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Challenge: From A Distance (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Sky
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G DX VR
Location: Mt. Shuksan, WA, USA
Date: Jul 4, 2011
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 800
Shutter: 30s
Galleries: Sky, Landscape
Date Uploaded: Jul 9, 2011
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This is one small slice of the grand view from my mom's cabin on Lake Tyee, WA, near Baker Lake. The North Cascades in WA are just a stunning set of mountains, and several are permanent snowcaps.
My friend has climbed Mt. Shuksan several times.
I was originally annoyed at myself for not bringing my remote release. No star trails for me! So then I had to see what I could capture in my camera's max. exposure of 30s.
I probably overdid the color a bit, and I was wondering whether I overdid the stars when the deadline hit. They're so big because even with only 30 seconds of exposure, I was zoomed in enough that they streaked a bit.
To bring out stars, sharpen them a lot. I think I did that twice. This shot was validated during voting; every star is there, although some are very, very dim.
Here's the original, using the Photoshop Elements defaults to convert from RAW. Mom prefers this one:
Very pleased with the score - highest in almost 3 years. :)
The title is a nod to one of my first DPC entries, also a night shot with mountains and stars:
Starry, Starry Night in the Italian Alps
Note to  giantmike: I agree with you about the halo on the tree - I couldn't quite tell if it was an optical illusion. Then I finally realized I'd set "clarity" to +100. That's what created the halo. |
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07/18/2011 04:06:04 PM |
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07/18/2011 12:43:54 AM |
| Favoured the second I saw it. Beautiful. |
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07/17/2011 08:10:33 PM |
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07/17/2011 05:51:34 AM |
| Love that starry sky and the silhouettes. 8 |
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07/14/2011 02:05:56 PM |
| I don't know if I believe what this photo is showing me. . .The stars appear dodged and not quite right. . . |
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07/13/2011 06:03:09 PM |
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07/13/2011 03:00:53 AM |
| Beautiful colours and a nice balanced composition, really pretty, well done! |
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07/12/2011 12:24:59 PM |
| I'm waiting for some sort of creature to come popping up over the horizon.......Huge stars.......are they real? like it.......... |
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07/11/2011 05:16:50 PM |
| Beautiful colors. What's the EXIF of this picture? |
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07/11/2011 02:51:29 PM |
| Very cool view. I like the different levels of distance used in this photo. One thing that is distracting me a little bit is the halo effect around the tree. |
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