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The Hunter

2nd April 2007

The Hunter by duncmc

The Hunter from duncmc via flickr.

The majority of content on here will be photos (that’s my intention anyway). To get me off to a good start my first real post is my favourite image from those I took last year.

This long exposure of the Humber Bridge on a misty December night revealed constellations in the southern sky with amazing clarity. The stars were not visible to the naked eye at the time the picture was taken.

You can cleary see ORION The Hunter in the centre of the sky. If you visit this photo on flickr the other surrounding constellations are also identified.

This photo was featured in WeeklyShot’s “Night” theme, and also in Vazaar’s “Best of 2006” theme. It is one of the images in my Humberscapes collection.

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26 Responses to “The Hunter”

  1. damon says…

    Great shot! Did you do much post-processing on this?

  2. Duncan McMillan says…

    Thanks damon. There was very little post production on this. Orion wasn’t visible when I took the picture because of the mist over the river, but the long exposure allowed the stars to burn through. Other than adjusting the white balance in RAW and using a second exposure layer to enhance detail in the underside of the bridge, this is as shot.

  3. Jesus says…

    Fantastic image, i don’t mind the amount of postpro, the modern photography is 50% camera 50% darkroom (PS).

  4. Flickr: jonbradbury says…

    Great perspective, superb shot


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  5. Diane - Daily Walks says…

    Duncan, I am going through your images and they are incredible! This one is gorgeous (love the glow of the light) but so are the others. Thanks so much for leading me to your site!

  6. Flickr: tricky. says…

    wow, thats excellent!

  7. Flickr: corica10 says…

    Having recently visited this bridge I can appreciate just how good this picture is.

  8. Flickr: BennehBoy - you got a purdy mouth says…

    Sweet photo mate.


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  9. Flickr: haveyouseenthisgirl says…

    wow, what an incredible shot…

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  10. Flickr: MANOJ FLANKER says…

    great shot

  11. Flickr: Doc~ says…

    Wow,,, a Transvection in time and space,,,, fantastic

  12. Flickr: Paganpete says…

    Great slice of time saved there - brilliant!

  13. Flickr: abiraj321 says…

    Excellento, would love it on my wall too.
    well done

  14. Flickr: ALHajaj - الهجاج says…

    What a SHOOT

  15. Flickr: Thiago Pinheiro says…

    this is very very nice,
    do you remember the exposure?

  16. Flickr: duncmc says…

    30 seconds @ ƒ4 ISO 100

  17. Flickr: rc-soar says…

    The crispness of those lines is superb.

  18. Flickr: dougbphotos says…

    Wow, this shot is excellent, and I love the night sky!

  19. Flickr: Canon Vik says…

    Wow such a nice picture, where is this if you dont mind me asking?

  20. Flickr: duncmc says…

    @ Canon Vik – This is the Humber Bridge in Hessle, East Yorkshire, UK. Check it out on the map :¬)

  21. Flickr: Mark Whale says…

    The clarity and composition is beautiful

  22. Flickr: [Nocturne] says…

    Hi, I’m an admin for a group called [Noctography], and we’d love to have this added to the group!

  23. Flickr: Adeodoato says…

    S o r p r e n d e n t e!!

  24. Flickr: Nubian ∑agle ©™ says…

    Oh yeah, this rocks!

  25. Flickr: andywelshman says…

    I’m gobsmacked. Simply gobsmaked.

    11/10.

  26. Flickr: Rachel Schell says…

    wow! fabulous!


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