honorable mention
Jake Mosher united statesPhoto © Jake Mosher
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Midnight Mass
During consecutive, clear nights, without moving my camera, I captured 2114 images to create the star trails photo seen here. I wrapped my lens in hand warmers to prevent frost from forming on it, bundled my camera in a down coat, and was able to change the extended-life battery before the second night without moving point of focus.
I began the second night's exposures precisely 20 seconds later than the first night's, thereby eliminating the typical gaps often seen in a star trails image by virtue of overlapping time.
Mosher believes that now, perhaps more than ever, the world needs the beauty of art, and he hopes that his images will inspire people to pause, look around, and understand there is so much worth seeing. A self-taught naturalist, Mosher is convinced that nothing in nature is ordinary and that the Earth, particularly off the beaten path, is a wonderful thing to behold.
Shooting primarily in the Rocky Mountains, Mosher is happiest when he's in remote country with his camera.
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entry description
I drove an iron bar into the ground in front of this abandoned church on the prairie of Eastern Montana, bolted a ball head to it, and locked my camera in place. Using a laser point, I aligned the church's steeple with Polaris, the North Star, and by remote set my camera to begin taking 40-second exposures with only a 1/10th of a second pause between.During consecutive, clear nights, without moving my camera, I captured 2114 images to create the star trails photo seen here. I wrapped my lens in hand warmers to prevent frost from forming on it, bundled my camera in a down coat, and was able to change the extended-life battery before the second night without moving point of focus.
I began the second night's exposures precisely 20 seconds later than the first night's, thereby eliminating the typical gaps often seen in a star trails image by virtue of overlapping time.
about the photographer
Jake Mosher grew up in Northern Vermont and has lived in Montana for almost 25 years. He has worked as everything from a published novelist, to a prize fighter, to an explosives engineer, walking away from corporate America in the fall of 2017 to pursue his photography full-time.Mosher believes that now, perhaps more than ever, the world needs the beauty of art, and he hopes that his images will inspire people to pause, look around, and understand there is so much worth seeing. A self-taught naturalist, Mosher is convinced that nothing in nature is ordinary and that the Earth, particularly off the beaten path, is a wonderful thing to behold.
Shooting primarily in the Rocky Mountains, Mosher is happiest when he's in remote country with his camera.
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