Trona Pinnacles

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 10, 2013366 views3 comments

August 3, 2013 at Trona Pinnacles, Trona, California
You may have seen Sandy Richards' post a few days ago from the same location. If this is redundant, it is because we were shooting side by side. When I originally saw this photo, I thought I scratched my lens or that there was an anomalie. When I discovered that my image distress was the result of 6 shooting stars, I was then embarrassed. This is a true story. This is the first time I have shot night sky.

Nikon D800 Nikkor 14-24mm lens taken at 15mm ISO3200 20 second exposure at f/2.8 Manual

Comments welcome

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 10, 2013 at 7:36 PM

Patrick, I haven't seen the night sky in so long, I had forgotten how glorious it is. This is a beauty of a shot! There appears to be a bit of noise in the lower, lighter areas (probably elsewhere as well, but more noticeable in the lighted area). Easily corrected with some selective noise reduction.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on August 14, 2013 at 8:37 AM

Patrick: I like the sky part of the image. Nice stars, shooting stars

, and milky way. The thing that keeps getting me is the foreground. It feels tilted to the right (don't know if it really is, but feels that way), and I wish there was a bit more to have a solid base for the image. Still a very nice night image.

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Comment posted by Tony Prower on August 15, 2013 at 3:37 PM

Amazing colours!

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