Photographed on the morning of 8th May, 2011, right on civil twilight.
The composition shows the planets in "alignment".
This conjunction (technically a massing) has the following constituents: Venus up the top, Jupiter below her, with Mars below him. Mercury sits to the right of Venus.
Keen-eyed observers will note subtle pink crepuscular rays to frame left and frame right.
I made this image from one of my favourite locations along Sydney's coastline.
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
25s f/11.0 at 21.0mm iso400
Signed (24x16", or larger) fine art archival prints available. Email me, octane2 AT optusnet DOT com DOT au if you'd like to have this hanging on your wall.
There is so much to comment on ....Love the title "Capillary Conjunction"..Well thought!!!
Critique.....I could have done better if I had been in the same area, had the same camera, same knowledge of terrestrial photography, same determination and dedication!!!!!.....and posted the pic before you.....:thum bsup:
Etc......what settings ????
WoW !
Your image is tremendous.
Excellent composition, splendid colours and saturation, and what about this superb depth of field...
A masterpiece !!
Bravissimo and thanks for sharing
A truly great image H, congratulations. It has everything, the conjunction, the colours, the texture of the sand, and a hint of mystery to top it off. I like it very much.
Maaaaaate. Beeeautiful. From foreground, to background, to far far background, it's got interest all over the place. Well done. Gotta be the pick of your 3 conjunction shots.
Titles are something I put a little bit of thought into. It's part of the process, and, this one just screamed out at me.
Of course you can do better! Just need to get out and take photos at that magical time of day where everything resembles paintings.
Thanks, mate.
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Originally Posted by bartman
Absolutely awesome H.
Grrrrrrrrrrr
There is so much to comment on ....Love the title "Capillary Conjunction"..Well thought!!!
Critique.....I could have done better if I had been in the same area, had the same camera, same knowledge of terrestrial photography, same determination and dedication!!!!!.....and posted the pic before you.....:thum bsup:
Etc......what settings ????
H; bloody awesome!!!!
Bartinawe....
Marc,
Thank you for your kind words!
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Originally Posted by m@s
WoW !
Your image is tremendous.
Excellent composition, splendid colours and saturation, and what about this superb depth of field...
A masterpiece !!
Bravissimo and thanks for sharing
Rolf,
Thanks, sir! I initially wanted to shoot this at f/16, but, 50 seconds would have been far too long to expose for, so dropped back to f/11, double-checked my focus (depth-of-field preview) and went for gold.
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Originally Posted by SkyViking
A truly great image H, congratulations. It has everything, the conjunction, the colours, the texture of the sand, and a hint of mystery to top it off. I like it very much.
Appreciate that -- thanks! And, awesome, I never noticed the inverted tree before you mentioned it.
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Originally Posted by multiweb
Yeah, stunning is the word. I love the composition, colors and gradients. Looks like an inverted tree. Top shot.
Chris,
Thanks, mate! You should have set up there, too.
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Originally Posted by Omaroo
Looked great on-camera Humayun, looks better finished. Congrats, a phenomenal shot.
Matt,
Thanks, sir!
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Originally Posted by Matt Wastell
Stunning! I am really developing a love for the artistic astronomical images!
Troy,
Thanks, heaps, matey. Yeah, it easily trumps the other two previous attempts. The next one will be even better than this... maybe!
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Originally Posted by troypiggo
Maaaaaate. Beeeautiful. From foreground, to background, to far far background, it's got interest all over the place. Well done. Gotta be the pick of your 3 conjunction shots.
Thank you to those who commented. I sometimes wonder if the audience here is easy to please or hard to please. I have been going through a rough patch in the last few months, and reading your kind words instills some confidence and hope in me. Nonetheless, I will continue to put my heart and soul into every image I make.
