the visual journey - gallery ii Eternal Light

Thanks for commenting.

 

 

It's important to note here that I view this as an artistic interpretation of nature, and as such it is not intended to be completely realistic. This was what I saw in my minds eye, and what I wanted to create. The place and elements here are totally real and unaltered except for the fact that the finished image could not have been captured in one exposure, at the same time. I blended pieces of 3 exposures taken about 1 hour apart to create what you see here. The flowers had to be first since they were moving and required a faster shutter to record, which I timed with a momentary lull in the breeze at 1 second, f/14. About 40 minutes later I exposed the mountain and distant landscape after the sun had set at 20 seconds, f/14. Lastly, I exposed for the stars at 20 seconds, f/2.8, ISO 800.

 

Please view this photo in a darker area. Thanks.

The exposure seem to be a little bit tricky, but very good results. In the 40 minutes you have to be very careful with your camara and tripod ;-)

 

While it may not be a single shot, you've blended them in a way that appears completely natural, the way the eye would see it in a single moment at that time of day.

Man... I don't even know what to say. I'm simply blown away. Really something special captured here.

Thanks for the workflow. Great to know how you did it. I like the flowers and the mountains at its place. I however felt the screee disconnects the two in the middle of the frame especially since there is more interesting landscape there with trees and snow. Just a personal opinion.

 

It is very enjoyable to se both your pictures with stars and no star trails, looks so natural.

 

Regards

+Lalit

exceptional tones and composition, unique idea.

Fantastic work! thanks for mentioning it's technical details.It was really interesting for me when I realized your attempt.I appreciate it.

Your new night work is terrific. Photo.net has so much good landscape work that a regular viewer can start to feel a bit jaded, but this is fresh and different. "Great Beyond" was a bang-up introduction to the series, and "Eternal Light" is a great follow-up. These photos are examples of how technical mastery can open the way for exceptional artistry.

 

Having back-packed in some of these areas, I know there are, not infrequently, large animals walking through the campsite at night. Do you secure your rather expensive camera & tripod with an anchor line to make it less likely that it will get knocked over? Or tie white rags on the legs?

The idea is great, I think, that's how you manage to put some originality in your pictures, and to be perfect from every point of view.

Jim, I got some pretty decent camera insurance. Thanks.

well done! the changes in every shoot results on a superb image, i like the tones and the contrast of red on first place and blues of background. regards!!

Love this, I love all your photos. Very inspiring..

 

Thanks for the technical info too. Does it mean when you take 3 exposures that it is kind of a HDR-photo or something? (yeah I know.. I'm dumb... :))