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This was Meisho Maru, a Japanese trawler that in 1984 was caught in a storm and stranded on the coast of the Indian Ocean near Cape L'Agulhas, South Africa...
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This was Meisho Maru, a Japanese trawler that in 1984 was caught in a storm and stranded on the coast of the Indian Ocean near Cape L'Agulhas, South Africa. This is all what remains of the ship, after the sea claimed the stern and more than half of the hull over the years.
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This is a composition of 2 photos that I took in South Africa. The sky in the Little Karoo and the shipwreck at Cape L'Agulhas, the southernmost tip of Africa.Time
I shot the sky in winter before dinner, around 8pm. It was already dark enough to get a clearly visible Milky Way. I shot the shipwreck late in the afternoon, almost at sunset.Lighting
All natural lighting.Equipment
For both pictures I used a Canon EOS 6D with Canon 24-105mm zoom and Manfrotto tripod. No flash.Inspiration
I like to tell stories with my images. The picture of the shipwreck was pretty but quite flat, so I added the sky with the Milky Way to add a dramatic feeling to the composition. It is something that I often do with my pictures, if I do not get the feeling I want with a simple photo.Editing
I did a lot of post-processing. I darkened the shipwreck's photo by decreasing the lighting, then I merged it with a picture of the Milky Way that I had previously shot in the Little Karoo. Of course this process required some adjustments in the contact area between the two pictures. Just a bit of patience.In my camera bag
Unfortunately I had to sell all my equipment except for my bag, but I used to bring a Canon EOS 6D with a 24-105mm zoom, Manfrotto tripod, a few filters, mainly polarizers, a flexible trigger, and my smartphone.Feedback
What you see is what you get. Anyone wishing to capture something similar needs to go to the right places. You cannot shoot an acceptable picture of the Milky Way from your home in the city center of Milano or New York, no matter what post-processing software or presets you got. You also need the right equipment, as you cannot capture the Milky Way with a cheap camera, even if professional photographers with equipment worth thousands of dollars will tell you that you do not need expensive equipment to shoot night pictures. Do not listen to them.
