Posted by Ken Henke on September 23, 2013 at 12:33 AM
Just pure coincidence that I captured a streaking meteorite while shooting this Milky Way image in Capitol Reef.
The foreground was taken just after the sun went down and blended with the night sky image.
And dang, forgot to make the wish!
Posted by Don Grall on September 23, 2013 at 7:48 AM
Super shot! And great blending job!
Posted by Phillip Noll on September 23, 2013 at 9:08 AM
Posted by Howard Cihak on September 23, 2013 at 12:20 PM
Sorry to be a nit picker ... is it just me, or are the landforms severely tilted up on the right side?
Posted by David Kingham on September 23, 2013 at 12:37 PM
Nice work Ken! I might suggest darkening the foreground a bit, to me it's unnaturally bright for the dark sky, I assume you combined another long exposure for the foreground? You could take a little magenta out of the sky too :)
Posted by Ken Henke on September 23, 2013 at 11:09 PM
Thanks for the comments. Howard, I did use a focal length of 16mm, so maybe that's what you are seeing. But, as I recall, there was elevation gain on the right side. No doubt I had a tough time with color balance, so I appreciate your recommendation, David. And, yes. the foreground was a time exposure.
Posted by John Mumaw on September 24, 2013 at 7:50 PM
Fine capture, Ken! I really like the meteorite here, too. I like more natural looking Milky Way images like this one, and I think the foreground looks perfect the way it is. Looks almost moonlit to my eye. I do have a bit of a problem with the lower right corner where it looks almost blurred (?).
Posted by Ken Henke on September 24, 2013 at 8:19 PM
John, I think what you may be seeing is some definite limitations of a DX sensor on my Nikon? The foreground was at 1/3sec exposure, but at 2500 ISO. Even though the lens was set at infinity, I believe the low light noise is overwhelming creating the blurred appearance. Anyway, that's all speculation on my part. The fact is I've have had less than stellar results on images at night or in very low light, is becoming a compelling reason to move to full frame. That said, now the decision is a monumental one...current Canon or Nikon FX cameras or wait until some great new technology appears. I knew the day was imminent when I would need to move up, but I was just waiting until I won the lottery!
Posted by Kurt Bowman on September 30, 2013 at 4:34 PM
Really nice work Ken. Love the amount of sky to FG, it really gives the feel of Big sky.
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9 repliesThe foreground was taken just after the sun went down and blended with the night sky image.
And dang, forgot to make the wish!