Kiwanda Twilight

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 29, 2012312 views16 comments

Stars diffused through a thin layer of clouds over Oregon's Cape Kiwanda at twilight.

Main exposure: 30 sec, ISO 200, f/11, 20 minutes after sunset
Star exposure: 30 sec, ISO 1600, f/3.5, 1.5 hours after sunset

Best viewed on black a bit larger: http://www.flickr.com/photos/schmalpal/7209467756/lightbox/

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16 comments

Comment posted by Peter Coskun on May 29, 2012 at 9:27 AM

Lovely image. I like how the stars just fade into the horizon.

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Comment posted by John Fan on May 29, 2012 at 11:23 AM

Good job blending the images.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on May 29, 2012 at 11:40 AM

A beautiful shot with excellent color and use of light. I would prefer a little less of the immediate foreground and more stars.

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Comment posted by Jeremy Cram on May 29, 2012 at 1:41 PM

I like this Alex. You seem to have the process dialed in pretty well. I like how you tie the stars into the twilight colors. I tried this type of photography some, but have never come away with anything I like enough to keep.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on May 29, 2012 at 5:31 PM

Lovely, Alex. The light and overall feel of this is perfect. Congrats on the EarthShots post today.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on May 29, 2012 at 5:57 PM

Really pretty Alex. The FG really draws me in - love the detail there. Beautiful work.

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Comment posted by Yiming Hu on May 29, 2012 at 7:56 PM

Great job.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on May 29, 2012 at 11:35 PM

Beautiful. Love the texture and details of the foreground rock. Great job blending; looks seamless and your image, timeless. Fantastic.

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on May 30, 2012 at 12:46 AM

Very well done Alex! Love those pinpoint sharp stars. Beautiful image!

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Comment posted by David Edwards on May 30, 2012 at 1:22 AM

I like the dark and mysterious mood and the warm reds of the fg rock against the blue. Stars look great.

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Comment posted by Sandipan Dutta on May 30, 2012 at 1:41 PM

Lovely image.

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Comment posted by Sandipan Dutta on May 30, 2012 at 1:41 PM

Lovely image.

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on May 31, 2012 at 2:16 AM

Alex, You're so good at these night shots how about giving us some tips with an article. Cool looking shot. Great work!

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Comment posted by Shawn Thompson on May 31, 2012 at 11:24 AM

Nice work, the preview looked really oof, but it's nice and sharp. Great work.

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Comment posted by Alex Noriega on May 31, 2012 at 11:29 AM

Thanks everyone.

Dean, I'm not sure how much new information I could provide with an article that Floris Van Breugel didn't cover here: http://www.naturephotographers.net/articles0509/fv0509-1.html - maybe the processing intricacies of achieving twilight-esque color and getting the stars to pop more and twinkle..

Shawn - I'm barely comfortable having the image judged at 700px as it is - I definitely can't be held responsible for NPN's thumbnail downsizing :)

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on June 2, 2012 at 12:28 AM

Amazing image Alex. This is one of my favorite places in Oregon and you captured it beautifully here. All of the different elements come together here to create a very strong image. Well done.

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