Photographer's Note
A sky filled with stars and the half light of the moon make for an enchanted night on the lost coast of Tutuila, American Samoa. I took this 2 nights before the big Tsunami.
This is a blend of 2 exposures, one for the stop action motion of the blowhole and one for the stars. A bright 3/4 moon was positioned behind me, giving perfect illumination to the foreground scene but still allowing the stars in the background to show themselves.
It all had to come together perfectly to get this shot: A big swell at High tide well after dark with a bright moon behind me to illuminate the foreground, no wind in the palms and and no clouds to obscure the stars. And yes, this is the rainy South Pacific so getting all of those elements together happens only a few times a year! I felt extremely lucky to get this shot!
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siam2005
(1566) 2009-12-01 13:44
Bellissima!
per il colore del mare, per l'effetto delle onde e ovviamente per le Stelle che hai catturato.
Complimenti e Grazie
Anna
Brat_T (92) 2009-12-01 13:48
Hello Michael,
That's a truly amazing picture, technically very good and moreover great idea for this trick shot. Very useful description! TFS
Best regards
Tomasz
claudio74
(7263) 2009-12-01 21:09
Hello Michael
very good job, a perfect management of exposures for a great result.
Very well done
regards
Claude
auldal
(1380) 2009-12-02 11:41
An excellent and interesting shot, with good notes. I've been experimenting a wee bit with HDR recently and this may give me some ideas.
thanks
Alastair
stefi
(1230) 2010-06-20 13:13
Hi Michael,
this is one of the most beautiful photos I've seen on TE! Great technical skill, great idea and a perfect spot to take a shot.
Really a wonderful job.
Bye, Stefano
DRamos
(512) 2011-02-08 23:51
Hello Michael,
I have seen your photos, and it is very difficult, to choose one as favorite between yours, you have some incredible. This night photo of the waves, has seemed to me to be sublime ... the setting of the photo is perfect, and you have could wait to the just moment to catch this shock of the water against the rocks. And this starry sky...
Impressive. Congratulations
David
Photo Information
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Copyright: Michael Anderson (miketelemark)
(2785)
- Genre: Lugares
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2009-09-00
- Categories: Naturaleza
- Camera: Canon 5D Mark II, Heliopan Polarizer
- Exposición: f/2.8, 1/15 segundos
- Details: Tripod: Yes
- Versión de la foto: Versión original
- Date Submitted: 2009-12-01 13:28
- Favoritos: 4 [Ver]