When All Lights Are Out

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted July 5, 2017239 views6 comments

This is another Milky Way shot on my last vacation when camped in a dark sky area. Included in the photo are a canoe dock, and flowing fog, and moving clouds. The lights on the horizon were from a small town of 5000 people 66 kilometers away.

Do you like the image? How does the image look to you? Does it appear natural in colors?

Thanks

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on July 6, 2017 at 1:16 PM

This is a beautiful MIlky Way image, Bo. The colors are great and the contrast between the sharp night stars and longer reflections on moving water is lovely. I like this one better than the last night image you posted. The fog adds a nice feeling to it.

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on July 6, 2017 at 8:27 PM

Those conditions are incredible. Love the bit of fog on the water. Would see about doing some NR in the fog/water area. Havent decided if I like the reflection of the stars or not. It's cool but b/c they are moving kinda distracting. Still a super neat capture and love that dock.

aF

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Comment posted by Bo Chen on July 6, 2017 at 10:35 PM

Thanks for all of your comments.

The reflection of stars is natural - whether or not it's distracting. I would have cloned it out except that it would look unreal. It is 20-second exposure that would not make star trails obvious in the sky, but reflection in the water is a different story.

The fog was unexpected - in fact I was hoping for a clear night. However it rained and there were clouds in the sky. The fog was due to moisture in the air. But it added interests to the image.

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Comment posted by Melanie Cecere on July 7, 2017 at 1:48 PM

Awesome image, Bo! I think the colors are fine. I wasn't sure about the star reflections at first, but now I think they provide a nice contrasting "movement" to the stars. The only thing I might have done to the image is to slightly mask the spot of brightness of light on the shore with a very soft grey "burn" in PS to make sure it's not seen as a distraction.
I could look at this image for hours--thanks for sharing!
- Mel

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on July 7, 2017 at 3:56 PM

Fantastic night sky image. I especially like the color balance.

Due to the presence of the dock I am going to move this to the Man & Nature Gallery.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 17, 2017 at 5:18 PM

This is Wonderful work! Great to look at and I like what the fog added too. Really nice!!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

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