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Guardians of the Galaxy

by Sairam Sundaresan

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted July 6, 2015255 views6 comments

These flowers bloom once a year, and for a lot of landscape photographers, are a must shoot comp. The typical shoot of this scene is to catch sunset light with these flowers in the foreground. However, I wanted to try a different idea, and waited to shoot these flowers under the stars. On the day I went to shoot these flowers, the sky was clear with absolutely no clouds which made it ideal to catch some twilight light, and the first stars in the sky. This is a blend of 4 shots (3 focus stack + 1 for night sky). It was a challenge to shoot with the wind blowing at regular intervals. The second challenge was to blend these images together with the varying light. I had shot the focus stack set just after sunset, and then shot another frame one hour after to get the night sky. 

Would love to hear your thoughts on this.

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on July 6, 2015 at 2:08 PM

Love the drama you've captured with this image.  A real winner!

Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments
Comment posted by Basil Greber on July 6, 2015 at 7:15 PM

I like your composition and the overal light and tone in the image. I think that the foreground could use a bit more clarity and maybe slightly higher exposure, but overall, it's an extremely good image as presented.

Registered on November 8, 2005, 219 Posts, 1340 Comments
Comment posted by Sairam Sundaresan on July 8, 2015 at 10:13 PM

Thanks guys! Basil, yes, I see that it may be a bit too dark. I will brighten it up a bit before posting :)

Registered on March 14, 2013, 100 Posts, 643 Comments
Comment posted by Carey Closs on July 14, 2015 at 11:02 AM

Amazing image but has to be viewed large to really appreciate it. Deserving of a lot more attention imo.

Registered on April 15, 2012, 107 Posts, 326 Comments
Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 25, 2015 at 7:13 PM

Sairam, I know I made a comment on this awhile back but see that it isn't here? Probably forgot to click the Add Comment when finished. Anyways, Congrats on a beautiful and deserving Weekly Pick. This image is wonderful and needs to be viewed large to truely appreciate. devil Nick

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Comment posted by Sairam Sundaresan on August 6, 2015 at 2:47 PM

Thanks guys! much appreciated!

Registered on March 14, 2013, 100 Posts, 643 Comments