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CAPE SCHANCK

People ask me why I stay late at night at freezing cold, traveling more than 2-5 hours and sometimes pull an all nighter just to photograph the stars, waking up...
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People ask me why I stay late at night at freezing cold, traveling more than 2-5 hours and sometimes pull an all nighter just to photograph the stars, waking up early just to capture the sunrise and staying late for sunset. This photo completely exemplifies why I do what I do.

Sometimes when looking up at the stars I will feel this overwhelming sense of connection. I’m pretty comfortable with my emotions so it’s not uncommon to see me tear up in a sad or emotional movie. At times the stars are no different. Sometimes it will just strike me that I’m staring at a cosmic show of distant memories from the past. That’s what stars are, old pictures of how it used to be. Since their light takes so much time to reach us, some of these stars are already dead. It’s a physical way to observe the past aside from books and movies. Whenever I feel like I have a problem, after an hour of gazing into the abyss, my problems seem so small. I have seen shooting stars, satellites, the milky way, the crux, the north star, mars, big dipper, little dipper, Orion’s belt, a lunar eclipse, etc. I even have an app that tells me where everything is in the stars. “Never stop being curious” is what I told myself and it has never steered me wrong. So to those who say I’m wasting my time, I think you’re missing out what is out there.

This is what I love about photography.
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Contest Finalist in The Night Sky And The Stars Photo Contest
Peer Award
cooseyeview terrybreyman jfrid Delan_M rodmadill Dyer6119 michaelstephens +12
Outstanding Creativity
DavidSchwartz trishbsc Leksus Edgargo M1_WRX bobbycurtiss richardbauman +4
Superb Composition
josephleduc bsube jodiecam jayholm TheSeeker
Absolute Masterpiece
RobCooperPhotography joybello rekahalaszi karahigh
Top Choice
akashlinadas jeremytravers redwolf0822
Magnificent Capture
doubleplay daydreamsbymary0710
All Star
LorisPhotography jleosadauskas

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The Night Sky And The Stars Photo ContestTop 10 rank
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Night Wonders Photo ContestTop 20 rank
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Capture The Milky Way Photo ContestTop 20 rank
Capture The Milky Way Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Creative Compositions Photo Contest Vol7Top 10 rank
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Covers Photo Contest Vol 49Top 20 rank
Covers Photo Contest Vol 49Top 30 rank week 2
Covers Photo Contest Vol 49Top 20 rank week 1
Monthly Pro Photo Contest Vol 44Top 30 rank
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The Natural Planet Photo ContestTop 10 rank
The Natural Planet Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Water And The Night Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Water And The Night Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 1
Covers Photo Contest Vol 48Top 10 rank
Covers Photo Contest Vol 48Top 10 rank week 2
Image Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 35Top 10 rank
Covers Photo Contest Vol 48Top 10 rank week 1
Monthly Pro Photo Contest Vol 43Top 10 rank
Image Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 35Top 10 rank week 2
Image Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 35Top 10 rank week 1
The Night And The Mountains Photo ContestTop 10 rank
The Night And The Mountains Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 1

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3 Comments | Report
paulbroadhurst
 
paulbroadhurst July 18, 2018
Awesome
joybello PRO+
 
joybello March 24, 2020
Well said!!
doubleplay Platinum
 
doubleplay October 05, 2020
Well done and great narrative!!
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