Caiman under the Stars
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Photo Info
| Uploaded | August 7, 2008 |
| Taken | June 4, 2008 |
| Make | Canon |
| Model | Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III |
| Exposure | 2751 sec at f/4.5 |
| Flash | No Flash |
| Focal Length | 16 mm |
| ISO | 200 |
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Photo license: © All rights reserved
I took this photograph of a spectacled caiman in the Brazilian Pantanal with my brother Will. The caiman was in a small stream waiting for unfortunate fish to pass through its open jaws. We exposed the foreground with a remote flash (effectively ‘freezing’ the caiman and the water) and then kept the shutter open to capture the star trails. With the foreground being totally black (i.e. no more light reaching the sensor) it was no longer exposed whilst the star trails were captured.
The Milky Way can be seen as the bright strip running diagonally through the sky.
8 responses
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aubrey marvin gave props (7 Aug 2008):
veryveryvery nice
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Garth Miles gave props (7 Aug 2008):
Perfect!!
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Laurie Search gave props (7 Aug 2008):
Wow!! Cool, cool, cool!!!
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Samuel M gave props (11 Aug 2008):
This is amazing. Simply put.
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Anna Chipman gave props (13 Aug 2008):
Freaking awesome picture. I love the dragged shutter which gives the image so much more depth. Great job on that!
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Larrie Knights said (15 Aug 2008):
Stunning shot beautifully captured, I would had ran a mile away from the croc :) I'm so glad you didn't
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Seth Deibel gave props (13 Nov 2009):
One of the most amazing things I've ever seen!!!
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Nishad Sanzagiri gave props (27 Jan 2010):
Amazing amazing amazing !!!!!!!
