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Chaco at Night · **7 Likes**

I thought I'd look through the countless thousands of RAW files I have and start processing them.

First up is one I shot at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico a couple years ago. It was a nice moonless night and about as dark of skies as you can get in North America.

This is a single image processed in Photoshop and using the Nik Effects software. No color was added to the photo, just tweaking the adjustments to bring out what the RAW file had in it.

Nikon D600
Samyang 14mm F2.8 lens
F/4
25 second exposure
6400 ISO

For some reason, the Flickr photo look much more grainy and not a good representation of how it looks in Photoshop.

**KC0PET** · 01-03-2016, 09:39 PM

Wow, very nice!

**Bruce Clark** · 01-03-2016, 09:49 PM

Excellent work.

stargazer · 01-04-2016, 02:02 AM

Impressive!!!

tc95 · 01-04-2016, 07:01 AM

Beautiful Shot...

slowpez · 01-04-2016, 07:14 AM

You shouldn't have waited so long to share this one. Gorgeous.

Unregistered User 8 · 01-04-2016, 03:04 PM

I could look at this photograph for hours. Very well done.

Colorado CJ · 01-04-2016, 05:52 PM

Thanks everyone!

It's funny how we take thousands of photos and pick a few of them we want to process, many times leaving out some of the best photos we've taken.

I'll be going through my huge stack of RAW files and giving things a second look. Who know's what else I'll find.

**Kerrowdown** · 01-05-2016, 02:10 AM

That's quite some image.

Photogoof · 07-25-2018, 02:27 PM

Originally posted by Colorado CJ

I thought I'd look through the countless thousands of RAW files I have and start processing them.

First up is one I shot at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico a couple years ago. It was a nice moonless night and about as dark of skies as you can get in North America.

This is a single image processed in Photoshop and using the Nik Effects software. No color was added to the photo, just tweaking the adjustments to bring out what the RAW file had in it.

Nikon D600
Samyang 14mm F2.8 lens
F/4
25 second exposure
6400 ISO

For some reason, the Flickr photo look much more grainy and not a good representation of how it looks in Photoshop.

Just amazing.

**Ash** · 10-10-2019, 04:00 AM

Originally posted by Colorado CJ

I thought I'd look through the countless thousands of RAW files I have and start processing them.

First up is one I shot at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico a couple years ago. It was a nice moonless night and about as dark of skies as you can get in North America.

This is a single image processed in Photoshop and using the Nik Effects software. No color was added to the photo, just tweaking the adjustments to bring out what the RAW file had in it.

Nikon D600
Samyang 14mm F2.8 lens
F/4
25 second exposure
6400 ISO

For some reason, the Flickr photo look much more grainy and not a good representation of how it looks in Photoshop.

Nice rendition, well done. The exposure is excellent.

agukha · 10-10-2019, 12:41 PM

Impressive !!

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KC0PET Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Central Missouri Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,274	Wow, very nice!

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Bruce Clark Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ocean Grove, Victoria Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,458	Excellent work.

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stargazer Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: France, Annoisin-chatelans Photos: Albums Posts: 109	Impressive!!!

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tc95 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 69	Beautiful Shot...

01-04-2016, 07:14 AM	#6
slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,461	You shouldn't have waited so long to share this one. Gorgeous.

01-04-2016, 03:04 PM	#7
Unregistered User 8 Closed Account Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,694	I could look at this photograph for hours. Very well done.

01-04-2016, 05:52 PM	#8
Colorado CJ Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,429 Original Poster	Thanks everyone! It's funny how we take thousands of photos and pick a few of them we want to process, many times leaving out some of the best photos we've taken. I'll be going through my huge stack of RAW files and giving things a second look. Who know's what else I'll find.

01-05-2016, 02:10 AM	#9
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,867	That's quite some image.

07-25-2018, 02:27 PM	#10
Photogoof Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Prague Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,422	Originally posted by Colorado CJ I thought I'd look through the countless thousands of RAW files I have and start processing them. First up is one I shot at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico a couple years ago. It was a nice moonless night and about as dark of skies as you can get in North America. This is a single image processed in Photoshop and using the Nik Effects software. No color was added to the photo, just tweaking the adjustments to bring out what the RAW file had in it. Nikon D600 Samyang 14mm F2.8 lens F/4 25 second exposure 6400 ISO For some reason, the Flickr photo look much more grainy and not a good representation of how it looks in Photoshop. Just amazing.

10-10-2019, 04:00 AM	#11
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Originally posted by Colorado CJ I thought I'd look through the countless thousands of RAW files I have and start processing them. First up is one I shot at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico a couple years ago. It was a nice moonless night and about as dark of skies as you can get in North America. This is a single image processed in Photoshop and using the Nik Effects software. No color was added to the photo, just tweaking the adjustments to bring out what the RAW file had in it. Nikon D600 Samyang 14mm F2.8 lens F/4 25 second exposure 6400 ISO For some reason, the Flickr photo look much more grainy and not a good representation of how it looks in Photoshop. Nice rendition, well done. The exposure is excellent.

10-10-2019, 12:41 PM	#12
agukha Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 367	Impressive !!

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