A Night at Thors Hammer

[Roman Kurywczak]

From my just completed Zion/Bryce tour.......this was the vision I had B4 I left for the trip. This was painted with a 5 million candle power flashlight....bounced off an adjacent rock wall. Not many positions to choose from because of the steep drop offs......even have some with Thors Hammer in the sky a bit....preferred this version.
Canon 1D Mark lll at ISO 6400 for 30seconds at f4. All tripod mounted with bubble level in HS and noise ninja used in PP'ing.

[Dave Mills]

Hi Roman, nicely lit without being overdone. Interesting the way the comp is framed and liking the dark backround of the mountains against the lit formations. Playing a bit with a crop and finding I like the image cropped a little below the central bright grouping of stars. I also see some noise to the left of thors hammer.Wondering if thats due to the size adjustment for posting.

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hey Roman, I figured you would capture a nightscape or several on your Bryce tour. I like how this one turned out. Looks like just enough light-painting on the foreground. Well done!

[Roger Clark]

Hi Roman.

Beautiful image. The small star cluster at upper center is called the Pleaides, and below that is the constellation of Taurus. I certainly would not crop out any stars as Dave suggested, as the stars separate the image from the gazilliona of other images taken from this spot. While I like the image a lot, there are three things I don't like. 1) The clouds on the horizon detract because thay are dark. 2) The light on the foreground is a little bright for me. 3) The light on the foreground is too flat. Perhaps a boost in contrast in the foreground rocks and darken a little would help?

Roger

[Robert Amoruso]

I am glad someone (thanks Roger) mentioned the stars as that is what I really love about this image - not that the FG isn't stellar too.

Nice work Roman.

[denise ippolito]

Beautiful image Roman, I love the stars and the illuminated FG. The clouds on the horizon add a nice layer to the image IMO.

[Ron Bernstein]

This image really has impact. It was well thought out and really captures the viewer's attention. Roger's comments caught my attention, particularly on his comments 2 and 3, regarding the question of whether the rocks aren't too bright. I'd love to see a version incorporating those comments. Congratulations on a project well conceived and executed!

[Dennis "Curly" Buchner]

Wish I could of snuck in and shot that very nice