Results 1 to 9 of 9

Thread: Another Moonlit Icon

  1. #1
    Roman Kurywczak
    Guest

    Default Another Moonlit Icon

    Attached Images Attached Images
     
    It dawned on me that all the years I have been doing night photography.....I have never photographed old faithful! I remembered why when I tried to set up around 9pm......flashes firing off all over the place and the lights from the new visitor center creating some challenges that I wasn't able to overcome! Nothing a visit at 3am couldn't take care of. Imagine......I was at Old Faithful all alone!!! It was still tough to avoid the light from the other lodges.....but no car drive by's to ruin the lighting. Canon 1D mark lll for 30 seconds at f4 and ISO 6400 all tripod mounted w/ bubble level in HS......fired flash once.

  2. #2
    Banned
    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Location
    Colorado
    Posts
    3,949
    Threads
    254
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Roman,

    Another nice one! Although the foreground is a little uninteresting and the separation of the foreground to the distant hills is a little segregated from the foreground, so there is no lead-in. But I understand the difficulty of making images in this location. I've actually photographed from the same spot during the day many years ago (on film).

    It looks like you were looking northwest and the constellation Cygnus is setting. The top of the Cygnus cross is just to the left of the geyser. You can just make out the North America nebula to the left of the top star in the cross (Deneb).

    One thing I would say about working at ISO 6400, is that bright and intermediate stars are saturated thus losing their colors. If you back off to ISO 800 (or at least 1600) you'll still get the same information (faint detail) recorded and can bring up the brightness in post processing without losing the star colors. The difference in noise floor at ISO 800 will be so small you would need scientific measurements to tell the difference with ISO 1600 on the 1DIII, and even a scientific measurements gives the same noise floor at ISO 1600 and up.. ISO 800 would give 3 stops more dynamic range to keep the star colors. Then an image processing program like ImagesPlus could help in processing, maintaining small diameter stars and star colors. The noise floor on the 1DIV and 5DII is significantly lower than the 1DIII, in case you are interested.

    Anyway, beautiful images. Wish I was there with the time to stay up all night too (instead of in a meeting viewing power point presentations)!

    Roger

  3. #3
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    NE Mississippi
    Posts
    4,700
    Threads
    636
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    That is very impressive! You captured it really well and the light on the geyser and foreground is just right.

  4. #4
    BPN Viewer
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Location
    New Jersey
    Posts
    6,829
    Threads
    569
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Hi Roman, another skillfully executed image. The soft color of the geyser is appealing along with the offset placement. Just enough foreground and a galaxy that adds so much interest.

    Are those small wisps in the backround also steam vents?

  5. #5
    Landscapes Moderator Andrew McLachlan's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Location
    Thornton, Ontario
    Posts
    6,039
    Threads
    480
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Hi Roman,

    Another fine nightscape image. This and your previous post are simply amazing. Love them!

  6. #6
    Robert Amoruso
    Guest

    Default

    I am liking the FG - a feeling of desolation. As always, skillfully executed.

  7. #7
    Publisher Arthur Morris's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    Indian Lake Estates, FL
    Posts
    32,506
    Threads
    1,433
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Superb design and execution. Was the flash used to light the foreground grasses.

    Roger, please explain what you mean by "noise floor." I found reading your comments most interesting.
    BIRDS AS ART Blog: great info and lessons, lots of images with our legendary BAA educational Captions; we will not sell you junk. 30+ years of long lens experience/e-mail with gear questions.

    BIRDS AS ART Online Store: we will not sell you junk. 35 years of long lens experience. Please e-mail with gear questions.

    Check out the new SONY e-Guide and videos that I did with Patrick Sparkman here. Ten percent discount for BPN members,

    E-mail me at samandmayasgrandpa@att.net.










  8. #8
    Roman Kurywczak
    Guest

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Morris View Post
    Superb design and execution. Was the flash used to light the foreground grasses.

    Roger, please explain what you mean by "noise floor." I found reading your comments most interesting.
    Thanks all! Artie.....I'm interested in Roger's comment too! As for the flash....it was was for the geyser eruption mainly, but I'm sure I had a bit of bleed .......trying to get a bit of detail in the steam plume and the rest was moonlight and ambient light pollution from the lodges.
    PS Dave....yep.....it's more stem rising in the basin.....amazing how much of it was rising!
    Last edited by Roman Kurywczak; 10-14-2010 at 11:19 AM. Reason: added ps

  9. #9
    Susan Candelario
    Guest

    Default

    Hey Roman,
    This is simply spectacular! What else can I say other than I wish I would have been there. Hopefully on your next tour.
    ~Susan

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Web Analytics