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Beautiful indeed. Your planning paid off I'd say. You were also rather lucky that the hut below had no lights burning. One question for you: I assume you exposed for maybe 15 - 30 seconds per shot. That would mean the entire sequence takes you probably between 3 - 6 minutes to complete - longer if the camera applies long exposure noise reduction. During that time the stars move. Did you do anything special when stitching the eight images together, or does it not matter in the real world? Christoph -
Great composition! -
Which was anything but dry ... :-) Thank you Mike. -
I preferred the tighter crop of the corner. In that image the clouds also seemed more natural. This image takes the mystery out of it. -
Peter, I like it a lot. Since you ask for suggestions, maybe I'd crop a bit on the left and extend a bit on the right, so those animals have something to run into. I could also see a slightly darker version. -
Hm, that version looks way darker online. Here's the original.
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From a recent hiking trip into the Presidential range - Dry River Wilderness area. We escaped most afternoon storms, but this one dumped about 3/4 in of rain on us and cleared the air a bit. I decided to leave the image dark. A lighter version showed more detail in the trees, but this was the very end of the day. 10 minutes later the show was over and we went to bed. Thanks for looking. Your comments / suggestions are always appreciated.
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Exposure Date: 2016:07:14 19:29:04; ImageDescription: ; Copyright: Christoph Geiss 2016; Make: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.; Model: E-M1; Exposure Time: 0.125 s; FNumber: f/8; ISOSpeedRatings: ISO 200; ExposureProgram: Manual; ExposureBiasValue: 0 MeteringMode: Pattern; Flash: 8; FocalLength: 12 mm; FocalLengthIn35mmFilm: 24 mm; Software: Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows);
© Christoph E. Geiss 2016
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... that your tent is really as waterproof as advertised. :-) In this case it was, and 3/4 inches of rain in 30 minutes did nothing more than postponing dinner by a little bit. Thanks for stopping by, and I appreciate your comments /suggestions.. -
Exposure Date: 2016:07:14 18:06:48; ImageDescription: ; Copyright: Christoph Geiss 2016; Make: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.; Model: E-M1; Exposure Time: 0.04 s; FNumber: f/4; ISOSpeedRatings: ISO 200; ExposureProgram: Manual; ExposureBiasValue: 0 MeteringMode: Pattern; Flash: 8; FocalLength: 40 mm; FocalLengthIn35mmFilm: 80 mm; Software: Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows);
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Cool picture! I like the dark tones, fleeting lines and the contrast between the diagonals of the buildings and the rounded shapes. One technical comment: on my screen the thin white line that frames the image is only visible at the bottom. Looking at the larger image showed that it goes all the way around. Funny thing: I didn't mind it all that much. -
Star trail with slide film
cegeiss replied to benjamin_kim2's topic in The Wet Darkroom: Film, Paper & Chemistry
<p>I did star trails with my old Nikon many times, without much thought, and they always turned out well or at least decent. The important thing is: you need dark skies. I assume you will be visiting the east coast of the US, and in many areas the skies are much too light-polluted to get decent images. Ideally you want pitch-black skies, no moon, and no clouds. Then you are taking a picture of slowly moving point sources in front of darkness. Exposing for a longer amount of time will not make the star trail brighter, only longer. Opening the aperture will make them brighter, so will higher ISO film.<br> As a starting point: I stitched 250 (digital) images in Photoshop. The individual exposure data for each frame was: ISO 1600, f/4, 20". So the total exposure time was about 90 min. The result is <a href="/photo/17882504">here</a>.<br> So with slide film I'd open the aperture as far as possible, sit back and have a beer - or five. I haven't bought slide film in years, so I don't remember how bad film grain on high ISO film was, but you might try something more sensitive than Kodachrome 25 - ouch that dates me. :-)<br> I'd be mostly worried about really dark skies. Maine, New Hampshire or Vermont might be your prime destinations. Here the skies are dark and humidity is low.<br> Good luck!</p> -
Great composition - I love the graphic quality of the image. Looks almost like a wood cut. -
mountain BLOOMING MEADOWS AT THE FOOT OF ROSENGARTEN
cegeiss commented on massimo_alberto_bonelli's gallery image in Landscape
It brings back childhood memories. For many years we had rented two rooms in a small village nearby: Barbian(o), with amazing views of nearby Schlern. We used to hike a lot along the Rosengarten, and my parents would tell me the story of King Laurin losing the Battle against Dietrich von Bern. Now that I live on the other side of the Atlantic I miss the Alpenglow (though the Sierra Nevada come close). As far as the image goes, I think it doesn't quite know what it wants to be, an image of the beautiful meadow, an image of a great mountain, or an image of a nice blue summer sky. I think the image would be better if you removed some of that ambiguity. Just my two cents. Christoph -
Edmiston Rd., Near Mazeppa, North Carolina
cegeiss commented on Landrum Kelly's gallery image in Landscape
Great colors - I like the contrast between the dark blue clouds and the yellow double line in the road. -
Thank you Steve and John. John, where is your crop? I am looking forward to seeing it. Christoph -
on our way to a local swimming hole as always, your comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated
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Exposure Date: 2016:07:03 13:04:26; ImageDescription: ; Copyright: Christoph Geiss 2016; Make: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.; Model: E-M1; ExposureTime: 2/1 s; FNumber: f/16; ISOSpeedRatings: 200; ExposureProgram: Manual; ExposureBiasValue: 0/10; MeteringMode: Pattern; Flash: 8; FocalLength: 100 mm; FocalLengthIn35mmFilm: 200 mm; Software: Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows); -
Exposure Date: 2016:07:03 12:58:16; ImageDescription: ; Copyright: Christoph Geiss 2016; Make: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.; Model: E-M1; ExposureTime: 25/10 s; FNumber: f/22; ISOSpeedRatings: 200; ExposureProgram: Manual; ExposureBiasValue: 0/10; MeteringMode: Pattern; Flash: 8; FocalLength: 100 mm; FocalLengthIn35mmFilm: 200 mm; Software: Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows); -
Exposure Date: 2016:07:03 12:23:28; ImageDescription: ; Copyright: Christoph Geiss 2016; Make: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.; Model: E-M1; ExposureTime: 241/1 s; FNumber: f/11; ISOSpeedRatings: 200; ExposureProgram: Manual; ExposureBiasValue: 0/10; MeteringMode: Pattern; Flash: 8; FocalLength: 30 mm; FocalLengthIn35mmFilm: 60 mm; Software: Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows);
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<p>Small cascade upstream from a local swimming hole. No kids in this pool, but plenty of small fish nibbling on my toes for half an hour.</p><div></div>
