Jean-Massry
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Jean-Massry
November 20, 2015
Aperture 2.8
Focal 12mm
Taken during August 2015 Perseid meteor shower.
I went to this spot to combine shooting the church together with the meteor shower (Or shall i call them shooting stars). And here is the result, 1 trail pointing to the cross on the church. So I called this photo "Birth Sign Of Christianity" in reference to the shooting star that led the 3 kings to baby Jesus, The Star of Bethlehem.
Focal 12mm
Taken during August 2015 Perseid meteor shower.
I went to this spot to combine shooting the church together with the meteor shower (Or shall i call them shooting stars). And here is the result, 1 trail pointing to the cross on the church. So I called this photo "Birth Sign Of Christianity" in reference to the shooting star that led the 3 kings to baby Jesus, The Star of Bethlehem.
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Location
I took this photos in Protaras area in Cyprus. 1 hour drive from where I live.Time
Night shot, 22:30Lighting
Aperture 2.8, ISO 3200, Focal 12mm, Manual Lens focus/aperture. Light is collected during the 25" long exposure.Equipment
EOS 6D, Samyang 12mm f2.8 Fisheye?, Used tripod from ground level view to capture both the full church and the Milky WayInspiration
This photo was taken during August 2015 Perseid meteor shower. When I heard about the meteor shower I started searching on the map for possible places to combine 3 subjects at once, the meteor, the Milky Way and a foreground, and i found this place on the map which I knew about the church from before and I saw that the angle would be perfect, having the church in the middle, the Milky Way Arch and the Metero Shower falling from the top left corner, and this was the result, exactly as planned, the luck in this was the 1 trail pointing to the cross on the church. So I called this photo "Birth Sign Of Christianity" in reference to the shooting star that led the 3 kings to baby Jesus, The Star of Bethlehem. I had planned to go there by myself but luckily a friend of mine called and wanted to go for his 1st night shooting, so I had nice company. Onsite, I tested few shots before I find the angle I liked more, and I left the camera in place and I was triggering the shutter remotely hoping to catch the shooting stars. As I already made my calculation ahead of time and expected 1 to 2 shooting star per minute. Many shots i had cars passing by over exposing the foreground, other times there was airplanes passing. The big problem for me was the light pollution from a nearby radio station installation.Editing
Yes, I tried to reduce the light pollution, enhance the stars, straighten the roof of the church and a little de-fishing the distortion.In my camera bag
EOS 6D, Macro 100mm, 70-300mm, 70-200mm 2.8, 50mm 1.8, 12mm 2.8 EOD 50D 10-22mm, 17-85mmFeedback
Study the area, plan your shot, be ready ahead of time.