This time it's in Crater Lake National Park...
Crater Lake Under the Star -Reprocessed from Ben Canales on Vimeo.
Via NatGeo's newsletter, which sez this about 2011's winning Traveler photograph (available at the link), taken at the same time the above time-lapse vid was shot:
Yesterday we announced the winners of the 2011 Traveler Photo Contest. The contest generated nearly 13,000 entries from around the world covering travel portraits, outdoor scenes, sense of place and spontaneous moments. Ben Canales dazzled the judges of this year’s contest with his first place image of a starry sky over Crater Lake National Park in Oregon.I'm not the only one taken in by the stars lately. I need to get off my lazy ass, break out the tripod, and take some time-lapse pics of my own. This sorta thang ain't rocket surgery.
The Perseid meteor shower is happening this week, peaks on the 13th. Unfortunately the moon is waxing toward full that night so only the very brightest of the meteors will show up. Get out that tripod and impress us.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this, Buck. Unbelievable natural beauty. And the photography rises to the level of art. Wish I had a fraction of the skill this guy has with the camera. And it's not just that skill "with the camera," it's all the stuff he thought about and planned for beforehand as well.
ReplyDeleteYay! - more stars! Like Dan said, that was art.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you could do as well, and you are welcome to skip the snow part, 'cause you know I hate snow. Maybe it's time to take that trip outside town with your camera & tripod. ...not that we are all putting any pressure on you or anything...since you suggested it first... :-)
Photography of this kind really is an art-form of its own - it is beyond photography or videography.
ReplyDeletesigh Gives me more ideas to add to the overflowing tub of them.
I need a new camera first. My Minolta is on its last legs...sooner than I expected.
Those are some beautiful stars! I think you should lay your ass in the snow and and get some cold-ass star shots, too. Or maybe just lay the ass in the grass on a warm, starry night.
ReplyDeleteNice.
ReplyDeleteWTF though on #2, c'mon...
#4 is so good it easily could'a won, IMHO.
Cladd: Thanks for the pressure! Heh.
ReplyDeleteDan: Art... indeed! I wish I had the skill, too.
Red: We're all on the same page vis-a-vis the art thang. And we've been thinking about driving out of town a lot today.
Kris: So what are lookin' at as a replacement for the Minolta?
Lou: I like your grass ideer better than the other one.
Small-Tee: Who knows what went through the minds of the judges, eh? I, too, think #4 is quite good.
Buck - I'm thinking of Nikon. Haven't really done any research yet; the camera store I have used for years suggested that should be my next set-up. They know me better than I know myself, at least in this space. That's what happens when you do business with the same place for nearly 20 years.
ReplyDeleteWhen the time comes I will go to that store and play with what they have. I may agree with them on Nikon or I may not.
But I think that decision will be coming up much faster than I am ready for.
You can't go wrong with Nikon and they won't fold like Minolta did... which surprised me. I considered Nikon when I went to my first dSLR a few years back but decided to stay with Canon. I like their stuff. A lot. But the Nikno/Canon thang is a lot like the Ford/Chevy thang, innit?
ReplyDeleteMinolta surprised all of us; when I bought my first Minolta SLR they were the largest camera manufacturer there was. Trust me, my shock still hasn't worn off.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes - Nikon v. Canon is like cars. I haven't played with either yet so I'm open to the possibilities.
I'd love to go with Leica - Rolls Royce and all that. But they do come with the R.R. price-tag. For their new digital SLR - try $28,000 for camera body and ONE lens. And no that is not a typo - that really is $28,000.
Dang! It's a wonder Leica is still in business with those prices. What do they sell... mebbe 20 cameras a year?
ReplyDeleteBuck - Leica really is the professional's domain; they can deduct the cost. And while they are delicate instruments Leica's take a beating like no other camera. Still - $28K is gross.
ReplyDeleteI've always been partial to Étoiles. There must be 700,000 French songs with that word in the title. Sheesh...
ReplyDeleteRemember the Singing Nun? Well she had a number one record in America that was completely French, and no one had a clue what it meant :-)
Stupid me, I flipped it over and played the B side. Hell, it was the better song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AIpQu5nHf0
Étoile: MUCH better lyrics on the B-side. I like the "God has written your name among the stars" bit... She does have a great voice, too.
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