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Scott Kroeker
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Last night driving home around midnight I saw the aurora was out. Not having a new camera yet I decided WTF and grabbed my work 40D to try capture some photos since I haven't shot for myself in over a month. Well, as per usually, the best aurora was going on while driving to this tree. I did capture some aurora but it had weakened considerably by the time I was set up to shoot. After a while of shooting aurora and burning through batteries in the cold I decided to grab one last shot of this tree. I wanted to use the shadow and moon in the this composition. Processed to look natural with exception of the moon star. Which is how the camera captured it. I had taken a longer lens version of the moon properly exposed to 'shop it in like I saw it but I really like how the moon star turned out and feels it adds another element of interest to the image.

Multi image panorama shot in portrait.

A must few on black!

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Thanks for looking!

Canon 40D - Samyang 14mm/2.8@F8 - ISO 400 - 30sec

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Mar 01, 2015 at 02:34 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Moon Star

Magical...

Mar 01, 2015 at 02:55 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Moon Star

Hey Scott,

I am sure liking how this turned out. Its always cool when the forms a star.

Jim

Mar 01, 2015 at 10:27 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Moon Star

Even without a real camera of your own you still have it Scott!

Nice image.

Mar 01, 2015 at 10:30 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Moon Star

Wow, great shot - very crisp looking too!

Mar 01, 2015 at 10:30 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Moon Star

Great shot.
Funny how lately you have gone looking for one thing, but find a great shot which is completely different. In the cold and dark, that takes a lot of experience and patience.

David

Mar 01, 2015 at 11:06 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Moon Star

Gorgeous shot. You are getting every ounce of goodness out of your 40D!

-Bill

Mar 01, 2015 at 11:18 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Moon Star

Great shot. Moon shadows are magic...something I want to shoot more.

Mar 01, 2015 at 11:30 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Moon Star

Scott, very nice!
Keith W.

Mar 02, 2015 at 12:16 AM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Moon Star

I love the feeling of being out in a snowy field under a bright moon. The glittering snow, which you've captured perfectly, is really special and brings back a lot of memories for me. Utilizing the shadow of the tree was a great idea, as it definitely helps fill out the bottom of the frame and provide some more interest to an otherwise largely barren landscape. I dig it.

Mar 02, 2015 at 10:42 AM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Moon Star

That's no moon, it's a... Whenever I can work in a Star Wars reference I do. I love the brighter glimmers in the snow. A snow field under the moon is very peaceful and I feel you have captured that feeling really well here. Love to the a 40D still making great images!

Mar 02, 2015 at 10:52 AM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Moon Star

I'd recognize that sunstar anywhere, nice Rokinon shot!

I'm sure your "new camera" you're referring to is a full-frame one, but have you considered the Rokinon 10mm f/2.8? It's even sharper than the 14mm, believe it or not, and with cameras like the 7D mk2 around these days, a crop-sensor camera makes a GREAT night-time b-roll timelapse camera. :-)

=Matt=

Mar 02, 2015 at 11:03 AM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Moon Star

Thank you all very much for the comments! I think I missed out again last night on another great aurora show. Around the 3am the radar images where looking incredible...but I didn't feel like crawling out of bed. Also, I hadn't charged my batteries so I couldn't have taken photos if I wanted to. Supposed to be more tonight, according to the ranting and raving of the news, so that means there will be nothing. Every time the news gets involved with aurora predictions it is a dud

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matthewsaville wrote:
I'd recognize that sunstar anywhere, nice Rokinon shot!

I'm sure your "new camera" you're referring to is a full-frame one, but have you considered the Rokinon 10mm f/2.8? It's even sharper than the 14mm, believe it or not, and with cameras like the 7D mk2 around these days, a crop-sensor camera makes a GREAT night-time b-roll timelapse camera. :-)

=Matt=

Thank you Matt. To be honest I am done with Canon bodies. Their sensors are really sub par compared to the competition (Sony/Nikon). Even the new 50mp looks to be nothing more then a bloated version of previous sensors. I had a 7D and since it drowned I've been digging through my archives looking for images to process or re-process. I am incredibly surprised how horrible the 7D files are in comparison to the 40D. The noise and banding is really bad. This is common across many Canon bodies. So I will be switching to a Sony A7r. I will use my 14mm til I can afford to get a Canon 24/3.5 TSE II lens. I don't think I would have a need for 10mm. I think the 24mm will suit me for the most part and will shoot a 3-5 shot pano in portrait if I need to get a wider image.

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Mar 02, 2015 at 11:35 PM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Moon Star

Great image Scott. I envy you guyz up north...
Again fine image!
Dan

I still have a 50D!!!!

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Mar 03, 2015 at 12:58 PM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Moon Star

Scott,
We're thankful you used your lowly 40D (great camera, I had one)!
Love the capture here, the shadow & of course the "moon star"

Thanks for posting
Dan

Mar 03, 2015 at 05:08 PM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Moon Star

Scott,
We're thankful you used your lowly 40D (great camera, I had one)!
Love the capture here, the shadow & of course the "moon star"

Thanks for posting
Dan

Mar 03, 2015 at 05:08 PM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Moon Star

Cool shot, Scott. Love that moon shadow.

Wayne.

Mar 03, 2015 at 05:09 PM

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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Moon Star

Thank you very much Dan, Dan, and Wayne!

Mar 04, 2015 at 12:53 PM


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