The gorge is located in a long, narrow valley in southeastern Nevada. The cave-like formations and cathedral-like spires are the result of geologic processes from tens of millions of years ago. A photographer’s dream, the park offers stunning views of the scenic canyon. My night photo shows a tower in the gorge that the Civilian Concentration Corp built in the 1930s. The star trails above the tower are concentric around the North Star.
Thirty two miles east of Death Valley, twelve plaster sculptures inspired by da Vinci's famed fresco haunt the desert landscape. I had traveled to a nearby ghost town, Rhyolite, to photograph the Perseid Meteor Shower which was to peak on August 12, 2018. Unfortunately, smoke from the California fires obscured the comets, but for brief intervals portions of the Milky Way were visible. I left Rhyolite and moved my gear a short distance to the sculptures. There I made time exposures of the “Last Supper” using a photographic technique called light painting. I shined a flashlight on the 12 figures at various time intervals, distances and angles and made separate exposures of the sky. For you photographers, I shot these photos with a Nikon D 850 mounted on a tripod and a Tamron 14 mm, F 2.8 lens. I made multiple exposures of the sculptures and the sky, and then combined them with Photoshop. I shot the sculptures at ISO 400, 10 seconds, F 5.6, and the sky at ISO 3200, 30 seconds, F 2.8. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/albert-szukalskis-last-supper
Tonopah, NV
