Competition entry: Zion at Night
Zion at Night by Brian Narveson
2021 December Competition - A Prints
33 points - Voted Acc.
Judges' comments:
Image had increased impact in the light box; stars are well-handled; could crop brighter bottom and included more sky; the canyon area is not tack sharp
Maker's notes:

This image was shot at Zion National Park, at the Sunset overlook about 9 PM.  It is a single exposure with the ground exposure brightened with the sky masked off.  It was shot with my Canon 7D Mark II and Sigma 18-35 mm lens mounted on a tripod.  Camera set in Manual mode to optimize it for night photography.  Aperture set at f/1.8, ISO-1600, lens at 18mm, manual focus, exposure 20 seconds to keep the stars as points.  Image post processed on Lightroom Classic.  Original color photo looks pretty much the same as the B&W.