Beneath the Arc of the Milky Way
May 23, 2021 20:18:00 #
This is the last of the images of the Donna Kay under the Milky Way. This image is an 16 shot pano using a Nikon d850 in the vertical (portrait) position. The lens was the 24-70, f2.8 used at 24mm The first 8 shots moving from left to right were shot a 1000 ISO and only the foreground portion of the frame was used. The second set of 8 shots was taken at 4000 ISO and only the sky portion of the frames were used in the final image. I merged each set of 8 shots using Lightroom the exported both merged images to Photoshop where they were layered and combined. The completed image was then returned to Lightroom for final editing. According to Photoshop the image is 38 inches wide. I thought my computer would hemorrhage trying to process this as I had to wait frequently for it to catch up. For your information--the two bright lights on the right are the lights from two shrimp boats working in the Gulf of Mexico. The boat, the Donna Kay was washed ashore in 2018 and rests on Cape San Blas in the Florida Keys.
Thanks for looking, and please view in the download.
Thanks for looking, and please view in the download.
May 23, 2021 20:33:28 #
May 23, 2021 20:51:03 #
May 23, 2021 21:03:00 #
May 23, 2021 21:07:34 #
Cany143
Loc: SE Utah
Damn. And I thought your previous shot of the ill-fated Donna Kay was pretty good. Now, the best I can say to that is, 'bah and harrumph on that other one.' This one is better. Much better indeed.
All harrumphing aside, it appears that some of your shooting and processing processes and mine are very, very similar. Multi-shot, multi-row, not exactly HDR'ed, but shot maybe using different camera settings (be it ISO or shutter speed) or maybe using different post-processes, then stitched and blended together in one or another of various ways to arrive at a pre-conceived result. And done such that its doing is neither obvious or nor visually apparent.
I want to say I think you got it "right in the camera" but that wouldn't begin to come close. Instead, it might be best to say, 'you got it "right" in the mind.' Kudos. Maxima kudos.
All harrumphing aside, it appears that some of your shooting and processing processes and mine are very, very similar. Multi-shot, multi-row, not exactly HDR'ed, but shot maybe using different camera settings (be it ISO or shutter speed) or maybe using different post-processes, then stitched and blended together in one or another of various ways to arrive at a pre-conceived result. And done such that its doing is neither obvious or nor visually apparent.
I want to say I think you got it "right in the camera" but that wouldn't begin to come close. Instead, it might be best to say, 'you got it "right" in the mind.' Kudos. Maxima kudos.
May 23, 2021 21:07:52 #
May 23, 2021 21:24:46 #
Sidwalkastronomy wrote:
download didn't work
I get a message that it couldn't be displayed because it contains errors.
Interesting though, isn't the thumbnail created from the uploaded file?
I wonder if there was a hiccup on the server as I've never seen that message before.
May 23, 2021 22:06:21 #
May 23, 2021 22:46:49 #
Sorry about the previous download. I think this one works.
I don't know what happened to the previous one.
I don't know what happened to the previous one.
treadwl wrote:
This is the last of the images of the Donna Kay un... (show quote)
May 23, 2021 22:49:15 #
May 23, 2021 22:49:48 #
Sidwalkastronomy wrote:
download didn't work
Scroll down---I think I fixed it.
May 23, 2021 22:50:53 #
Longshadow wrote:
I get a message that it couldn't be displayed because it contains errors.
Interesting though, isn't the thumbnail created from the uploaded file?
I wonder if there was a hiccup on the server as I've never seen that message before.
I get a message that it couldn't be displayed because it contains errors.
Interesting though, isn't the thumbnail created from the uploaded file?
I wonder if there was a hiccup on the server as I've never seen that message before.
Sorry. I don't know what happened. But I think I solved it
May 23, 2021 22:51:16 #
NMGal wrote:
A beautiful photo, but the download didn’t work for me either.
Problem solved
May 23, 2021 23:00:41 #
May 23, 2021 23:09:19 #
Cany143 wrote:
Damn. And I thought your previous shot of the ill... (show quote)
Once again, thank you for taking the time and effort to comment on this shot. (Maybe shots--plural??)
For me photography has always been about "seeing" or maybe "feeling" the image before I take it. I have often felt that I fail to captured what I see so I study the results and then push myself and my gear to make it better. I started the night just getting a record of what I saw (the first image I posted) then I wanted to really get it "right". I think you, better than most, understand what I mean. Working through multi shots, and rows, while in the dark, juggling little light cubes as well takes a lot of thinking and yes, quite a bit of harrumphing as well. I've studied your images and look to see how you put them together. I try to understand your intent--because that is where the true image lies. However images like this don't come from the camera alone, the processing plays a role, and that is not done quickly.
Thanks for the compliment. A nod from a master means a lot. I also like this one, and making myself smile is the true goal.
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