Canon 5D mounted on Bogen 3221 tripod. Single exposure (RAW)
Editing Details:
- Converted RAW file twice using ACR; once for sky, once for foreground. Foreground was lit by a sodium vapor lamp (very orange) and required different WB.
- Perspective correction
- Curves adjustment
- USM for local contrast enhancement
- USM for sharpening
- Resized for submission
- Final light pass of USM
This was shot at 7:30 PM the night the challenge closed. Just minutes after this was shot, clouds blanketed the sky, shutting down the show.
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This was also one of my favorite 10's! I am so in awe of these starry night photos! Every time I leave my shutter open that long in the sky, my stars look like trails. I keep trying tho - I would kill to someday get a photo like this!
Wow, I would have never guess this was slinger. I need to see little switzerland or the speed way. Have you seen that house in Jackson that has the 70,000 lights? We are planning on a ride up there Xmas eve to have a look maybe snap a few shots. Looked spectacular on the news the other night.
Very dramatic and beautifully colored. The place ment of the house is a bit troubling for me as it is just off center leaving the feeling that it's a bit off ballance. Otherwise, very cool!
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