The Things I See
Mt. Rushmore at Night
Posted by Craig (Vacaville, California, United States) on 31 January 2007 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
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Fred from Easton PA, United States
Nice shot, I think this is the first time I've ever seen a night view of this monument .
31 Jan 2007 5:47am
Manuela Photography from Hainburg (near Frankfurt/Main), Germany
For me first time also, seeing a night-shot. Stunning!
31 Jan 2007 9:38am
@Manuela Photography: It turned out to be a real treat for me too. The rangers light the mountain up with flood lights. The real trick is to take the photo without the tourests in the way.
Jen from United States
What a great shot! Like the others I have never seen the monument lit up. I could see that as a large framed picture! gorgeous!
31 Jan 2007 11:52am
Stu from Kyoto, Japan
Super shot, Craiger! Never seen a night view of this monument before. Well done!
31 Jan 2007 3:17pm
adalove from Alcala de Guadaira, Spain
Very nice, Craiger... It looks really good with the night ilumination!
31 Jan 2007 6:37pm
Angry Buddha from United States
Phenomenal shot Craiger! The flood lights illuminate it perfectly.
31 Jan 2007 8:08pm
Michael Zhang from New York City, United States
Wow your on camera flash is really powerful to have lit this one! Haha but great shot and great lighting.
31 Jan 2007 11:07pm
jc from Ireland
nice one craiger! very dramatic shot .. they're really looming out of the darkness
1 Feb 2007 12:07am
Colour blind from Tokyo, Japan
Always wanted to go here. I'd love to take this picture. You've done a great job with it. Since you opened your lens up for 1 second did you try it with a longer exposure to really get some more detail?? Just a thought and if you did I'd love to see it.
1 Feb 2007 1:37am
@Colour blind: Hi Kelly! Thanks for your comments. If I remember right (and I'm not sure that I do), I started exposures at about 20 seconds. But this shot is about 2.5 years old. All the other shots have long since been deleated. Sorry :0( I did darken this photo a bit and added a little blur for ambiance.
Canon EOS D60
1 second
F/4.5
ISO 100
80 mm