Some background: I spent months planning this trip (and this shot!) and everything was ready for us to go: tickets? check! rifugios? check! camera? check check!
Then at the last moment I checked Google and? Disaster. It looks like it will rain the entire week in the alps. I was devastated and even considered leaving everything we booked so far to go to Norway instead.
I am glad we didn't because it was a fantastic holiday and on of the most productive holidays photographic and hiking wise me and my wife ever took.
Italy is one of my favourite countries because of food, language and also the views. And what views they are.
Anyway, enough of me blabbing but I got real excited because I got the shot I wanted.
Danpbphoto wrote:
Fantastic composition!! Unrealistic? Beautiful!!
Dan
You cannot see the Milkyway, or any stars for that matter, when the Sun is nearly on the horizon. I'm assuming this is a time blend composite. Even the mountains and hills appear to be painted in Sun light. I suppose it could be light pollution, but I don't think it is. As I said, I like the image for what it is though.
stanparker wrote:
That is a superb image (I prefer color). BTW, I almost never make or change plans based on what the weather dummies predict.
Thank you for the kind words.
True. Whenever I travel I am usually with a car rented and I can, usually, sleep anywhere but this time we would be only stuck up in the alps going from cabin to cabin. My fear was hiking hours through the rain to the next spot just to be greeted with... more rain.
JimKied wrote:
Oh yea, beautiful shot. I'd say your planning paid off in spades.
Thank you for your words. I have to say it really did. I am still learning but I see that spending more and more time learning how to plan is the way to go.
01Ryan10 wrote:
You cannot see the Milkyway, or any stars for that matter, when the Sun is nearly on the horizon. I'm assuming this is a time blend composite. Even the mountains and hills appear to be painted in Sun light. I suppose it could be light pollution, but I don't think it is. As I said, I like the image for what it is though.
Nope, not a composite. Or at least not one from when the sun was up.
At this time of the year the Milkyway was at this point 1-2 hours after the sun was set. The colours you are seeing is the light pollution of the nearby city bumping against the clouds.
The foregroud was a shot I took, don't remember the exact number, but lets say 2-3 minutes. The moon was behind me so it was lighting the foreground a bit.
What I did was stacking some MW shots, 2-3 mins for the foreground, warmed up image a bit and added tint and that is more or less it.
rhawidantas wrote:
Nope, not a composite. Or at least not one from when the sun was up.
At this time of the year the Milkyway was at this point 1-2 hours after the sun was set. The colours you are seeing is the light pollution of the nearby city bumping against the clouds.
The foregroud was a shot I took, don't remember the exact number, but lets say 2-3 minutes. The moon was behind me so it was lighting the foreground a bit.
What I did was stacking some MW shots, 2-3 mins for the foreground, warmed up image a bit and added tint and that is more or less it. ...Show more →
Well...there you have it. insert foot in mouth me.
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