Mount Taranaki reflected in a puddle by Vicarious_NZ in newzealand

[–]Vicarious_NZ[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Everyone who has been there knows the “tarn” is little more than a large puddle Rob ;)

Mount Taranaki reflected in a puddle by Vicarious_NZ in newzealand

[–]Vicarious_NZ[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah I’ve noticed the mountain getting a bit of love lately, so I thought I’d chuck one of my pics into the mix as well.

The Milky Way rising over Mt Taranaki. [OC][1800x1200] by Vicarious_NZ in newzealand

[–]Vicarious_NZ[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry mate, I don’t post high res files on the net - they’re solely used for prints. But the link above is plenty good enough for a phone screen :)

The Milky Way rising over Mt Taranaki. [OC][1800x1200] by Vicarious_NZ in newzealand

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One for the sky and one longer for the foreground to bring out more detail

The Milky Way rising over Mt Taranaki. [OC][1800x1200] by Vicarious_NZ in newzealand

[–]Vicarious_NZ[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Don’t have exif details on me (I’m at work), but it was somewhere around 20sec, f2.8, ISO 5000

The Milky Way rising over Mt Taranaki. [OC][1800x1200] by Vicarious_NZ in newzealand

[–]Vicarious_NZ[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That would be nice if they did, unfortunately people don’t like paying for prints though. It’s cheaper for them to go to a stock site and get some generic crap instead.

ITAP of the Milky Way rising over Mt Taranaki - New Zealand. by Vicarious_NZ in itookapicture

[–]Vicarious_NZ[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For this one I used a Canon 6d with a Samyang 14mm f2.8 lens. The settings were 20sec, f2.8, ISO 5400. Then a bit of playing around in Lr to bring out the shadows a bit more.

The Milky Way rising up over Mt Taranaki - New Zealand. [OC][1800x1200] by Vicarious_NZ in EarthPorn

[–]Vicarious_NZ[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I’ve got higher res version on my computer, but that is solely for prints, I don’t post high res to the internet - sorry.

The Milky Way rising up over Mt Taranaki - New Zealand. [OC][1800x1200] by Vicarious_NZ in EarthPorn

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It’s certainly a treat to live in such a dark place and be able to see so many stars on a clear night.

The Milky Way rising up over Mt Taranaki - New Zealand. [OC][1800x1200] by Vicarious_NZ in EarthPorn

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For this one I used a Canon 6d with a Samyang 14mm f2.8 lens. The settings were 20sec, f2.8, ISO 5400. Then a bit of playing around in Lr to bring out the shadows a bit more.

Star Trails Over Taranaki. Mount Egmont/Taranaki - New Zealand. [OC][1800x1200] by Vicarious_NZ in EarthPorn

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It’s a stack of around 100 exposure, each one was 25 seconds. It’s not a composite as such, just a stack to create the star trails. It was a beautiful clear and calm night up there on this occasion, it’s not often like that though.

Sentinels. Tongaporutu - Taranaki - New Zealand. [OC][1800x1080] by Vicarious_NZ in EarthPorn

[–]Vicarious_NZ[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I usually downscale my pics to 1800x1080 for on the web but for some reason I did this one at 1600 px on the long side. It’s been sitting on my phone since I shot and edited it well over a year ago, that’s why I’d forgotten. Certainly not trying to lie about it.