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Quiver Tree under the stars in Namibia - Keetmanshoop area

Quiver Tree under the stars in Namibia - Keetmanshoop area
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cameraCanon EOS 600D

settings Aperture f/3.5 ISO 1600 Shutter 25/1 Focal Length 18/1 

upload_dateJul, 2015

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6 Comments |
nina050
 
nina050 August 30, 2015
Beautiful!
kobusodendaal
kobusodendaal August 30, 2015
:) Thanx
marshallvanderhoof
 
marshallvanderhoof September 03, 2015
Big fan of the night shots!
kenyken
 
kenyken September 10, 2015
Amazing!
kobusodendaal
kobusodendaal January 24, 2016
Thank you!!!
goodmary
 
goodmary January 15, 2016
Awesome photo, hope you post some of your current work soon
kobusodendaal
kobusodendaal January 24, 2016
Thank you!!!
moniqueelferink
 
moniqueelferink January 16, 2016
Great shot!!!!
kobusodendaal
kobusodendaal January 24, 2016
Thank you!!!
pmjfloyd
 
pmjfloyd January 20, 2016
Nice capture!
kobusodendaal
kobusodendaal January 24, 2016
Thank you!!!

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#stars #night #tree #alone #nature #majestuc
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Behind The Lens

Location

Quiver Tree Forest, Keetmanshoop, Namibia

Time

Around 22:00 at night

Lighting

Long exposure will capture the light from the stars, the trick is to light the subject. Use a warm light source, one that does not have a concentrated beam, and just quickly light up the object.

Equipment

Canon 600D, Tamron 18 - 250mm 3.5 lens, Tripod, Remote shutter release. Lightroom to merge the pictures.

Inspiration

The quiver tree forest.

Editing

Yes, this picture is made up from 3 - 4 pictures. Because of the lack of a dedicated wide angle lens or full frame camera, i had to take a series of pictures and merge them into the one you see.

In my camera bag

Like i mentioned earlier on i only started to invest in gear after this shot was taken.Today i never leave the house without my Canon 600D, Canon 50mm 1.8, Canon 17- 85 4-5.6, my favorite travel lens Tamron 18- 250 3.5-6.3 and my most recent add on Sigma 150-600 5-6.3. I also carry in my bag a tripos and a Nissin flash as well as extra memory cards. I have now started to look at filters, but still have a lot to learn.

Feedback

Capturing the stars or the milky way is fun! Enjoy it, play around and exercises your technique to light up a subject in the night. It is the best feeling ever that moment you catch that beautiful "first" picture where everything is in crisp focus!

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