Venus-Jupiter conjunction

Laurent Laveder

Image taken:

Mar. 12, 2012

Location:

Pluguffan, Brittany, France

Details:

Dear Tony, Almost every day, when I take my car, I pass by a picturesque tree a few hundreds of meter from home. This tree is the only survivor of a hedge cut for wood (maybe because it was the most beautiful one in the hedge). It looks like a twin tree with a remarkable symetry. As Venus was geting closer and closer to Jupiter day after day, I had the idea to capture the cosmic duo with this sylvian duo. I make two version, with spikes created with a "star" filter and more natural. Which one do you prefer! Photo details: Canon 5D Mark II + Sigma 50 f/1.4 stop down to 2.0 on a tripod. 6 s at 1600 ISO. 9 photos for each panorama.