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Taken right after sunset with the last light of the day lighting the horizon and the stars just starting to peek through the sky.
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Taken right after sunset with the last light of the day lighting the horizon and the stars just starting to peek through the sky.

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36 Comments |
johngreene
 
johngreene January 17, 2014
Congrats, beautiful shot.
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta January 18, 2014
Wonderful long-time-exposed sunset with lovely colors. Congratulations.
niharpradhan
 
niharpradhan January 18, 2014
Mesmerizing Shot...
hotpixel PRO+
 
hotpixel January 18, 2014
Beautiful image ! Congratulations on a well deserved feature !!
mjgphotog
 
mjgphotog January 18, 2014
Looks like a great camping spot. Great Shot!
akhmadsolihin
 
akhmadsolihin January 18, 2014
Great picture
WileKyK
 
WileKyK January 18, 2014
Amazing shot. Congratulations on your Feature!
catini
 
catini January 18, 2014
Very nice, great clarity. Congrats on your feature!
Beautiful-Breeze Platinum
 
Beautiful-Breeze January 18, 2014
Beautiful, congrats.
ybuhac
 
ybuhac January 18, 2014
Congratulations on feature great shot
iceman2
 
iceman2 January 18, 2014
Beautiful time exposure capture.Congrats!
KeithBannerman Ultimate
 
KeithBannerman January 18, 2014
Nice shot
brentmorris
 
brentmorris January 18, 2014
wonderfully done
RaphaelLazareLobo
 
RaphaelLazareLobo January 18, 2014
Impressive!!!
phspanky
 
phspanky January 18, 2014
Nice capture, congratulations on the feature.
MariElaine
 
MariElaine January 18, 2014
Oh how cool is this. Love how it's composed and the colors are great! ❤️
beturner
 
beturner January 18, 2014
Love the colours. Great shot, congrats.
Dmullanephotography
 
Dmullanephotography January 18, 2014
Great shot
vespapilot
 
vespapilot January 18, 2014
Wow. Nice work!
HelenRea
 
HelenRea January 18, 2014
Congratulations James...gorgeous image, nice work! :)))
debhall Platinum
 
debhall January 18, 2014
Beautiful! I want to be there right now and leave all the cold and snow behind!
Angela_Lewry
 
Angela_Lewry January 18, 2014
stunning image
redwriter Platinum
 
redwriter January 18, 2014
Beautiful capture. Congrats. - Jake
mikemalak
 
mikemalak January 18, 2014
nice shot
kkat Platinum
 
kkat January 18, 2014
Wonderful! Congratulations!
rmr731 Platinum
 
rmr731 January 19, 2014
Beautiful capture! Congrats!
redwriter Platinum
 
redwriter January 20, 2014
Beautiful Image. Congrats. - Jake
scottmuir
 
scottmuir January 22, 2014
loving the colours in this image :)
kurtsampson
 
kurtsampson January 24, 2014
Amazing capture!
marcusrobert
 
marcusrobert January 25, 2014
Thats sweet
youhavegot2bjoking
 
youhavegot2bjoking January 28, 2014
Stunning pic
photographcl
 
photographcl January 31, 2014
Great shot
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zhouzhh November 02, 2014
A great shot with a colorful view !
devbala
 
devbala December 11, 2014
Its beautiful and i like its color contrast.
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Wynand May 04, 2015
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, astounding photo well done....
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Wynand May 04, 2015
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, astounding photo well done....
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Behind The Lens

Location

Harrison Lake in British Columbia, Canada

Time

Taken after sunset right at the end of blue hour around 10:15pm

Lighting

There wasn't much light because it was a night shot, but that orange you see at the skyline is from the distant city lights.

Equipment

Nikon D600 with a Samyang 14mm f/2.8 and a Sirui T-2005X tripod

Inspiration

The light from the neighboring campsite inspired the photo. I saw how the lights from their lanterns were lighting up the surrounding trees so I went down to the water and captured this photo.

Editing

I processed in lightroom and photoshop to bring out the shadows and colors.

In my camera bag

I typically shoot with a Nikon D600. For night shots like this I exclusively use my Samyang 14mm f/2.8 lens. I also carry the following lenses: Nikon 24-85mm, Nikon 70-300mm, Tokina 17-35mm f/4

Feedback

Go camping! When you get out of the city the night sky is more interesting and light from neighboring campsites provide extra interesting light to add to the scene. In this image the campsite light is from a lantern because there was a fire ban on due to dry weather, but I have also had good luck with images taken where a campfire is lighting objects at night.

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