Like I said yesterday, contest time is here. And this is a great time to go through a year's images and pull out things I'd forgotten about. The image above had completely slipped my mind. I shot it as part of a story, it didn't make the final cut so off to the dust bin.
Except that I don't ever throw pictures out, so here is Luke Padgett searching for crocodiles on the Manambolo. Not sure if it goes into a contest ...
-Stephen Alvarez
I really like the way the milky way structure stands out, great.
Besides the camera settings, did you apply any noise reduction
or special technique in Photoshop?
Posted by: Bruno | January 11, 2010 at 10:29 AM
Once I was high in the Colorado mountains. It was nearing midnight and cars were pulling over to the side of the road. We did likewise to find out what was going on. The "what" was the Milky Way as I'd never seen it before. And yet it doesn't begin to compare with the lights you've captured in this image. Extraordinary!
That title gives me an idea for a poem.
Posted by: Maureen | January 06, 2010 at 05:34 PM
oh, no tracking device iso 1200 an 24mm f 1.4 and 30 seconds
Posted by: Stephen Alvarez | January 05, 2010 at 07:00 PM
On the stars I meant!
Posted by: GLENN CAMPBELL | January 05, 2010 at 06:57 PM
Glen, no tracking device, just a really bright surefire flashlight.
Posted by: Stephen Alvarez | January 05, 2010 at 06:56 PM
Hey Mate , what sort of tracking device are you using on that pic?
Posted by: GLENN CAMPBELL | January 05, 2010 at 06:29 PM
Those stars! I was there two years ago and my memory had lost the picture of those stars. Incredible.
Posted by: willow | January 05, 2010 at 02:37 PM