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FollowFunny it was so dark that night. We were looking for the dragon sculpture and knew we were close but couldn't find it. Well when we got home I noticed on the ...
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Funny it was so dark that night. We were looking for the dragon sculpture and knew we were close but couldn't find it. Well when we got home I noticed on the right hand side that the sensor does pick up more than our eyes the dragon silhouette was only yards away! I was laughing when I saw that! Taken at 4am.
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LensCatcher5
May 01, 2015
wow this is stunning im learning how to take pictures like this so any tips much appreciated x
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Borrego Springs, CaliforniaTime
It was 4:30amLighting
I light painted the street.Equipment
I used a Nikon D750 paired with a Nikon 14-24mm f2.8. Me photo tripod and a corded shutter release.Inspiration
Well that is a funny story because my son and I were looking for the serpent sculpture and we knew we were close but it was dark and we couldn't find it. I decided to take a photo of the road leading to the milky way. When we got home I noticed on the right hand side the silhouette of the serpent! We were so close but that goes to show how dark it really gets out there.Editing
Yes in Lightroom. I Normally brush the sky and add some saturation and lower the the exposure about a .25 stop. I'll add just a bit of clarity to the sky and then repeat the process just on the milky way.In my camera bag
Nikon D750, Nikon 14-24mm f2.8, Nikon 50mm f1.4, Sigma 120-400mm f5.6, various filters, two remote releases, extra batteries and memory card, cleaning kit, two flash lights, Mephoto tripod, snacks and all packed in a Lowpro backpack.Feedback
Yes use the 400 rule to not get star trails. Focal length divided by 400 gives you exposure time in seconds to avoid noticeable star trails. (400/14mm = 28 seconds) The earth is always moving so star trailing is always happening but when printing large the 400 rule should make pinpoint looking stars. Most important advice, HAVE FUN!