Taken out of airliner window at 39000 feet.
https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8331/28465314644_24cab64814_k.jpgDSCF7353 by nimbushopper, on Flickr
https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8356/28468443913_f6ddfa9482_k.jpgDSCF7351 by nimbushopper, on Flickr

Another from my summer of Milky Way Photography. The Church is St. Milo on Hwy 7 outside Estes Park, Colorado. On this night I woke up at about 2 a.m. to find a clear sky after an evening of heavy rain. I love this little church and have photographed it many ties, but never under the Milky Way. Since the MW was very clear I drove the 45 minutes to the site of the church and took this photo at about 3:30 a.m. (the time stamp on the photo is wrong because I forgot to change the camera to mountain time.) The slights red glow on the mountains to the right is the first light of the new day just beginning to break over the eastern rim behind my camera position. The vast number of stars is what drew me to this shot. The soft light on the church is from a setting quarter moon. Camera setting are ISO 4000, F2.8 and 20 seconds on the shutter. Focal length is 24mm. While shooting this series of shots a coyote came over the hill behind me and actually walked to with in 15 feet of where I was standing. I first noticed him when the red glow of my night flashlight lit his eyes. We both had a nice chat and then went about out business.

With all the stars (anyone who counts them correctly, gets a free print----GOOD LUCK!) and the rising of the Milky Way over the church I thought the title Amazing Grace fit.--I'm open to suggestions for a change.

Hope you enjoy the image.

I'm sure most of you have heard of the hand painted pottery that put Delft on the map. They have been making this stuff for just about 400 years but these days there is only one factory that still makes the hand painted stuff. To be original Delft Blau it must have a certain symbol baked into the bottom. If it doesn't, it is most likely a decal.

More on that later. This set is from the town square. In the Netherlands, I am told, the size of the town square was indicative of of the wealth of the city and in spite of the fact that there was a farmer's market going on, Delft's common area was huge.

Please enjoy.

Workshop from 2013. Models name is Mari from San Antonio TX.
If EXIF data doesn't come thru the specs are as follows.
Nikon D7000/50mm 1.4/f11/SS 200/ISO 200
Mentors studio was mostly PCB stuff and as I remember he was gelling
with "bastard orange." At the time I think I was editing with PSE 11.
I have moved on since then, now shooting a D800 with several more
FX lenses and my own small PCB powered home studio. Now use PS CC.
Art nude is my preferred style and only print output but this forum
seems to have more positive than negative input so have decided to
try limited Webb output to specific sites..

The wonders of modern cameras and IS-enabled lenses will let you capture the city at night hand-held from a boat ...

https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8650/28666834852_60b58cd318_b.jpgChicago Skyline by Paul Sager, on Flickr

https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8825/28666834862_dd033816c4_b.jpgNavy Pier by Paul Sager, on Flickr

https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8899/28666780322_fa7e4a372b_b.jpgFireworks in Chicago by Paul Sager, on Flickr