Hi PROXIMO here . I live in Italy, in a city in Tuscany called Pietrasanta ( in the Versilia area ), which is within a step from the seaside;just about fifty miles from Florence. I'm a designer in marble works and I'm very passioned about astronomical photography ,reading and music. I approached photography late, around when I was 25. I started directly from astro photography . I began with an old olympus OM-1, 'till when, one fine day, I came across in a Nikon FM2 SLR camera...It was love at first using! I really got good time ,in those days, with it and my telescope. My firs experiences in the astronomical photography was not so good ,and those first results really frustrated me! I spent four years under the night sky before reaching decent results. Those first experiences led me to a new approach to the photography ,technical and expressive, and led me to the knowledge ,step by step, of the "tradictional photography. Recently I turn from the analogic photography to the digital ( which I distrusted till that moment )...I have to tell you the truth..I found it very funny and this new rush led me to a new inpirations. Now ,for the astrophoto, I generally use a MEADE Schmidt Cassegrain 8" reflector telescope (F2000mm f/10 ,that I use to reduce to f/6.3),one F 800mm refractor ,and a russian made F 1000mm catadioptric that I use also as guide instrument.
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Comments (11)
Cosine
Wow, this is spectacular in B&W. I love all that contrast.
stuart83
This really has the WOW factor, very dramatic in B/W, love it Stuart
JuliusS-J
Really fantastic work with B&W!
TwoPynts
B&W reflected perfection. You must share with us how you get such a wonderfully dynamic tonal range...red filter over the lens?
inshaala
loving the textures in the sail and the overall feel to this image, nice black and white! :)
LouLouBell
Wow this is great in B&W the clouds are amazing, the reflection is awsome and the whole mood is wicked, great shot!!
alhak
nice shot..looks fab in B/w
Saurav
Nicely composed and looks good in B&W.
Svarg
I really like the black & white on this one, and the lighting is marvelous. Good job!
PR0XIM0
@:TwoPynts Hi I generally use a Tamron R2 filter,but I got this one by a self constructed orange filter,with this one I can reach a very plastic effect Thanks
xxancroft
I'd forgotten about old fashioned filters. Thanks for letting us know what you did to get this awesome image.