Quivers & Stars

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 26, 2010440 views21 comments

I have just printed this at 24"x16" and am pleasantly surprised with the IQ at this high ISO (4000). Obviously some (selective) noise reduction was applied. What bothered me more actually is the corner softness at this Aperture. But with images like these you know you are sacrificing IQ; despite that it is certainly usable (and saleable - already sold it!)

This image was taken in the middle of the night several minutes before the moon set, no artificial light used.

Quiver trees (Aloe dichotoma), Quiver tree forest, Namibia
Camera Model Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Shutter Speed 25 Sec.
Aperture Value f/2.8
ISO Speed 4000
Lens EF16-35mm f/2.8 L II USM @ 16mm

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by mark cillo on June 26, 2010 at 11:53 AM

Really beautiful night image! I am amazed at the image quality at ISO 4000

Registered on July 27, 2008, 143 Posts, 1483 Comments

Comment posted by Marc Adamus on June 26, 2010 at 12:01 PM

Awesome. There can't be a better tree on the planet to use for such a shot. Incredibly interesting and otherworldly. Easily my favorite landscape I have seen of yours.

Registered on September 17, 2005, 780 Posts, 8091 Comments

Comment posted by Shane McDermott on June 26, 2010 at 12:55 PM

Vincent, this is a stunning image! Superb comp with incredible detail and ethereal light quality. Love it!

Shane

Registered on November 12, 2007, 49 Posts, 1074 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on June 26, 2010 at 1:52 PM

Just exceptional!
ISO 4000? yikes..
Sandy r

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on June 26, 2010 at 3:01 PM

Really like this one, Vincent. Very interesting and fun to look at. All the stars are impressive. Nice work.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, Wi

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on June 26, 2010 at 6:31 PM

Cool! Awesome landscape. Great job on the sky. My only (minor) nit is i wish the milky way were a little bit more to the right, so it doesnt blend in with the main fg subject.

Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on June 26, 2010 at 8:23 PM

Beautiful.

- Dan.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 473 Posts, 7980 Comments

Comment posted by Pramod Viswanath on June 26, 2010 at 9:39 PM

To say it in short - I simply love it. IQ is awesome too and am sure you are admiring your print! Just love the composition and one of your best LS images I have seen so far, Vincent!

Registered on December 4, 2008, 60 Posts, 697 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on June 26, 2010 at 9:58 PM

Just excellent!

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Wong on June 27, 2010 at 12:11 AM

Wow. Awesome scene. I think a slightly higher vantage point might have cleared those rocks but maybe you wouldn't have gotten as much of the sky if you had done so?

Registered on February 2, 2006, 79 Posts, 2629 Comments

Comment posted by Lori Kincaid on June 27, 2010 at 7:16 AM

Very beautiful. What a sky!

Lori

Registered on November 15, 2003, 90 Posts, 2033 Comments

Comment posted by Winnie Ho on June 27, 2010 at 8:01 AM

Magical place and capture! The Milky Way is a bonus.

Registered on January 6, 2008, 93 Posts, 1788 Comments

Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on June 27, 2010 at 1:03 PM

Gosh those trees are otherworldly. What fascinating subjects as is but combining the night time is silly good.
Fine execution Vincent

Registered on February 5, 2009, 199 Posts, 2775 Comments

Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on June 27, 2010 at 1:46 PM

Night photography doesn't get better than this. Stunning shot, Vincent!

Registered on April 30, 2007, 122 Posts, 3086 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on June 27, 2010 at 3:40 PM

Vincent,

Outstanding "starscape." Great execution with wonderful results. No nits here, great work.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on June 27, 2010 at 4:28 PM

Very cool. The noise looks well controlled for such a high ISO.

Registered on September 27, 2006, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments

Comment posted by Sam Rua on June 27, 2010 at 5:45 PM

Well done, Vincent. Nice job on that gorgeous starry BG and use of available light in the foreground.Not bad at all for ISO 4000.

Registered on September 9, 2006, 130 Posts, 2281 Comments

Comment posted by Bruno Silva on June 27, 2010 at 8:27 PM

great work, vincent. this is very nice. impressive the iso level here. love the framing too. excellent.

Registered on May 6, 2009, 132 Posts, 1406 Comments

Comment posted by Stuart Williams on June 28, 2010 at 5:04 AM

lovely image vincent. all working for me - the only thing i regret is the merge between the milky way and the left quiver tree. compositionally, i feel it would have been enhanced with the milky way cutting diagonally between that tree and the others. that's a long way of saying perhaps take five steps to the right!

Registered on December 7, 2007, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments

Comment posted by INGOMA on June 28, 2010 at 9:24 AM

Fantastic work, Vincent! Very original and beautiful. My only nit, to really split hair here, would be to have less of the milky way disk to be obscured by the trees. Perhaps next time you could rip them out and replant them in the right place?

Registered on July 2, 2004, 231 Posts, 3110 Comments

Comment posted by Luis Argerich on June 28, 2010 at 12:18 PM

Hi Vincent,

This is amazing.
I love taking night landscapes and star field, I wish one day I could take a photo as baueitful as this one. I hope that sums up how I like this work.

Registered on December 22, 2009, 91 Posts, 1349 Comments