# James Crocker's time exposure of a light on Mitchell Flat, September 1986

> The earliest photograph of a light on Mitchell Flat with its camera settings on record: under three minutes at f/1.8 on EL 400 colour film, about 10…

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# James Crocker's time exposure of a light on Mitchell Flat, September 1986

Photograph© James Crocker; not freely licensedSeptember 1986

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The earliest photograph of a light on Mitchell Flat with its camera settings on record: under three minutes at f/1.8 on EL 400 colour film, about 10 miles south of US 90. The light traces loops; lights at the upper right are thought to be cars on US 67.

James Crocker, 1986. © James Crocker; not freely licensed

## Copies 1

**Photograph** James Crocker · science-frontiers.com · 1986-09 · © James Crocker; not freely licensedPrimary source: [Remarkable Photograph Of The Marfa Light (Science Frontiers No. 51)](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCNY8HQJB2R/remarkable-photograph-of-the-marfa-light-science-frontiers)1 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://www.science-frontiers.com/sf051/sf051g13.htm)

## Where it was made

[Mitchell Flat, Presidio County](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0DCKG0VNQXM7/mitchell-flat-presidio-county) · Desert plain

## Sources 1

- [Remarkable Photograph Of The Marfa Light (Science Frontiers No. 51)](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCNY8HQJB2R/remarkable-photograph-of-the-marfa-light-science-frontiers)_SRC_

## Cite it

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James Crocker

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September 1986

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© James Crocker; not freely licensed

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