A Milky Way photo of top stars blazing over Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park at night.

Print Name: "Skyline Nightscape"
Location: Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
Edition is limited to 50 prints across all materials and sizes.

It was a very dark June night on Skyline Drive when I pulled into the parking area. You never realize how dark it is until you turn off your headlights, and in that moment the whole world goes dark. I got out of the car and when my eyes adjusted to the darkness the most obvious thing about the scene was the bowl of stars seeming to rise up out of the valley below and the wispy, cloud like stream of the Milky Way overhead. I began to pull gear out of my car, the scene outside now lit by the stars. I put the faintest of lights on the large tree in the left of my intended frame, just enough to bring the tree out of pitch blackness and to light it up properly during the 10s exposure of the sky. I took my image, but something was still missing. The treeline on the right was still dark. I got out my top trusty flashlight and in a second exposure I ran away from the camera and panned the flashlight back and forth on the trees, lighting them up for the camera. It took a few tries to get the balance correct but the result would be a lovely, balanced image with just the right amounts of light in the foreground.

-Benjamin DeHaven

You will receive a fine art print, printed on the paper or material of your choice.

This is not a drop shipping print store. All printing is carefully inspected by myself, the artist, before it is shipped to you. When you order from me, rest assured that the print you get was inspected before shipping, not drop shipped from a print clearing house.

All paper Limited Edition Prints come with a hand signature on the back along with the edition number. I do not sign canvas or aluminum prints unless requested to do so. All Limited Edition Prints will ship with a Certificate Of Authenticity and an Artist Bio Card. The large signature watermark will not appear on your printed image.

Please note that color varies slightly between different computer monitors, so the print you receive may not look exactly as it did on your computer screen.

My goal is for you to be completely happy with your print! Do not hesitate to contact me before or after the sale!

Print Media Options:

Moab Lasal Exhibition Luster (Benjamin's favorite paper for wildlife):
Lasal Exhibition Luster is a thick, heavyweight paper (300gsm). Ideal for gallery and exhibition prints, the new fourth-generation coating ensures the darkest blacks (d-max).

Hahnemühle Photo Rag (Benjamin's favorite paper for landscapes):
A heavyweight (308gsm), high-quality acid-free and lignin-free white cotton artist's paper. This paper gives each piece a three-dimensional appearance with high pictorial depth, brilliant colors, deep blacks, and perfect reproduction of detail.

Aluminum Print:
Photo is infused directly into a specially coated aluminum sheet. Its vibrant colors and luminescence produce detail and resolution that are unsurpassed. With an ultra-hard scratch-resistant surface, the aluminum print is both water-resistant and weather-resistant, and can be cleaned easily.

Canvas Fine Art Wrap:
Photo is professionally printed onto quality artist-grade canvas, then wrapped around a 1-1/4" depth stretcher frame. Comes with a stretched wire hanger and a black edge wrap.