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Celestial Hierarchy - Art By China Alicia Rivera
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Glendale, CA - Museum of Neon Art
Combined multiple images andf significant photo manipulation on this one.
I always tell our landscape photography workshop clients “ you don’t need bright colours to make compelling photos”, I almost prefer these muted, moody less complicated colour palettes. This was taken recently during winter in New Zealand.
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This narrowband image captures the Horsehead Nebula (B33) and its surrounding cosmic objects, including the Emission Nebula (IC 434) and the Flame Nebula (NGC 2024). Instead of using the conventional Hubble Palette of SHO, this image employs a reversed SII and Ha channel, resulting in a less-used HSO coloration.
The data for this image was collected over consecutive nights with each filter used for an approximately 150 minutes. A Williams Optics Zenithstar 73 telescope and an ASI294MM Pro camera were utilized resulting in a total of 7.5 hours of imaging. The images were then processed using Pixinsight and Photoshop.
I went to this location( Broadway Tower) after the eclipse, which was a mistake as it was rammed with people all using torches or phone lights. I moved away from the tower to see if I could find a quieter area and I came across this Beacon Basket.
I did manage to get some shots of the Persieds over the Basket, but what stood out for me was how visible the Milky Way was. So, unusually for me, I made a quick return visit when it was a lot quieter and ended up with this shot.
It was taken using the OM5MkII, which is a lot better for astro than I expected, the Laowa 7.5mm F2 lens and the sky has been shot using a Move Shoot Move Tracker
#trees #tallgrass #grass #water #flowers #colorfulsky #PicsArt @Sarasota, Florida. Hurricane forecasted to hit somewhere in Florida this Sunday/Monday. We could lose the internet possibly for a week or two. If I’m not on Flickr for awhile, I’ll be back!! 💕⚡️
When approaching this majestic auditorium, I was immediately captivated by the purity of its lines. My intention was to transcend mere architectural documentation to reveal the poetic essence of this structure. By isolating this particular curve and working in black and white, I sought to create a tension between the immensity of the structure and the delicacy of its form. The deliberately minimalist composition allows the eye to focus on the dialogue between shadow and light, transforming this architectural feat into an almost celestial abstraction. I waited for the moment when natural light would perfectly sculpt this bright line on the building's surface, creating a dramatic contrast that elevates the sensuality of the curve.
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Rencontres célestes
La nuit du 31 juillet 2024, je me suis rendu à Verclause, au cœur des Baronnies françaises, un village médiéval perché sur un éperon rocheux. Ce lieu pittoresque abrite les ruines d'un château féodal et une église qui, en ce moment, accueille une exposition d’astrophotographie de Martin Lefranc.
L'idée de cette composition était de capturer un monument en toile de fond avec une rencontre remarquable entre plusieurs objets du ciel nocturne. En effet, la Lune, éclairée à 19%, avait rendez-vous avec Jupiter, visible à l'horizon, Mars, plus haut dans le ciel, les Pléiades, un amas ouvert d'étoiles, et même Uranus.
La couverture nuageuse composée de nuages fins en haute altitude a également contribué à la magie de la soirée en créant un petit pilier lunaire. Ce photométéore apparaît lorsque la lumière de la Lune est réfléchie vers l'observateur par des cristaux de glace présents dans l'atmosphère.
HDR de trois photos afin de ne pas surexposer la Lune. Sigma FP et un objectif Canon 50mm f/1.8.
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Celestial Encounters
On the night of July 31, 2024, I traveled to Verclause, in the heart of the French Baronnies, a medieval village perched on a rocky outcrop. This picturesque location is home to the ruins of a feudal castle and a church that is currently hosting an astrophotography exhibition by Martin Lefranc.
The idea behind this composition was to capture a monument in the background with a remarkable conjunction of several celestial objects. Indeed, the Moon, illuminated at 19%, had a rendezvous with Jupiter, visible on the horizon, Mars higher in the sky, the Pleiades, an open star cluster, and even Uranus.
The thin high-altitude cloud cover also added to the evening's magic by creating a small lunar pillar. This photometeor appears when the Moon's light is reflected toward the observer by ice crystals aligned in the atmosphere.
To capture this unique moment, I used HDR with three photos to avoid overexposing the Moon. My equipment included a Sigma FP and a Canon 50mm f/1.8 lens.
Marking the start of the New Year, fireworks over the castle, a lucky single exposure with so many bursts.
I particularly like the one on the left that resembles a planet with rings around it.
Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
A celestial tango with the Whirlpool Galaxy M51
(Increase the brightness of your screen to see it all!)
One of the most beautiful galaxy visible in the spring. It is actually 2 galaxies fighting it off or doing a celestial tango.
M51 was the first galaxy to be classified as a spiral galaxy and is about 23 million light-years from the Milky Way.
Although it was discovered in 1773 by Messier, it is not until 1929 that it was identified as a galaxy in it's own right by Hubble.
The very pronounced spiral structure of the Whirlpool Galaxy is believed to be the result of the close interaction between it and its companion galaxy NGC 5195. NGC 5195 is believed to have passed through the main disk of M51 about 500 to 600 million years ago. In the process, billions of stars have been catapulted out into space and are probably slowly getting back into the "new" galaxy being pulled back in by gravity. NGC 5195 (the small galaxy) will probably come back for another pass through in 100's of million of years. Fascinating, isn't it?
This spectacle was imaged from my balcony :-)
The sky cleared late in the evening and i rushed to install my equipment. Needless to say I went to bed late (or early) this morning.
Tech stuff: SCT 8inch, ZWO 1600MM and LRGB imaging. 2 minutes subs for as long as I could go without falling asleep at the wheel :-)
Breathtaking sunset over a vast, open landscape, where the sky is not merely a backdrop but the central focus. Luminous clouds, painted in fiery oranges and warm golds, appear to be swirling and dancing across a deep, cerulean expanse, their dynamic forms creating a sense of both movement and stillness. Below this dramatic canopy, the rolling hills and grassy plains are cast in a soft, dusky light, their muted, earthy tones providing a stark contrast to the vibrant sky above. A subtle fence line in the foreground leads the eye toward the distant hills, grounding the celestial spectacle in a sense of place and quiet solitude. It's a moment of natural artistry, where the fading light transforms the clouds into a mesmerizing, painterly masterpiece.
Celestial Ocean Waves
When it comes to making after-dark landscape images that include a detailed night sky, it has become increasingly difficult to find a good location that is free of light pollution. I was able to locate such a place on a remote bay in Vietnam. Fortunately, it was at a time when the Milky Way could be included while in the darker hours. With composition established, the biggest challenge was choosing a shutter speed to expose the sky properly while preventing stars trails. For my location, that meant a 22 second exposure, f/4, ISO 6400. The longer exposure also allowed the waves flowing over the shoreline rocks to blur sufficiently. While the exposure was right for the night sky, it was insufficient for showing any detail in the shoreline rocks and waves. That required some light painting concentrated on and around the center foreground rock and the water flowing over it. With two assistants using torches (flashlights), it took several attempts to create the visual glow I wanted around the rock edges, but the effort was worth the result.
The Rosette Nebula, an H II region situated near one end of a colossal molecular cloud in the Monoceros region of the Milky Way Galaxy, is 5200 light years away from Earth. The central loose cluster of stars (NGC2244) is thought to have emerged from the surrounding nebula.
This image is a compilation of 30 two-minute exposures made using a RASA8 telescope equipped with a dual narrowband filter and ASI2600MC Pro camera.
I've spent the last couple of nights (like everyone else) trying to photograph the comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas over Sedona's landscape. Clouds have been a nemesis and the nearly full moon has been doing its best trying to wash it out. Nevertheless, I liked this scene of it lurking over Cathedral Rock. It's almost like a daytime shot with the strength of the supermoon lighting the landscape!
Apsaras at Angkor Wat.
Apsara, celestial dancing girls, are beautiful, supernatural female beings. They are youthful and elegant: some stories tells that they were often used by the gods as agents to persuade or seduce mythological demons, heroes and ascetics.
I love the elegance in the movements, so feminine and powerful at the same time.
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The Ballin ceiling mural celebrates classical celestial mythology, with images of Atlas, the four winds, the planets as gods, and the twelve constellations of the zodiac.
This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and a KOWA 1:3.5/55mm lens with a Kowa L1A ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.
She is made for love,
this,
so she is not afraid.
What would she fear? Becoming?
Feeling the heartbeat of another and
sinking (syncing)?
Why would she start and shudder, stepping into herself?
We are not hiding,
we do not regret.
We are simply walking, moving,
things are only changing, growing,
and with every silken step on sooted ground
we are giving birth.
Narrow birth, to each other, we are giving,
gifts held in open hands, courage,
we are not reflecting for once, instead we are examples
to each other.
There is only time,
woven and unwoven,
there is only a series of this moment,
a hive of nows buzzing like
the murmur of your voice when my fingers move
in just the precise way to make such magic.
You are a pendulum that keeps swinging
my way, you are
war and the harvest,
you are burning through and dropping seeds, giving me ground to sew my own
oats and I will reap them with or without you but under your blessings.
We are blessing each other with every fingerprint,
communing, placing the wafer on each other's tongues,
washing our feet and face and hands before we come to kneel
in tandem.
She is made for love, vanity a trapping,
she has laid traps but not today because he comes over and again
like the tongue of a ticking clock.
Let's do this the hard way, slowly,
let's pick up where it left off,
let's be her and him, you are
always a rock to flow around.
How many times will we sway back and forth? Until we both are those tongues,
pendulous and ripe,
and only what we are.
Let's do this the only way,
eyes wide open,
certainly.
10.30.21
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Just a mere 24 hours after the historic convergence of Jupiter and Saturn on the Winter Solstace, the gap between the two planets were further apart. Despite the greater distance, it was still a beautiful sight to witness. Here, under my favorite Cypress atop Bodega Head, Jupiter and Saturn still dance together as they approach the western horizon.
Mixed media photomanipulation combining a rose macro, an abstract acrylic texture, and a galactic space background.
Credits to ESA/Hubble for generously providing the beautiful space image under a Creative Commons license, more specifically: NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
I would also like to thank artist Lara Mukahirn for hand painting the acrylic texture elements as a personal commission, and granting me permission to publish this resulting image.
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Flickr resolution: 1800 x 1200 px
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