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The Landscape Photography Book
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The Landscape Photography Book

by Scott Kelby
March 2019
Intermediate to advanced
240 pages
5h 46m
English
Rocky Nook
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Chapter Seven

STARRY SKIES & THE MILKY WAY

Shooting the Heavens

The ancient Romans had a saying: “Omnes una manet nox,” which means, “Same night awaits everyone.” They also had this saying: “Permitte divis cetera,” which roughly translated means, “What ever happened to Peter Cetera, the old bass player for Chicago, who sang that duet with Cher?” Apparently, the Romans were big fans of night skies and the original lineup for Chicago, but shooting the night sky is something that has always drawn landscape photographers. The problem is that it’s a little tricky due to these main issues: (1) The earth is moving. (2) The stars are moving. (3) Things inside your camera are moving. (4) Things inside you are moving. (5) Aliens are real. It’s mostly numbers ...

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