Midnight Mesa Rising Nevada Desert Starlight in across a wide valley floor in Nevada

Midnight Mesa Rising Nevada Desert Starlight

by Bailey Jefferson

A massive mesa dominates the horizon, its flat top cutting a sharp line against a sky thick with stars. The rock face absorbs the faint blue light of the desert night, while subtle ground glow illuminates the lower slopes in soft gray tones. Wide valley floor stretches out in the foreground, covered in sparse, dry scrub that sways in the visible motion of the wind. The cool season air leaves the landscape stark and clear, with no clouds to soften the starfield. Shadows deepen in the crevices of the mesa, creating a textured surface of dark basalt and tan sandstone. One shadow from a distant shrub falls across the flat ground in the lower right corner.

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Camera Canon EOS R100*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Canon EOS R100 photos, grab one online.
Lens RF 35mm f/1.4L VCM
Focal Length 35mm
Aperture f/1.4
Shutter Speed 1/125
ISO 6400
Film processed in DxO PhotoLab
Location across a wide valley floor in Nevada
Date 2023-09-19
Credit VEETER
License Free for any use
Coordinates 38.7629, -116.4733
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