Desolated Elegance

I was at loss of words and bottleneck of emotions as we started photographing inside the badlands. Slowly as the surroundings set in, dissecting the compositions became possible. We selected a few in the day light to photograph at blue hour. It was almost dark and we were running around to capture the last remnants of light. This was one of the last compositions of the day for me. The rock structures are actually pretty high and the low camera angle gave them a taller character. The remnant light from the already set Sun provided a nice contrast to the darkening grounds.

FG - 30sec, f/8, ISO200, 16mm blue hour
Sky - 120sec, f/3.2, ISO800, 24mm - 4 slot panorama

Nikon Z6ii, Viltrox 16mm f/1.8, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8, iOptron Skyguider Pro tracker

Processed in Pixinsight, Lightroom and Photoshop.