Photo taken by first-time contributor Alexandre Goulet, a Software Engineer from Ontario, Canada. He has found that photography is a great media through which he can escape the day to day trials of life. Photography was especially helpful when he was going through a difficult time after his mother passed away. Photography, in addition to therapy, was a great deal of help to him through that time.
About this photo: “I had found it challenging for a long time to take this specific picture, as I had continuously made excuses for why I couldn’t. They ranged from inadequate equipment, and un-cooperative weather conditions to just plain self doubt. On a weekend up north with friends, I joined one outside for fresh air as he had been admiring the stars on his own. When he asked me “Why don’t you take a picture of this?” for the first time, I had no excuses, and I overcame the hurdles I had created. Either his push was all I needed, maybe it was a bout of confidence he gave me, or maybe it was that right then and there I knew, the best pictures are the ones you take, not the ones you don’t. The rest is history.”
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Incredible shot, sometimes it is so hard to find a place to take a photo of the Milky Way! Congratulations
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Great story & pic, Alexandre! . . .
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Just beautiful !!!
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Beautiful photo! I too have a fascination with the sky and could spend hours looking at the stars. I wish I had the right equipment to be able to take photos like this!
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An amazing photo.
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Excellent picture! I’d be curious to know what camera and exposure you used. Night shots of stars are better set manually anyway…
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Love the night sky, so this is awesome! 🙂
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To all : Thanks for all the nice comments!
@spartacus2030 : I used my Canon 5D Mk III with my 24-105 F/4 lens @ F/4.
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I am so glad you have taken the picture.
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This picture is absolutely gorgeous!!!
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Gorgeous photo!!
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Reblogged this on Silently, Churping and commented:
I m in love with this picture, so decided to reblog 🙂
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breathtaking shot.
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Beautiful image. Keep it up.
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awesome photo! must have been spectacular to see in person!
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Amazing photo! I LOVE IT:D
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