Photographing Dark Skies
On the newest episode of Nature in Focus: Photographing Dark Skies, Ian Shive uses photography to share the importance, and beauty, of dark skies.
He teams up with the International Dark-Sky Association to learn more about International Dark Sky Week and how to prevent light pollution.
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Photo By: Ian Shive
Photo By: Ian Shive
One of the first images I ever made that inspired me to think more about how to incorporate the night sky into my images. Conceptually my goal was to show the height of a giant sequoia tree, and by adding a tree with enough open sky around it, I felt I was able to convey the idea of the giant tree "reaching" up to the stars.
Ruskin Hartley, Executive Director of the International Dark-Sky Association holds two lightbulbs. Lights with a more blue color temperature, like the light in the foreground of the image, are more detrimental to the preservation of the night sky. Warmer colors, like a firelight, help preserve the night sky as their light isn't as impactful on light pollution.
Portrait of Ruskin Hartley, Executive Director of the International Dark-Sky Association.