The Fortress
by Ralf Rohner
Title
The Fortress
Artist
Ralf Rohner
Medium
Photograph
Description
During my August vacation, I visited one of the most scenic fortresses in Italy. My planning showed that the Milky Way would be past its prime position, but still within reach of a wide angle image. What I did not plan with, was the strong illumination of the fortress.
During my visit in the afternoon, I was worried to see many spotlights, but a local guide told me, that to his knowledge, the lights were normally not switched on, which was in line with many apparent night images I knew from the place. It was not to be... I may have been visiting at the wrong time, or maybe I was fooled by time blends and composites. Whatever, the lights were incredibly bright and caused a tremendous amount of light pollution.
When I was done lamenting, I decided to capture the scene anyway. The sky was the easy part. Now, the fact that the Milky Way core was to the far right, was an advantage, as it helped to avoid the worst light pollution around the fortress. The foreground required 10 steps of exposure bracketing to capture the full dynamic range. Processing the image was a nightmare and the result is not what I was hoping for, but at least I did not have to leave empty handed.
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October 15th, 2019
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Allan Van Gasbeck
Congratulations! Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in the “Long Exposure and Night Photography ” group on Fine Art America - You are invited to post your featured image to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page.