Good Morning, NASA … I Have a Question
This morning, I had a "bright idea," … literally … but one I couldn't completely execute on my own.
I opened one of the photos I took on my recent trip out west … in its original, unedited state, it had a rather eerie, albeit not unpleasing appearance. Shot in the very early evening, the flat, cloudless, detail-void, deep-blue sky needed something to bring the whole composition from "quiet" to … "WOW"!
I went on-line to see if NASA had any images designated "Public Domain" and, on the NASA site was a phone number to call for answers regarding the use of its images.
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I made the call and got to speak to an actual person immediately, described what I needed from NASA and how I would proceed; "CAN DO" was the response … AND I DID!
Years and years of photo editing, image restoration and lots of experimentation enabled me to bring my "bright idea" to a finished image.
This …
Monument Valley Butte, Nasa Sky
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Going forward, I will do more of these and will refine my process … but as a "first" attempt, I'm pretty satisfied and have some ideas for better images.
I thank NASA for the sky image and the Creator for the butte and the Cosmic wonder and beauty.
Otherworldly, though I know the butte is terrestrial. Great image A Mac!
OMG, that is simply breath taking Mac.
Well done Mac, with a kudo to NASA.
Utterly lovely! Wow!!!
Thanks to NASA, too!
Wonderful pic.....tried to grab some pics of the full moon on the way to work this morning, but not great luck.
tried to grab some pics of the full moon on the way to work this morning, but not great luck.
There are a number of factors to contend with when photographing the moon … camera equipment not the only ones.
Metering, rotation of the earth (hundreds of miles per hour depending on the latitude) and motion blur … shutter speed …
Best of luck … in time, you'll succeed.
I have one more finished and am working on others … finding some frustration in that most of my originals are just not suited for the kind of image above.
The combining of images is something I've done for many years … but I have not found a kind of "formula" … every such image presents its own particular problems to overcome.
No complaints however … I love doing these.
''No complaints however … I love doing these.''
No complaints allowed....I love seeing the.
I have two new ones, but the toxic front page is getting all of the play, so, I'll hold off posting, Kavika. I do appreciate your presence and your kind words.
Many thanks.
No problem Mac, it's well deserved my friend.
Let me know when you post them, I don't want to miss the new photos.
A great composition - shared interest.
Very cool! Sort of surrealistic.
Looks like it might be on some far away planet or its moon.
The butte looks typical of formations in Arizona. I think there might not be many of other planets that look like that because it shows signs of weathering (because we have water on Earth and most other celestial bodies don't?). But if another planet had water, and "weather" like we do, it might look that way. (I don't knw, I haven't been to any other planets yet).
I think the sky might look like that from other planets because they don't have an atmosphere to make the stars look fuzzier? (Or maybe other planets lie in a region of denser stars?)
That picture looks a bit like it might be an illustration for a science fiction novel that takes place on another world!
I was wrong-- it seems there are buttes and mesas on other planets:
On Mars [ edit ]
A transitional zone on Mars , known as the fretted terrain , lies between highly cratered highlands and less cratered lowlands. The younger lowland exhibits steep walled mesas and knobs . The mesa and knobs are separated by flat lying lowlands. They are thought to form from ice-facilitated mass wasting processes from ground or atmospheric sources. The mesas and knobs decrease in size with increasing distance from the highland escarpment. The relief of the mesas range from nearly 2 km to 100m depending on the distance they are from the escarpment. [3]
Apparently mars did have water at one time. . . or still does?
"That picture looks a bit like it might be an illustration for a science fiction novel that takes place on another world!"
Didn't the aliens land on the top of a butte in the movie "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"?
Didn't the aliens land on the top of a butte in the movie "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"?
No, Buzz … it was Devil's Tower, Wyoming.
Many thanks to all … a new image is on the, uhm … the HORIZON … will post momentarily.