Photos of Castle Rock Colorado Starlighting Fireworks with Pikes Peak
Photos of Castle Rock Colorado Starlighting Fireworks with Pikes Peak in the Background: These Photographs of the yearly Castle Rock Starlighting Ceremony were taken in November of 2019. In the few images we took before the fireworks you can see Castle Rock covered in a fresh dusting of snow. The Castle Rock Starlighting has been a community event enjoyed by local residents dating back to 1936. In the spirit of volunteerism and generosity the Starlighting tradition is celebrated downtown on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. We try to photograph the star lighting each year and this year we took a different approach, and sought a more unique aerial perspective of the event. This year’s event was help on November 23, 2019 and was attended by people from all across Douglas County and the Colorado Front Range.
Castle Rock Colorado Starlighting Photo Gallery
Gear Used to Capture these Castle Rock Colorado Starlighting Photos
The following camera gear was used in the Landscape Photography of the Annual Castle Rock Colorado Starlighting Ceremony:
- a Nikon Z7 with a Really Right Stuff L-Bracket,
- the Nikon D850 with a Really Right Stuff L-Bracket (close up images with 200-500mm lens),
- F-Stop Gear Aloe Green Tilopa 50L Back Pack (with large Pro ICU),
- a Really Right Stuff TVC 34L tripod,
- with a Really Right Stuff BH-50 LR Ballhead,
- a AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR lens,
- the Mount Adapter FTZ with the Nikon Z7 and 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR Lens,
- and a AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR lens,
- a Gitzo CF6X Mountaineer 2 tripod (GT2530), with a Really Right Stuff BH-40 LR Ballhead.
More Photo Details
All of these images were taken in Manual Exposure mode with two cameras on tripods. We also used the camera’s bulb mode along with a cable release on each set up. On the Nikon Z7, the exposures averaged between 10 to 30 seconds at f/10. On the Nikon D850 with the 200-500mm lens we used f/8 and f/10 at 10 to 30 seconds. We used the Nikkor 70-200 on the Z7 along with the FTZ adapter, and on the Nikon D850 we used the Nikkor 200-500mm. All photos were processed using Adobe Lightroom CC Classic and Adobe Photoshop.
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