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Challenge: Best of 2011 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM II
Location: Great Warford UK
Date: Dec 25, 2011
Aperture: 3.2
ISO: 640
Shutter: 30secs
Date Uploaded: Jan 21, 2012

 Thank you all for the comments and votes. I've never had nearly this many! This shot was taken approx 10 miles outside of Manchester UK. It is light pollution from the city.

I went back and forth with the editing and went with an HDR'd version of the shot. It brought out a lot more stars but sacrificed noise on that part of the shot. This bugs the crap out of me. I am not familiar with noise reduction software yet so that is something to look into.

The green hedge... the biggest issue brought up... The photo was taken in the grounds of my parents place. This is a hedge that I could barely extend my tripod over so I decided to incorporate it into the shot. Believe it or not it is severely toned down. The light on the hedge is from lights on the grounds which are nasty fluorescents which makes the hedge even greener! I liked the contrast and the mixture of color in the shot but the consensus seems to be that it isn't liked too much. I guess the sky should have taken the show? I see that.

Thank you all again for the comments. I'm proud of this shot but see where I can improve.

I don't know how this shows on most monitors but I wonder if I should have bumped the exposure down a notch or two. Might have helped.

Statistics
Place: 52 out of 410
Avg (all users): 6.5125
Avg (commenters): 7.7353
Avg (participants): 6.4745
Avg (non-participants): 6.6818
Views since voting: 859
Views during voting: 539
Votes: 240
Comments: 39
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/23/2012 11:23:29 PM
Now that's interesting!
 02/23/2012 07:59:05 PM
This is a great combo. Love seeing the sun on the clouds and all the stars in the sky. Pretty!
 02/23/2012 06:50:15 PM
Wow....that sky is incredible. I don't think I have ever really seen a sky like this before. Just stunning.
 02/23/2012 09:27:43 AM
i'm wondering if you've gotten comments saying this is "overdone".
it looks a bit oversaturated on my laptop but when i look at it on my work pc, the saturation doesn't look as bad.

still one of my top scorers. i really like the drama in this one.

(voted earlier)
 02/23/2012 08:51:42 AM
I'm not sure about the foreground and the lens distorsion, but the sky is amazing
 02/23/2012 01:09:44 AM
Looks a little over cooked for my liking, still dramatic nevertheless.
 02/21/2012 11:11:54 PM
I am pretty sure this is how my head felt today. Nice work all the way around.
 02/21/2012 12:21:33 PM
Wild. Great colors and effect.
 02/20/2012 02:04:08 PM
High visual impact. It's a very interesting image to look at because of the different levels of exposure from the bottom to the top.
 02/19/2012 10:35:51 PM
Impressive.
 02/18/2012 02:38:36 PM
Intense sensation of movement and velocity in that sky. It's fabulous you were able to capture the stars so crisply. I'm not sure if the bright green grass in the foreground works, but the sky is drawing all my attentions!
 02/18/2012 12:21:23 AM
Very interesting shot - I hope you post your settings for this.
 02/17/2012 08:20:56 PM
Fantastic sky!
 02/17/2012 02:55:18 PM
love this! so inspiring, you should be very proud of this shot
 02/16/2012 04:07:53 PM
The edit slightly takes over the image and while I don't mind the sky the green of the plantation in the foreground is distracting.
 02/16/2012 12:43:56 PM
High on the wow factor
 02/16/2012 10:14:13 AM
So many powerful layers to this image.
 02/16/2012 08:24:45 AM
Very cool effect you were able to achieve here.
 02/14/2012 11:39:12 PM
Layers and imagery are fantastic
 02/14/2012 06:25:33 PM
This is an eyeful! Very nice.
 02/14/2012 01:17:39 PM
greens look a little blown out
 02/14/2012 11:18:29 AM
This is terrific. I am speechless and it could reach the top. Good luck, you have rather stiff opposition.
 02/14/2012 10:45:02 AM
This is in my top 5 for the challenge - absolutely beautiful. Can't wait to see your comments on the experience. BEAUTIFUL!
 02/14/2012 09:27:27 AM
wow,that is amazing
 02/14/2012 08:51:59 AM
Not sure how you've managed this - interesting effect however.
 02/13/2012 10:46:44 PM
this is awesome.
 02/13/2012 09:56:17 PM
Mindbending.
 02/13/2012 09:59:20 AM
Your title captures this well. A wonderful capture!
 02/13/2012 12:59:49 AM
Mind boggling! How did you get the clouds to move out of the way to reveal the stars so brightly!
 02/12/2012 09:34:24 PM
Wow, amazing sky.
 02/12/2012 05:34:44 PM
Cant wait do come back after the challenge and see how long of an exposure this is. I love the different levels of this, its really amazing. 9
 02/12/2012 10:28:33 AM
Like an atmospheric explosion. Nice.
 02/11/2012 12:03:38 PM
This is so beautiful. I have no idea how this could have been done and makes me appreciate photography and nature!
 02/11/2012 10:31:39 AM
This is awesome. Love it. Is this what heaven looks like when you enter? If you enter.
 02/10/2012 07:11:54 PM
wow, that's an impressive sky
 02/10/2012 09:15:42 AM
Nice use of the ambient light from what I assume is a city. However, the light on the grass/vegetation in the foreground is a bit too strong for my taste, having that part so strongly lit and color saturated just takes the attention away from that awesome sky, but good shot, gave a 7.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/10/2012 09:15:24 AM
This is something special.
 02/10/2012 04:22:13 AM
Amazing sky nicely captured.
 02/10/2012 02:16:37 AM
Not voting (yet)
Ok this concept and set up is seriously good! Few minor points:
Bit too much noise - but I understand it is there because of how you had to capture it - run some denoise on it.
The FG looks like it was lit up with direct light from a torch - maybe bounce the light onto it to make it softer.
There is a small white spec on the horizon - a little distracting.
Generally an amazing shot - I like this lots. Hope it does well!
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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