Ursa Major

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 23, 2016105 views3 comments

Blue Hour in the Mauna Loa saddle.

Konica Hexanon UC 15mm f/2.8 fisheye, Sony A7, ISO 400, 8 s, probably f/11 or f/16

I like blue, maybe be I went a bit overboard, but I still like it. I tried to make the Big Dipper as prominent as I could, but this is all I could come up with - best seen in large image. Comments welcome.

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on September 25, 2016 at 10:34 AM

I really like this perspective of the heavens, Albert. The blue gradient in the sky is wonderful. It would be nice if the big dipper was a bit more prominent. Wouldn't selectively sharpening it's stars increase their size?

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Comment posted by gary phillips on September 25, 2016 at 1:06 PM

Love the fish-eye view of the stars, Alberto. The stars in the large are more prominent and I wish they were even more so. I don't know much about night photography, so I can't help you there. I like the blue gradient and the silhouetted trees.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on September 25, 2016 at 5:30 PM

I think you did pretty well, given the bright light above the horizon. The stars do come across much better in the large version. I like the gradient in the sky.
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