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Irix 15 firefly
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Location
This photo was taken at the Lancelin Sand Dunes, 2 hours North of Perth City.Time
Taken at around midnight while exploring the sand dunes. The wind picked up and a sand storm came in shortly after this photo.Lighting
I used a YongNuo speedlight and a Gary Fong lightsphere to help diffuse the light.Equipment
I used the following equipment to the produce this image: Nikon D750 DSLR Irix 15mm f2.4 Monoprice XL CF tripod Gigapan Epic Pro panorama mount.Inspiration
One thing I noticed about this night was that it was unusually bright from a moonless night at Lancelin. I wanted to capture this look of the night sky before the lights from the road works totally engulf the stars. We seem to be losing our dark skies due to an expanding city.Editing
This is a 24 image panorama. Each frame is processed in Lightroom with Lens Correction and White Balance are fixed. The frames are then stitched in Autopano Giga with a Stereographical projection and exported as a 16bit TIFF file. The stitched image is reimported to Lightroom where Contrast, Clarity and Saturation are applied. Noise correction is also applied during this phase. Finally, a vignette is added for a more dramatic effect.In my camera bag
I carry all my equipment in a rucksack when I shoot at night. It usually contains the following: Nikon D750 Irix 15mm Sigma 20mm art Gigapan Epic Pro Monoprice XL CF tripod YongNuo speedlight Head torch Remote trigger Heaps of spare batteries head warmersFeedback
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