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A Trip through Space.

To think we are moving at 30km-s around the Sun, which is circling the center of our galaxy at ~107km-s, which is zipping around the universe at 600km-s is quit...
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To think we are moving at 30km-s around the Sun, which is circling the center of our galaxy at ~107km-s, which is zipping around the universe at 600km-s is quite astounding. *(NASA - October 28, 1997) I used a double exposure technique in an attempt to illustrate this concept; one exposure at 30 seconds for the Milky Way, and another 1.5 hour exposure for the star trails. I then layered the two photos in Adobe Photoshop and adjusted the opacity accordingly to recreate a sense of motion through the streaking stars of a still photograph.
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Runner Up in Fstoppers Volume 5 Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Fstoppers Volume 5 Photo Contest
Absolute Masterpiece
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Peer Award
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Superb Composition
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Outstanding Creativity
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Magnificent Capture
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One Of A Kind
Capture-Life
Exceptional Contrast
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Jaw Dropping
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Illustrate Speed or Motion Photo ContestTop 20 rank
Fstoppers Volume 5 Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Illustrate Speed or Motion Photo ContestTop 30 rank week 1
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Tripod Required Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 1
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Dodho Volume 1 Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 2
Dodho Volume 1 Photo ContestTop 30 rank week 1
8 Comments |
Shahid_S
 
Shahid_S November 28, 2014
SOOOOO AMAZING!!!
ShelleyE
 
ShelleyE November 29, 2014
Love it!
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta December 03, 2014
Brilliant image. Congratulations on being a Runner-up.
MLundberg1
 
MLundberg1 December 04, 2014
very cool! well done!
PurpleWitch
 
PurpleWitch December 06, 2014
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique.
PurpleWitch
 
PurpleWitch December 06, 2014
I definitely love your photo!
Dunner
 
Dunner December 08, 2014
Congrats Runner up! This is National Geographic gorgeous work. Incredible capture of the world around us and it's spectacular alive energy!
LightWrite
 
LightWrite July 29, 2015
Mind blowing. Great job
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