Perseus

A peaceful late-night desert scene featuring the constellation of Perseus. The foreground was illuminated by a 2-days-past-full moon.

Date: March 16, 2006
Time: 9:58 p.m. MST
Location: Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona
Camera: Olympus OM-1 35mm SLR on fixed tripod
Film: Kodak Elite Chrome 400 slide (pushed one stop)
Focal length: 40 mm
Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure time: 20 seconds
Scanner: Nikon Coolscan LS-2000