Lake of Stars
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Mike_MacKinven
November 18, 2014
Not sure how this got finalist to be honest, long exposure merged with a daytime shot never really works. Nice concept but execution needs a lot of work.
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Location
I took this photo as I was visiting the island of Bali, Indonesia. I shot from the Pura Ulun Danu Beratan temple looking over the lake of Bedugul. I shoot for passion and I had the luck to travel in many places. South-East Asia is the area I love most and the island of Bali offers unique landscapes and fascinating cultures to discover.Time
I woke up around 4.45am and driving torwards the rice fields when I saw a woman putting her small canoe in the water. I stopped and waited for her to leave the shore and take this picture.Lighting
The moon was visible so I had to use more that one exposure in order to obtain a clear view of both the stars and the lake.Equipment
This picture was shot with a 650D and a 18-55 kit lens over a Sirui tripodInspiration
This area is one of the tallest of the island and the artificial lighting is minimal so the sky was impressive. I took some pictures of the nearby temple the day before and noticed how clear was the reflection over the water. I tried to use the water reflection with the purpose of creating a sense of lake of stars.Editing
I obtained this picture from the composition of three different exposures photos with a manual HDR procedure on Photo Shop CS6In my camera bag
Canon 650D, 18-55 mm Canon, 55-250 mm Canon, Rokinon 8mm T3.8 Fisheye Cine Lens, Gopro Hero3 Black, Sirui Tripod.Feedback
The hard part has been to avoid the overexposure given by the reflection of the moon over the water. I suggest not to move the camera from the position and wait for the proper moment to shot every picture that you will use for the final HDR composition. When shooting pictures for an HDR composition I try to use not only the variation of exposition but also the variation of the environment. A passage of a cloud over the moon can help you to avoid the overexposure of the reflection better than a camera exposure variation. Pay attention to the light change around you instead of focusing only on the camera setting.
