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Great shots and lighting. The first one was kind of spooky to me. The second one was
more like a raspberry candy. It was that tasty looking.

Sury

Welcome to the forum. I take it Pillar is the name of the mountain/hill you were on when you took the shot.

Amazing shots.

Sury

Today I was in Napa Valley, California (One of the more popular wine growing regions) and the valley was in a riotous "burst" of mustard fields. With best regards, Sury [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigsur/8440688076/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8517/8440688076_1db8d3c98f_b.jpg[...

Pat,
You are right on the target. Thank you for your encouraging words. Much appreciated.
Saptarishi in Sanskrit: Sapta = 7 Rishi = Guru/Swami/Monk/

With best regards,
Sury

I have been fighting the temptation to post this one, though of poor quality even by my own standard, what is exciting to me about this shot is this is my first attempt at wide field astrophotography. This is a 5 image + dark frame stack using DeepSky Stacker. It was taken from my backyard, on a tri...

Dumb of me. Now that you pointed out, I see what they are for.... Thank you.

Sury

I love the concept. Thank you for a great idea.

Sury

Great shot.... I love the vista. Is it me (more likely than not) or the trees in the foreground look tad over sharpened?

With best regards,
Sury

Nice shots. I wonder what those extensions on the sides of those two choppers.

With best regards,
Sury

Pat, Very clean given it is a two dimensional stitch. Nice shot too. Is that perspective expected when you do that amount of stitching? I always thought one of the drawbacks of stitching is the loss of the perspective compared to a wide angle and image tends to be "flat". But I may well b...

Pat, Very clean given it is a two dimensional stitch. Nice shot too. Is that perspective expected when you do that amount of stitching? I always thought one of the drawbacks of stitching is the loss of the perspective compared to a wide angle and image tends to be "flat". But I may well be...

Your postings is certainly made the thread enjoyable. Thank you all.
My appreciation for your patience, eye, not mention the talent has gone
up my ten fold. With much humility, I bow with respect and in appreciation.

With best regards,
Sury

Congratulations. I do remember seeing that photo a while ago.
I sure hope they make large print and hang it in the convention center as well.

With best regards,
Sury

If they were my shots, they would my favorite too.