Nature's Proudest
by elsapo

Comment by chadbryner:
Cool looking bug, I just don't feel the pride.

Night Falls
by elsapo

Comment by L1:
If this doesn't ribbon there is something wrong with the alignment of the planets. Awesome. :)

Night Falls
by elsapo

Comment by cmeier:
breathtaking! i've seen many photos of amateur astronomers silhouetted against the night sky, but few that have done as nice a job as this. beautiful colour, detail in the sky. nice chioce to centre on pleiades. i'd consider cloning out the satellite streaks for prints. excellent work!!

Night Falls
by elsapo

Comment by AndersOstberg:
Very cool, how did you get the person to stand still for so long?

Night Falls
by elsapo

Comment by Bear_Music:
I suspect this has to be a winner. It's very beguiling.

Night Falls
by elsapo

Comment by tazza:
Excellent, very good editing, no noise I can see! I love the composition with the foreground and the small silouhette

Night Falls
by elsapo

Comment by Jutilda:
OH WOW. This is just outstanding. I am in awe. Terrific. 10 10 10

Night Falls
by elsapo

Comment by jperez1690:
Very nice capture of Mars, the Pleiades, and Hyades. Nice work capturing the sense of false dawn from the city lights to the east. Collapsing the horizon right to the bottom of the frame gives a great sense of wide-open-ness. I really like your use of the sillouetted phtographer/astronomer as a catch. Bummer that noise smoothing ended up cancelling out some of the fainter stars that were likely evident. But I know how the "too much noise" responses can be an incentive.

Self
by elsapo

Comment by christie3:
Wonderful shot. I'm loving the curls, man.

Self
by elsapo

Comment by madison461:
This is fabulous Justin! Even better than the other! Have you ever considered modeling? You have a great look for it! Ah, youth!