Awesome shot, Dave! So, you made this image, and then came out and made even MORE amazing ones shooting black bears?? Talk about embarrassment of riches!
mitesh wrote:
Awesome shot, Dave! So, you made this image, and then came out and made even MORE amazing ones shooting black bears?? Talk about embarrassment of riches!
Thanks Mitesh! I told ya I did a quick stop before we meet up that morning!
I must say, this was a fantastic way to start the day, and then to capture the "swimming bear" with you just a few hours later kinda put this day over the top for me personally. One of my best (long) days in the field I think I have ever had.
Thank you all the very kind words everyone! Very much appreciated.
Even though I liked this shot, I almost didn't post this image thinking it might not fair well compared to all the other outstanding work you all post here. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
lighthound wrote:
No this is a single image exposure, no blending and mostly just LR adjustments were made.
I was actually pleasantly surprised to see the inverted light beams emanating from the lighthouse. I could not see it with my naked eyes but quickly noticed it on my LCD screen after the exposure. This was caused by the metal frame work surrounding the light itself.
As for the timing of the light and exposure, I simply went straight to my default settings for this type work and ran with it. I did lose some detail in the brightest part of the light but I wasn't concerned with that as the MW was my main priority.
This was shot with the Canon 6DII and cheap manual Rokinon 14mm f/2.8
dgdg wrote:
That's an awesome shot Dave. The skies south are very dark there. You caught a great moment.
Daivd
Thanks David! I must say that I've never seen the MW with my naked eyes before like I did that night. Amazing to see when you get into dark skies like that.
