Merry Christmas. Celebrate this Season with joy and thanksgiving.
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Oh, what a nigh! When I first envisioned this shot, I pictured taking it on a crystal clear night. Unfortunately, smoke from the fires burning in Northern California dulled the sky quite a bit. But deep in the middle of the night the skies cleared enough to see stars and meteors. I did not "light paint" the tufa formation, it was illuminated by car lights driving down the road to the lake. I took 280 shots using my Sony a9, Sony 14mm lens at f/2 and ISO 6400. I combined 18 of those shots in Sequator to reduce noise and then used 8 shots with meteors and combined them with my base image in Photoshop.
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Composite play. I used 3 three images to make up this scene.
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When I first set up this shot I didn't have much hope of capturing anything. To my eyes everything just looked dark and murky. But then we began to photograph ... and magical images appeared on my review screen. Each shot revealed a new variation of clouds and stars. It was one of my best photographic experiences ever.
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Even in these darkest of times I find signs of hope and inspirataion. Mother Nature never disappoints. Comet NEOWISE is a gift to us all. It will not be seen again for another 6,766 years!!! I count myself blessed to have seen it.
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