THE GARDEN OF EDEN (2020) < Previous | Next >
The realization of a concept after 3 years of planning. Sunflowers at the Draper Wildlife Refuge in South Carolina bloom around mid to late July, which also coincides with peak hurricane activity. Tying in a night of no moon with cloudless skies, no wind and the blooming flowers requires a lot of variables to be just right and on this July night in 2020, all the stars aligned for this scene to be captured. Not only that but I was able to capture an image of Comet Neowise earlier in the night as well as a bonus.
Walking amidst these flowers on a night of pretty near perfect weather conditions, with the stars shining brightly overhead reminded me of the proverbial “Garden of Eden”.
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Technical Specs: Captured using a Nikon D750 with a Nikon 14-24 mm lens at F/2.8/ 15 seconds/ISO 6400 for the stars and multiple exposures for the foreground flowers at 30 seconds, focus stacked for greater sharpness in the overall image.
