November 2024 Competition - After Dark / Night Photography

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Thanks again to everyone who entered last months competition. A new month has begun and so that means a new competition.

This Month's Theme
For this month the theme is After Dark. So really anything goes that has been shot once the sun goes down. Nightscapes, astro, light trails, towns, cities, people etc.. This photo pool on flickr might help with inspiration.

Competition Dates
Entries start: The date that this post is published.
Entries end: November 20th at 3am Eastern Time (9am GMT)
Voting starts: November 20th at 3am Eastern Time (9am GMT)
Voting ends: November 27th at 3am Eastern Time (9am GMT)

What Do I Get if I Win?
I'm afraid it's just the joy of taking part but I will be adding badges to winners profiles.

How to Enter + Rules
  1. Post your entries in this thread by scrolling down to the reply box then hitting the 'upload images' button. Insert image as full image not thumbnail.
  2. Canon R Series cameras only. Adapted lenses on R Series bodies are fine.
  3. Camera metadata must be included in the images to verify.
  4. Only one photo entry per member.
  5. Keep the photos clean and family friendly.
  6. Please don't use sky replacements or AI image generation.
  7. You are free to change you image during the entry period.
How to Vote (when voting opens)
  1. Use the vote button (up arrow) to the right of the post (below post on mobile) to vote up images that you like
  2. You can vote on as many images as you like apart from your own
Upcoming Themes for 2024
Our themes for the year have already been decided to give you a heads-up on what's coming next.
  • Nov: After Dark
  • Dec: Festivities
Feedback
I'd really appreciate feedback about how the competition is running but please don't post it in this thread. Instead please post any feedback in our Feedback Forum.

Thank you for participating and good luck!
 
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Please note the rules folks:
  1. Canon R Series cameras only. Adapted lenses on R Series bodies are fine.
  2. Camera metadata must be embedded with images to verify.
  3. Only one photo entry per member.
  4. Keep the photos clean and family friendly.
  5. Please don't use sky replacements or AI image generation.
  6. You are free to change your image during the entry period.
  7. Not essential but it would be nice if you added a little background information on your entry.
Thank you! :)
 
Strawberry Poison Dart Frog

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π in the Sky

"Stonehenge on the Columbia" is a memorial on the Columbia River in Washington State to honor the soldiers of Klickatat County who lost their lives in World War I.

Lit using the flashlight on my cellphone.

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The Aurora Borealis over Hotel Gerdi in Iceland

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Atlas Comet with Milky Way at Big Meadows on Skyline Drive in Virginia
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The Northern Lights, taken from my backyard in southern Mayes, Country Oklahoma on October 10, 2024. With my Canon EOS R6 mkII and Laowa Argus FF 35mm f/0.95 lens. Since this is a fully manual lens it doesn't comes up on the meta data. But I was shooting wide open at f/0.95.

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I took this photo several years ago, shortly after EOS R was introduced. This is an amazing spot on the planet; a dark skies designated wonder: Grand Canyon Parashont NP. It was a 90 mile rough drive in, but worth every minute. EOS R, 50mm, F/4.0, 25 seconds, ISO400, 0 Exp.
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An evening shot from Portmeirion, Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd, North Wales.

Processed to within an inch of its life (and unlikely to stand up particularly well to close scrutiny!) using: DxO PL Elite/ ViewPoint/ Nik Collection Silver Efex, Adobe LrC/ Photoshop with Tony Kuyper Panels and Topaz Labs Photo AI/ Studio 2).

Phil


Hello?

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One from a trip to Kruger NP. I took it a couple of years ago without using flash but I did have an LED lamp on the floor to illuminate the Genet. ISO 8000 but cleaned up nicely with Topaz.
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One from a trip to Kruger NP. I took it a couple of years ago without using flash but I did have an LED lamp on the floor to illuminate the Genet. ISO 8000 but cleaned up nicely with Topaz.
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ISO 8000! I could barely use files that were above ISO 800 with my 5DIII and 5DSR. Nice shot!
 
Metadata must be embedded with image entries. Canon R Series cameras only.

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