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Montana Night (WC 515)

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted December 21, 2011391 views6 comments

This is one of my favorites from 2011, showing the southern sky and roughly balanced lights in our Montana house. I didn't notice the meteor (or more likely satellite) until I downloaded the pictures. This version incorporates some of the suggestions from the original post plus some improved processing. (5D, 24-70 f2.8 @ 27mm, 30s, f/2.8, iso 1000, tripod & cable release)

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6 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on December 21, 2011 at 6:16 PM

Stellar. I'm envious. You are extremely fortunate to be able to enjoy (and photograph) night skies like this beauty.

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Comment posted by Rob Graham on December 21, 2011 at 10:53 PM

I remember your original post, and just went back and looked at it. I like the image, and you balanced the house and the sky well. Well done.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on December 25, 2011 at 10:23 PM

Very impressive image. I really like the sky.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on December 27, 2011 at 2:21 PM

Wow! What a beautiful night sky, looks like a great place to have a home. Sweet Photo Mark!!!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Paul Duval on January 1, 2012 at 12:45 PM

Mark,

Well done rendering of a night sky. I like the 'realistic" look of this, while I find long exposure night images intriguing I find these much more engaging as I can see and feel myself in the scene.

Paul

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Comment posted by Varina Patel on January 3, 2012 at 7:10 PM

This is really nice, Mark! What a beautiful shot! And that meteor is a really nice detail! Well done!

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