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iceman

25-09-2008, 06:42 AM

Hi all

This image of the 4 inner rocky planets (Venus, Mercury, Mars and Earth) was captured on Saturday night, at Long Jetty on the Central Coast of NSW.

Venus, Mercury and Mars made a nice conjunction with the star Spica, forming a lovely triangle in the twilight sky. My daughter Eliza was the model on the jetty.

It was a lovely warm day but very windy. The photo was taken with my Canon 350D and Sigma 17-70mm lens, f/7.1, ISO100, 1.6s exposure.

Processing including selective enhancement of the planets, and saturation boost.

800px version attached, 1200px version can be seen at my gallery:
Venus, Mercury, Mars and Spica Conjunction (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/mygallery/displayimage.php?pos=-756)

Thanks for looking.

gmbfilter

25-09-2008, 06:50 AM

Excellent shot, almost emotional!

Dennis

25-09-2008, 06:52 AM

A very attractive and appealing composition Mike. The solitary figure (daughter?) pointing at the heavenly spectacle gives the scene enormous atmosphere and provides an insight into the scale of things.

Cheers

Dennis

Garyh

25-09-2008, 07:25 AM

Now that`s a real nice picture Mike! Yes what Dennis mentions, having your Daughter pointing up at the heaven`s makes it a much more dramatic image.
Very nice :thumbsup:

vindictive666

25-09-2008, 07:56 AM

great shot mike :)

regards john

sheeny

25-09-2008, 08:26 AM

Top stuff!

Al.

25-09-2008, 08:44 AM

Awesome colours Mike and using your daughter in the foreground adds a very nice aspect to the photo.
The conjunction reminds me of Taurus the Bull.

Excellent capture.

StephenM

25-09-2008, 08:52 AM

Great shot Mike! Very well composed.

Cheers,
Stephen

h0ughy

25-09-2008, 10:20 AM

nice shot Mike - all we seem to have had up here in newcastle was cloud!!

erick

25-09-2008, 10:22 AM

Geez, that's a major crop of the Earth!

AlexN

25-09-2008, 11:13 AM

LOL Eric..

Nice pic Mike.

erick

25-09-2008, 11:20 AM

Yes, wonderful image, Mike. It's been a lovely dance of planets and Spica.

My Assistant at work has just had her second child and my niece has just her first child (I'm a greatuncle for the first time :thumbsup: "GREAT"!!!! :eyepop: I'm not that old :sadeyes:)

The signs in the heavens are favourable for their future?

iceman

25-09-2008, 11:25 AM

Thanks guys, had to get Eliza to stand nice and still for the exposure :)

:lol: yeh I cropped in close to get some more detail ;)

yarael

08-10-2008, 06:10 PM

thanks for that :)