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Old 22-06-2013, 07:49 PM
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Piha by Starlight

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An 8-minute exposure off the coast of Piha on the North Island of New Zealand.

This was the night that I captured my first aurora image, albeit a test image.

Canon EOS-5D Mark III, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
480s f/4.0 at 40.0mm iso800

Larger version available here.

Thanks to Rolf Wahl Olsen for taking me out to this beautiful location!

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Old 22-06-2013, 09:20 PM
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Lovely shot, H. Holiday or work?
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Old 22-06-2013, 09:23 PM
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I like this reminds me of Lord of the Rings.
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Old 22-06-2013, 10:40 PM
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Beautiful shot, H!
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Old 22-06-2013, 11:19 PM
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Cool pic
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Old 23-06-2013, 07:53 AM
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Love it!

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Old 23-06-2013, 09:42 AM
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Beautiful shot Humi. Very arty. Subdued and moody but a very interesting foreground. It looks like an abandoned Mayan Temple.

Good choice to do it black and white, it adds to the mood.

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Old 23-06-2013, 10:51 AM
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Very cool H.
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Old 23-06-2013, 04:52 PM
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Great location! Great shot.
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Old 23-06-2013, 07:26 PM
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It's raining stars! Beautiful.
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Old 23-06-2013, 10:16 PM
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A very intriguing rendtion H, Dig the detail in the dark greys with this, very clear considering this level of light captured, Magic stuff
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Old 24-06-2013, 07:41 AM
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A very classy result H, I like the b/w rendition too. Easily one of the best Piha images around. As discussed, I'm sure you could produce absolutely magical photos of our North Island locations. It's a gold mine waiting for you
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Old 24-06-2013, 11:14 PM
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An amazing photo H.

I love the "stellar rain"!

You have a great style.

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Old 27-06-2013, 04:24 AM
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Definately worth every 480th second, beautiful H well done!
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Old 28-06-2013, 11:17 AM
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Very Nice H. The gap in the clouds is the perfect size for that almost cheeky effect of drawing you in, wanting to see a little more. Would have been a bit of tease on location as well no doubt.
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Old 28-06-2013, 11:52 AM
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Really nice
I love the soft feeling, it's a nice contrast to the hardness of the rocks.
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Old 28-06-2013, 01:18 PM
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Colin,

Cheers!

A little from column A and a little from column B. I was attending and assisting a workshop.

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Lovely shot, H. Holiday or work?
Derek,

Thanks.

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I like this reminds me of Lord of the Rings.
Laurie,

Glad you like it!

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Beautiful shot, H!
Nicole,

Thanks! x

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Cool pic
Craige,

Cheers.

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Love it!

Craige
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Old 28-06-2013, 01:23 PM
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Greg,

Appreciate the kind words! I had a look at this location on Google Earth and you can see that the collapsed chunks of earth are bits that have fallen off that hill. Very cool.

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Beautiful shot Humi. Very arty. Subdued and moody but a very interesting foreground. It looks like an abandoned Mayan Temple.

Good choice to do it black and white, it adds to the mood.

Greg.
Greg,

Thanks, mate.

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Very cool H.
Mike,

Cheers! I have never been to the North Island before on a photography trip. But, I have promised that the next time I head over, it will be for the north exclusively. Rolf assures me there's lots of goodness waiting to be captured!

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Great location! Great shot.
Troy,

Thanks, sir.

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It's raining stars! Beautiful.
Bob,

Thanks so much for checking out all the subtle details. There's lots to see there.

I just wish that we were in a more favourable location to capture the aurora properly. Next time!

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A very intriguing rendtion H, Dig the detail in the dark greys with this, very clear considering this level of light captured, Magic stuff
Thanks, all.

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Old 28-06-2013, 01:36 PM
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Rolf,

Thank you so much for the kind words! And, thank you, once again, for coming out all the way to the city to pick me up and take me out. It was great to meet you and spend time with you.

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A very classy result H, I like the b/w rendition too. Easily one of the best Piha images around. As discussed, I'm sure you could produce absolutely magical photos of our North Island locations. It's a gold mine waiting for you
Ross,

Appreciate the kind words.

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An amazing photo H.

I love the "stellar rain"!

You have a great style.

Ross.
Carlos,

Haha, awesome -- thank you.

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Definately worth every 480th second, beautiful H well done!
Phil,

Thank you.

Yeah, if there was more clouds, it wouldn't have been worth processing. But, as it is, there's /just/ enough to gather interest. I would love to see this location at sunset. It looked great in the dark as is.

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Very Nice H. The gap in the clouds is the perfect size for that almost cheeky effect of drawing you in, wanting to see a little more. Would have been a bit of tease on location as well no doubt.
Hugh,

Thanks, mate!

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Really nice
I love the soft feeling, it's a nice contrast to the hardness of the rocks.
Thanks, so much, all!

H
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