A Night at the Watchman

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 5, 2011498 views18 comments

Been busy trying to put out my Night Photography guide......so have been away and man have I missed it!!! Some great stuff below!
This is from thsi past November at the location where we all stand for at sunset! A bit of a different take! I give out all my settings, tips, and tricks for star trails and star points in the guide including painting and some unexpected tips. You can find it on my blog or my website.
Canon 1D Mark 3 and the 17-40mm lens and ISO 6400 for 30 seconds.

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Jason Risinger on February 5, 2011 at 11:51 AM

I think this is stunning, and a marvelous take on an icon that is shown so differently most of the time. I really admire this.

Only thing is, especially in the larger size, there is a lot of color noise evident in the foreground that takes a little away from the scene. Nuke that color noise and this will sing!

Registered on July 13, 2010, 13 Posts, 91 Comments

Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on February 5, 2011 at 12:13 PM

Beautiful, magic mood on this image- Perfect composition, exposure and treatment of light- Bravo, Fabio

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Comment posted by Robert Stough on February 5, 2011 at 12:51 PM

Excellent shot Roman. The exposure is just right for the scene and gives it a wonderful, mystical quality. My only nit would be to agree with Jason that it could use some more noise reduction.

Registered on November 20, 2010, 26 Posts, 273 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Ryan on February 5, 2011 at 1:01 PM

Very nice Roman. I've never seen an image from here under the stars. I like it.

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Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on February 5, 2011 at 2:10 PM

This is simply beautiful, Roman. Very moody and has that 'night feel'. Different and nice !

Registered on January 4, 2008, 98 Posts, 1403 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on February 5, 2011 at 2:22 PM

Love the composition and balance between foreground light and the background star capture. Not suprised at some degree of noisyness at iso 6400!. I would have expected a little bit of star movement at 30 seconds. Anyway, great image.

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Comment posted by Michael Anderson on February 5, 2011 at 2:29 PM

This is beautiful Roman! I love the way the lights of Springdale add a bit of glow to the watchman. Shooting this scene in the fall really added pop to the foreground cottonwoods too. Well done!

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Comment posted by James Fougère on February 5, 2011 at 3:54 PM

Well Done! I assume the moon was out in it's partial phase?

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Comment posted by Miles Morgan on February 5, 2011 at 5:02 PM

I was just drooling over this on your website and here it is! Epic shot Roman. Great idea for a night image

Registered on November 23, 2009, 6 Posts, 185 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on February 5, 2011 at 6:04 PM

Nice take on this place. Amazing how many stars the camera can see. They really do look like jewels.

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Comment posted by Paul Wegemann on February 5, 2011 at 6:35 PM

This is stunning, Roman. What really makes the image for me is the lighting on the trees and rock formations. Well done!

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on February 5, 2011 at 6:51 PM

Beautiful Roman - amazing capture, especially the detail on the water and mountain.

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on February 5, 2011 at 8:11 PM

Very cool shot Roman. This is a unique image from this location. Large version is a bit noisy, but I still really like it.

Registered on November 2, 2009, 161 Posts, 2143 Comments

Comment posted by Eric Mannino on February 5, 2011 at 8:20 PM

very nice shot and composition. I am now more motivated than ever to get out and try my hand at night photography. Thanks for the inspiration.

Registered on November 16, 2009, 22 Posts, 65 Comments

Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on February 5, 2011 at 10:50 PM

I'm going to assume that you're on the 1d4 and not 3 as the 3 doesnt go up that high with the iso? Rising moon? Epic indeed here. Wonder how large this could be printed at that iso? Kudos

aF

Registered on October 26, 2009, 399 Posts, 2789 Comments

Comment posted by Bruce King on February 6, 2011 at 11:40 AM

Cool shot Roman. The light on the frees and river is pretty sweet. Yes the large version is noisy but still a nice capture. Why not a longer exposure and less ISO?

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on February 6, 2011 at 8:21 PM

Excellent!

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Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on February 7, 2011 at 2:53 PM

Ah, the Watchman under the stars! I like this a lot, Roman.

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