West Texas Sky Wood Print

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30 second exposure, with a low ISO setting on a moonless evening about 2-hours after sunset. This is a south-facing view, shot about 8PM.
It was freezing outside, and the moon wouldn't rise for about 6 hours. 60,000 sandhill cranes were making themselves heard in the nearby playa lake where they roost at night.
Just me, the cranes and the stars alone out in the boonies on the West Texas Plains. Sorta makes one feel small.

Melany Sarafis served her country for 24 years and recently retired from the USAF as a First Sergeant. She thinks it's really stupid when photographers refer to themselves in the 3rd person on their biographies. I needed to do something "low speed" after a successful but stressful military career. I've have been an avid photographer for a few years and enjoy this "internal" creative process and I was a full time student at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Tx, pursuing a BFA in Studio Arts with an emphasis in Photography and Jewelry/Metalsmith Work. After taking an Art History course and learning a little about the Renaissance, I've become enamored with this art era. I took a trip to Florence Italy (the home of the Renaissance)...