Texas Milky Way Skies

Texas Milky Way Skies - This is another capture of the milky way over the haybales deep in the heart of Texas. The milkyway can be seen from this angle in Texas late at night in the evening only a few times a year so we took advantage and capture a few shots. The milkyway is the galaxy that contains our solar system. The term milky is derived from the appearance from earth of the galaxy. The stars that make up the milky way are giant, luminous spheres of plasma and the galaxies consist of stars, stellar remnants, dust, gas, and dark matter, bound together by gravity. It is not alway easy to see the stars or the milky way because of light pollution in our area so we travel west where there is less pollution but you have to go to Big Bend area inorder to get really dark skies in Texas. For us this time it was not possible to go there, but we were able to capture the milky way out past Llano Texas. We alway like to have something in our images that has meaning that shows a sense of place to our images. We came across this simple traditional Texas scene of haybales in a field at a ranch in the Texas Hill Country west of Llano Texas and like the look. We like this field of haybales with the backdrop of the milky way in the view what could be better. In this image we allowed the cars to light paint the haybales so we could bring it out better in the image. Every starry nightscape in the Texas Hill country we have photographed has some light pollution however when we are photographying it you don't see any lights not sure where it is coming from. Even in this photo you can see the light pollution creeping in but the awesome milkyway over rides a little light pollution in this Texas night skies image with the milkyway of the galaxy clearly in view. Photo © copyright by Bee Creek Photography - Tod Grubbs / Cynthia Hestand.

HD Acrylic prints

HD Acrylic prints

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The image you selected will be printed onto high resolution archival Metallic Photo paper using Epson archival inks. This paper gives your HD Acrylic Print a luminous and iridescent appearance. If lit from the front you will get that same stunning look you see in galleries! The print will be covered by a 1/4" clear acrylic and backed by a 1/8" Black Sintra then finished off with an a black aluminum frame mount that pairs really well with the matching Black Sintra back and gives your print an elegant look. The frame is 3/4" deep which makes your image appear to be floating off the wall and will include a cleat hanger by default. Print processing time 9-12 days.

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Gallery Canvas wrap

Gallery quality Canvas wraps are printed on a 400gsm semi-gloss white poly-cotton blend, specifically designed for the high-end fine art and photography markets. The canvas is then wrapped on a 1.5" stretcher framed and will have a mirrored edge. The gallery wrap arrives at your doorstep ready to hang. While canvas wraps are more expensive, there is no need for matting and framing. Print processing time 7-10 days.

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ChromaLuxe HD Metal Prints

ChromaLuxe HD Metal Prints

The image you selected will be printed using the Dye Sublimation method, this is where your image is first printed onto a transfer paper with "dye" inks then "sublimated" into the aluminum sheet with heat and pressure. The inks are bonded with the ChromaLuxe® aluminum sheets for the best quality. These rich and colorful prints are then finished off with an a natural aluminum frame mount that pairs really well with the matching aluminum back and gives your print an elegant look. The frame is 3/4" deep which makes your image appear to be floating off the wall and will include a cleat hanger by default. If you would like a wire hanger please let me know. Print processing time 5-7 days.

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The fine art prints are created on 100% exhibition grade luster paper. It is an archival heavyweight (308gsm) with a brilliant sheen and a bit of texture for added brilliance and resisting fingerprints and delivers true colors and rich detail. It's archival lifespan is 100+ years. Print processing time 2-4 days.

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