Used this as a second attempt on night shot.
The raw file was lost in a recent HD failure but I manage to get back the file I alrady prossessed for the submission and the thumbnail from the disk.
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Are you serious? The big dipper was really right there above the lighthouse? What a perfect setup! Love the long exposure, the effects of the small aperture on the light of the lighthouse, and the colors in the sky. Good luck in the challenge!
this is one of the hardest pictures to comment on. it's unique feature which i do like is the inclusion of the Plough constellation. i've never seen a such a thing so well defined in a photo before. i think it's a bit unbalanced by the area of black in the foreground, and i also think that the lighthouse seems a little small / lost in the shot. it's like, you've got two great things (three including the sunset) and you're not sure which one you want us to look at. i think thats the problem - there's too much unrelated stuff in the shot. less would be more, i think... 4.
WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWW Man I love this pic.. how in hell did you manage to catsh the constelation and so clear without let the light spoil it? did you you the "finger" tecnique? :)