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[FLYFISHEXPERT]

^^^Nice shots Brad & John!

9-11-2011 Twin Falls, ID evening thunder storm

50mm | f/13 | 8 seconds | ISO 100 | tripod mounted | remote trigger

 

[Tucson T4R]

Beau, cool shot. I like the reflection along the surface of the river, it pulls you right into the image. Well done.

 

[Yellowkayak]

Hi,

I'm new to the forum, and I must say...looking at your photos, one can only say one thing...This is one hell of a beautiful world we live in. I'll be posting a few of my photos in the future. Right now I'm enjoying all the ones you are posting. Makes you want to get out there and camp doesn't it.

JJ

 

[taco2go]

Wow- great set of shots- John and Brad very nice night captures indeed.
Beau that is a rich picture for sure- wide gamut from warm and cool tones, and a beautiful composition. I like that you kept the shadows, with just enough to suggest the landscape.

 

[FLYFISHEXPERT]

Beau, cool shot. I like the reflection along the surface of the river, it pulls you right into the image. Well done.

Beau that is a rich picture for sure- wide gamut from warm and cool tones, and a beautiful composition. I like that you kept the shadows, with just enough to suggest the landscape.

Thanks guys, my wife and I were headed home from Boise when we stopped in Twin for dinner. We always stop at the canyon overlook on our way out of town in hopes of watching some base jumpers, but this evening gave us an incredible sunset. This picture doesn't even come close to representing what we watched. The clouds were moving from north to south (right to left) and the wind was south to north. You can see the rain in the distance being swept toward the edge of the canyon wall due to this. I wish I would have been able to capture the character of the clouds more as the layers were awe-inspiring.

 

[john101477]

That canyon is amazing anyways. during the winter the walls are like sheeted ice with huge icicles Awesome image Beau

 

[Lost Canadian]

That's a beaut, Beau! Well done!

 

[Tucson T4R]

Here's a second moonlight shot from last weekend taken from a slightly different perspective.

 

[FLYFISHEXPERT]

Okay Brad, what were your settings? I really like how this one turn out!

 

[Tucson T4R]

I used a 10-22 wide angle lens at 10mm and F3.5 with ISO 1600 for 25 seconds to suck the light in. Manually focused the lens to infinitely. Any longer exposure and you start seeing the star movement. These are best if there is some movement in the scene like moving clouds as in mine or if you have a stream or beach waves that can get fuzzed out. Cool effect.

Thanks for the comment.

 

[nwoods]

Looks sweet Brad! Love seeing the blue sky with stars

 

[Tucson T4R]

Thanks and that was not from post processing bumped colors. It's one of the cool effects of the moonlight in those conditions.

 

[john101477]

Nice. Funny how location plays such a big picture in how long you can leave a shutter open and keep the shot sharp. In northern cali, facing the north pole, at 18mm (aps-c) i get star trails in less than 8 seconds. turned east/west I have about 12-14 seconds. have not tried here in florida

 

[Tucson T4R]

Cool, I didn't realize there was as big a difference around the globe.

I also didn't know there was a difference in different directions.

I'm just a stumbling shooter that sometimes gets lucky. :elkgrin:

 

[john101477]

Cool, I didn't realize there was as big a difference around the globe.

I also didn't know there was a difference in different directions.

I'm just a stumbling shooter that sometimes gets lucky. :elkgrin:

Easy one to test- set your camera toward the north star and set for that same 25 seconds. many people are forced to pic between ISO and shutter speed and of course the lowest aperture you can manage. lens also play a factor. not just the aperture but if it is a tele or wide. pretty cool stuff.
man this is making me want to go take some shots. Great stuff!!!!