Cave Lake
Shot at Cave Lake near Ely, Nevada my hometown while visiting for Thanksgiving.
As usual it was a last minute decision because all the stars aligned. I was thinking of doing some shooting at Cave Lake while I was there, but when I realized that the sky was going to be totally clear and there was no moon I knew I had to do some night shots. Unfortunately I didn't really have any really warm clothes so Melissa and I scrapped together what we could and headed out to freeze. It was a little breezy and in the 30s as we sat out at the lake with blankets while I played with my camera.
I originally had intended for some star trails but after fiddling with some things and it being cold I decided to go for Milky Way shots for the lake. I also got some twilight shots to composite in to add more detail to the surrounding hills.
All in all I'm fairly satisfied with the result. Still have some things to learn in photoshop especially in the noise cleaning department but it seems you can only do so much with 2000 ISO on a D7000.
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Deadly_Dreamer, Vic-Designs, teregarcia87, kenfmc, and 158 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Deadly_Dreamer (18 months ago | reply)
Wonderful capture.
illmophoto (18 months ago | reply)
Thank you!
Adam Metcalf [Transcendent Productions] (18 months ago | reply)
very nice!
robranaldo (18 months ago | reply)
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illmophoto (18 months ago | reply)
Thanks Mr. Metcalf
Thank you robranaldo
Sebbis (18 months ago | reply)
Hi dude. This is a really nice photo but im not really getting how you took it.
You say that you used f/22 and iso 2000, yet the exif says iso 100. Is there more than one photo here?
Jacob-Photography (18 months ago | reply)
this is beautiful
Epicosity (18 months ago | reply)
This is freaking AMAZING! If i took this shot it would be the last one i took because i dont think there would be anything out there that could match it.!! again... AMAZING!
Gnu2000 (18 months ago | reply)
That's incredible - I love the colours!
2_stroke (18 months ago | reply)
Fantastic! I am in the learning process for the star shots and would love to capture/process with your level of success.
illmophoto (18 months ago | reply)
Yes it is composited.
First a photo late into twilight to get detail in the mountains.
That is the one that is ISO 100 and f/22 @ 25 sec.
The second photo was taken a few hours later once it got really dark.
That one is ISO 2000 f/2.8 @ 25 seconds
Then layer them and blend in photoshop
Thanks everyone!
Sebbis (18 months ago | reply)
D.OliveroS (18 months ago | reply)
I want to tattoo this in my pupils :D
very well done mate, awesome capture.
illmophoto (18 months ago | reply)
Sounds painful haha
Thanks
D.OliveroS (18 months ago | reply)
I would put some anesthetic eye drops first, no prob :D
JSB PHOTOGRAPHS (18 months ago | reply)
Totally awesome shot, love the color & comp, sure is amazing how many stars there are!
Yazid Abu-Ghazaleh (18 months ago | reply)
:O
Corinna Dank (18 months ago | reply)
Truly breathtaking!!!
fynn1969 (18 months ago | reply)
awesome, great shot! will try something like that whenever I have clear skies on a no moon night.
Composite is same thing as HDR processing?
illmophoto (18 months ago | reply)
Thank you :)
In concept it accomplishes something similar to HDR but unlike HDR there were only two photos, and there is about a 2 hour gap between when each was taken.
dre.dre. (18 months ago | reply)
wow. wow. wow. i'm happy you faced the freeze to create this piece. it is magical. i can only imagine what the real thing was like.
penttja (18 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot! Fav!
nadir.talic (18 months ago | reply)
Amazing, I love milky way reflection in the lake.
RaffaLUCE (18 months ago | reply)
Unbelievable sky!
illmophoto (18 months ago | reply)
Thanks guys :)
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Maria Cecilia Camozzi (17 months ago | reply)
Wonderful capture!
Ione 5.56mm (17 months ago | reply)
Precioso!
wangjianshe (17 months ago | reply)
真漂亮
Mark John Marcaida. (17 months ago | reply)
Nice shot my friend!
Myles Cooley (15 months ago | reply)
This. Photo. . . . Beautiful *-* Wow this is so amazing.
Andrei Reinol (12 months ago | reply)
Amazing sky. Beautiful. Well done.
D1.Xenotime (10 months ago | reply)
Oh mad! Fantastic man! I see the Milky Way!
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reprobate22 (8 months ago | reply)
oh wow adam metcalf and my son are friends and collaborators same minds must think alike. you all have similar sales.
reprobate22 (8 months ago | reply)
correction: styles
S. Nirza (5 months ago | reply)
fantastic!