Matterhorn's Midnight Reflection
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No match
After my little misinterpretation of Zermatt's traffic regulations (no cars allowed - $700 fine if you get caught), I ended up having to hike for 2.5 hours, 4 miles and about 1,000 meters in altitude with roughly 15kg on my back. Finally, I arrived at Stellisee, a small lake with a fantastic panorama of the Swiss Matterhorn. After I finished shooting, I hiked back the super dark trail, well prepared like any other mountain guide, with my new iPhone flashlight app! Photo comes straight out of the camera, so no further alterations.
About the photo
Nikon D700, AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED lens.
Photo settings: 24 mm, 15 seconds, ISO 320.
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Comments (55)
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Saurabhjainlk
Only 3 wallpapers in last 2 years 1 Driftwood 2 spectrum of Sky and 3 Matterhorn's Midnight Reflection You ROCK!
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ive had this on my desktop for about a week and evey time i boot up i take a second to look at it ....amazing photograph !
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Sequoyah
Wow!
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FreshPie
Although everybody knows this by now, I just wanna say that Macindows definitely has a distinct, awesome style. I could tell this submission was his before reading his name.
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Pat
@Thomatis 1) You have a point, but I think he clarified what he meant by no alterations. Perhaps he wasn't clear at first, but that is not a lie. 2)Where is that quote from? It is nonsense. You can easily see stars during a full moon. Besides, just because your eyes shut down due to the moon light doesn't mean a camera will. 3)My planetarium program confirms the date and apporximate time. 4)As others have stated, the water is not a perfect reflector. It blurs everything. Dim stars end up being spread out to the point of not providing enough light to show up. I live on a real lake and can almost never see the stars reflected. Venus might have been visible, but it just set before the picture was taken. Pat
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This is the best photo/wallpaper I have seen on the site, hands down!
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BlackEagle754
You did nothing to enhance this? WOW!!!
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Pat
It took me about a day, but I finally figured out the stars. Dim stars are almost as bright in this picture as much brighter ones. That makes it hard to recognize the patterns. However, they are correct for the time the picture was taken. Virgo is right above the Matterhorn and two planets, Saturn and Mars, are also in the picture (lower right). Great picture!
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Cytosyn
Hey Macindows Contratz for the marvelous shot! One question : how do you decide of the exposure time (in this case 15 seconds) ? Do you just try several exposures until you have a satisfying result, or do you somehow "measure" the luminance of the scene and choose accordingly ? Thanks
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danielTPL
Yep Yep, went on mine aswell! I'm new on here but latly followed a few discussions like this one and I've been following Dominic's work on here and his homepage for a while. And THESE discussions are so not needed and off topic, arent they? I mean to a certain extent this site is still about arts and who cares if its "fake" or not or technicly doubtable? As long as the artist stands behind it with his own idea and composition, which Dominic does each time he uploads one of his stunning works so he shouldn't be questioned for such things. Some people should appreciate the great works we get to see on here more because it's still about enjoying it and encouraging those artists to share more of their works with us not taking them apart like no tomorrow. Oh and btw, how would it make sense always pointing out how his pictures are "manipulated" (hate that word) as Dominic always does. And then to lie about one work to make us think its real, without any reason. Unless it's a super long con ... probably the greatest one in IFL history. Come on guys haha Thank you Macindows for your great !photographs!...best compositions on here by far... P.S.:I personally agree with Stubulman in every point!
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nbocch
Gorgeous! Instantly to my desktop. Thanks Macindows!
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:-D Good one, Stubulman! Well, to finally end this discussion as to whether I'm lying or not, please watch the following video. I hope this will quiet the last remaining disbelievers... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGcrbNjO3u8
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stubulman
First, according to my calculations, in 15 seconds the Earth should rotate .0625 degrees. Second, as we all know, the Matterhorn only exists in travel brochures. Third, the star field shown in this particular image does not belong to this quadrant of the galaxy. My surmise: Dominic Camp, (aka Macindows), is an alien and does not own a camera. The image here is a telepathic projection directly from his enormous brain to the IFL server! I am shaken to the core, but still a huge fan of his work. PS: Dominic, your secret is safe with me.
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The movement of the water would still reflect starlight (distorted though). And there are numerous stars between the summit and the lake which aren't reflected (despite the summit and tree line being reflected. Those bright stars we see in the lake don't line up to anything in the sky. This isn't to discount the magnificence of the composition; just to point out the difficulty in believing that it is one photograph that has not been manipulated. A lot of us amateur photogs are going to want to go try and create something like this with just our camera and nothing else but I doubt it's possible......Yes Macindows is very talented and yes this is a beautiful picture but we also know Macindows talents extend from the camera to digital manipulation (see some of his other amazing work).
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Bsketball
Ummm, you wouldn't see the reflection of most stars because of the movement of the water. And the reflection only covers an area of the sky slightly higher than the height of the Matterhorn. Despite that, a few of the brighter stars are visible in the water. And with a long enough exposure, you can take a picture in near pitch black conditions and make it look like daylight. It's been done on this website before. Macindows is one of the most distinguished artists on Interfacelift, so I for one trust him when he says this is close to raw.
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Brandon Evano
This should be featured in the wallpaper pack for Windows 8! Excellent Picture!
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I hate to be a skeptic too, but: - no starlight reflected in the lake? - that's a lot of light for moonlight. - and 15 seconds isn't enough to show the motion of stars... However, even if this is a composition, or it is a once-in-a-lifetime capture, it's still an unbelievably great shot! Thank you!
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Faeth
Another amazing photo that will grace my desktop for a good while. And Mac, just ignore the haters. I come here for quality wallpapers, and you sir, deliver just that. Keep the incredible submissions coming =D
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@EastTN: Thanks for your question! Well, the stars have moved mainly due to the earth's rotation. ;-) Furthermore, there is no shallow depth of field because I was using a 12-24mm wide angle lens which basically has almost no depth of field, meaning that everything from 2m is crisp. Of course, it also depends on the aperture you're setting on a lens. The lower you set the aperture level (e.g. f/2.8 or even f/1.4 on certain lenses), the more blurriness you get beyond your focal point. In this photo the focal point is the Matterhorn in the very back. It is so far away that even if you'd be using a 400mm f/2.8 lens, the stars in the back would still be sharp (depending on your shutter time of course). If you want to prevent the stars from moving you don't have to be god but simply get yourself a star observatory tripod which automatically follows the stars. This allows you to shoot a perfectly sharp image of the night sky without having to increase your camera's ISO. Then I'd take a regular long exposure of my motive and merge these two images in Photoshop. These tripods however, are pretty expensive and really heavy - so not really an option to carry around for a 4 miles hike on top of a mountain! ;-) I hope that clarifies your question.
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Alex Krycek
Wooooow, Jesus on a bike....