a> using my <a href=\"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/glossary\/irix-15mm-f24\/\">Irix 15mm f\/2.4 Blackstone<\/a> night lens. The camera was set on Manual mode with the aperture set at f\/2.8, shutter speed at 25 seconds and the ISO set at 6400. I used a tripod for stability. This is a single image processed using Lightroom and completed in Photoshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can see my gallery for&nbsp;the West Texas area including Big Bend by clicking <a href=\"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/big-bend-np\/\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;Please use the section below to post your comments, questions or suggestions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"177\" height=\"49\" data-attachment-id=\"1996\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/spider-spider-on-the-flower\/t-kahler-logo-white-no-c-mini\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/T-Kahler-Logo-White-No-C-Mini-e1490323340853.png\" data-orig-size=\"177,49\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"T Kahler Signature\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/T-Kahler-Logo-White-No-C-Mini-e1490323340853.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/T-Kahler-Logo-White-No-C-Mini-e1490323340853.png\" src=\"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/T-Kahler-Logo-White-No-C-Mini-e1490323340853.png\" alt=\"T. 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