Lights at Night

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted December 16, 2013272 views8 comments

Personnaly this is not a favorite of mine since there are too many city lights shimmering through the layer of fog. My intention that night was to capture the night sky as seen from the Jura mountains. When I left home there was still a thick layer of fog and I thought this could be a perfect nivht for my intention....but once I reached my destination the fog has almost disappeared completely.....anyway, I thought I could try a couple of shots......I processed one at home and posted it on my personal facebook page and I recieved a a lot of positive feedback.....so that's why I posted it here. By the way, swiss people love citiy lights and man made things in photography......me not.

D800e, 24-70mm/f2.8, 14mm, iso2000, f2.8, 20sec

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8 comments

Comment posted by Sandy Scott on December 16, 2013 at 4:36 PM

I love it!! As a photographer and astronomer, to me this is worthy of a postcard or better! Super job! Now why can't I capture scenes like that? :)

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 16, 2013 at 5:36 PM

Looks fine Bill, seems to me you've 'tamped' down those city lights well enough.
Very cool starry night comp, well done

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on December 17, 2013 at 11:17 AM

Nice Bill! I generally don't like man made stuff in my pictures as well, but this is great. My only small nit is a bit of halo where the mountains meet the fog/city lights.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 18, 2013 at 8:58 AM

This is great, Roland. You've handled the light wonderfully and kept lots of detail in the foreground. The stars are terrific.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on December 18, 2013 at 10:00 PM

That is an amazing shot, Bill. That sky looks wonderful.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on December 22, 2013 at 9:50 AM

There's a bit of magic here. The city lights contribute to the aesthetics for sure here.

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on December 31, 2013 at 1:56 AM

It looks like something from a science fiction scene, Bill! Excellent long exposure with a killer sky and great visibility of the landscape features. I think the city lights actually add to the excitement of the image. Nicely done!

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on December 31, 2013 at 7:41 AM

Thanks for your feedback - this means a lot to me, especially for this image since this was not I was going after and wasn't quiet sure about the city lights

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