Is that a real photo?

[Anonymous]

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http://community.sony.co.uk/t5/Blog-News-from-Sony/Photography-tips-and-tricks-to-help-you-with-Sept...

If thats a real photo (and not photoshopped) - it looks absolutely amazing !

[tweety2b]

yep was entered in last year's Sony World Photography Awards 😉

Cheers

Nico

[Anonymous]

Its now my desktop wallpaper.

[Nobody-in-particular]

I'm of the same opinion as you Quinnicus it looks photoshopped.

My reasoning for this is due to the two galaxy shaped images on the bottom left of the image and last I checked you were unable to see galaxies with the naked eye.

[Anonymous]

I was curious about that too to be honest.  So I looked it up yesterday and found this:

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question15.html

So it appears you can see other galaxies with the naked eye, from Southern Hemisphere (ie South Africa), without a moon and I guess it would also help without "light polution" as well.

[Nobody-in-particular]

Ok stand corrected but I would still be surprised if you can see galaxies in that much detail with the naked eye perhaps photo stacking was used.

Anyway it is a great photo and I suspect it looks good as your wallpaper.

[jan2011 · Accepted solution]

Yes, as “The Crown of the Dolomites” (Edoardo Brotto) it’s a real panoramic at almost 180° photo.

http://www.dreamerlandscape.com/dream/?p=3529

http://www.dreamerlandscape.com/dream/?p=3309

Here's his Flickr Album http://www.flickr.com/photos/ninjaclimber/

and photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/ninjaclimber/10153036894/in/photostream/

PS

The Crown of the Dolomites

Finalist at the Sony World Photography Award and published in "The Daily Telegraph"

[jan2011]

Anyway the place was Dolomites Italy.

PS

I mean of the photo "The Crown of the Dolomites" !!!!!! taken as an example of such kind of photos

[jumpsuit]

I think they used sorcery or witchcraft

Great shot.:smileyhappy:

[jan2011]

By the way the photo on “Quinnicus” post is of the series

Quiver Trees by Night (Florian Breuer, South Africa) https://plus.google.com/photos/116903844822251801653/albums/5772921479346908017?banner=pwa

The place: Quiver Trees Forest Namibia

http://www.earthshots.org/2012/07/quiver-trees-by-night-by-florian-breuer/ (here another, with equipment description and how (230°view, panoramic))