Chinese Arch Milky Way

Not all arches in Utah are in southern Utah

One of the spots I visited a few weeks ago during an all night milky way binge.

Chinese Arch

click to view large, your retinas will thank you

I've shot here before and got the milky way through the arch so I wanted to try a bit different composition. I had to rig my tripod up against some rocks and over a sage brush to get the angle just right. I played around with the lighting as well. The foreground is lit by a nearby rocket factory, and the backside of the arch is lit with an LED panel on low power.

This arch is located near Promontory Point at the North end of the Great Salt Lake and is name in commemoration for the Chinese workers that worked on the railroad as there camp was nearby.

EXIF

Sony A7RIII
Sony 16-35GM f/2.8
f/2.8, ISO 1600, 15 seconds