mattpayne
FollowThe Milky Way reflected in one awesome lake somewhere deep within Colorado. I've been working on this photo for months. When I originally shot this panoram...
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The Milky Way reflected in one awesome lake somewhere deep within Colorado. I've been working on this photo for months. When I originally shot this panorama, I had captured the Milky Way reflected in the lake but could not get the stitching to line up right. I figured out finally how to do some manual adjustments in another program and got it to line up. This is two rows of vertically oriented shots stitched together. I used a Brinkman Dual Xenon light to add some exposure to the shore and blended exposures to get a good match. Hope you like it.
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People's Choice in Milky Way Panorama Photo Challenge
Contest Finalist in Nightscapes Photo Contest
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Runner Up in Still Waters Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Still Waters Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Trey Ratcliffs Put Your Best Foot Forward Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Crystal Clear Photo Contest
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itsnickelwell
September 14, 2015
Breathtaking capture. All the time you put into this shot really paid off!
cmorisset
October 03, 2015
Wow! Amazing work. Congrats on making top finalists. Dreamworld is right! Cheers ( :
HaliSowle
October 27, 2015
A dreamworld indeed. This is just mystical. Congratulations on being a finalist.
adamsumner
January 08, 2016
I love this image and want to take similar ones myself. I just wish I could understand Viewbug's method of describing focal length!
mattpayne
January 08, 2016
Thanks Adam - just do the math, I think... 140/10 = 14mm :-) ... for this shot though I did two rows of panoramas at 14mm
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Location
Independence Pass, near Aspen, ColoradoTime
11pmLighting
A thunderstorm had just passed through the area and added some interesting effects on the horizon and I think increased the amount of airglow.Equipment
Nikon D800, Nikon 14-24, Gitzo tripodInspiration
I've been inspired by other artists like David Kingham to take Milky Way panoramas for a long time. I've wanted to get a full Milky Way panorama with a reflection for awhile now, so my vision for this photo happened well before I started taking the images that made it.Editing
This was several photos stitched together to achieve the huge viewing angle.In my camera bag
Nikon D800 and the Nikon trinity. I also like to use the Nikon shutter cable release for my night photography.Feedback
Practice shooting in low light away from bright cities. Shoot at high ISOs and experiment often. One of the hardest parts is getting your focus correct at night - so make sure you can focus to infinity in the dark.