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Desert Relic

            Sunset gives some nice pastel colors to the sky behind the 350 long metal serpent sculpture by artist Ricardo Breceda in Borrego Springs, California. 

I wonder how long this sculpture will last, it has sure gained notoriety. So many people who head out to Borrego Springs will look for the serpent sculpture, one of 130 that exist out in the desert. I would love for it to be around long enough where people forget how it go there and wonder what its all about. 

It makes a great foreground subject for Milky Way so I headed out there last night to shoot the Milky Way and got this image with all the clouds lighting up in the background, luckily the clouds did dissipate somewhat so I was able to get some nice milky way shots later on in the night and morning.  

Sony A1 w/ Sony FE 50mm F/1.2 GM
ISO 100, 50mm, f/8, 5 image panorama made with 5 bracketed shots each.

FYI : I did remove the support column that helps hold the head up, I really like how the picture looks without it, but just in case you are wondering there is one right below its chin.

Taken on: June 7, 2024

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Camera: Sony ILCE-1, f/8.0, 1/40 sec, 50mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-1
Lens:	FE 50mm F1.2 GM
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.025 sec (1/40)
Focal Length:	50mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-2 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Auto bracket
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Daylight
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.3.1 (Windows)
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