National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest Winner 2011

[keco52]

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/traveler-magazine/photo-contest/
The video
http://vimeo.com/26968340

 

[vg4030]

I love these photos. Ive been trying nighttime time lapse photography but I gotta drive about 2 hours out of the city to get a 'clean' sky like that

 

[Flipmo]

Great shot.

 

[Pittsey]

I love these photos. Ive been trying nighttime time lapse photography but I gotta drive about 2 hours out of the city to get a 'clean' sky like that

Yep. Same.

I have been meaning to purchase A telescope and get some shots of the moon, and the planets too.

Am I a geek?

 

[vg4030]

Yep. Same.

I have been meaning to purchase A telescope and get some shots of the moon, and the planets too.

Am I a geek?

lol

I dont take moon shots but I might get the remote control telescope tripod for my SLR so i can take panning shot etc...

 

[keco52]

LOL I have a telescope and I use the sky map app. So yeah...you're a geek.

 

[The.Menace]

Oh yeah, that's a nice pic.

 

[Synful*Luv]

that video is absolutely amazing! One downside of living in overpopulate cities.. no stars ever. Idk how far i'd have to drive to see stars like that.. so much light pollution in Chicago.

 

[ArtsyGirl]

Beautiful.

I wanna try it with my camera. I got desperate in Byron Bay and physically held down my shutter release for like 5 minutes (on a tripod). The stars were visible but blurry from the natural shake of my finger. On a clear night I wouldn't have to go very far. I can only imagine what kind of lens this person used.. and how much it is. :\ eeeek.

 

[vg4030]

Beautiful.

I wanna try it with my camera. I got desperate in Byron Bay and physically held down my shutter release for like 5 minutes (on a tripod). The stars were visible but blurry from the natural shake of my finger. On a clear night I wouldn't have to go very far. I can only imagine what kind of lens this person used.. and how much it is. :\ eeeek.

what camera do you have?

 

[Flipmo]

Out of curiosity, what camera do you guys use?

 

[vg4030]

I have a canon SLR, with the regular 18-55 stock lens, 50mm prime, 100mmL Macro, 17-85 Wide angle (which I use for these type of shots) and a 70-300 zoom
I also have some extension tubes for really close up macro stuff, which I find more interesting that panoramas, but the these dragged out shutter shots are amazing

Im looking to upgrade to a 5D once I start to get into HD video

 

[Pittsey]

I also have a Canon DSLR. It's pretty old now though. 350D.

 

[ArtsyGirl]

what camera do you have?

Nikon D300s. 50mm 1.4 , 18-200 VR, 90mm and a few others that I don't use very often.

 

[vg4030]

Upload some photos!!!!

 

[dilla]

I have a Nikon Coolpix S8000. Nothing special and it's actually my parents'. But I still use it trying to take NatGeo-esque pics in my backyard.

Here's a snapshot of one of our dogs. Her name is Lucy and she is a yellow lab. Her in her 14.2 MP bliss.

 

[S O F I]

http://youarenotaphotographer.com/

 

[Flipmo]

I've seen that site. Those are obviously people that try way too hard to look 'artistic'. Anyways, that dog is taking a big dump, you go girl.

 

[dilla]

That has to be one of the shittiest, most pointless Tumblrs i have ever seen.

And that's coming from someone who's subscribed to some retarded Spongebob one that makes me laugh like a little girl.

 

[S O F I]

Perhaps, but then again, most tumblrs are shitty. The only one I'll visit from time to time is maleminded.

This never rang more true though: "Have you noticed how 50 girls you went to school with have set up shop as a "professional" photographer? Having a DSLR does not make you a professional photographer. "