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The Wise Old One
The Wise Old One
prperold


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Challenge: Free Study 2010-04 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Nikon
Location: Villiersdorp, Western Cape, South Africa
Date: Apr 15, 2010
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 800
Shutter: 300 seconds
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: Apr 28, 2010

 Had some fun with night shots.

This is a 5 minute shot. Fired the flash a few times from each side with a warming gel.

Had to do some serious noise reduction in the sky.

For those that were wondering, the reason some of the small star trails are segmented, is because (I think) clouds moved in front of the stars for a part of the exposure, thus blocking the light.

I also cloned out some lights from cars passing by in the background, and also a two small distracting branches in the distance (definitely not influencing the typical viewer's description of the shot :) ).

Statistics
Place: 7 out of 394
Avg (all users): 7.1862
Avg (commenters): 8.1250
Avg (participants): 7.2308
Avg (non-participants): 7.0732
Views since voting: 3292
Views during voting: 260
Votes: 145
Comments: 15
Favorites: 13 (view)

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Nikon D800
Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 EX APO IF HSM for Nikon
 05/25/2010 06:12:06 PM
Beautiful. WD Philip.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 05/08/2010 10:13:15 AM
Love this shot! Thanks for the details and congratulations on your high finish!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro
 05/08/2010 03:23:05 AM
Congrats on a top 10 finish in the free study. Great pic and keep them coming.
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Sony DSLR-A100
Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 05/08/2010 02:07:06 AM
good shot
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Sony Alpha a7R II
Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Canon
 05/08/2010 12:16:21 AM
Didn't vote this one. Fantastic!! Great lighting. Congratulations on top ten.
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Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra
Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS
 05/08/2010 12:04:08 AM
This was my only 10. Stunningly good shot. Congrats on top 10.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM
 05/07/2010 09:31:54 AM
Good work!! Were you painting with light or using strobes outdoors? or neither?
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Nikon D70s
Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
 05/06/2010 11:11:05 PM
Great lighting and mood! 10
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Fujifilm x100
 05/06/2010 08:12:28 AM
Must have a good chance of a ribbon. Very nice capture
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 05/05/2010 11:15:50 PM
Very nice light and texture of the sand/tree. The only thing I'n unsure about are the stars. I think blue seems a bit too saturated.
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
 05/03/2010 04:37:23 PM
This is a very cool shot
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC for Canon
 05/03/2010 03:20:31 AM
very good one,,,,, love it,,,
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 05/02/2010 11:46:04 PM
Great image, what planet is this on?
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Nikon D300s
Tokina AF 11-16mm f/2.8 116 AT-X Pro DX for Nikon
 05/01/2010 12:38:19 PM
remember this one from DA and like i said on there, love the shot :)
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Nikon D7000
05/01/2010 12:55:52 AM
first of all... WOW.... BUT, WHY ARE THE STAR TRAILS SO SHORT! I am so bummed.... if this had longer star trails it would be my fav of the whole group... really!
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