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Customarily used to summon worshippers to Mass or witnesses to weddings, I can imagine this church bell also being sounded to let people know of the majesty, wonder and glory on display in the sky overhead at night. The bell tower is out of sight from the two roads that intersect as they pass the St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church at Gerringong, Australia, but I'm sure the clanging of the lone bell can be heard in all directions.
Reaching upwards between the tower and the tree is a bright and dense stretch of stars marking out our Milky Way galaxy's central band. I caught the two "pointer" stars, Alpha and Beta Centauri, nudging the viewer's line of sight towards the Coal Sack Nebula and the Southern Cross. Higher in the sky to the right of the tower's top are the dwarf galaxies known as the Magellanic Clouds.
My photo for today is a single-frame image that I shot using my Canon EOS 6D Mk II camera, a Samyang 14mm f/2.4 lens @ f/3.2, exposed for 20 seconds @ ISO 3200.
This is how Umbellifers look on Neptune. If you doubt me, just look up some images of this beautiful looking planet.
Interesting fact- Neptune takes 164 years to travel around the sun, so each season lasts about 41 years. So for those who got fed up with me complaining about our ‘long winter’ this year- just think, you got off quite lightly really!!
Happy Umbellifer Wednesday :)
Prompt: create digital fine art of a surreal, cinematic fantasy scene at sunset, where a young girl stands at the edge of a rocky cliff overlooking a calm ocean covered in soft, rolling mist. The sky glows with deep blues and warm golden light as the sun sinks below the horizon, casting shimmering reflections across the water. Massive ethereal whales made of stardust and glowing nebula-like particles glide through the sky as if they are swimming through a cosmic ocean. Their forms are detailed and luminous, with soft bioluminescent highlights and gentle particle trails dispersing into the clouds. The environment blends celestial and earthly elements: dense, dramatic clouds illuminated from within, stars scattered through the atmosphere, and a dreamlike sense of scale and wonder. The scene should evoke awe, serenity, and magical realism, with soft volumetric lighting, high detail, and a painterly yet photorealistic finish. Use a sweeping wide-angle composition and rich atmospheric depth. Vertical aspect ratio
This digital fine art was created using Nano Banana AI and Photoshop
I'm wearing [FLS]:
Hunes Top
Worn with body light
Rigged for Legacy (and pushup), Reburn (and juicy) and Maitreya.
Jengo Pants
Worn with body light
Rigged for Legacy, Reborn, Maitreya and Kupra
-Taken in Black Dragon
-Post in Adobe Photoshop
-Backdrop by Paparazzi
#trees #tallgrass #water #colorfulsky #flowers #sand #grass #house #stones #PicsArt @Sarasota, Florida
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Kings Canyon National Park, Ca.
While backpacking in the Eastern Sierra this summer I tried my hand at some night photography which I usually do because of the dark skies. The Kearsarge Pinnacles made for a perfect foreground to watch the Milkyway rise. And wouldn't you know it, being the tale end of the Perseid meteor shower, I managed to capture a meteor too (perfectly placed I might add!)!
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I knew this astronomical event was going to happen earlier this week but then I saw the weather report and there was snow on the way. Snow means clouds. I didn't expect to get this shot but it cleared up long enough for me to get 4 frames and then the cloud cover came in.
Such a cool thing to see. The sliver of a crescent moon at 238,900 miles from earth, Venus at 26 million miles, yes MILLION!!, and the red planet of Mars at 140 million miles. 140??? Million? That' crazy trying to wrap my mind around the thought of being able to see anything that far away. Truly mind boggling!!
Have a great weekend everyone :-)
#trees #buildings #rocks #seawater #walkway #sand #colorfulsky #PicsArt @Rye Harbor, Rye, New Hampshire
Mostly white, with some blue sky left in for some color... I enjoyed processing this one. Canada Geese flying in layers during their 2014 spring migration...
What an incredibly clear night last night, and about time too. This image is a stack of 60 x 1 minute tracked exposures of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex above the iconic Stonehenge monument. Massive thank you to the security guard who was kind enough to stand in the middle of the stones and do a 360 spin with his torch to light up the inside of the monument for me, what a good sport!
I couldn’t help but think of Alyn Wallace as l stood beneath the stars last night. It’s hard to believe it’s been almost a year since his passing. Even in his absence, his YouTube videos and his book, Photographing the Night Sky, remain an invaluable source of inspiration and knowledge. Many of the techniques I used to create this image, I learned from him. I dedicate this photo to his memory.
Equipment & Settings:
Sky:
Canon RP (Astro Modified)
Canon RF 24-70mm f2.8L
Hoya Starscape Filter
Star Focus Filter
Move Shoot Move Nomad Star Tracker
60 x stacked exposures at f4, ISO 640, 60 secs.
Foreground:
Canon R6 Mark II
Canon RF 24-70mm f2.8L
Single Exposure f2.8, ISO 2500, 15 secs.
An Apsara dancer performs at an ancient temple in the jungle. Apsaras - celestial maidens in Hindu and Buddhist mythology - were believed to entertain gods and bless kings at the peak of the Khmer Empire (9th-15th Century). Their graceful movements are immortalized in the intricate carvings of Angkor Wat, Bayon, and Banteay Srei. The dance almost went extinct during the Khmer Rouge regime when artists and performers were targeted and 90% of classical dancers perished during this horrific period. Thanks to the singular efforts of Queen Sisowath Kossamak, the Apsara dance was revived and is now a symbol of Cambodian identity and recognized as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage in 2003.
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