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A Chariot for Elijah
3rd PlaceA Chariot for Elijah
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Challenge: Free Study 2013-03 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
Location: Keweenaw Peninsula, Lake Superior, Earth
Date: Mar 17, 2013
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 800
Shutter: 8
Date Uploaded: Mar 25, 2013

 Space is My Mistress

Space is my Mistress,
and she beckons my return.
Since our departure I think of you
and yearn to fly across the heavens arm in arm.
I marvel at your figure,
defined by the edges of continents.
You gaze at me with turquoise eyes,
perhaps mistaken for ocean atolls.
You tease me to fall into your bosom,
sculptured by tectonic rifts,
only to move away as if playing some tantalizing game.
Time and time we turn together,
through day, and night, and day,
repeating encounters every 90 minutes with a freshness,
as if we have never seen our faces before.
We stroll outside together,
enveloped by naked cosmos,
filled with desire to be one.
So close,
you sense my every breath,
which masks your stare through visor haze.
We dance on the swirls of cloud tops,
while skirting the islands of blue.
You know my heart beats fast for you.
Oh, Space is my mistress,
and when our orbits coincide,
we will once again make streaks of aurora across the sky.

-- Don Pettit, astronaut, scientist

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Chariot? Elijah? Yes, chariot and Elijah.

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The object in the sky is comet PanSTARRS

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The photo was taken here
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Statistics
Place: 3 out of 239
Avg (all users): 6.7596
Avg (commenters): 8.2222
Avg (participants): 6.8961
Avg (non-participants): 6.3704
Views since voting: 2630
Views during voting: 185
Votes: 104
Comments: 27
Favorites: 9 (view)

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AuthorThread
 04/12/2013 04:48:26 PM
Reflecting the comment by LevT, It is awesome even without the comet. But with it, it takes one on an extended trip. Congrats on the ribbon!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM III
 04/11/2013 05:00:34 PM
Congrats on the third place, beautiful image!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM III
 04/11/2013 04:13:43 PM
Beautiful picture, congrats!
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 04/10/2013 11:34:21 AM
Very beautiful. Contrats on your ribbon.
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Nikon Z7II
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 04/09/2013 06:12:54 PM
Such a magical image; congrats on the much deserved ribbon.
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Canon EOS-50D
 04/09/2013 12:21:14 PM
Beautiful. Don't see how anyone could give this a 1
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Nikon D7200
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
 04/08/2013 08:50:54 PM
JP fantastic image!!! Congrats!
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 04/08/2013 07:23:17 PM
Congratulations on the yellow. Wonderful shot.
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OM System OM-1
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 04/08/2013 03:44:02 PM
great capture! Even without the comet it would be great, the comet takes it over the top. Congrats on the ribbon!
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Nikon Z7II
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED
 04/08/2013 08:14:07 AM
Too fabulous! So nice to see you JP. Congratulations
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Sony Alpha a6000
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
 04/08/2013 06:44:51 AM
Congrats! Where is this?
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Nikon D500
Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM
 04/08/2013 05:04:33 AM
Marvelous. Congrats.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 04/08/2013 04:13:09 AM
The comment won a ribbon, how fantastic is that. I love that you added Earth to location. Congrats!
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Canon EOS R5 Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 04/08/2013 02:55:46 AM
Sweet.
Fantastic JP. Congrats on the ribbon!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro
 04/08/2013 02:23:08 AM
Well done on the Yellow here and it is deserving of a Ribbon for sure. Great work
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Nikon D7100
Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM for Nikon
 04/08/2013 12:22:09 AM
Love the photo and the title...
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 04/08/2013 12:06:47 AM
Yayyyy...congrats JP on your ribbon.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 04/08/2013 12:05:44 AM
Hey stranger - nice to see you here!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS R6
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 04/07/2013 08:44:35 PM
Excellent exposure!
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Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8
 04/07/2013 08:19:31 PM
Beautifully rich sky, and what looks to be a shooting star being drawn to the glow of the lighthouse.
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Nikon D800
Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 EX APO IF HSM for Nikon
 04/07/2013 05:48:12 PM
Lovely capture of the recent comment comet! Super planning and execution. WD!

Message edited by author 2013-04-08 12:13:05.
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Nikon D5100
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
 04/07/2013 04:30:22 AM
looks like fantasy world. very nice
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Olympus E-5
Olympus 12-60mm f/2.8-4.0 Zuiko
 04/04/2013 08:55:00 PM
Cool scene definitely has a mystical feeling to it
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Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 04/04/2013 08:27:16 PM
Perfect.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 04/02/2013 09:18:14 PM
Beautiful!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
04/02/2013 12:55:03 PM
This is a really nice image! I love the stars in the sky. I use to see them when I was growing up, but I never see them these days. Thanks for posting a wonderful image.
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 04/01/2013 08:21:37 AM
Really telling - your title tool :)
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