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Challenge: Night Sky II (Basic Editing)
Collection: Landscapes
Camera: Nikon D600
Lens: Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD for Nikon
Location: Castelluccio di Norcia - Italy
Date: Jun 7, 2013
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 6400
Shutter: 6 seconds
Date Uploaded: Jun 10, 2013

 [Jun. 18th, 2013 08:38:49 PM]

3 hours to rollover - 6.72

After a very good beginning it always hovered around 6.75-6.80

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Cool! Thanks for votes and comments.

To tell the truth I could get much more from this photo session; I was in the perfect place at the right time but I didn't have the strength to go out and shoot at night alone. So I took this shot from the room where we were staying in Castelluccio di Norcia. Too much light to get a super stars shot, but at least not so bad. The secret is having a fast lens and a camera with very good ISO performance. I had a chance, but I lost it... of course I will try once again in a near future :)

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 25
Avg (all users): 6.7218
Avg (commenters): 7.4000
Avg (participants): 6.5625
Avg (non-participants): 6.7436
Views since voting: 2597
Views during voting: 352
Votes: 133
Comments: 19
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 06/21/2013 04:00:21 AM
Congrats on the yellow, Alessandro. Lovely shot.
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 06/19/2013 12:04:08 PM
Sometimes, simple is simply the best. Congrats, Alessandro!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
 06/19/2013 11:35:13 AM
Congratulations,good stuff.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-80D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 06/19/2013 05:08:13 AM
Nice work. Congrats.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D500
Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM
 06/19/2013 03:54:13 AM
Congrats Allesandro. Way to go
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i
Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM
 06/19/2013 01:52:31 AM
Perfecto!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS R5 Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 06/19/2013 12:39:47 AM
go longshots
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D IF
 06/19/2013 12:31:02 AM
Woohoo! Congrats brother!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/19/2013 12:13:38 AM
Way to go Alessandro! Great shot and congratulations on the yellow!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D500
Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM
 06/18/2013 09:14:48 AM
Oh wow! Sure you added some LOL! Great shot
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Lomography Petzval 85mm F2.2 MF
 06/18/2013 04:58:56 AM
This is a great sky, but it leaves me wanting more than a silhouette for the foreground.
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 06/16/2013 11:47:54 PM
Surreal!Good Luck.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7100
Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D
 06/15/2013 07:41:06 PM
Sooo many stars and in basic editing.

I have posted this to another member as well. Hoping for a PM of how you did this. I would love to know your techniques so that I can try this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M5
Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 8-18mm f/2.8-4 ASPH
 06/15/2013 05:05:11 AM
My favorite in the challenge
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 06/13/2013 11:24:16 AM
Top 2
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D5000
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G
06/13/2013 10:15:58 AM
This is one of the best shots in the challenge.
Well done. But I don't think the vignette helps.
Still a great shot either way.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G DX VR
 06/13/2013 07:17:33 AM
Nice tones and composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS R6
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 06/12/2013 08:35:12 AM
Very nice. Wish I had a view like that :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony Alpha a1
Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM
 06/12/2013 06:13:18 AM
Excellent simplicity. High score from me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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