Erez Marom

Let me get this straight - you claim that the different shots could not have been taken one right after the other?
And you also claim that any panorama should not be shot since it's 'merging'?

Hi,
there's no way I'd get the same quality from one file, not even close, for exactly the reasons you've mentioned.
Erez

I give up...

I still don't follow, sorry - where in the complete process shown in the article did I 'add' anything that 'wasn't there'?

I disagree. I think it's simply a panorama with some extra contrast :)

There was a small amount of movement blurring the fainter elements in the sky. The reflection of the stars is due to that very movement.
I wouldn't add a reflection, I don't do that in my images.

Indeed, the limiting factor would be the aperture. I brought the 17mm TS-E to this trip but it wouldn't have given the same result.

Last time I checked I was aware of the poirtait optioin :)
If you have the equipment for a 40MP, 12mm, f/1.4 shot, pleaselet me know if you're selling!

Last time I checked I was aware of the poirtait option :)
If you have the equipment for a 40MP, 12mm, f/1.4 shot, pleaselet me know if you're selling!

Last time I checked I was aware of the poirtait option :)
If you have the equipment for a 40MP, 12mm, f/1.4 shot, please let me know if you're selling!

Dear Mr. 6Pack,
It's currently impossible to produce a single 40MP, 12mm, f/1.4 image. I'd love to get a hold of that equipment. Making the exposure longer is out of the question due to startrailing.

Really? I can see several sources. the ones that are harder to track are probably surrounded by many stars. Why not see the attached raw files for proof that there wasn't any cheating of this kind?

I can''t really see your point. The star reflections are blurred because of water movement. It wasn't really possible to take the shot using a shorter exposure, was it?
@Kim - the shot wasn't...

I can''t really see your point. The star reflections are blurred because of water movement. It wasn't really possible to take the shot using a shorter exposure, was it?
@Kim - the shot wasn't...

Sorry to disappoint, the movement of the water didn't allow for the milky way reflection to appear, you can clearly see that in the raw files.

Nature photographer Erez Marom takes us through the complicated process he went through to achieve his image 'Lost in Space'.

I use the Lee system and therefore I can't use car NDs or different sized CPLs.
The soft grad does affect the ice to some degree, but I corrected this in post processing.

I really don't think this image is over-processed. Not every HDR is "bad" HDR, and generalizations are often misleading and plain wrong.

It's the exact opposite of what you claim: I had to use HDR to get the image to look like the reality I saw. Do you suppose I saw white when looking at the cave's entrance?

I do hope you're kidding...