The Three Peaks and the Milky Way

WOW! This is amazing Juza. Very well done.

Wow.... Juza... this is really cool. I love how the milky way seems to emanate from the mountain top.

Beautiful shot, Juza.

Wow Juza! Amazing! Iso 3200? I guess the 40D is really as good as they say it is... I think I'm gonna pick one up... This photo convinced me. I have been shooting with the 350D long enough now.
Beautiful image!

Awesome photo..I love the countless number of stars that you have captured.

Awesome and amazing ! Love it.

This is gorgeous.

Great use of the new camera to get the most out of the sky. The zodiac lights are very prominant and set the terrain apart well from the sky. The streak in the sky...plane or meteor??? If it's a plane, I might take it out!

That is simply stunning!!!! You've inspired me! I can't wait till it gets dark so I can go out and give this a try.

Awesome stuff. Is that light pollution on the horizon? It actually enhances the shot. That streak could be a satellite too.

Wow. Great shot! Amazing job!

Beautiful. Like how the Milky Way seems to extend out the top of the peaks. If you were to print this you might consider removing the satellite streak.

Wow. Nothing constructive to say other than I want to see more like this.

Absolutely beautiful! Nice clean composition. Might be tempted to see if you can change the ornage colour at the bottom more towards a blue. Love it. Tristan

Great composition of the mountain to set this up.

Thanks for the comments!

Iso 3200? I guess the 40D is really as good as they say it is

I really like the 40D - but its great advantage are the new features. The image quality is about the same of the previous 20D (actually, it has a little more resolution but it is also a little noisier). More info in my review: http://www.juzaphoto.com/eng/articles/canon_eos_40d_review.htm

The streak in the sky...plane or meteor???

Honestly I don't know...I thought it was a meteor so I didn't clone it out...but I'm not sure ;-)

Is that light pollution on the horizon?

Yes, it is light from the distant villages - I didn't even see it by naked eye, but it was visible in the 30" ISO 3200 exposure.

Beautifully done, Juza. The peaks are a great counter point to the amazing sky.

This is really nice. Love the light behind the mountains and obviously the stars and Milky Way. Very very clean for ISO 3200.

One of the most striking views of the Tre Cime I have seen. Beautiful shot.

Wide open lens, 30", iso 3200. Quite amazing what that was able to achieve. The distant village was definitely your friend here. Excellent.

Awesome work Juza!! ISO 3200

Stunning.

- Dan

Nothing to add but I agree with the others, very well done---I attempted some shots like this last week, but against a nearly featureless prairie, they weren't much more than just stars against a flat horizon.

Fantastic image

A very beautiful and impressive image. I'll be looking to try this myself!!

Chris

Juza what a fabulous idea for a shot. This type of shot at the ISO setting you used, above anything else I have seen shows us "film" buffs exactly why digital has such an important role to play in photography. I seriously doubt an image as clean and noiseless as this would have been possible on film no matter what the format.

WOW,

this is absolutely stunning and striking Juza.

I truly enjoy this capture, thank you for sharing this amazing image.

Superb shot!! Love the placement of the "belt", and the silhouettes keep me well anchored to the ground. Looks to be a small streak, either from a plane, satellite, or meteor on the right half way up I might consider cloning out. But regardless, this is some awesome work!

Absolutely amazing Juza!!!

Thanks for the comments!

By the way, I have just published an article about this photo:

http://www.juzaphoto.com/eng/articles-photo_essays/0035-milky_way_iso_3200.htm

Very nice! In fact incredible. The only thing I would hate if it was my shot is, that it probably doesn't print all too large. (or does it?)
I was there from Oct 15th to Oct 17th btw and have tried a somewhat similar shot (well similar... with 4x5", Velvia ISO 50 (!!!) on film, exposure from 19.30 to 05.30..) but from a different viewpoint. I saw somebody (I remember two people) with a small (green) van arriving kinda late on the 15th and looking around with a tripod and all... maybe it was you? I was there with a big white motorhome and was busy setting up another startrail shot on the Cadines. What a small world.
Congrats on the EP.
Georg

Hi Georg!

Thanks for the comment! I've printed it 20x30 centimeters and its looks fine! In larger prints the noise is more visible, but still ok for my tastes :-)

I've been there from Oct 13th to Oct 14th and I have a blue Honda Civic, so the guy with the tripod was not me...but we missed for just one day ;-)

Out of curiosity, did you sleep in the Locatelly hut? I always sleed there, it is placed in a panoramic point with a spectacular 360 degrees view

Astonishing! WOW! Well deserved EP- congrats Juza!

amazing juza ... your creativity never fails to astonish me

Cool shot Juza! Very creative. Do think the iso performance is low enough for an A2 size print?

Btw Juza what do you think of the AF performance (speed mainly) of 40D compared to 30D?

Thanks for the comment!

I've printed it A4, in larger prints there would be for sure some noise, even though it is not too bad fro 3200 (this is a 100% crop).

The AF feels a bit faster, even though I don't see a night and day difference.

Thanks for the reply Juza, that indeed is an amazing crop, thanks for sharing. About the AF, do you see a big difference with the 1D3 than compared to 40D?
Cheers

The 1D3 that I tried had the well known focus problem so, yes, I've seen a difference (in favor of the 40D) ;-)

I'm looking forward to try another 1D3 when the focus problem will be fixed...

WOW... I can't add anything more to the praise already given. Simply amazing.

There are plenty of reasons why this was picked for inclusion in the annual EP awards, all mentioned above. CONGRATULATIONS!

Congrats on the Ep, Juza.

Stunning shot, dont know how i missed it first time around! Congrats on the HM!

The three picks of Lavaredo are always splendid but in your photo ....! I have never seen something like that, incredible. No wander for being awarded.

Juza,
WOW. Congrat's on the honors, what a superb image.................and taken on my birthday to boot!!