Blue hour in the Grampians

[Merckx]

Camera: Sony A58, Sony 16-50mm f2.8, Sony 50mm f/1.8
Composition: 7 panels (6 sky, 1 land)
Total exposure: ~15 seconds (sky 6x2s f/2 ISO800, land 1x2.5s f/8 ISO100)
Tracker: untracked
Processing: RawTherapee (https://rawtherapee.com/), DarkTable (https://www.darktable.org/), GIMP (https://www.gimp.org/)
Notes: Land exposures taken approximately 45 minutes before sky exposures. Land and sky exposures are slightly different scales and not perfectly aligned.

[Mickoid]

Nicely done James, a very peaceful scene with soft colours to match. I assumed it was taken under a partial moonlight but taking it at dusk is a nice idea to give detail in the foreground without the noise. I like the silvery look of Lake Bellfield. I've had many happy holidays in the Grampians. Thanks for sharing. :thumbsup:

[Merckx]

Thanks Michael, the land exposure was just before sunset and sky was before moonrise according to www.timeanddate.com (http://www.timeanddate.com) for 12 Jan 2020 (land 8:43pm, sunset 8:52pm, sky ~9:30, moonrise 10:16pm).

We spent just 2 nights and one day there so a return trip is warranted!

[Outcast]

Nice shot James, I like it alot...

[Sunfish]

Very nice. Seems to have everything. Scale and colour and a sense of the world turning.

[Ryderscope]

Beautiful. Caught the light perfectly to make for a dramatic and very pleasing result.