carylwithay Posted October 11, 2010 Share #1 Posted October 11, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Taken just before it got completely dark all over. I was surprised at how well the trees came out. i did not even expect to see them. This is an 8 sec exposure. The moon was all white so I shot that separately and combined the two photos. Caryl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 11, 2010 Posted October 11, 2010 Hi carylwithay, Take a look here Moon , stars, and tress out back. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Guest nafpie Posted October 11, 2010 Share #2 Posted October 11, 2010 Nice. When (dd/mm/yy) and where have you captured that one? Stefan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carylwithay Posted October 11, 2010 Author Share #3 Posted October 11, 2010 I shot all but the moon last night in Pacifica California. Caryl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nafpie Posted October 11, 2010 Share #4 Posted October 11, 2010 I shot all but the moon last night in Pacifica California. So the position/size of the Moon relative to the stars is unreal, isn't it? I prefer a more realistic scenery. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert Posted October 11, 2010 Share #5 Posted October 11, 2010 Very pretty Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 11, 2010 Share #6 Posted October 11, 2010 Caryl - Beautiful and moody, like a poster for a movie or a screen saver for the iPad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carylwithay Posted October 11, 2010 Author Share #7 Posted October 11, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thank you Albert and Stuart. Stefan, I put the moon exactly where it was and kept it the same size. I just covered up the white hole. My preference is surrealism but this is too tame to fit into that category. Caryl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted October 12, 2010 Share #8 Posted October 12, 2010 Caryl, A picture for a book cover for a astronomy text or Sky and Telescope magazine. Outstanding. The results justify the technique. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carylwithay Posted October 12, 2010 Author Share #9 Posted October 12, 2010 Thank you so much Paul, Caryl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nafpie Posted October 12, 2010 Share #10 Posted October 12, 2010 Caryl: What constellations are part of your image? Date, time, picture angle (camera/focal lenght) and direction (point of the compass) would help to figure out. Stefan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
viramati Posted October 12, 2010 Share #11 Posted October 12, 2010 lovely. whish I was there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carylwithay Posted October 12, 2010 Author Share #12 Posted October 12, 2010 Thank you David. Stefan, I do not even know the names of the flowers or birds i shoot so constellations is really a stretch. I shoot from wherever I see a good shot. i do not remember angles nor are they of interest to me. Sorry. Astronomy is not one of my strong points. NOW, if you have a tax law question, that is more my speed.....but I am expensive. Caryl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nafpie Posted October 12, 2010 Share #13 Posted October 12, 2010 Stefan, I do not even know the names of the flowers or birds i shoot so constellations is really a stretch. But I try to do. Please let me help you to find out the constellations on your image. The stars are real, aren't they? Stefan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carylwithay Posted October 12, 2010 Author Share #14 Posted October 12, 2010 Oh yes, they are real. Why not copy the image, go to photoshop and go to image>threshold and move the slider left and right. it will remove some of the stars and you can see the constellations more easily. I have many star books but i do not recognize any of the more obvious ones like orion for instance in this shot. Have fun. Caryl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted October 13, 2010 Share #15 Posted October 13, 2010 The moon was all white so I shot that separately and combined the two photos. Caryl - that's a very cool shot which nicely shows the mood at dusk. It's also one of the boldest applications of HDR which I've seen lately. When did you shoot the moon? Must be taken from your archives, since it was not yet near to full this month. Date, time, picture angle (camera/focal lenght) and direction (point of the compass) would help to figure out. They're all either given or easy to figure out. Apply your ephemeris. Do tell us if you find something unusual about the constellations. However, be aware that there are some planets in startling places this season. Also be aware that the phase of the moon is not consistent with the date when the landscape and the sky were shot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nafpie Posted October 13, 2010 Share #16 Posted October 13, 2010 They're all either given or easy to figure out. Wich constellations have you recognized? Please help me a little. Apply your ephemeris. Can't wait to do, but I wish to have date, time, picture angle (camera/focal lenght) and direction (point of the compass), when and how the image was captured. Do tell us if you find something unusual about the constellations. The 'unusual' thing at this point is, that I can't recognize even one constellation. Also unusual is the lack of stars in the left part of the image. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aesop Posted October 13, 2010 Share #17 Posted October 13, 2010 ...please remind me never to post a shot of the moon and the stars. Not sure I would take too kindly to being grilled over non-photographic issues such as the positioning of stellar bodies (of which I may or may not know anything about). Caryl, you are too polite - I was brought up by wolves. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nafpie Posted October 13, 2010 Share #18 Posted October 13, 2010 non-photographic issues such as the positioning of stellar bodies Well, this IS a photographic issue! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted October 13, 2010 Share #19 Posted October 13, 2010 Caryl, I hope you don't mind a short digression into a topic which is inspired by your beautiful landscape (starscape?) image. If you do mind, please say so and we'll have a moderator moderate this message away. Can't wait to do, but I wish to have date, time, picture angle (camera/focal lenght) and direction (point of the compass), when and how the image was captured. Place and date have been stated in this thread. Time of day has been stated as "evening". Caryl also has said that she replaced the image of the moon but left it in place. From the given date we can say that the picture of the moon can not have been taken on the same day. Using your ephemeris, you can say with certainty when and where to expect the moon at that place and time. You can also guesstimate the time from the apparent height of the moon above the horizon, i.e. roughly 6 times its apparent diameter, presuming that the moon is depicted at its true apparent size. If not, the guesstimate is off by - say - an hour or so. I dare say that there is enough information in and about the image to let you find the constellations which ought to be visible. Please don't expect the author of the image to help you in a matter which is of interest to you only. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nafpie Posted October 13, 2010 Share #20 Posted October 13, 2010 I dare say that there is enough information in and about the image to let you find the constellations which ought to be visible. Question is: Are you not ABLE or are you not WILLING to show me at least one of the visible constellations. Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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