Dark Sky by Goncalo Lemos

Friday, 31st August 2007

Dark Sky

by Goncalo Lemos

A truly dark sky is something rather difficult to find. Under a new moon, the light pollution from cities around the world spreads across the whole sky making it obvious that the waste of energy could be avoided. If we try to solve this problem, then we will have a better environment, less waste and a beautiful dark sky to show our children.

Equipment: Canon 20D, 18mm Lens

Goncalo Lemos

Born in ‘68, started to shoot when i was 14 with my dad’s camera. Recently i entered the digital era and started to shoot with one of my favorite techniques: long exposure! Hope you enjoy my work.

www.goncalolemos.com

15 Comments

Laura Says:
August 31st, 2007 at 9:23 am
Amazing!!!
laurens Says:
August 31st, 2007 at 11:11 am
this is a wonder of nature

congratulations
Richbar Says:
August 31st, 2007 at 12:40 pm
Great shot Goncalo. Can you tell me how long the exposure was, and at what ISO?
Pauline Jones Says:
August 31st, 2007 at 12:48 pm
I like it, and i agree with your comments
kml Says:
August 31st, 2007 at 1:09 pm
Wow – this is beautiful! Great job!!
Anurag Says:
August 31st, 2007 at 2:58 pm
A classic Shot which I bet, every photographer worth his salt shoots at least once in his/her lifetime.
I agree most emphatically as does Pauline, with Your views on mankind’s “Indulgence”!
Jon Eisenberg Says:
August 31st, 2007 at 5:51 pm
Very well done!
Amanda Matthews Says:
August 31st, 2007 at 6:22 pm
I have always wondered how to do that, I know you leave the shutter open but I dont know how to with my camera?? I have a Nikon D50, digital. Any tips would really help!
Eileen Says:
August 31st, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Purple!!!!!!!! I LOVE Purple!
Eileen Says:
August 31st, 2007 at 8:08 pm
When we used to look out our bay window to the San Francisco sky line we would see the most brilliant colors. We would wow and ahhh. And my very wise mother would say It’s pretty but its pollution. We were surprised. But she was right. That was in 1958′, she was way ahead of her time. She was recycling in the fourty’s and the fifties.
a. Says:
April 17th, 2008 at 12:27 am
Amazing! I love how you used the time-exposure! The colour of the sky is superb as well! Great work, Goncalo! I really appreciate your note on energy wasting. I completely agree!
Su Says:
August 31st, 2009 at 9:41 am
A beautiful shot and | agree about the light pollution when my son visits from the city he just sits in the garden and stares at the night sky for ages.
Rajib Singha Says:
August 31st, 2009 at 1:00 pm
Here the long exposure does the job. Pretty cool!
Renee Says:
August 31st, 2009 at 3:35 pm
very beautiful!
mike Says:
December 8th, 2009 at 12:37 am
Away from the lights it looks great at night.