Photo by John Clark
The Pedestal
This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness the aurora peek through the clouds while at the Bisti Badlands in New Mexico. This location already looks like an alien landscape, but with the colors in the sky it really turned into a scene right out of a sci-fi movie!
Post processing notes:
Processed with ON1 Photo Raw 2026. There was a lot of work done on this single shot. If you pick it for promotion, I can do a deeper dive and let you know exactly what the settings and effects were.Exif information:
| Copyright: | (c) John G Clark |
| Camera: | OM-1MarkII |
| Aperture: | f/3.2 |
| Focal Length: | 11mm |
| ISO: | 4000 |
| Shutter Speed: | 15/1 sec. |
| Created: | November 12, 2025 10:29:20 |