De Na Zin – New Moon by MarkMetternich

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After spending almost a week scouting, I finally settled on this as my favorite composition for the upcoming New Moon / stars. 



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The sky portion of this image was photographed with the A7S at a whopping 51,200 ISO. The land portion was shot with the Sony A7r2 at 3 minutes at 800 ISO. At 800 ISO or even 1600 ISO and 3 minutes (with the A7S or A7r2) you get a clean and quite printable foreground. I chose a white balance that I felt best represented the scene (neutral) and the color variation the camera was picking up. It took me less than a minute to blend in the land (using 2 layers in Photoshop) needing only to match the lands white balance and luminosity with the sky file. Of course radically different noise reduction protocol was used for the two files (a lot in the sky, very little in the land). So many photographers today shoot their night shots in a way that the prints turn our horrible for the land detail. I always work with careful exposure blending so that fine art enlargements can still be made.



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10 Years by MarkMetternich

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This image has been 10 years in the making. I have been attempting it periodically since 2005 but weather conditions and a stubborn Marine Layer prevented success. Then I saw Dustin Wong get out there and get it done and I was re inspired to target it.

Over 3 days of attempts, including sleeping out on a high cliff for most of the night, I finally got what I was after. A 11mm (the new Canon 11-24mm) Vertical just as the Milky Way touched the tip of the massive sea-stack below. Few places I have ever been in my life compare to the sheer grandeur of this location. A couple weeks later I had the privilege of leading my Ultimate Pacific Northwest Workshop here where everyone agreed that this was one of the best places in the entire world, to stand, let alone take photos..

A 12 day MEGA Pacific Coastline Workshop/Tour is in the works and will be announced shortly. If you are interested in joining us, simply email me a request at MarkMetternich@gmail.com to be on my Tour Announcement List, and receive free PDF brochures of my 2016 workshops. 

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A huge shout out to Dustin Wong for inspiration and to friend and photo processing extraordinaire Alex Noriega for help processing this image.



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Tatahatso Dreaming by MarkMetternich

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Post Processing Video TutorialsAt over 3000 feet down (915 Meters) and many miles across, this is the largest goose-neck bend in the world (Grand Canyon). Words can not describe what it is like, seeing it in person. The best way is to park your vehicle near the edge and car-camp out in the remote with the canyon right out your vehicle or tent door opening. Also, truly awe inspiring is to watch (and photograph) the Milky Way coming up right over the the scene! 

FYI, I have 2 spots open on my upcoming “4 Bends in 4 Days” workshop. We will be photographing at least 4 very special, less seen southwest gooseneck bends and canyons with this one on the itinerary as well. If interested, email me for a Free PDF of the tour at: MarkMetternich@gmail.com

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