Starry Summit Sky

Nice shot of what I can only imagine as an indescribably beautiful place. Hope to make it there one day.

For me, would like to see the horizon slightly higher to see a bit more landscape.
A bigger version might convince me otherwise. Having a hard time with grasping the scale on my 24" monitor.

Shot looks great though. Capture of the clouds contrasted with night sky is sweet.
Would love to hear your ideas on the shot and what you like about it.
Also, would like to see the techs.

But you cant feel how cold it was!! :P

Beautifully done transition between the mountain, clouds and sky. Yes the dipper is there and Polaris too? Petty low lying compared to what you'd see in Minnesota!

Beautifully done, Kory. I like the transition from the mountain to the clouds and culminating the gradient of blue in the night time sky. My only suggestion; and this is just a personal preference; would be to see the landscape just a touch darker as it looks a bit light in relationship to the night sky. Just a thought.

Ed

Nice. What are you shooting with? I played with night skies for the first time recently with the 7100; much better than the 80, but still some definite noise issues. I too would darken the land a bit, but this really has a cosmos feel.

Neat. Add me to the list of those wanting to see the tech numbers. I really like the transition from dark blue to black in the sky. To me, that's the key focal point of this image. I bet this would look really nice on a big print.
Yeah,we were up there about 20+ years ago, really cool place, especially in the early morning!!

Hey all, thanks for the comments. Sorry for the late response.

The tech is: 20 seconds at f/2.8, 16mm, ISO 3200 Shot with a 5DM2 and 16-35mm lens.

Regarding the comp, I hear you on adding more foreground, but there simply isn't any to add. If I pan any lower, you start to see the hillside leading up to my viewing spot, and it just isn't interesting and really hampers the comp.

As for the lightness of the foreground, that was a personal choice. I wasn't going for reality as much as spaci-ness. If I darken the foreground, it loses detail and starts to look "meh".