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Under Heaven's Vault
levyj413


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Challenge: Under- (Minimal Editing I*)
Collection: Vermont
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Nikon
Location: Lake Groton, VT
Date: Aug 10, 2010
Aperture: 4
ISO: 200
Shutter: 863
Galleries: Nature, Astrophotography
Date Uploaded: Aug 10, 2010

 This was such a nice night. My daughters, my wife's cousin, and her kids ... we were all lying on the dock in Vermont stargazing and talking about the science of the night sky.

While I was out there, I figured I'd grab a star trails shot. Their reaction was worth the small amount of effort. :)

I highly encourage you to try this kind of shot yourself. It just requires a camera you can set on bulb mode and a remote to keep the shutter open.

The purple hazy spots are where the sensor heats up during the long exposure. Easy enough to fix even in basic editing with just a hue/sat adjustment, as I did with my entry in an earlier challenge. But that's ok - minimal effort yielded a nice shot.

Here's my earlier one. The ridge on the right edge is the one on the left edge in this shot:


And here's the daytime view:


Lucky for me, my wife's grandfather built this cottage in 1913 and we get to go up there every August.

Statistics
Place: 26 out of 91
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Votes: 169
Comments: 7
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 08/17/2010 11:26:08 PM
Although I absolutely love William's and Otto's winning entries, I am so sad that this one did not score higher. Absolutely brilliantly done.

Message edited by author 2010-08-18 03:29:59.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/15/2010 02:42:46 PM
VERY impressive exposure control to get this right.
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 08/15/2010 02:14:09 PM
Just gorgeous. Love the colours!
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 08/14/2010 09:14:50 PM
Man, your hot pixels are gorgeous! Gives it an otherworldly feel.
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 08/13/2010 10:29:54 AM
I believe that the picture title should have under as a prefix and this is such a wonderful picture it should go a ten. I am not sure what to do? Abstain? Ah what is a title compared to such a beautiful picture. 10 it is.
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 08/11/2010 09:29:51 PM
Love these star trail images.
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 08/11/2010 12:19:40 AM
Fantastic shot...
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