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The Wise Old One
The Wise Old One
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Challenge: Free Study 2010-04 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Nikon
Location: Villiersdorp, Western Cape, South Africa
Date: Apr 15, 2010
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 800
Shutter: 300 seconds
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: Apr 28, 2010

 Had some fun with night shots.

This is a 5 minute shot. Fired the flash a few times from each side with a warming gel.

Had to do some serious noise reduction in the sky.

For those that were wondering, the reason some of the small star trails are segmented, is because (I think) clouds moved in front of the stars for a part of the exposure, thus blocking the light.

I also cloned out some lights from cars passing by in the background, and also a two small distracting branches in the distance (definitely not influencing the typical viewer's description of the shot :) ).

Statistics
Place: 7 out of 394
Avg (all users): 7.1862
Avg (commenters): 8.1250
Avg (participants): 7.2308
Avg (non-participants): 7.0732
Views since voting: 2947
Views during voting: 260
Votes: 145
Comments: 15
Favorites: 13 (view)

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AuthorThread
 05/25/2010 02:12:06 PM
Beautiful. WD Philip.
 05/08/2010 06:13:15 AM
Love this shot! Thanks for the details and congratulations on your high finish!
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 05/07/2010 11:23:05 PM
Congrats on a top 10 finish in the free study. Great pic and keep them coming.
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 05/07/2010 10:07:06 PM
good shot
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 05/07/2010 08:16:21 PM
Didn't vote this one. Fantastic!! Great lighting. Congratulations on top ten.
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 05/07/2010 08:04:08 PM
This was my only 10. Stunningly good shot. Congrats on top 10.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/07/2010 05:31:54 AM
Good work!! Were you painting with light or using strobes outdoors? or neither?
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 05/06/2010 07:11:05 PM
Great lighting and mood! 10
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 05/06/2010 04:12:28 AM
Must have a good chance of a ribbon. Very nice capture
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 05/05/2010 07:15:50 PM
Very nice light and texture of the sand/tree. The only thing I'n unsure about are the stars. I think blue seems a bit too saturated.
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 05/03/2010 12:37:23 PM
This is a very cool shot
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 05/02/2010 11:20:31 PM
very good one,,,,, love it,,,
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 05/02/2010 07:46:04 PM
Great image, what planet is this on?
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 05/01/2010 08:38:19 AM
remember this one from DA and like i said on there, love the shot :)
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 04/30/2010 08:55:52 PM
first of all... WOW.... BUT, WHY ARE THE STAR TRAILS SO SHORT! I am so bummed.... if this had longer star trails it would be my fav of the whole group... really!
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