Close Encounter?

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Posted by Jack Garrett on May 8, 2013 at 8:10 PM

I FINALLY got out for some shooting this past weekend!! Jason Hatfield and I went up to Devils Tower for some night shots and to catch a couple meteors. I haven't gone through all the images yet but got this one which I really liked.

I want to say that David Kingham's night presets for Lightroom are just awesome...makes for easy processing...thank you David.

After a six month break from shooting, it was so relaxing to be outside, sleeping under the stars and enjoying the solitude of nature.

Posted by Ken Henke on May 8, 2013 at 9:05 PM

And good reason to like this one. Very cool image. Those whispy clouds that are illuminated are gorgeous.

Posted by Brian Schrayer on May 8, 2013 at 9:21 PM

Absolutely beautiful work, Jack.

Posted by Bret Edge on May 8, 2013 at 9:41 PM

Beautiful!

Posted by Joshua Warrender on May 8, 2013 at 10:07 PM

Nice shot Jack. Glad you got some time to get out and enjoy it again.

Posted by Kane Engelbert on May 8, 2013 at 10:51 PM

Stunning image. You get the iconic sillouette of the tower under the canopy of Milky Way. Welcome back Jack.

Posted by Scott Fricke on May 8, 2013 at 11:33 PM

Beautiful image Jack, happy to hear you were able to get out shooting. I look forward to seeing more from your trip.

Posted by Karl Buiter on May 8, 2013 at 11:53 PM

Not Mashed Potatoes....

Nice work Jack!

Posted by Bill Pelzmann on May 9, 2013 at 12:05 AM

Sweet

What's the light on the horizon - moon?

Posted by Jack Garrett on May 9, 2013 at 12:16 AM

David Kingham was there and said some of the light pollution was from a small town close by and some was from the moon as it was beginning to rise where the bright spot is Bill.

Posted by Howard Cihak on May 9, 2013 at 3:28 AM

I really like this shot, Jack. Very nice work. Glad you got to enjoy some time for yourself.

Posted by Don Grall on May 9, 2013 at 10:33 AM

Beautiful shot, Jack. One of the nicest Milky Way shots I've seen!

Posted by Erik Stensland on May 9, 2013 at 10:35 AM

I really like this Jack! Very well done. That time off from photography seems to have paid off!

Posted by Darren Huski on May 9, 2013 at 11:28 AM

Great shot

Posted by Phillip Noll on May 9, 2013 at 10:54 PM

Love it!! Hope I get the opportunity this summer to try this.

Posted by Bill Bean on May 10, 2013 at 10:00 AM

Jack, this is awesome. Composition and processing are spot on and I'm jealous as heck. Hope my night shots improve radically this summer. Next time I see you I'll be picking your brain for data.

Posted by Doug Koepsel on May 10, 2013 at 10:15 AM

Jack, very nicely done. The colors in the MW sky and the glowing clouds are catching.

Posted by John Mumaw on May 10, 2013 at 11:51 AM

Excellent work! What a wonderful place to indulge in some 'starscapes'.I also have David's Night Photography LR/ACR Presets but have not used them yet.

Posted by Jack Garrett on May 10, 2013 at 11:54 AM

hanks for all h great comments everyone. I to give kudos to Jason Hatfield for helping me to get the right settings for this shot and HUGE kudos to our own David KIngham for his night presets for Lightroom. If you are interested in night photography presets, you cannot beat these and he even has a tutorial on how to use them, Just go to his website and go to the blogs to find the presets and tutorial.

Posted by Bob Falcone on May 11, 2013 at 12:22 AM

Damn nice!

Posted by Soubhik Patranabis on May 20, 2013 at 11:23 AM

Excellent Jack - welcome back.

Posted by Kurt Bowman on May 20, 2013 at 9:17 PM

Absolutely beautiful Jack! Glad to hear you finally got some time to relax and get away from the stress. Thanks for mentioning David's presets. I am going to check it out.