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p.1 #1 · St John under the stars

This is the old, no longer being used St John Catholic Church, near Seymour TX.
When I arrived I was bummed about the light pollution behind the church. But then I notice how it was making the low level clouds glow and got excited.
Shot with the Canon 6D and Bower 24mm f/1.4 lens.

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Mar 04, 2013 at 03:40 PM

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p.1 #2 · St John under the stars

great shot

Mar 04, 2013 at 03:54 PM

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p.1 #3 · St John under the stars

I like it! You expected one thing and took advantage of another good thing. I like that you even caught andromeda galaxy.

Mar 04, 2013 at 04:27 PM

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p.1 #4 · St John under the stars

Lovely
Harsha

Mar 04, 2013 at 04:41 PM

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p.1 #5 · St John under the stars

zippylock wrote:
great shot

Thanks Zippy!

dgdg wrote:
I like it! You expected one thing and took advantage of another good thing. I like that you even caught andromeda galaxy.

Thanks D! The Andromeda was another bonus I didn't count on.

harshaj1 wrote:
Lovely
Harsha

Thanks Harsha!

Mar 04, 2013 at 04:44 PM

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p.1 #6 · St John under the stars

Beautiful. I am glad you decided to work the scene even though it did not at first appear promising. The stars peeking through is unique and appealing. Very nice.

How long was the exposure, f stop, and ISO used?

Chuck

Mar 04, 2013 at 06:45 PM

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p.1 #7 · St John under the stars

Cool shot.

Eric

Mar 04, 2013 at 06:51 PM

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Chuck Eklund wrote:
Beautiful. I am glad you decided to work the scene even though it did not at first appear promising. The stars peeking through is unique and appealing. Very nice.

How long was the exposure, f stop, and ISO used?

Chuck

Thanks Chuck!

That was 15sec, ISO 3200 and either f/1.4 or f/2.
The Bower lens doesn't record the settings in the EXIF so I'm not 100% on the aperture.

Mar 04, 2013 at 06:52 PM

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p.1 #9 · St John under the stars

astro-ep wrote:
Cool shot.

Eric

Thanks Eric!

Mar 04, 2013 at 06:53 PM

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p.1 #10 · St John under the stars

Nice work. It is indeed very cool.

Mar 04, 2013 at 06:55 PM

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p.1 #11 · St John under the stars

Love the shot. Sometimes the little surprises give us the challenge to come up with something more creative. This is a beautiful.

Mar 04, 2013 at 08:25 PM

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p.1 #12 · St John under the stars

Wonderful capture Jake.
Douglas

Mar 04, 2013 at 08:33 PM

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p.1 #13 · St John under the stars

Great shot! Very cool. I can see the Andromeda galaxy (M31) behind the clouds left of the steeple. I like this shot a lot. Thanks for sharing.

Todd

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Mar 04, 2013 at 09:32 PM

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p.1 #14 · St John under the stars

Very cool shot. Did you use fill flash to light the church or is that just ambient light?

Andy

Mar 04, 2013 at 09:41 PM

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AMaji wrote:
Nice work. It is indeed very cool.

Thanks AMaji!

voltaire wrote:
Love the shot. Sometimes the little surprises give us the challenge to come up with something more creative. This is a beautiful.

Thanks Voltaire! Well said about surprises, they can be the push we need sometimes.

douter wrote:
Wonderful capture Jake.
Douglas

Thanks Douglas!

Todd wrote:
Great shot! Very cool. I can see the Andromeda galaxy (M31) behind the clouds left of the steeple. I like this shot a lot. Thanks for sharing.

Todd

www.toddhargisphotography.com

Thanks Todd! Andromeda was an added bonus as I wasn't sure where it would be in relation to the church.

acoll123 wrote:
Very cool shot. Did you use fill flash to light the church or is that just ambient light?

Andy

Thanks Andy! Yes, I hit the church with 2 pops from the 580exll.
I was tripping the shutter and then running in the dark to flash it from the side.
Then after the fact I realized I could of fired the 6D with my phone and not run around like a fool in the dark.

Mar 05, 2013 at 02:19 AM

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p.1 #16 · St John under the stars

Super image Jake

Morris

Mar 05, 2013 at 02:57 AM

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p.1 #17 · St John under the stars

Wow! In this case the light pollution was fortuitous. I really like the star density between the clouds - very sweet! Thanks.

-Steve

Mar 05, 2013 at 03:17 AM

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p.1 #18 · St John under the stars

Well done - and what a cool composition!
Dave

Mar 05, 2013 at 03:19 AM

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p.1 #19 · St John under the stars

sweet shot, good job

Mar 05, 2013 at 04:47 AM

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p.1 #20 · St John under the stars

Hey Jake,

What a really cool shot! While at first thought, when shooting at night that ambient light would be bad, I had found out too that if there are some low clouds, it can turn out pretty cool like yours here. It does dim the stars a bit, but like your shot here, it sure does add some nice coloring to the cloud. Good job with this.

Jim

Mar 05, 2013 at 05:00 AM

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