The Most Iconic MILKY WAY Photograph in the USA 🌌 

Hi Alyn, I'm Wenqin. Today marks almost two years since we met under the starry night sky in Arches National Park. I am very shocked and saddened to know that you are no longer with us. After our encounter, I have traveled to many beautiful places with shining stars, which I would love to share with you if given the chance. Still, the incredible time we spent together under the Milky Way near Delicate Arch is an irreplaceable experience for me. Life is so transient, finite, and fragile. I hope your beloved stars will be with you forever. RIP Alyn

RIP Alyn ❤

You, your spirit and your passion for astrophotography are missed Alyn! I came back to re-watch this for inspiration. It was prophetic what you said near the 11-minute mark..."there's just no time"...not knowing...none of us knowing just how true the statement was. I know you're seeing the heavens from a different perspective now and forever will have clear skies! RIP.

Awesome Alyn…I’m so happy you got your last shot before you headed out to head home. What a capture so beautiful, you didn’t give up on it persistence pays off…fantastic capture wow!

Alyn! I love you so much man! The videos you post are pure gold and inspiration for other amateur astrophotographers… Thank you so much ❤

Cannot believe this guy is not with us anymore. It was such a blast learning from u, my man. :(

I came back to this video and watched it for the second time. I'll be visiting Death Valley this year and I can't wait to shoot the stars in the USA 😍

Beautiful shots.

Amazing images! Love your vlogs. I feel like I’m there with you.

What an amazing blog video thing. Wonderful stuff, Alyn❤

Woah, that double arches shot is epic!

The view we get when we see milkyway with our own eyes is so surreal. I saw it from Bortle 3/4 & it was incredible. Already planning to watch it from more darker skies next season

Those were fantastic pictures. That first daytime segment was so cloudy but then that night was sparklingly clear. There's a great deal of patience and luck in getting those clear skies, as this video showed.

One of the most exiting vlog videos I saw recently!

Awesome sounding trip. I received your book a month ago and I'm totally enjoying it. Hope to run into sometime under the milkyway

Thanks Alyn! Pure Inspiration. Thank you so much

Amazing images you captured there, glad you got your shot you wanted, sometimes composites are a necessary, esp if the likelihood of returning to the location is non existent. I get that it's more satisfying to get it for real, but for some a composite might be a necessity

You are a legend Alyn. Every shot in this video is breath-takingly inspirational. Thank-you for posting your camera lenses and setting, that is invaluable information, but your compositions are what is irreplaceable. As a fan I'm thrilled to hear of your Masterclass. Do you ever do any deep sky stuff are are you just leaving that to JWST? Just saying because when you have that eye for composition there is hardly any competition. If you are ever in South East Asia doing a shoot let me know cause I'm based in Vietnam and would love to see a master at work.

Stunning pictures 😍

You are so capable. Traveling doesn't daunt you. I hope lots of folks are endured with the talent that you are. Ah, but the second shot of delicate arch you look a little Alien. Sort of Alyn. When you bailed on the petroglyphs I was, why?! So glad you stuck with it. I keep wanting to get a shot of a falls in Arizona. Do you know how difficult that is? It's a desert. But it's been a rainy summer for us(after five yrs. of drought) I've tried and failed twice and it really sucked a lot and was tough (I'm an OG). But we have a another out-of-the-blue storm coming in tomorrow p.m. So after work I intend make the treck once again. Alyn isn't really my inspiration; I was going to do it anyway, but damn. There are people who love crappy weather, I'm one of them That's nothing to do with astronomy.

Awesome stuff Alyn, absolutely stunning shot at 4:15. Would love to see you do a runthrough of the complete edit process on that one if you find the time! Thanks again for your inspiration and the effort to share these moments/images with us!

Try & fail several times, patience and joy of when it comes together!

What a wonderful video, thanx Alyn!) You inspired me to try the Sony mirrorless system and I'm totally in love with it!)

So tired at the end but satisfied, great video!

Best astro photographer 🔥

Omg… just fantastic!

Agree about composite/dreamscapes. The reason I'm loving astrophotography and deepscapes specifically right now over landscapes is chasing the alignments is so much more challenging and rewarding than just sunrise/sunset. To just waste all of that by pasting in an unearnt sky...it just doesn't feel satisfying. Even better when you can express how you felt taking a shot in the final result. Composites just don't have that. I liked the Delicate arch shots but the 50mm had the emotional resonance. That's my favourite from this vlog

Well done and congrats!

Alyn, your channel is what RU-vid is meant for at its best.

Absolutely stunning! Thank you for sharing these heavenly images with us, Alyn.

Rest in peace Alyn

You are by far my favorite landscape astrophotographer, keep up the good work man!

I think his videos are great never seen anything like it, but i also think he shows to much of his self that he shows the stars

Can’t believe how empty the park was for your visit. I’ve been there dozens of times and it’s always packed. Beautiful pictures!

Such a big effort that's all worth it! It came out incredible Alyn! Huge congrats👏

Great shots.

I love hanging out with you Alyn, I learn soooo much and get soooo inspired!

What a beautiful video Alyn. I can see why you were so excited mate. Loved every minute of it.

Enjoyed so much your video, really inspiring

THANKS! EPIC!

Early!!

I love these vlogs Alyn, I couldn’t agree with you more on your thoughts about composites. It just doesn’t curate the same feelings I have when looking at a scene. It just feels right when you can get the scene to work with real conditions.😊

ALYNNNN, you're awesome :))))))))))))

I've really enjoyed your mini series of US astro vlogs. Your planning, patience and enthusiasm come across in all of them. Hope to catch up with you on another workshop one day.

Another fabulous set of masterpiece photographs! If I ever run into you, I'm going to have you sign my face Alyn 😜

Nice

Spent two weeks in Moab summer of 2021. The temps during the day were very hot, but at night were perfectly comfortable with nothing more than shorts and a t-shirt. I took astrophotography shots in many of the same locations. Even have the same composition of the twisted tree at balance rock. For me the experience of taking pictures in such an iconic location with barely anyone around was incredibly peaceful and satisfying. Delicate Arch at night was busier for me with about a dozen photographers getting night shots. The numbers dwindled deeper into the night. Outstanding work and love your videos.

Thanks!

Will seek out your book and encourage librarians, county library systems to review.

The hard work has paid off and you achieved your bucket list goal. Thanks for taking us all along on your journey and teaching us some Astro techniques to be better. You’re an inspiration! Keep it up.

Nice work. Glad you got to enjoy a truly outstanding place.

I always enjoy your videos. Your enthusiasm for Astrophotography is contagious.

Fabulous vlog yet again Alyn... really enjoyed this thank you!

Man I was just at balanced rock and getting a 3 minute exposure without cars light painting was so hard 😂 I think we stayed out til 1am.

Stunning as always Alyn. 🙏🙏

Great pictures man!! I like that you dont make composites. Keep it up!!

Dude, I am so glad you visited Moab! I was there 1 month ago and the full moon prevented any milky way shots so your video has convinced me that I must return when the conditions are right for astro. I also have your book and was shocked by the quality and size of this behemoth lol. Keep on keeping on my friend.

Your vlogs surprise me every single time. Congrats on bagging the final shots after so many tries, can really feel the satisfaction and fulfilment in the way you describe. Also that shot at 4:22, absolutely stunning.

whoa. artistry embodied 🥰

Great adventure again! Really enjoyed that vertorama, that one is insane man!

Couldn't agree with you more! To me if you haven't put in the effort to get the conditions then it takes away from the value of the image.

Hey Alyn! I know, I already asked that in your last video, but could you pleasee make a tutorial on how to composite tracked stars and foreground? That would be sooo helpful!

Double arches shot is a killer mate !

Great vlog and amazing shots as always. Now that I have your book, I am reading up on focus stacking for my next time having a go as landscape astro (really need to get my camera astro-modified also).

Awesome I’ve photographed sunrise at Delicate arch and want to do night sky from that location. Didn’t think of doing the night sky through double arch. Love it❤

Ты большой молодец 👏! Держу за тебя кулачки! Фото потрясающие !

Phenomenal work. Congratulations!

beautiful shots as always :D

7:50 I'm actually NOT surprised...no shade to my fellow Americans, but unless truly determined to get the shot, we're a lazy lot 😅 & will choose sleep over a photo 99.99% of the time, especially if hiking in the dark is a factor. Sunrise/Sunset is a CIRCUS 🎪 at that location tho.

First like.. Love from Bangladesh ❤️

I love this place, I went out a couple years ago and took a few Milky Way shots. Unfortunately, after I captured the Delicate Arch and about half mile from it, I rolled my foot and broke it in three places. Thankfully there were other photographers there that helped me back. Be careful out there!

Awesome video and thrilled to see your Petroglyph's image. Loved the Double Arch pano. Did you hear the bats flying around at Double Arch? I concur with your sentiments about simply replacing a cloudy sky with a MW image. I captured Mesa Arch during a partially cloudy night sky. I showed the image to a few people in the Moab area and they all enjoyed seeing the stars peeking through the clouds.

Ok gotta know, La Palma, one of the dark sky locations in the U.S., Namibia or Australia??which one is your go to for the best sky and comps???

The car's light up the rock every time they pass I had the same experience there it was very difficult

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Were these photo’s stitched in Lightroom? Also what camera did you use? Great shots, really special👍

Love this episode! What a journey and absolute dedication to the art. Well done, mind blowing images!

How you edit this type of miracles please teach us olso

Great Shots. Just curious about your StarTracker. I also own this model and I am curious why you chose it for this trip? (Over maybe the SkyWatcher) Thank you in advance.

Awesome thanks Alyn. Great tip about using the same settings for the focus stacking as you use for the sky. Did the auto stack Photoshop function work or did you have to manually do it? The tree / branch in the foreground would have been tricky to mask I'd imagine.

The shot in double arch, did you set up the tracker and use the compass method to get it aligned? Or move the camera outside the arch to get your sky shots?

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I think your playtime is great and well prepared BUT how come no snake boots, I really hate to see something happen!!

Hi Alyn great vid again. Quick question does the A7IV have bright monitoring? I asked at camera shops etc no one knows what I am talking about.

Awesome video as always!!! Your comment on composites is well taken :-) BUT, and I am serious here, what are your feelings on situation where, even with great planning, the weather didn't cooperate or there were 20 people at an arch and you just can't get a decent foreground let alone a 5 panel milky way arch but its the only night in your life that you will be there? Is some kind of composite (maybe you had to move to the parking lot to get your milky way shot to add to your foreground but both are still taken on the same night) or maybe you did have to come back the next night cause of weather cause you will never be there again. Anyways, just curious because I think it impacts the majority of us that may only get to go to cool iconic places once in a life time or every few years? Do you think any sort of compromise is reasonable? If the answer is no, that's ok too :-) And, of course, either way, it needs to be called out when posting but maybe not looked down upon? Cheers, and again, I think its a great conversation to have :-) Keep up the great work!!! BTW, for the record, since I do get out more than once a month for the most part I am able to get the shot most of the time (same night same spot not moving my tripod) but because this hobby is getting more and more popular (thanks to Great, Inspiring folks like you!), some of places are getting more and more crowded and I have had to shoot the milky way from the parking lot :-0

PANAMA SALUDO

do you worry about snakes or other animals?

Hi Alyn, How did you find Samyang 24mm1.8? Better than 24 1.4 GM ?

Hi Alyn, nice, very nice and epic shots. Amazing really. Just a question, it’s not clear for me how you make the landscape panels for the last shot (for exemple), you stacked them for the depth of field because you’ve only one for the sky or do you mean to have more foreground in the final picture ? Sorry but didn’t receive your book yet and I’m very eager to put my hands on it (in Italy till the start of november and maybe it arrived already n Belgium by now…). Friendly greetings.

Are these raw shots or edited?

Too bad that light painting of any kind is illegal at Arches.

excuses wont work sorry but this is WAY bad PR

You are the best mate love the work and you are right there I 100% have 0 time for people who fake their work like composite shots really are the worst they don't the time or skill to do it the right way just editing skill that's it they can't call them self a photographer in my book