Let me first say that I purposefully brightened this shot considerably for web posting. A few galleries I post on use white for the background, which doesn\'t work well with night shots IMO. Original version added below...
Hollow rock is an iconic coastal formation located on the North West side of Lake Superior. The Lake Superior coastline \"smoothed\" with a long exposure. Above you see airglow from the atmosphere. I thought it was an aurora at first, but the kp level for the evening was around 3. Above the milky way lighting the entire scene. This area has virtually no light pollution, the clearest sky I\'ve ever seen to date. I triple processed the shot for land, sea, and sky. 14mm, D800E. Honestly, I can see using the D800E for another few years. I really don\'t know what they could improve on the DR and detail.
Last month I spent a wonderful few days up on the Northwest side of Lake Superior, near the Canadian border. In fact, the intention of the trip was to capture images like this. I had been planning to get to this area for a couple years now. What ( I hope ) makes for a successful night shot is the composition and elements working together in harmony. A shot of just the Milky Way isn\'t compelling IMO. In landscape photography you need a strong composition, leading lines, elements that are \"near, middle, and far\", tack sharpness, mood, and much more. I captured hundreds of images over a couple of nights. This is one of my favorites. What really grabbed my attention was the wet glossy rocks below. I ran a large print of it last night, and it looks fantastic. Detail shot of the rocks attached as well. Thanks for looking.
Let me first say that I purposefully brightened this shot considerably for web posting. A few galleries I post on use white for the background, which doesn\'t work well with night shots IMO. Original version added below...
Hollow rock is an iconic coastal formation located on the North West side of Lake Superior. The Lake Superior coastline \"smoothed\" with a long exposure. Above you see airglow from the atmosphere. I thought it was an aurora at first, but the kp level for the evening was around 3. Above the milky way lighting the entire scene. This area has virtually no light pollution, the clearest sky I\'ve ever seen to date. I triple processed the shot for land, sea, and sky. 14mm, D800E. Honestly, I can see using the D800E for another few years. I really don\'t know what they could improve on the DR and detail.
Last month I spent a wonderful few days up on the Northwest side of Lake Superior, near the Canadian border. In fact, the intention of the trip was to capture images like this. I had been planning to get to this area for a couple years now. What ( I hope ) makes for a successful night shot is the composition and elements working together in harmony. A shot of just the Milky Way isn\'t compelling IMO. In landscape photography you need a strong composition, leading lines, elements that are \"near, middle, and far\", tack sharpness, mood, and much more. I captured hundreds of images over a couple of nights. This is one of my favorites. What really grabbed my attention was the wet glossy rocks below. I ran a large print of it last night, and it looks fantastic. Detail shot of the rocks attached as well. Thanks for looking.
Aug 12, 2016 at 09:00 AM
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