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Ken Lee Photography
Lubrication
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This gas station in Nelson Ghost Town appeared briefly in "3000 Miles to Graceland" with Kevin Costner. Here, it's lit up rather strangely at night. To create this night photo, I set the camera on a tripod. I opened the camera shutter for a long time. While the shutter was open, I walked around with a handheld ProtoMachines LED2 light capable of producing different colors, and illuminated the scene. During the exposure, all the light I shined on the subject was cumulative. This process is called "light painting." Why? Because one uses the flashlight as a paint brush, "brushing" on light, not paint. Light painting to illuminate subjects is a beautiful, addictive art, as you can walk around the scene, deciding what to bring to light and what to keep in shadow. And it's more fun than AI-generated images. This was photographed while Tim Little and I were teaching a night photography workshop at Nelson Ghost Town in Nevada and Goffs, CA, along Route 66.
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For photos, books, workshops and more: www.kenleephotography.com
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(Plate 7733) Nikon D750 DSLR/Irix 15mm f/2.4 lens. October 2024.
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Vinz Frank
The Great Orion Nebula (M42)🌌. The Orion constellation, is one of the brightest and closest star-forming regions to Earth. It spans about 24 light-years across and is approximately 1,344 light-years away. The Nebula is notable for it's vibrant colors and the presence of young stars, making it a key area of study in astrophysics.
I Captured it last Monday just before my surgery, processed with Siril. I removed some Stars on the 2nd picture :). Only 25 stacked exposures at 100s each—
proof that even short sessions can create something magical.




#orionnebula #m42 #deepsky #spaceart #nightsky #nebulalove #tripletrefractor #stargazing #astronerd #astrophoto #orion #clearsskies #Astrophotography #SpacePhotography #CosmicWonder #AstronomyLovers #CelestialBeauty
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Enrique Boeneker

I found out from Wikipedia that this distant object is called Sarah's Galaxy. I find this name more appropriate than the ordinary and vulgar one that people call it. Sarah's Galaxy refers to Sarah Williams, who wrote this poem that is all me now:

"Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light;
I have loved the stars too truly to be fearful of the night."
The Old Astronomer

Seen edge-on, NGC 3628 is known to be a spiral galaxy. However, its profile is odd. Looks thick to me, and its extremes look thicker. I assume this oddness is due to its many interactions with its neighbors, which form the famous Leo's Triplet.
#astronomy#astrophotography#Astrodon
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