Big Dipper in the big city

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Wednesday, 12 August 2015

Big Dipper in the big city



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This is fragment of old photo, slightly postprocessed. I created a mask for stars (using levels on monochrome copy of picture) and added some glow to stars with it.

Stars photography in cities like Moscow, with strong light pollution, really painful task. For this picture, i aligned and averaged stack of 10 long exposure shots (15 seconds each), taken on very edge of the city at clean and starry night.

1 comment:

  1. Your photo captures the magic of the night sky beautifully, blending urban and celestial elements seamlessly. The meticulous post-processing, including masking and enhancing the stars, adds a stunning effect. Given the intense light pollution in Moscow, your method of stacking multiple long-exposure shots is impressive and truly brings out the stars. The contrast between the cityscape and the Big Dipper is mesmerizing. Also, the subtle tones in the image remind me of a jacket red and white, adding a unique visual connection.

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