The Great Lick Refractor in a Sea of Red

$The Great Lick Refractor in a Sea of Red$

We went to the legendary Lick Observatory located on Mt. Hamilton high above the Silicon Valley in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. It was a special night for photographers. Located in the larger dome of the main observatory building, the Great Lick refractor is 57 feet long, 4 feet in diameter, and weighs over 25,000 lbs (12 tons). Once the telescope was in place, the lights went out, and all that was left was dark glowing red. The entire scene is captured through a 210º fisheye lens, producing a spherical and immersive effect.

I processed a natural and a paintery HDR photo from tree RAW exposures, blended them, carefully adjusted the color balance and curves, and desaturated the image. I welcome and appreciate constructive comments.

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-- ƒ/4.0, 4 mm, 13 sec, ISO 3200, Sony A6000, Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye, HDR, 3 RAW exposures, _DSC1814_5_6_hdr3nat1pai5j.jpg
-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © 2023 Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography

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Taken in: United States / California / Mount Hamilton (show map)

Taken on: August 19, 2023

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Camera: Sony ILCE-6000, f/0, 13 sec, 0mm, ISO 3200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-6000
Lens:	Sony 0mm F0.0
Aperture:	f/0
Exposure Time:	13
Focal Length:	0mm
ISO:	3200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Pixelmator Pro 3.3.13
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