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by Morkel Erasmus on Tue Apr 03, 2012 5:07 pm
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Congratulations! This is the Image of the Week selection for the Landscapes Gallery, week ending 6th April, 2012!The night sky in the Kalahari desert keeps on fascinating me...so vivid and so HUGE...

This is one of my attempts to photograph the magnificent expanse visible in this remote area, although I had to get up at 4am to beat the dawn and enable the moon to be fully hidden from view. Stump painted by bouncing an LED Lenser torch from my hand. There is no man-made light pollution visible here for hundreds of miles...the glow you see is from the East where the sun was preparing to rise.

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by Anthony Medici on Tue Apr 03, 2012 5:25 pm
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Very nice. I like the balance between the stump and the milky way.
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by Paul Skoczylas on Tue Apr 03, 2012 7:01 pm
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Beautiful! I like the way the stump reflects the shape of the stars. And the light balance is perfect!

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by Michael Hansen on Tue Apr 03, 2012 8:26 pm
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I do love Milky Way shots and this is done very well Morkel! Great job on the light painting and exposure really nice all around!
 

by crw816 on Tue Apr 03, 2012 9:06 pm
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Wonderful milky way! Great job making this one. The composition is well balanced and you added just the perfect about of fill light. Bravo!
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by Paul Klenck on Tue Apr 03, 2012 9:43 pm
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Brilliant. Love the comp and control of light.
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by John Labrenz on Wed Apr 04, 2012 12:19 am
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Perfect!!! Love it!
 

by Morkel Erasmus on Wed Apr 04, 2012 2:37 am
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Thanks for the wonderful comments, guys! :D
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by Matthew Pugh on Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:28 am
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Hi

What a sight !!!

And a fine shot – how much trial and error lighting that stump

All the best
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by kahkityoong on Thu Apr 05, 2012 1:06 am
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Well light painted; the foreground blends in with that terrific sky seamlessly.
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by Kari Post on Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:18 am
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This is great Morkel. I love how the leaning stump mimics the galaxy in the sky. Nice job balancing the exposure and capturing such incredible detail in the starry sky. What model flashlight were you using? I need to get one!
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by Kyle McDougall on Fri Apr 06, 2012 8:35 am
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Awesome sky! Wow, you did a great job capturing it. Comp works really well with the log and the exposure painted on it is perfect!
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by Morkel Erasmus on Fri Apr 06, 2012 8:44 am
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thanks folks!!

Kari I use LED Lenser, I've got the larger P17 and the smaller P5. Great luminance and battery life.
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by Mike Lentz on Fri Apr 06, 2012 9:21 am
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So awesome!! This is an incredibly well done image Morkel!
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by E.J. Peiker on Fri Apr 06, 2012 3:47 pm
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Fantastic - excellent night sky!!!
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by Wade Thorson on Fri Apr 06, 2012 5:00 pm
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Nice one, perfect light painting. Sweet.
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by Kyle McDougall on Sat Apr 07, 2012 12:28 pm
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Congrats on the IOW Morkel! Well deserved!
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by Morkel Erasmus on Sun Apr 08, 2012 1:13 am
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Thanks folks! Stoked with the IOW selection...
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by nikonanista on Fri Apr 20, 2012 8:29 am
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great shot morkel.
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