For Jeff by Dustin_Wong_Photography

Last year a photographer Jeff Swanson who was actively involved in the landscape community lost his battle with Melanoma. He was an inspiration to many and regarded as a great friend. If you or somebody close has been affected by this disease please click the link to contribute to the Melanoma Research Foundation to find a cure. The shot: I’ve wanted to see this milky way alignment over Mount Rainier, Washington ever since my friend Dave Morrow captured it. Since then, this view has become highly coveted, and on this night there were probably 50+ photographers on site to witness the event. Here is my take on the area. **If you like the recent images, hit that follow button!** Instagram I Facebook via 500px http://bit.ly/1KYMEZg

Lunar Circus by iso100_photography

*Creative blend, stop getting upset the milky way is in the wrong spot folks lol* Mighty Mount Cook, Hooker Valley in the Mt Cook/Aoraki National Park, New Zealand. Twice i have visited this epic location and feel i have not come away with anything that does it close to justice, until now... Shot Mt. Cook after sunset in last light, then shot the milky way about 2,5 hours later and manually blended the two. This is one of the most inspiring locations I've ever shot - much respect! via 500px http://bit.ly/1DiWORt

Pier to the Stars by JohannesNollmeyer

Shot this pier on a lake in the Saar-Hunsrück Nature Park in southwest Germany about one hour before sunrise. The milky way was a bit too weak visible, so i blended another milky way image, i shot in the alps to enhance the sky in Photoshop. via 500px http://bit.ly/1Sip4fP

Space Contact .. !! by mobeenmazhar

Astrophotography and light painting in Salmi Desert, Kuwait For more, please follow: Mobeen Mazhar's Photography via 500px http://bit.ly/1JrQGNT

Sombras Chinescas by Cesar_Vega

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Dying Earth by erax7

Milky way season is back with us here in my area. While it's actually been active for about a month, moon conditions for the weekend hasn't made it worth my while. I will do a blog post in due course for this trip. Just been so flat out that I haven't had the time for too much for awhile. Image is a 27 image panorama at ISO 6400 F2.8 25s 16mm. This time I applied a gel to my flash to create a different tone. Didn't end up doing too much post processing after stitching this time. The green glow is from airglow. Salt lake in Western Australia. Salt lakes can be caused by erosion with the minerals collecting in basins and not running off or by increase in the water table (more common here in Australia) due to land clearing for agriculture. The salinity issue causes problems with agriculture and using the land for anything else. Some businesses farm the salt. Salt lakes change greatly throughout the year. I scouted this location out only about 3 weeks prior to the shoot and the rate of change was quite significant with more cracks and rupturing that I had to travel further into the lake to get some "cleaner" pressure ridges. via 500px http://bit.ly/18RCpKt

Bold by artjom

Just around the corner down at the iconic Pinnacles on Phillip Island, Australia. via 500px http://bit.ly/1MVgIpU

'Wonderful Wanaka' by MikeyM

Follow me: http://on.fb.me/1BAk7Uv I decided to re-edit my second panorama, shot a bit further out in the lake than my Wanaka Way panorama. This time round I am using a histogram stretching method (with a lot of intricate masking) I have been using on my deep sky images, just wanted to see how it would work on an image like this. Let me know what you think of this edit! Canon 6D + Samyang 24mm ƒ1.4 lens 31 images 20 seconds ƒ3.5 10,000 ISO via 500px http://bit.ly/1H4hiDd