The Secret Eye of the Night
Star trail, single exposure lasted 1 hour, taken of course in a moonless night, a few meters from bivouac Jacques Guiglia (2.437 m), Val Gesso, Natural Park of the Maritime Alps (Italy).
On the occasion of my first visit I was not alone, I had to share the shelter with others, so I've politely chosen not to oblige others to keep the front door open for my photographic experiments! :-) But this time the shelter was all for me, so I took full advantage of a set of candles that I brought with me in order to create a special atmosphere coming out of the door (as you will better see in other shots), a sort of play of light let's say style "ufo just landed" "they are between us", you know, stuff like that...
In the distance is visible the light pollution coming from the valleys of Cuneo.
While, as hopefully well known, in the sky you can see the effects of Earth's rotation, with the Polaris centered.
If you think about, it's a sort of "secret eye". Secret because not visible through our senses, as we do not see that Earth rotates, but actually when looking to the north this "eye" is potentially always there... it's just necessary to have the patience, and the curiosity, to leave the camera to gaze at the cosmos for about one hour :-)
How many invisible wonders around us!
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©Roberto Bertero, All Rights Reserved. This image is not available for use on websites, blogs or other media without the explicit written permission of the photographer.
The Secret Eye of the Night
Star trail, single exposure lasted 1 hour, taken of course in a moonless night, a few meters from bivouac Jacques Guiglia (2.437 m), Val Gesso, Natural Park of the Maritime Alps (Italy).
On the occasion of my first visit I was not alone, I had to share the shelter with others, so I've politely chosen not to oblige others to keep the front door open for my photographic experiments! :-) But this time the shelter was all for me, so I took full advantage of a set of candles that I brought with me in order to create a special atmosphere coming out of the door (as you will better see in other shots), a sort of play of light let's say style "ufo just landed" "they are between us", you know, stuff like that...
In the distance is visible the light pollution coming from the valleys of Cuneo.
While, as hopefully well known, in the sky you can see the effects of Earth's rotation, with the Polaris centered.
If you think about, it's a sort of "secret eye". Secret because not visible through our senses, as we do not see that Earth rotates, but actually when looking to the north this "eye" is potentially always there... it's just necessary to have the patience, and the curiosity, to leave the camera to gaze at the cosmos for about one hour :-)
How many invisible wonders around us!
_____________________
©Roberto Bertero, All Rights Reserved. This image is not available for use on websites, blogs or other media without the explicit written permission of the photographer.