Long exposure looking north from the dock of my wife's family's cottage on Groton Pond. Shot at 10 mm - the widest angle is just amazing; this is cropped in some. I used bulb mode with a cable release.
This was at about 1:00 am. It was basically pitch black. I could certainly see the stars, but no detail on the ground, and no reflection in the water. The horizon had only the faintest glow to it.
Editing was typical: brightened quite a bit (which brought the faint glow out to the really nice orange), curve for contrast, noise reduction sharpening, and a selective color layer to darken the mid-tones. The only unusual thing was a hue/sat layer to reduce the purple haze spots along the edges from overheated spots on the sensor.
I was surprised at how colorful it got after brightening.
Here's the original:
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So cool. I would never have considered leaving the shutter open for 22.5 minutes. I'm going to try that in Michigan (if I have the capability on my camera.) Great title to connect the shot to the challenge.
Jeffrey - congrats on your great score and very strong finish! Sorry you missed that top 10 by one place, but don't let it get you down. This is an incredible photo and deserving of accolades. Hope you'll enter it in some other contests - think you'll do well.
nice use of the vacation time Jeffrey! :) Lovely image! & thanks fro saying how you did it!
I need to check, but I think this was the same date I lucked into awesome night sky here also! (was my Rural image)
did you have a good time?
nice finish BTW! good for you!
edit to say: nope, was the week prior on the 14th!
So this one is yours!!! Wow! I'd love to have this one in my own collection...can I borrow it?!! Hehe. The composition with the spiral off center is outstanding.
Since all my photo equipment was stolen and I am camera-less, I will spend time now voting...
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I was atop the Green Mountains as well during this period (at Woodford). A little bit chilly in the tent, it was. But the night sky was well worth it. The view of the shuttle and ISS was quite good as were the meteors. I hope you had fun too.
This is a really well thought out shot. i love the way that the sun it peaking up behind the trees and just starting to light the sky. you did a great job.
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