Incredible pictures from West USA

iceman (Mike) · #1 31-07-2007, 08:21 AM

These images are by Florent Poiget. He's a very talented astrophotographer, but his terrestrial images of the US National Parks are nothing short of breath-taking.

I thought i'd post the link here to share, since we've all enjoyed Gary's images of similar landmarks in recent weeks.

http://www.poigetdigitalpics.com/USA2007.html

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They have been taken with professionnal slide films and a professionnal Nikon F4 camera. They have been digitalized for the Web.

I'm in awe!

h0ughy (David) · #2 31-07-2007, 08:54 AM

wow. makes you want to go

RB (Andrew) · #3 31-07-2007, 10:57 AM

Stunning work !

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #4 31-07-2007, 11:29 AM

Bah! Simple stuff!!!

All you need to do pics like that is a good subject, good equipment, artistic talent, great skills in photography, experience, flair, imagination etc etc.

Anyone can do it

They are stunning!

gary · #5 31-07-2007, 06:15 PM

Hi Mike,

Thanks for posting the link to Florent's photos which I really enjoyed looking at.
A nice set of great images.

After my traveling companions dropped me off at the small airport at Flagstaff
so I could fly on to RTMC in California, they headed further afield including to
Antelope Canyon.

In fact, we were originally driving to go to Antelope Canyon (numbers are
limited and you have to book), but when we encountered snow, we cancelled
the booking and re-arranged the schedule.

Andrew Murrell showed me some images he subsquently took inside of this
slot canyon and they are spectacular. You can see in Florent's pictures how
nicely the light plays off the sandstone walls.

So when are you going?

Best Regards

Gary

davidpretorius · #6 31-07-2007, 07:35 PM

simply awesome!

thanks mike

Chrissyo (Chris) · #7 31-07-2007, 09:11 PM

Woah, I swear I've seen those images before on deviantART. I'm gonna see if I can track them down again, they are fantastic!

floastro · #8 01-08-2007, 07:26 PM

What a surprise.......What a surprise

to discover the link of my US images on this australian forum !!!!!!!!!

Thank you Guys.....Mike, Gary and the other.

This 6th trip in the West of the US was awesome. Beautiful color, light and incredible sky.

In my head, i am preparing the 7th trip.

Thank you all once again. And thank you Mike for the message, Great from you.

Warmest Regards,

Florent

gary · #9 01-08-2007, 10:17 PM

Bonjour Florent,

We are all certainly looking forward to seeing the pictures from your next trip.

Perhaps we could 'twist your arm' and encourage you to come down to Australia
as well?

I know IceInSpace forum members will make you feel quite welcome.

Best Regards

Gary Kopff
Mt. Kuring-Gai

floastro · #10 02-08-2007, 07:59 PM

Hi Gary,

Thank you very much. Australia is a Great country too.........If IceInSpace forum members want to invite me, I will bring Champagne and very good french wines (Bordeaux : St Emilion, Mouton Cadet or an incredible Cahors

)

Thanks for your warm welcome.

Warmest Regards,

Florent

danielsun · #11 02-08-2007, 08:59 PM

Truly incredible shots there Florent!!
You are a very talented man!!

gary · #12 02-08-2007, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by floastro

Hi Gary,

Thank you very much. Australia is a Great country too.........If IceInSpace forum members want to invite me, I will bring Champagne and very good french wines (Bordeaux : St Emilion, Mouton Cadet or an incredible Cahors

)

Thanks for your warm welcome.

Warmest Regards,

Florent

Bonjour Florent,

Even though I know you are a keen astrophotographer, the good news is that
if you want to do some visual astronomy, then there is no need to bring a telescope,
as there is plenty of aperture available here to be shared.

We also have no shortage of observing colleagues that will help you drink
that wine and we'd be delighted to bring some of our local Australian
wines along as well.

Seriously, if you ever plan on coming down, just drop us a line and
we can assist.

Best regards

Gary Kopff
Mt. Kuring-Gai

floastro · #13 03-08-2007, 07:37 PM

Hi Gary and all,

Thank you very much for this nice reply.

US and Australia are the 2 countries where I want to go.

Seriously, I am going to think for this proposition.

For the wine no problem

Thanks once again and to discover the Southern sky is a very interesting experience.

Warmest Regards,

Florent

ispom · #14 04-08-2007, 02:36 PM

breathtaking, incredible true!
thanks for the link, Mike

floastro · #15 07-08-2007, 04:18 AM

Thank you for your message. I am happy you liked the images.

Warmest Regards,

Florent

floastro · #16 14-08-2007, 02:26 AM

Hi Guys,

My gallery of the West is now complete. I posted a few new pictures (Yellowstone and Bryce Canyon) with a panoramic shot of the Grand Canyon made with 3 slides taken with my Sigma Serie Pro 17mm lens.

I used Panorama Maker 3.0 to make this panoramic view.

The link : http://www.poigetdigitalpics.com/USA2007.html

I hope you will like them.

Warmest Regards,

Florent

gary · #17 14-08-2007, 12:20 PM

Hi Florent,

Thanks for the heads-up on the additions and they are spectacular!

Best Regards

Gary Kopff
Mt. Kuring-Gai NSW Australia

erick (Eric) · #18 14-08-2007, 12:45 PM

Dear Florent

These are stunning images. Très Bon!!

Many thanks for sharing with us. Merci.

Eric

floastro · #19 17-08-2007, 04:45 AM

Gary, Eric,

Thank you very much Guys. I appreciated your messages a lot.

To take these landscapes, it was a Great pleasure.

I did not use polarizing filter for all my images, just natural light. I especially used my Sigma Serie PRO 17mm/35mm aspherical lens to have a wide field of view and to have an important depth on the landscapes.

Warmest Regards,

Florent

Gary : thank you for your 2 e-mails.