Venus as a morning star and at its greatest brilliancy (or illuminated extent) for this dawn apparition, shining at magnitude -4.9 in the dawn twilight. The star Spica is to the right of Venus. Taken from home on November 30, 2018, the day before the official day of greatest brightness. The waning crescent Moon off camera higher in the sky provides the illumination and the sparkles in the snow. This is a stack of 4 x 6 second exposures for the ground to smooth noise and one 6-second exposure for the sky, all with the Nikon D750 at ISO 800 and Sigma 24mm Art lens at f/2.8. Orton glow effects added to the sky and ground with Luminar and Nik Collection effects. Diffraction spikes on Venus added with Astronomy Tools for artistic effect.
A frosty scene with a snowy and hoar-frost coverered landscape in the evening twilight. Taken November 25, 2018 from home with the Venus Optics 15mm and Sony a7III. Luminar Orton and Nik Collection effects added in post, for a bit of proecessing fun, to make a wintery scene for Christmas card.
A frosty scene with a snowy and hoar-frost coverered landscape in the evening twilight. Taken November 25, 2018 from home with the Venus Optics 15mm and Sony a7III. Luminar Orton and Nik Collection effects added in post.
