The Dark Side That's where I'm heading with this one.
This was shot in the Washington Cascades holding down the shutter with a stick until the battery wore out (9743 seconds). No crop, lots of sensor/lens dust cleaned up, sharpened and color balanced to make it more blue.
DNMC because I took this a couple years ago. I was very excited last Tuesday when I saw the Night Sky challenge because I wanted to do this shot again, but better. (Over 2 hour exposure and I forgot to shoot in RAW. Aarrgh!) Unfortunately, there wasn't a single evening this week with clear skies. Not one!
So, fully knowing that this entry is invalid, I step bravely into the Dark Side, wasting your time and bandwidth. Bring on the banishment. Bring on the penalties. Bring it!
P.S. Thank you DPChallenge for the last few months. I have really enjoyed getting back into regular shooting because of you. Depending on how I feel next Tuesday night, I might fork over the cash and become a full-blown member.
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You have a gorgeous shot here and should be proud of it. So spend the $25, post it in your portfolio, and put in a forum thread if you want to share it. Or put it on Flickr for free.
But knowingly violating the rules? Bad call.
This is caused from the sensor heating up from being on for so long, it creates little hot spots. It happens with really long exposures. Hope this helps.
Joe
You have a gorgeous shot here and should be proud of it. So spend the $25, post it in your portfolio, and put in a forum thread if you want to share it. Or put it on Flickr for free.
Bvy: no city lights anywhere near, I don't know where it came from.
Sorry to hear your shot was before the challenge dates. Its really an amazing shot. :)
I saw you were wondering about the purple on the edge of your image. This is caused from the sensor heating up from being on for so long, it creates little hot spots. It happens with really long exposures. Hope this helps.
Joe
Thanks for all of your kind comments, I only wish they were for a legitimate entry! Basically, I was pissed at the weather that I couldn't do this challenge and decided to show off what I could have done. I hope you can understand my frustration and try to forgive me.
Replies:
Bvy: no city lights anywhere near, I don't know where it came from.
Zoomdak: 9743 second exposure! 2 1/2 hours or so?
Kali: Nope, Canon 10D on Sigma 12-24. Thanks for the award, I feel honored, unfortunately, you should give it to someone else. Sorry.
Metatate: Wow! A 10! Plus an Envy! I'm humbled but again, you should give it to someone who didn't cheat. :(
Blackbox: no smoothing done, just some color shifts and lots of dust removal
AP: Hey! I know you! Do you remember me?
I'm going to guess this was a 45 minute exposure. I like the trees on the left. I think this may have been a better composition though if you'd cropped of the tree on the right and flipped it vertical.
I'm curious if you're shooting with a Nikon and the 10.5mm... the reason being; those faint purple spots on the right border are reminiscent of what happens to me during night sky exposures longer than 7 minutes.
Easily the best star trail pic of the challenge.
"Man lives in a sunlit world of what he believes to be reality. But, there is, unseen by most, an underworld, a place that is just as real, but not as brightly lit... a Dark Side!"
Beautiful elliptical star trails. I like the color on the right edge, but not the tree so much.
Fantastic image. The trees really help frame and add depth to the image.
The star trails have some strange patterns in them. I'm guessing there were clouds moving in near the end of your exposure? I'm thinking it might have helped to take a dark frame, that way you could have subtracted the camera's 'heat' noise on the right side.
I looks like you've smoothed the heck out of it. I'd think I'd rather have seen a more natural looking photo but I still like yours. It reminds me of a record album. Nice work: 9
Another one that brings back memories of my high school science book. This one is excellent, in that you've managed to capture the earth's rotational axis in the image. Colours are beautiful and the trees provide a good grounding/perspective for the image.
simply amazing, makes me feel in motion. I like the imposing trees gives it a very strong feel. The swirl of the star trails makes me feel like I am being sucked in. Fab!
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