2017 Photopiller of The Year

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“ Breath, just breath”

- Luke Skywalker

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PhotoPiller Of The Year

29/08/2017
Ted Hesser
@tedhesser
Nikon D800 | 400mm | ƒ/5.6 |

1/200s | ISO 100
—
“Best seat in the house. The perfect
moment when it all lines up, many
thanks to PhotoPills, our most import-
ant tool in capturing this shot.”
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Meet the legends of 2017

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Omar Huerta Christer Håvarstein Thomas Lucht Christian Schipflinger

January February March April
Nicholas Roemmelt Javier Del Cerro Şerafettin Yağmur Ted Hesser

May June July August
Alyn Wallace Miguel Ángel Avi Kevin Ly Maik Schell

September October November December
January
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01/01/2017 “Sunset rhythm”
Kareem Khalaf
@kareemkhalaf_photography
Nikon D750 | 500mm | TC 1.4x | ƒ/22 | 1/4000s | ISO 100

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02/01/2017
Christoph Schlatter
@captures.ch
Nikon D800 | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 25s | ISO 4000
—
“We have camped at the beach near the Split
Rocks. After dusk I had only a few minutes to take
this photo before the moon was rising.”

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03/01/2017 “Supermoon Over Dallas Skyline. Took this image about 12miles away from
skyline.”
Yogesh Mhatre
@mhatrey
Canon EOS 7D Mark II | 400mm | ƒ/7.1 | 1/2500s |

ISO 1600

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04/01/2017 “The rare occasion when this sea floor surfaces is a pho-
tographers paradise. Starfishes rise from the sea and get
Wander Licht illuminated by the sunset light.”
@wanderlichtphotography
Nikon D5200 | 10mm | ƒ/8 | 30s | ISO 100

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05/01/2017 “Passo San Boldo”
Gianluca
@gianlucas81
NIKON D750 | 14mm | ƒ/9 | 73s | ISO 100

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06/01/2017 “Hagia Sophia İstanbul Turkey.”
Alihan Hasanoğlu
@alihanhasanoglu
Canon 5D Mark III | 560mm | ƒ/4 | 1/60s | ISO 100

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07/01/2017
Xposeagain
@xposeagain
Nikon D810 | 15mm | ƒ/16 | 332s | ISO 320 |

ND 3.0 | GND 0.9
—
“This is a half mile hike that can only be reached
at low tide.”

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08/01/2017
A. Solano
@a.solano.photo
Nikon D800 | 15mm | ƒ/2.8 | 30s | ISO 25600
—
“Southern Lights - Photograph taken last July 28
at 01:45 am on the mermaid reef. In it, you can
see the reflection of Mars and Antares and in in
the sea, as the lighthouse of Cabo de Gata was
illuminating the area on the right adding magic
and depth to the scene and to those peculiar
formations of volcanic rock inside the sea.”

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09/01/2017 “During the last few months I had in mind this photo, and
PhotoPills told me that on December 13th was possible to
Blas Garcia have the moon just aligned with he lighthouse!”
@blasgarcialandscapes
Canon EOS 6D | 600mm | ƒ/8 | 1/60s | ISO 1600

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10/01/2017 “Love the coast line along the Mornington Peninsula. Had the opportunity to
shoot during the weekend as the low tide aligns with the sunset with slight
Danny Tym chance of good light. Decided to shoot in multiple exposures to capture the
@danny_tym
dynamic range and water flow to communicate across the mood.”
Sony a7r II | 20mm | ƒ/16 | 0.5s | ISO 100

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11/01/2017 “Back to 4 sisters mountain area in Sichuan China, I was there climbing moun-
tain last year. This was a 14km trek into Changping Valley and we camped in
Hu Chen Muluozi area, a flat grass ground. In December, it was very cold and windy
@huchenme
about -10 ºC. The mountain at back is a technical 5000+ mountain called
Nikon D750 | 35mm | ƒ/8 | 90 × 60s | ISO 100 Camel Peak”

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12/01/2017 “500m distance shot planned with PhotoPills. I’ve

cropped the image to magnify the Moon.”
Ramon Perez
@rpg1969
Canon EOS 6D | 2 x 500mm | ƒ/8 | 1/200s| ISO 800

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Sunmaster “A beautiful golden sunset in Yosemite National Park casts

warm light on the upper reaches of the valley walls as well
13/01/2017
as the stunning face of El Capitan.”
Mike Hitchner
@mhitchner1
5D Mark IV | 30mm | ƒ/11 | 30s | ISO 100 | ND 3.0

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14/01/2017
José Manuel Peral Urbina

@jose_m_peral
Canon EOS 6D | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 30s | ISO 3200
—
“Rain of stars. The foreground was lit with a few
soft flash shots”

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15/01/2017 “Moon above Cullera Castle”
Shuleon
@shuleon
Canon EOS 6D | 800mm | ƒ/11 | 2s | ISO 100

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16/01/2017 “Sunrise at Asilomar state beach”
Jed De La Paz
@jedinsky.photography
Nikon D750 | 16mm | ƒ/18 | 8s | ISO 100 | ND 1.8

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17/01/2017
Joshua Snow
@j.snow_photo
NIKON D810 | 14mm | ƒ/2.8

Foreground: 30s | ISO 200
Sky: 15s × 8 frames | ISO 5000
—
“I went to the moon this weekend and found
home!”

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18/01/2017 “Moonset over Galata Tower.”
Nebi Senol Yilmaz

@nsyilmaz
Canon 70D | 300mm | ƒ/7.1 | 0.8s | ISO 200

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19/01/2017
Hugo Valle
@hugovp
Canon EOS 5D Mark III | 17mm | ƒ/13 | 1/1.3s |

ISO 50
—
“Streaks appear in the water due to waves rolling
away from the shoreline.”

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20/01/2017 “After 4h walking around marina Bay, I could capture this

lightning for a great composition. It suddenly start raining
Damian Almuaph cats and dogs.”
@damianalmuaph
Sony a7II | 24mm | ƒ/14 | 53s | ISO 125

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Moonmaster “Sunlit Snowy Yosemite”

21/01/2017
Jingyu Wu
@ah_yue
Sony a7r II | 55mm | ƒ/8 | 1/200s | ISO 100

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22/01/2017
Juan Carlos Fajardo Juan

@jc_fajardo
Nikon D800 | 16mm | ƒ/5.6 | 2s | ISO 100 | ND

filter 6 stops + GND 3 stops
—
“Sunrise in one of the most famous beaches in
Granada. A perfect place to play a bit with the
sun. In this case, rising between two rocks.”

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23/01/2017
Pascal Kamm
@kammpascal
Canon EOS 5D Mark III | 27mm

Foreground: ƒ/11 | 25s | ISO 100
Sky: ƒ/4 | 100 × 30s | ISO 8000
—
“Postcard-perfect village — The image is a time blend.
The base exposure was shot during blue hour so that I
could stop down my lens to ƒ/11 for maximum sharp-
ness and depth of field. Then I planned to wait an hour
or so shoot the star trails.
On the right hand side of the image you can see that the
mountain is illuminated by yellow light. This is where the
very famous “Staubbachfall” waterfall drops 297m down!
However these days the waterfall does not look that im-
pressive as it barely runs water. However as the light was
turned on anyway it was impossible to get a clean image
of the night sky. Beside that fog was about to develop
making it even more impossible to get any usable shot. I
left my tripod with the camera on it and went back to my
nearby parked car and waited.
According to an information which I found online the

light should turn off at 10pm. When I stepped out of
the car at that time the fog was actually gone how-
ever the light was still on. So I decided to wait until
the lights would eventually switch off. It happened at
11:17pm… finally! I let the camera run for 50 minutes to
capture the star trails. When I was done the tripod was
frozen on the ground and the camera was covered by a
layer of ice accretion!
It stayed there for more than 9 hours, however that way

I was sure the tripod did not move during the entire
time and the blending process in PS was easy to do! ”

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24/01/2017
Kevin Tang
@kevintangy
Sony a6000 | 200mm | ƒ/8 | 1/13s | ISO 100
—
“Moonrise over Boston.”

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25/01/2017 “A beautiful sunrise in Rawai (Thailand) village of sea

gypsies”
Gianluca
@gianlucas81
Nikon D750 | 14mm | ƒ/9 | 4s | ISO 50 | GND 0.9 Soft

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26/01/2017
Rach Stewart
@rachstewartnz
Sony a7r | 17mm | ƒ/F2.8 | 25s | ISO 10000
—
“The always amazing night sky over Lake Taraw-
era. Pondering what’s out there in the universe.”

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27/01/2017
Marilena Matas
@marilenamm
Nikon D750 | 400mm | ƒ/5.6 | 1/10s | ISO 800
—
“Full moon in Formentor, Mallorca”

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28/01/2017 “A Beautiful morning at the scenic Island Hamnoy in the

Lofoten archipelago. The morning sun created some
Mikkel Beiter fantastic colors!”
@mbeiter
Canon 5d Mark III | 21mm | ƒ/6.3 | 100s | ISO 50

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PhotoPiller of the Month

29/01/2017
Omar Huerta
@omariluminarte
Nikon D610 | 15mm | ƒ/2.8 | 30s | ISO 3200
—
“After a great shooting session with the Milky
Way as the main subject, I couldn’t resist to shoot
this cow. During all the exposure of 30 seconds,
it remained as still as a statue, while I was light-
ning it with my Maglite flashlight”

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30/01/2017
Altamash Javed
@aljvd
Fujifilm X-A2 | 152.6mm | ƒ/9 | 1/200s | ISO 640
—
“Shot this one day before the super moon.
I actually found this moon more majestic than on
the actual day.”

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31/01/2017 “It was a nice morning in Larch Mountain (Oregon) shoot-

ing fog, clouds and the sun.”
Joan Camp
@joan_camp
Olympus OM-D E-M1 | 12mm | ƒ/6.3 | 1/6s | ISO 200

February
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01/02/2017 “When you are playing border line with such situations there is not much room
to play around. Enough said.”
Sunil Sharma
@upsidedownshoots
Nikon | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 35s | ISO 3200
PhotoPills Awards 2017 | February

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02/02/2017
Gowri Shankar
@gowrishankar83
Canon 5D Mark III | 400mm | ƒ/5.6 | 1/5s |

ISO 3200
—
“Taken on 01/29/17 at 6:42PM ET shows the
new waxing crescent moon (1.6%) setting behind
the Statue of Liberty. You can see a very small
earth shine on the unlit part of the moon. After
weeks of cloud cover over NYC it was great to
capture the crescent over NYC skyline.”

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03/02/2017 “Norther Waterfall.”
Ahmed Al Muzayen
@almuzayena
Nikon D800E | 14mm | ƒ/16 | 3s | ISO 80

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04/02/2017 “The Morning After, taken New Years 2017 old hilltop Oak
Star trails”
Phil Savoie
@phil.savoie
Canon 1DX | 14mm | ƒ/3.2 | 250 x 30s | ISO 1000

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05/02/2017 “Moonrise at Beliver Castle in Mallorca. The tower looks like a giant lightbulb
that lights the castle.”
Marc Marco
@marcmarco69

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06/02/2017
Ariel Bercovich
@arielbercovichphoto
Fujifilm X-T2 | 20mm | ƒ/11 | 28s | ISO 500 |

Polarizing Filter
—
“Dawn light sneaks through the entrance of an
ice cave under the Vatnajökull glacier”

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07/02/2017
Anne Walker Fuselier

@annedwf
Nikon d810 | 18mm | ƒ/2.8 | 25s | ISO 1600
—
“Could not have executed this photo without the
use of PhotoPills.”

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Moonmaster
08/02/2017
Stéphan Gaumont-Guay
@stephan.gg
Canon 6D | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 10s |

ISO 400
—
“Mars, Moon and Venus conjunction
on January 2, 2017”

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09/02/2017 “I love Bali for many reasons, the weather, the people largely and also the
beautiful landscape it has to offer. Beautiful Mt Agung as the backdrop for
Danny Tym sunrise, I almost forgot to take the shot.”
@danny_tym
Sony a7R M2 | 35mm | ƒ/11 | 1/8s | ISO 100

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10/02/2017
Michael Pistono
@michael_pistono
Sony a7r | 55mm | ƒ/1.8 | 10s | ISO

3200 | 5-frame pano
—
“This is a 5-shot pano with a 55mm
lens @ f/1.8”

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11/02/2017 “The Supermoon, my camera and me.”
Lluís Comelles
@lluiscomellas_fotografia
Nikon 5100 | 200mm | ƒ/7.1 | 1/15s | ISO 100

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Sunmaster “Sunrise in New York City”

12/02/2017
Marcel Lesch
@evolumina

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13/02/2017 “I planned taking this panorama using PhotoPills last winter and got to capture
it this past summer! Thunderstorms north of the park made for pretty cloudy
Thompson Bain and windy weather all night, until about 2am when the clouds finally rolled
@thompsonbain
through I got to capture this shot. Timing is everything!.”
Canon EOS M | 12mm | ƒ/2 | 25s | ISO 3200

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14/02/2017
Felipe Percastegui
@f_percastegui
NIKON D800 | 700mm | ƒ/8 | 1/250s | ISO 200
—
“Supermoon in November 2016. Jin Mao Tower.”

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15/02/2017
Shirley7photography
@shirley7photography
Sony a7R II | 17mm | ƒ/8 | 1/1.6s | ISO 100
—
“Saturday at Cadillac Canyon.”

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16/02/2017
Fujilens
@fujilens
Fujifilm X-T2 | 10mm | ƒ/11 | 25s |

ISO 100
—
“Car trails from downtown Hong
Kong”

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17/02/2017
Vic Pin
@vicpin
Nikon D3300 | 185 mm | ƒ/9 | 1/6s | ISO 100
—
“My first attempt with the Moon and the 4 towers
in Madrid. The Towers will never be as tall as the
Moon (Homer Simpson).”

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18/02/2017 “A magical sunset over the beautiful city of Porto”
Christian Lehrian
@christianlehrian

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19/02/2017
Antonio Aliaga
@antonioaliaga
Canon EOS 5D Mark III | 16mm | ƒ/2.8 | 30s |

ISO 1600
—
“Milky Way planned just to appear right behind
the Tower of San Joan, located on a small island
near the coastline.”

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20/02/2017
Max W!nter
@maxw1nter
Nikon D500 | 420mm | ƒ/5.6 |

1/100s | ISO 100
“Full Moon night February 10, 2017. It was already afternoon when I realized that there would be
a full moon later tonight. I’ve never tried a planned moon shot before, but always wanted to shoot
a moon next to Formentor lighthouse. So I consulted the PhotoPills app and tried to find a suitable
shooting spot. Unfortunately all well known and easily accessible locations wouldn’t work out that
day. I was so obsessed of my idea that I didn’t want to change the subject for that day. So I decid-
ed to pack my things together and tried reaching a remote place in the middle of nowhere which
wasn’t easy. After a 30min long steep descent through high grass and after climbing over various
boulders I’ve reached the planned spot. When everything was set up and the planned time had
already passed, I’ve realized that the moon was behind clouds and wouldn’t show at all. Very frus-
trated - not far away from surrendering my project - I’ve suddenly noticed a rose-colored circular
thing next to the lighthouse...”

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21/02/2017
Shirley7photography
Sony a7rii | 25mm | ƒ/11 | 249ss | ISO 100
—
“Sunday’s stormy weather at Bay of Islands -
Crocodile Rock.”

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22/02/2017
Craig Denis
@craigdenis.creative
Canon 5D Mark lll | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 25s |

ISO 2500
—
“Approaching dawn at the Race Rack Playa in
Death Valley. Subtle light painting and focus
stacking were used to bring the mysterious slid-
ing rock to life.”

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23/02/2017 “Saint Cecilia cathedral is a icon in Omaha that I’ve been patiently waiting for
the right opportunity to shoot for years. Clear skies and the right full moon rise
Jesse Attanasio angle as well as a clearing of trees all lined up perfectly for this shot.”
@onelapse
Sony A7R2 | 200mm | ƒ/11 | 1/25s | ISO 800

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24/02/2017
Richard Arnold
@richarnoldphoto
Nikon D800 | 200mm | ƒ/13 | 1/10s | ISO 100 |

Singh Ray Polarizer
—
“The annual late February shot of Horsetail Fall.”

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25/02/2017 “The Wave is a famous and beautiful rock formation in the desert of Arizona
and Utah. This shot was taken while the full moon was rising. One exposure.”
Jason Shepherd
@blindsight_photography
Sony a7M2 | 12mm | ƒ/2.8 | 25s | ISO 5000

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26/02/2017 “The mouse and the moon. After 3 months pursuing this image like the cat-
and-mouse game, I can finally rest. I have my dear mouse of Getaria with the
Iñaki Taboada Fernandez moon and its friends the gulls.”
@inyakky

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27/02/2017 “Sunset.”
Ana García
@anagarciaphotograper
Canon EOS 5D Mark III | 1016mm | ƒ/18 | 1/640s |

ISO 500

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28/02/2017
Ulrich C. Beinert
@ulrichbeinert
Canon 5D Mark ll | 24mm | ƒ/4 | 32 x 240 s |

ISO 800
—
“In a snowy winter night, the stars turn around
Polaris, which is placed right above the Bismarck
memorial on the Seebuck in the German Black
Forest”

March
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01/03/2017 “A tree with a singular shape, placing the Moon below the trunk and the Milky
Way as an extension of its top.”
@jc_fajardo
Nikon D800 | 16mm | ƒ/4 | 40s | ISO 1600
PhotoPills Awards 2017 | March

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02/03/2017 “The storm chaser. Taking advantage of the last light of a stormy day, we com-
posed this image, with the luck of having this lightning falling above Macià.
Arnau Amengual Bonnin Gifts that Nature give us”
@a.moreno_fotografies
Canon 5D Mark III | 14mm | ƒ/10 | 47s | ISO 100 |

GND 0.3

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03/03/2017 “The late autumn Milky Way viewed from a stop along the scenic 17 Mile
Drive.”
Rob Lovato
@roblovatophotography
Canon 6d | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | Sky 10 sec, foreground 10

mins | ISO Sky 10k, foreground 200

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04/03/2017 “Moonset, Venus and Mars”
Jose M Muñoz
@jmmsibz
Canon EOS 6d | 28mm | ƒ/8 | 1 h 50 min | ISO 100

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05/03/2017 “I used Photopills so i could calculate when the sun would set between the rock
i’m standing in and the hill on the horizon. Clouds covered it a bit but i fully en-
Nuno Martins joyed the moment alone on the beach! Imagine, Plan, Shoot, and enjoy it!”
@nuno_marts

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06/03/2017
Emily Colleen
@emilycolleenphoto
NIKON D5500 | 11mm | ƒ/2.8 | 15s | ISO 1600
—
“This was a place I stopped to camp after a long
day of driving. Beautiful!”

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07/03/2017 “Taken on Sunday, November 13 at 5:25 am from Oakland, 7km from the
Bay Bridge and a few seconds before the supermoon disappeared below the
Asier Rios horizon.”
@asierrios
Sony A7RII | 700mm | ƒ/8 | 1s | ISO 1600

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08/03/2017 “Silhouette of a joshua tree against a hazy sunset. The

smoggy haze coming from Los Angeles contributed to
Jana Kalous this thick layer of colour.”
@janakalous
Nikon D600 | 70mm | ƒ/9 | 1/100 | ISO 200 | ND 0.9 |

GND 0.9

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09/03/2017
FotoluMiNicos
@fotoluminicos
—
“Our intention with this photo was to simulate
with steelwool the lava of vulcano under the stars
in movement.”

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10/03/2017 “Annular Solar Eclipse, with all the stages of the event. Chilean Patagonia.”
Cristian Urbina
@ceurbinao
Canon 70D | 200mm | ƒ/32 | 1/8000s | ISO 200 | ND 400

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Sunmaster “Sunrise at The Queen Mary.”

11/03/2017
Shane Duncan
@dunkinnn
Nikon D7000 | 15mm | ƒ/20 | 8s | ISO 100

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12/03/2017
Jean-Paul Mission
Canon 6D | 24mm | ƒ/1.4 | 15s | ISO 3200
—
“I carefully planed this shot to have the Milky Way
perfectly aligned with the middle of the lake.
Shooting and processing were challenging be-
cause of the light pollution from the city of Frejus
15 km away in the exact direction of the Milky
Way core. Moreover, in summer, due to the hot
conditions and the nearby sea, there is a lot of
moisture in the air that diffuse light pollution.
I used the “expose to the right” technic to over-
come these problems and I’m pretty happy with
the resulting image even if processing was quite
a job.”

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13/03/2017 “I was looking for a scene in Montserrat where people staring at the sunset
were catched by the moonrise. Thanks to PhotoPills for making it easy!”
Javier Saz
@javierst121
Nikon D90 | 300mm | ƒ/8 | 1/160s | ISO 200

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14/03/2017 “Sunrise behind the Capital. Using the PhotoPills app, I planned this shot of
the sun rising directly behind the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument,
202photo and the Capitol Building.”
@202photo
Canon EOS Rebel T5i | 260mm | ƒ/10 | 1/8s | ISO 100

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15/03/2017
Ksberreman
@ksberreman
Nikon D600 | 12mm | ƒ/2.8 | 25s | ISO 5000
—
“A peaceful late night kayak under the Milky
Way.”

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Moonmaster
16/03/2017
Robert Gallucci
@rgallucci
Canon EOS 5D Mark III | 600mm | ƒ/6.3 | 1/13s |

ISO 1600
—
“The snow moon was visible for only three min-
utes this night. We were lucky to get that.”

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17/03/2017 “Sunrise above Danube.”
Martin Kápostáš
@kapostas_photography
Canon 550 | 5x50mm | ƒ/8 | 1/100s | ISO 100

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18/03/2017 “Moonrise over lavender fields of Brihuega”
Javier Milla
@javiermilla
Canon EOS 7D Mark II | 12mm | ƒ/2.8 | 24,9s | ISO 800 |

3400K

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19/03/2017 “In addition to photographing the textures on this beach, I had the opportuni-
ty to see and photograph the moonrise, it was a magic moment”
Miguel Rubio
@miguel.rubio.photography
Canon 5D Mark IV | 23mm | ƒ/11 | 10s | ISO 1600

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20/03/2017 “Roques Planes in Sant Antoni de Calonge”
Iñaki Navarro
@inakinavarro
Nikon D7000 | 12mm | ƒ/5.6 | 30s | ISO 100 | Polarizing

filter | ND 400

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21/03/2017
Brent Purcell
@brentpurcell.nz
Nikon D810 | 24mm | ƒ/2.8 | 25s | ISO 5000
—
“Bit of planning on PhotoPills and a clear night
made for an awesome night on the East Coast of
NZ.”

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22/03/2017
Jamie A. MacDonald
@macdonald_photo
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II | 420mm | ƒ/5.6 |

1/1250s | ISO 200
—
“Using an 840mm (equiv) focal length to shoot
the last supermoon in Michigan.”

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23/03/2017
Deb Clark
@debc_nz
Nikon D750 | 25mm | ƒ/13 | 1/8s | ISO 64
—
“Sunrise at Coromandel New Zealand.”

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24/03/2017 “Here’s the launch of the @spacex Falcon 9 carrying the EchoStar 23 satellite
from the historic launch pad 39A this morning. Was amazingly clear but super
Curtis Reese cold as I stood around for an extra hour to capture the star trails”
@curtis_reese_photography
Sony a7R II | 35mm

Rocket: ƒ/9 | 187s | ISO 100
Stars: ƒ/4 | 120 × 30s | ISO 1000

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25/03/2017 “ I took this Supermoon shot in September 2015 in the island of Mouro in
Santander.”
Sergio García Fernández
@sergio.adosfotos
Nikon D7000 | 170mm | ƒ/5.6 | 1.3s | ISO 100

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26/03/2017 “We were planning for Milky Way shot but there were many clouds. We end up
doing a sunrise shoot. 10 photos stitched together.”
Edmond Reyes
@emondreyes
Nikon D7000 | 23mm | ƒ/14 | 1/15s | ISO 100

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27/03/2017 “Stars, moon and mountains - a great combination for a

magical night outdoors! Southward star trails over Sim-
Tatiana Kolgunova nang Himal (6251 m) from Pungyen plateau on Manaslu
@t.kolgoo
circuit trek.”
Sony a7s | 28mm | ƒ/3.2 for the sky and 5.6 for the
foreground | 30 min total exposure for the sky (120 frames
stacked), 183s for the foregrounds | ISO 12800 for the sky,
400 for the foreground

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28/03/2017 “Moon above Penyal del Migdia, guarded by the military base of Puig Major”
Jaume Orell
@jaumeom
Nikon D300 | 240mm | ƒ/5.3 | 1/125s | ISO 320

99
29/03/2017 “A single shot taken with the Tokina 11-16mm on my Canon 6D. The sunset was
a real show.”
Marc Torres
@marctc96
Canon 6D | 16mm | ƒ/10 | 1.6s | ISO 160

100

30/03/2017
Thomas Lucht
@thomas_lucht
Nikon D810 | 15mm | ƒ/3.5 | 40s |

ISO 6400
—
“Headed down the back roads
around where l live to find a lone
dead tree that would make an in-
teresting subject to shoot. Decided
that this dead tree could come
back to life with a star burst effect.”

101
31/03/2017
Eduardo Rojas Rodriguez

@eduardorojasrodriguez
Nikon d5300 | 200mm | ƒ/9.0 | 1/125s | ISO 100
—
“Moonrise over Moscarter lighthouse in Ibiza.”

April
103
01/04/2017 “The Plateau de Valensole is located in the beautiful Provence in the south of
France, and is characterized as a place of extraordinary beauty and absolute
Tonio Di Stefano charm where lavender is the undisputed queen in early summer. A very large
@toniodistefanophotography
area, where huge extended of fragrant plant brings the landscape not only
Canon 5D Mark III | 21mm | ƒ/11 | 15s | ISO 125 | color but also aromas that remain etched forever in my heart and mind. The in-
Polarizer | GND 1.8 tention was to convey that sense of peace, serenity, of those territories unique,
accompanied by an extraordinary light.”
PhotoPills Awards 2017 | April

104
02/04/2017
Nick Cochand
@nickubus1
Sony A7R2 | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 20s | ISO 6400
—
“Aurora Australis over Waipapa lighthouse.”

105
03/04/2017
Tim Murray
@anjin_nav
D800 | 24mm | ƒ/8 | 30s | ISO 1250
—
“This is a small abandoned cabin in a subdivision
of Anchorage that was once fairly remote. Off to
my left the aurora was glowing weakly. Despite
the cold, the moment was magical.”

106
Sunmaster
04/04/2017
Dakota Brown
@dakotabrownphotography
Canon 6D | 16mm | ƒ/10 | 1.6s | ISO 160
—
“Using PhotoPills I planned this shot and re-
turned at the time of year when the sun was at the
end of the track.”

107
05/04/2017
Joseba Aguirrezabal
Fujifilm X-Pro1 | 50mm | ƒ/4 | 30min | ISO 200
—
“Star Trails over Sierra de Entzia. Single shot of 30
minutes”

108
06/04/2017 “Having the shot perfectly clear in mind and having a dancer ready to jump… I
only had to wait for the Moon to appear at the planned spot. This is the result!”
Pep Redorta
@socpep

109
07/04/2017 “An early night shot of Eilean Donan Castle from the toilet
blocks across the bridge”
Jan Smith
@jayredj

110
08/04/2017
Alan Jereb
@alanjereb
NIKON D810 | 17mm | ƒ/5.6 | 15s | ISO 6400
—
“Perfect weather, 9.5h of shooting, 3 exposures
in total. An experience to remember.”

111
09/04/2017
Joan Camp
@joan_camp
Olympus OM-D E-M1 | 7mm | ƒ/2.8 | 15s |

ISO 2500
—
“My first plan was capture stars but despite the
fog I saw on my way I decided to keep going and
this view was my surprise when I arrived on my
destination”

112
10/04/2017 “Sunrise at the beautiful bridge of Vasco da Gama. This is my particular version
of this classic shot in Lisboa. Esta es mi versión de un clásico de Lisboa..”
Eduardo Rojas Rodriguez
@eduardorojasrodriguez
Nikon D5300 | 11mm | ƒ/13 | 136s | ISO 100

113
11/04/2017
Ian Norman
@inorman
Sony a7s | 20mm | ƒ/1.8 | 15s | ISO 3200 |

PureNight Light Pollution Reduction Filter
—
“Joshua Tree under the February Milky Way and
constellation Orion”

114
12/04/2017 “I used PhotoPills to determine moon position and the exposure time (8 min
for the foreground). It’s a stunning place for those car trails and the moon was
Daniele Boffelli the icing on the cake!”
@danieleboffelli
Nikon D810 | 14mm | ƒ/11 | 491s | ISO 64

115
13/04/2017 “I planned this shot out in advance, looking for a spot that would reflect the
sunset. All I needed was the sunset to fire, I wasn’t disappointed.”
Earl Cook
@earlcookphotography
Nikon D3100 | 11mm | ƒ/8 | 1/6s | ISO 100 | GND 0.9

116
14/04/2017 “This is my first astro photo for this year 2017. Me and my mates Hakan and
Larryn went out to a mission that night because of abrupt weather change that
Marvin Cordon gave us the opportunity to shoot on a clear sky. It was really phenomenal be-
@iamcordz
cause we had about 5 hours of clear sky and radiant air glow all throughout.”
Nikon D750 | 16mm | ƒ/4 | 25s | ISO 6400

117
Moonmaster “Always wanted to shoot moon rise beside a building. This was my first at-
tempt using PhotoPills and the planning is so accurate and precise.”
15/04/2017
Keith Liew
@keithliew

118
16/04/2017 “Spring walks in A Coruña, Spain”
Ana García
@anagarciaphotograper
ISO 400

119
17/04/2017 “The famous DC-3 plane wreckage on the south coast of Iceland. Captured
beneath the Beautiful Aurora borealis. Two exposures combined.”
Mikkel Beiter
@mbeiter
Canon 5d Mark III | 24mm | ƒ/2.0 | 8s | ISO 1600

120
18/04/2017
Jeff Berberick
@xiwrite_withlight
—
“I tried a week before during the new moon
for this shot. The marine layer didn’t cooperate
that night or for the next several! Finally, on this
evening, I saw the marine layer wasn’t envelop-
ing the whole sky as it often does once the sun
sets. I called a friend to meet there at the famous
Beach Hut. The conditions were almost perfect
except for the moon. Between moonlight and
horrendous light pollution (downtown San Diego
is 10 miles south!) I managed to baptistery just
enough detail in the ‘nebulosity’ of the Milky
Way. Ambient terrestrial light and moonlight
helped add depth to the photo. This is one of my
recent favorites!”

121
19/04/2017 “Sunset at Torre España.”
Jolulin
@jolulin
Nikon D7100 | 200mm | ƒ/4 | 1/2000s | ISO 100

122
PhotoPiller of the Month “++ Microadventure Val Gardena ++ My latest microadventure lead me to Val Gardena in south
tyrol. I need to say it to the beginning it wasn’t easy, it was cold, and the climb was tougher than I
20/04/2017
expected. Maybe because of the 27kg backpack including my tent, sleeping bag, camping stove,
Christian Schipflinger etc. but words cannot describe how worth all the struggle was. It was a breathtaking experience
@chris_schipflinger_photo to stay overnight under the cloudless night sky full of stars and to see my old friend the Milky Way
Sony a7s | 15mm | ƒ/3.2 | 15s | ISO or as the funny south Tyrolean policeman said “strada del la latte” ;-) Personally, I think this kind of
10000 | 9 photos stitched panorama trips are the best way to escape the monotony of everyday life, taking a deep breath, enjoying the
silence and forget everything else that’s all I need for. This pano is made of 9 single shots and I´m
hoping it gives you the same feeling as I had when I stood there and admire the beautiful land-
scape. This time my friend Fabio Hain Naturfotografie did a great job modeling for me. Thank you a
lot, your presence gives the pano just the look that I wanted. The light on the horizon is the begin-
ning astronomic twilight, so it was my last chance to take the shot before the sky is too bright. Nor-
mally I avoid to have this twilight on my pictures but in this case I have to say I really like it, I think it
looks special ‘cause for this shot it has the perfect position directly under the Milly Way bow. At the
end, before some critical voices say it has to be fake and manipulated. I have to disappoint you, this
picture reflects just the reality. Mother earth is just that beautiful, she don´t needs any corrections.”

123
21/04/2017
Christopher Ober
@oberphoto
Canon EOS 30D | 500mm | ƒ/22 | 1/100s |

ISO 800
—
“This bison came over the hill just after the
moon.”

124
22/04/2017 For only two weeks in February the setting sun lines up to create the “Fire
Falls.” But, conditions, not too cold, melting snow and the weather has to
Stan Pechner right. I spent four days waiting for everything to fall into place.”
@stanovision
Nikon D810 | 70mm | ƒ/11 | 1/10s | ISO 100

125
23/04/2017 “Varhaug Old Churchyard, Rogaland, Norway.”
Audun Gabrielsen
@agabfoto
Nikon D810 | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 25s | ISO 2500

126
24/04/2017 “Fanad Head Lighthouse”
Eric Goy
@ericgoy
Sony A7S II | 70mm | ƒ/7.1 | 1/560s | ISO 100

127
25/04/2017
Brian Doyle
@briandoylephoto
Canon 1D Mark IV | 16mm | ƒ/11 |

1/25s | ISO 50 | 0.9 ND Soft Grad
filter
“It’s been a while since I’ve last posted and a lot of it has to do with the move over to Hawaii. I
found myself itching to get out on the sunrise and ended up doing a pretty short hike to makapu’u
lighthouse. I woke up at about it 4:30 and got there at 4:45 since I lived in Waimanalo. The hike
was only about 35 minutes up and by the time I got there I was in perfect position for the sunrise
shot. I ended up bracketing rather than using any ND filters for creating this amazing sky with the
cacti in front for depth. After the sunrise I thought I’ll go over the Ridge and just hike down the side
of the mountain. Terrible terrible mistake...There were cacti everywhere and these thorn bushes
that destroyed my arms. Not to mention the Heat haha. I want to thank @frank.shoots for the shot
idea and the recent meetup in north shore! Overall I look forward to seeing more in Hawaii and
gain some Seascape shots in so stay tuned.”

128
26/04/2017
Ksberreman
@ksberreman
Nikon D600 | 12mm | ƒ/2.8 | 25s | ISO 3200
—
“Soaking in the night beneath Möbius Arch.”

129
27/04/2017
Kevin Tang
@kevintangy
Sony A7r II | 200mm | ƒ/11 | 1/50s | ISO 200
—
“Full moon peeking behind the John Hancock
tower in Boston during a pleasant April evening.”

130
28/04/2017 “Sunset in La Font d’Espanya”
Jhsky10
@jhsky10
Nikon D7000 | 12mm | ƒ/8 | 1/160s | ISO 100

131
29/04/2017
Sara Delgado
@sara.delgado23
Canon 6D | 16mm | ƒ/4 | 60s x 120s | ISO 1600
—
“Two hours star trails shot under moonlight in
Charchelejo, Spain.”

132
30/04/2017 Nearly tangent”
Nicoló Cerana
@nicophotoamateur
Nikon D750 | 600mm | ƒ/6.3 | 1/640s | ISO 220

May
134
01/05/2017 “The sunset, perfect in the center of the Pier. Fusion of 2 shots.”
Michele Chiroli
@michelechiroli
Nikon D4 | 70mm | ƒ/14 | 147s | ISO 100
PhotoPills Awards 2017 | May

135
02/05/2017 “A timeless shot of the Sydney Skyline and Opera House through the gates of
the Sydney Harbour Bridge.”
Heer Photography
@@heer_photography
Canon 5D Mark 3 | 17mm | ƒ/8 | 30s | ISO 50

136
03/05/2017 “Enjoy.”
Blurola
@blurola
Canon 5D | 400mm | ƒ/5.6 | 1/400s | ISO 100

137
04/05/2017 “I used PhotoPills to see where the sun would rise and
predict where the rainbow would appear. A magical
Antonio Prado moment that helps to understand that we never have to
@processingraw
give up”
Nikon D750 | 14mm | ƒ/8 | 8s | ISO 100

138
PhotoPiller of the Month “Winter camping on Senja can be really awarding. 360 panorama stitched of 8
singles.”
05/05/2017
Dr.Nicholas Roemmelt
@nicholasroemmelt
Canon 1DX Mark II | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 15s | ISO 6400

139
06/05/2017 “I shot this self-portrait while exploring the desert of New

Mexico.”
Matt Payne
@mattpaynephoto
Nikon D800 | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 13s | ISO 6400

140
Sunmaster “Taken at sunrise using a wireless remote and lots of hope that it worked!”
07/05/2017
Nomadic Lens Photos

@nomadiclensphotos
Nikon D810 | 18mm | ƒ/18 | 1/8s | ISO 64

141
08/05/2017
Nico Babot
@thekiwifrog
Nikon D600 | 16mm | ƒ/4 | 30s | ISO 800
—
“Nearly one year waiting for the correct position
of the Milkyway, the weather window and obvi-
ously the time to get to the southern end of the
south island... I finally have a shot of the milky-
way over the Nugget Point lighthouse!”

142
09/05/2017 “I planned this Moonshot with the PhotoPills Planner and the Augmented
Reality view.”
Juan José Cordero Valeriano
@jcorderovaleriano
Nikon D7100 | 20mm | ƒ/8 | 13s | ISO 100

143
10/05/2017
Nicola Campanella
@elcampa1969
Nikon D750 | 18mm | ƒ/9 | 1/250s | ISO 720
—
“Shot on August 22, 2015 at 9:30am, with no
wind at all”

144
11/05/2017 “Star trails over the crown of Chamar mountain (7,165 m), the highest peak of
Sringi Himal range reflected in the Kalchhuman or “Black water” lake hidden
Tatiana Kolgunova deep in the Nepalese Himalayas at an altitude of 3660 meters.”
@t.kolgoo
Sony a7s | 28mm | ƒ/3.2 | 37 minutes (stack of 150

frames) | ISO 6400

145
12/05/2017 “Super moon over Puig de Sant Salvador, in Mallorca (Spain)”
Marilena Matas
@marilenamm
NIKON D810 | 400mm | ƒ/10 | 1/20s | ISO 250

146
13/05/2017
Zak Stone
@mr0tt
Sony A7II | 16mm | ƒ/22 | 5s | ISO 100
—
“One of the most photographed waterfall in
Oregon. Proxy Falls is so amazing to stand in front
of. The sound, the wind and the wet spray is a
spiritual experience.”

147
14/05/2017
Michael Pistono
@michael_pistono
Nikon D800 | 15mm | ƒ/2.8 | 25s | ISO 4000
—
“Panoramic image with 5-frame HDR foreground
and 10 stacked shots for the sky.”
148
15/05/2017
Marc Heaviside
@_sinistral
Nikon D7200 | 200mm | ƒ/10 | 1/6s | ISO 100
—
“Grade I listed windmill. Moon setting on date/
time and elevation located with PhotoPills! I tried
a Milky Way at same location last month and en-
countered another photographer who’d planned
the same shot, also with PhotoPills.”

149
16/05/2017 “Just when I thought this trip couldn’t get any better, I witnessed these magic
reflections with @brentpurcell.nz and @debc_nz at Mt Cook National Park.
Timothy Tay We were literally chasing light, running from this spot to get the last remaining
@timothytay.nz
sunset colours further down the track!”
Canon EOS 6D | 17mm | ƒ/5.6 | 30s | ISO 50 | ND 1.8 |
GND 0.9 | CPL

150
17/05/2017
Wolfgang Sulzer
@wolfsulzer
Canon 1DX Mark II | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 15s |

ISO 6400
—
“PhotoPills indicated time/position of milky way
and moonrise. Luckily the clouds came in to make
the image really interesting. (Greetings to Rafael,
I met him on that very day just hours before the
shot !)”

151
Moonmaster “The ‘Flower Moon’ of May 11th 2017 rising behind my friend who kindly
agreed to hike a mountain and pose for me. I love the rush of a moon hunt, and
18/05/2017
the moment when everything comes together and the shutter fires is pretty
Alyn Wallace special.”
@wallywanders
Nikon D3200 | 900mm | ƒ/8 | 1/250s | ISO 1600

152
19/05/2017 “Kirkjufell mountain.”
Brent Guiliano
@brent.guiliano
Sony A6000 | 12mm | ƒ/9.5 | 102s | ISO 100

153
20/05/2017
Keith Burke
@keith_burke_photography
Nikon D810 | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 25s | ISO 4000
—
“After viewing sunset at Dead Horse State
Park, the near new moon set shortly after. The
stars shined bright fairly quickly. Knowing the
Milky Way would rise about 2:30am, I caught
some sleep in the car and waited for my alarm.
I pictured this composition earlier and was not
disappointed when I actually took my series of
images.”

154
21/05/2017
Fotoluminicos
@fotoluminicos
Canon PowerShot SX60 HS | 247mm | ƒ/6.5 |

1/320s | ISO 400
—
“Mary Poppins tribute.”

155
22/05/2017
Joel Salinas
@joovisuals
—
“Beautiful sunrise at Base Las Torres in Torres del
Paine National Park. You need too much lucky to
capture this sunrise by the morning because most
of the time are cloudy and rainy days. It’s a beau-
tiful destination to visit in Patagonia, Chile.”

156
23/05/2017 “Half past four in the morning, the first sunlight appears at the horizon. But the
sky is still perfect to photograph our Milky Way. A true pleasure.”
Fran Ros
@fmros
Nikon D800 | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 30s | ISO 4000

157
24/05/2017 “The summit of the Pichu Pichu Volcano has the form of a human figure sleep-
ing, which is called ‘The Sleeping Indian’. This is why the title of this photo is
JC Salinas ‘The Supermooon and the Sleeping Indian’”
@jcsalinas.photography
Canon 60D | 300mm | ƒ/5.6 | 0.6s | ISO 100

158
25/05/2017 “The Eagle’s Nest”
Tiziana Mudu
@tizianamudu
Nikon D800 | 18mm | ƒ/11 | 62s | ISO 100

159
26/05/2017
Ramit Dey
@ramitdey
—
“Milky Way over Tre Cime in Dolomites, Italy.”

160
27/05/2017 “Captured yesterday morning along the Lake Erie shoreline in chilly -11 celcius
conditions. Who would have thought, just 36 hours later, we would be sitting
Trevor Pottelberg at +20 celcius! Even though the moon started to drown out the stars in the
@trevorpottelberg
scene, it was a welcome addition. Not only did it light up the beach, it provid-
Sony A7R II | 18mm | ƒ/7.1 | 13s | ISO 2000 ed a more dynamic overall scene. Guess it was worth the suffering and effort..”

161
28/05/2017
Felix Capote
@felixcapote.es
Sony A900 | 18mm | ƒ/22 | 2s | ISO 100
—
“Photo taken in the Anaga Rural Park, Canary
Islands”
162
29/05/2017
Dan Struthers
@dan.struthers.photography
Canon 5d mk4 | 17-40mm | ƒ/4 | 20s | ISO 6000
—
“I love the PhotoPills app, no faffing, no waiting
around I planned the shot using the app and it
went to plan. It was a beautifully clear night in
Anglesey in North Wales.”

163
30/05/2017
David Rodriguez
@davidrodriguezfoto
Nikon D7200 | 185mm | ƒ/7.1 | 1/800s | ISO 400
—
“I had had this idea in my head for a while and
finally I was able to make a composition with the
moon and this popular sculpture.”

164
31/05/2017 “A place that I had never seen a photo and that we dis-
covered with an intense mist and a perfect water flow. We
Ivan Antolin enjoyed it a lot, with the only sound of water and the light
@ivanantfotografia
coming through the mist.”
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II | 12mm | ƒ/9 | 64s | ISO 100
| ND 3.0 | Polirizer

June
166
01/06/2017 “Panoramic of 8 photos in the area of Cabo Vilan in the Costa da Morte, in Gali-
cia. The powerful light of the lighthouse illuminates the whole hill as if it was a
Julio Castro Pardo gigantic lantern.”
@juliocastropardo
Nikon D810 | 15mm | ƒ/2.8 | 20ss | ISO 3200
PhotoPills Awards 2017 | June

167
02/06/2017 “I had more than one place planed for the moonrise but
this one was special for me because I didn’t have this im-
Joan Camp age with the moon yet. I shared the other two places with
@joan_camp
friends and all of them had a successful night.”
Olympus E-M1 | 87 mm | ƒ/7.1 | 1/10s | ISO 800

168
03/06/2017 “Colorful sunset from the beach of Cala d’Hort”

@jc_fajardo
Nikon D800 | 16mm | ƒ/16 | 30s | ISO 100 | ND 1.8 |
Reverse GND

169
04/06/2017 “Sometimes you plan the shot, there is someone in and you think “ok, I’ll take
anyway but I’ll wait for him to walk away... and you like it better than the other.
Ferran Pérez The photographer photographed.”
@llondru
Canon EOS 100D | 50mm | ƒ/10 | 1/1.3s | ISO 1600

170
05/06/2017 “Moon over Barcience Castle at dawn, looking for the right time to the Moon
would be on top of the main tower!”
Jose Feito
@jofeito
Olympus E-M1 | 87 mm | ƒ/7.1 | 1/10s | ISO 800

171
06/06/2017 “Journey to the Light”
David Voyevoda
@davidvoyevodaphotography
Sony a7R II | 16mm | ƒ/8 | 1/10s | ISO 100

172
07/06/2017
Max Malloy
@ihaveadarksoul
Canon EOS 5D Mark III | 200mm | ƒ/4 | 500s |

ISO 800
—
“This is a composite of two shots, foreground
was taken at Crohy Head sea stack Ireland and
the Milky Way was shot at the west coast of Ire-
land, located by PhotoPills app. Settings for the
Milky Way: Canon 5D Mark 3, Canon 70-200 f2.8
II IS at 200mm ISO 800 500sec using Skt Watch-
er Star Adventurer wi-fi mini.”

173
08/06/2017
Ale Cuomo
@ale_cuomo
—
“Around midnight of May 30th I had the idea
to create a timelapse sequence shooting (from
the window of my kitchen) the waxing crescent
Moon setting behind the SS. Annunziata Church
Tower in Sabaudia. And exactly at midnight
(00:00) the Moon passed past the tower, making
the Cross clearly visibile as you can see in this
photograph.”

174
09/06/2017 “Sunrise - Jurovski Dol.”
Fotografie Trippolt
@FotografieTrippolt
Nikon D750 | 17mm | ƒ/11 | 70s | ISO 100 | Filter ND

175
10/06/2017
Josselin Cornou
@untitledshot
Fujifilm GFX 50S | 32mm | ƒ/4 | 10s | ISO 3200
—
“This night Sydney met the best condition, allow-
ing one in a lifetime opportunity: shoot the Milky
Way during Vivid Sydney. I feel lucky to have
experienced this.”

176
11/06/2017
Robert Gallucci
@rgallucci
Canon EOS 5D Mark III | 600mm | ƒ/6.3 |

1/30s | ISO 400
—
“The Empire State Building threading the June
Strawberry moon. It was worth the bushwhack-
ing and ticks to get to this photopills plotted
location.”

177
12/06/2017 “Into the sun. There is a special moment in Barcelona LEBL airport that hap-
pens twice a year... the sun aligns above the landing runway and allows to
Ferran Pérez capture spectacular moments like this one.”
@llondru

178
13/06/2017 “Hiking and climbing in trona about an hour before the sun rose, we brought
sleeping bags to sleep out under the stars but the sky was so magnificent we
Nathaniel Garner didn’t even sleep.”
@nateographs
Canon EOS REBEL T5 | 24mm | ƒ/1.4 | 15s | ISO 3200

179
14/06/2017 “On June 9th, 2017 I had the ideal conditions to shoot this photo: moon
alignment with the castle, great location and light conditions. It’s a photo I
Eduardo Marcos wanted to take for a long time, but I wasn’t really fortunate, because either it
@edumarcos1401
was cloudy or the moon wasn’t aligned. Until now. The wind, clouds and light
Canon EOS 6D | 400mm | ƒ/5.6 | 1/50s | ISO 800 helped me make my dream a reality. This is the result of a good plan thanks to
PhotoPills. I hope you like it.”

180
15/06/2017 “Take advantage of the soft light that a stormy sky has to offer.”
Baal Hammon
@baal__hammon
NIKON D810 | 16mm | ƒ/6.3 | 1/6s | ISO 31

181
16/06/2017 “Milky Way over Little Hunters Beach in Acadia National Park, Maine, USA, on
May 19, 2017, 23:35. Stitching data: 1 row of 3 images x 2 exposures. Equip-
Aaron Priest ment used: Nikon D810, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8, Really Right Stuff TVC-34L
@aaronpriestphoto
tripod & pano/gimbal head, Nodal Ninja RD16-II rotator, and qDslrDashboard.
Nikon D810 | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | ISO 6400 Edited with Lightroom, aligned with PTGui, and blended in Photoshop. Noise
Sky: 24s reduction via PixelFixer. Planned with PhotoPills.”
Foreground: 240s

182
Moonmaster “My first planning with PhotoPills: The moon in the stone window.”
17/06/2017
Raul Raul
@raulraulfoto

183
18/06/2017
Max Malloy
@ihaveadarksoul

ISO 100
—
“Perfect sun position located by PhotoPills”

184
19/06/2017 “Spherical photography in Caño Cristales, La Macarena, Colombia, with my

friends PhotoPillers.”
Mario Carvajal
@mariocarvajal
Nikon D800 | 10.5mm | ƒ/2.8 | 30s | ISO 3200

185
20/06/2017
Jonathan Bond
@jonathanbondphotography
Canon EOS 7D Mark II | 165mm | ƒ/8 | 1/10s |

ISO 320
—
“The Pink Moon rising over Tower Bridge in
London”

186
21/06/2017 “Sunset Everest Kala Pattar 5643.”
PhotoTravel
@phototravel_spain

187
Nightmaster “Almost a 350º panorama of the lakes of Covadonga (Asturias, Spain). On the
left there’s the lake Ercina, on the right Lake Envío. In the center there’s a hut
22/06/2017
that shepherds use during summer“
Julio Castro Pardo
@juliocastropardo
Nikon D810 | 14mm | ƒ/2,8 | 25s | ISO 6400

188
23/06/2017 “Ruins of Caudilla Castle with the Full Moon on top.”
Ciprynager
@Ciprynager
Canon EOS 700D | 300mm | ƒ/6.3 | 1/3s | ISO 100

189
24/06/2017 “Sunrise at Lacs d’Ayous, French Pyrenees”
Miguel Valdivieso
@miguel.valdivieso
Canon 6D | 20mm | ƒ/16 | 1/20s | ISO 200

190
25/06/2017
Ramit Dey
@ramitdey
—
“Thanks to PhotoPills I could plan this photo-
shoot and was able to capture the milkyway as i
imagined.”

191
26/06/2017 “Full moon over the Temple of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios. This temple
was build on a pyramid with the largest base in the world.”
Erik Gomez
@gtochimani
Nikon D3200 | 300mm | ƒ/5.6 | 1/1.6s | ISO 800

192
27/06/2017
Andreas Schmidt
@a.schmdt
Sony a7S | 11mm | ƒ/10 | 1/6s | ISO 100
—
“Planned sunrise shoot at Cap de Formentor in
Mallorca.”

193
28/06/2017
Sebastian Pacheco
@jspfotografia
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II | 20mm | ƒ/1.7 |

20s | ISO 3200
—
“Road to the Stars. National Route 3 in Buenos
Aires, Argentina“

194
29/06/2017 “Full Moon on the summit of the Medas Islands lighthouse from l’Estartit. Tak-
en on June 8 from 1,300 meters with a telephoto lens 500mm + teleconverter
Ramon Perez 2x. The reason that the blurred gulls is the long exposure time I used to be
@rpg1969
able to use a low ISO of 100.”
Canon EOS 6D | 500mm | ƒ/8 | 1/25s | ISO 100 | TC 2x

195

30/06/2017
Javier del Cerro

@javier_delcerro
Nikon D610 | 15mm | ƒ/11 | 1/80s | ISO 400
—
“The first day after arriving in New York, I had one
of the most magical moments of light… Thanks to
PhotoPills I was able to plan when the sun would
be aligned to the streets of Manhattan. And my
surprise was that the sunset was aligned to the
streets. That was a spectacular moment in the big
city of NY!“

July
197
01/07/2017 “Star Trails on a coastal defense tower. Lighting with warm light.”
Baal Hammon
@baal_hammon
NIKON D810 | 14mm | ƒ/3.5 | 3h | ISO 200
PhotoPills Awards 2017 | July

198
02/07/2017
Juan José Cordero Valeriano

@jcorderovaleriano
Nikon D7100 | 200mm | ƒ/8 | 1/100s | ISO 100
—
“I had in mind to photograph the popular sculp-
ture «Cul-vers-ville» touching the Moon. Taking
advantage of my visit to the city, and thanks to
the Planner and the Augmented Reality of Photo-
Pills, I was able to get this image. It made me so
happy because I felt as if I could control the path
of the Moon”

199
03/07/2017 “Sunrise at a location in the South of England whilst away with my wife a few
days.”
Alan Coles
Canon 5D3 | 90mm | ƒ/f16 | 100s | ISO 100 | 2 stop hard

GND filter

200
04/07/2017 “This is probably the most difficult picture I have ever taken in my life. A really
high contrast between the front lights and the monument. Dozens on people
Victor Gonzalo
walking in front of me some with lanterns. And the need to carry out a focus
@victorgonzalo
stacking to have everything sharp. The final result is this image of the amazing
D800 | 16mm | ISO 100 and famous wall of Petra.“
Candles: ƒ/8 | 2.5
Building: ƒ/8 | 180s
Sky: ƒ/4 | 30s

201
05/07/2017 “Photo taken in the PhotoPills practice session during the International Photog-
raphy Congress of Aracena.”
Jose D. Romero
@sierraextreme
Canon EOS 5D Mark III | 340mm | ƒ/9 | 1/320s | ISO 800

202
06/07/2017 “This photo was taken during blue hour from the parking lot near the market.
The colorful Rod Fai Night Market, with the city of Bangkok in the background,
Florian Brodrecht it’s a breathtaking view.“
@flohjoe14
Fuji X-T20 | 14mm | ƒ/11 | 3s | ISO 200

203
07/07/2017 “The Galactic Center from the Pasiega Mountain in Cantabria, a foggy night
and the Milky Way planned with PhotoPills.”
Pablo Rg
@peibolrg
Nikon D610 | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 30s | ISO 4000

204
08/07/2017 “A beautiful moon rise behind Licancabur volcano, in San Pedro de Atacama,
Chile”
Miguel Nuñez
@miguelnunez_photography
Canon EOS REBEL T1i | 205mm | ƒ/11 | 1/5s | ISO 200

205
09/07/2017 “Church of San Ildefonso, the day of Corpus Christi in Toledo. Sunset at the
church.”
Jose Feito
@jofeito
Canon EOS 5D Mark III | 200mm | ƒ/10 | 1/15s | ISO 100 |

2 stop @Lucroit GND filter

206
10/07/2017 “This was the night to photograph a young ‘Higueron’ tree (Ficus aurea)“
Agustin Herrera C
@ahctin
Nikon D750 | 18mm | ƒ/2.8 | 20s | ISO 5000

207
11/07/2017
Nick Odorisio
@nicksgymphilly
Nikon D500 | 440mm | ƒ/10 | 1/320s | ISO 320
—
“Perfect window between moonset and sunrise
to capture both images. PhotoPills was spot on
for the moonset and for the golden hour. Thanks
PhotoPills team.”

208
12/07/2017
Col Elmore
@col_elmore
DJI Phantom 4 Pro | 8.8mm | ƒ/2.8 | 1/400s |

ISO 100
—
“Sand and water“

209
13/07/2017 “Star trails over an old plane in Nelson ghost town. Exif data for 1 shot.”
Jess Santos
@missjessbess
Sony a7 | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 30s | ISO 800

210
14/07/2017 “Segovia is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. It is a World Heritage
city. I planned this photograph in January 2017 and finally last night all the
Eduardo Marcos circumstances were given to be able to shoot it. Also I was lucky that a person
@edumarcos1401
who flew in paragliding got into the frame! Thank you anonymous person!”

211
15/07/2017 “A magic sunset among the windmills of Castilla la Mancha, land of Don
Quixote!“
Emilio Fernandez Fernandez
@efetrece_
Nikon D750 | 14mm | ƒ/7.1 | 13s | ISO 50 | ND 3.0

212
16/07/2017 “5 images stitched in Lightroom.”
Ron Steiner
@rwsteiner
Sony 6300 | 12mm | ƒ/2 | 30s | ISO 3200

213
17/07/2017 “Full moon over Almodóvar Castle. Taken on December 13th close to the town
of Posadas (Córdoba). I was placed in a road at about 4 kilometers from the
Álvaro Tejero castle.”
@sammy_yankis
Canon EOS 6D | 400mm | TC 2x | ƒ/11 | 1/13s | ISO 1250

214
18/07/2017 “Sunset at horseshoe bend“
Jess Santos
@missjessbess
Sony a7 | 16mm | ƒ/22 | 1/1.6s | ISO 100

215
19/07/2017
Juan Manuel Facal Arroyal

@er_bubu
Nikon D800 | 15mm | ƒ/2.8 | 15s | ISO 12800
—
“Photo of the Milky Way among the trees and
over a truly beautiful landscape. I used PhotoPills
to figure out when the Milky Way was visible
among the trees.”

216
20/07/2017 “Waiting for the moonrise in Valle de la Luna, in the Atacama Desert”
Marcos Osorio
@osorioartist

217
21/07/2017 “This photo was taken earlier today at the PhotoPills Meetup. There was a
group of about twenty of us at this location learning from one another about
65_Bomber photography. It was a wonderful time.”
@65_bomber
Sony a6300 | 28mm | ƒ/8 | 1/800s | ISO 100

218
22/07/2017 “Great night and awesome teamwork. Shot during a warm night in the island
of Gran Canaria, in one of those tracks you can’t avoid to climb. We were like in
Miguel Pascual Mejias a paradise.“
@mpascualmejias
Nikon D810 | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 1500s | ISO 64

219
23/07/2017 “Finally, after several unsuccessful attempts over the last

two years, I was able to get this picture of the moon right
Martine behind the church of the Suomenlinna sea fortress in
@masata358
Helsinki. Happy!!!”
Olympus E-M1MarkII | 300 mm | ƒ/8 | 1/20s | ISO 800

220
24/07/2017
Dan Struthers
@dan.struthers
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | 70mm | ƒ/8 | 1/1250s |

ISO 320
—
“We headed out into Snowdonia late in the after-
noon for a Sunday hike. The light was absolutely
epic as the sun began to set sending beams of
light down the Ogwen Valley.“

221
25/07/2017 “The double arch, a truly amazing spectacle over 65 million years in
the making.”
Reece Nelson
@rjnelson_
Sony a7R | 16mm | ƒ/4 | 30s | ISO 8000

222

26/07/2017
Şerafettin Yağmur
@serafettinyagmur
Canon 5D Mark III | 300mm | ƒ/7.1 |

1/5s | ISO 200
—
“Snowy morning and moonset over
Galata Tower.”

223
27/07/2017 “Sunset over Caudilla castle.”
Juan Tecles
@Shuleon

224
Nightmaster “Milky Way Arc over the mystic 5 Torri A dream came true realizing this panora-
ma-picture, I planned it for more than a year and when all natural conditions
28/07/2017
agreed perfectly it was my turn! Thats my result - I hope you like it“
Dennis De Martin
@dennisdem91
Nikon D750 | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 30s | ISO 6400

225
29/07/2017 “A single shot under the full moon. Try not to move for 30s on a windy coast.”
Max Malloy
@ihaveadarksoul
Canon EOS 5D Mark III | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 30s | ISO 640

226
Sunmaster
30/07/2017
Silard Toth
@silardtoth
Nikon D800E | 38mm | ƒ/7.1 | 1/20s

| ISO 100
—
“This shot was taken during a rainy
day but the clouds luckily cleared
up just in time and passed over the
harbor. The sun and clouds gave
a stunning light show behind the
Sydney Opera House and make this a
rare capture of its beauty and sur-
roundings.“

227
31/07/2017
Marilena Matas
@marilenamm
Nikon D810 | 24mm | ƒ/2.8 | 25s | ISO 6400
—
“Tiny people!”

August
229
01/08/2017
Brian Maloney
@roddypittman
Sony a7 II | 171mm | ƒ/8 | 1/60s | ISO 100
—
“Turret Arch and the shadow of the South
Window Arch. When I was planning my trip to
the Southwest with PhotoPills, I was psyched
to discover that I was going to be in Arches NP
on a morning with a full Moon, sunrise... and
ARCHES!!!”
PhotoPills Awards 2017 | August

230
02/08/2017
Deb Clark
@debc_nz
Nikon D750 | 16mm | ƒ/16 | 15s | ISO 50 |

.9 soft grad, 6stop filter
—
“Early morning enjoying sunrise.”

231
03/08/2017
Dakota Brown
@dakotabrownphotography
Nikon D810 | 20mm | ƒ/2.8 | 30s | ISO 125
—
“A blend of roughly 60 images to create the star
trails, to show the transition from blue hour to
twilight“

232
04/08/2017
Caleb Mitty
@Calebmitty
Canon EOS 70D | 135mm | ƒ/5.6 | 1/800s |

ISO 100 | Polarizer
—
“Moon in the Tower.”

233
05/08/2017
Dietmar Kahles
@lake_of_tranquility
Canon 6D | 31mm | ƒ/18 | 3.2s | ISO 100 | CPL
—
“The light was soft and beautiful that morning at
one of my favourite waterfalls in Tasmania. And
when the sun beams made a brief appearance,
my happiness was complete!“

234
06/08/2017
Kian Berreman
@kianberreman
Nikon D600 | 24mm | ƒ/2.8 | 25s | ISO 1600
—
“Surveying the night sky from the summit
of Castle Peak in Northern California”

235
07/08/2017
Toni Valls Suau

@tovasu69
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II | 300mm | ƒ/4 |

1/1.3ss | ISO 1600
—
“The Earthshine, the reflected sunlight from the
Earth that lights the dark side of the Moon.”

236
08/08/2017 “The ice road - The magic sunrise at the impressive Aletsch glacier
in Switzerland.”
Lukas Watschinger
@watschinger_lukas
Sony a7 II | 16mm | ƒ/8 | 1/50s | ISO 80

237
09/08/2017
Nick Martinson
@boundless.journey.photography
Nikon D750 | 16mm | ƒ/4 | 30s

Sky: 30s | ISO 6400
Foreground: 15s | ISO 100 (During Twilight)
—
“Milky Way rising over Palouse Falls - Planning for
this shot started a week in advance to prepare for
the new moon. I had scoped out a few locations
in western Washington that had nice placement
for the Milky Way as well as Palouse Falls in
eastern Washington. The day of, the weather was
pretty cloudy in the west so we shot over to the
east first thing. We scoped out the prime location
by determining where and when the galactic
center would be directly in line with the river. This
was taken just before midnight.“

238
10/08/2017 “August 7th Full Moon partial eclipse while Laia and Sofia were trying to fly
a kite.”
Ramon Perez
@rpg1969
Canon EOS 6D | 500mm | ƒ/5.6 | 1/10s | ISO 800 |

Teleconverter 2x

239
11/08/2017 “Sunset over a field of dandelions, millions of them, playing with the lights and
shadows produces by the line of trees”
Ander Morea
@karobiphoto
Nikon D810 | 24mm | ƒ/22 | 1/20s | ISO 31

240
12/08/2017 “A wheat field and myself with a wonderful Milky Way in the center of Catalo-
nia, Navès.”
Marc Santaeularia Joval
@marc_santaeularia

241
13/08/2017
Juan Luis Álvarez

@jlaherradon_photo
—
“We had planned a shooting in this abandoned
house, with both the Milky Way and the Moon,
waiting for the perfect night. On July 8, my
friends and I went there to shoot the full moon,
each of us with a camera. But, with the crazy
ideas we were having there, the only one who
used the camera was me, with my friends being
models. At the end, what was important that
night, was to the spend a great time!”

242
14/08/2017
Jess Santos
@missjessbess
Sony a7 | 32mm | ƒ/11 | 1/3s | ISO 50
—
“The light shining down into antelope canyon.”

243
15/08/2017 “I used a LED light panel to light the house during the shot. It’s an old aban-
doned house out on the plains.“
Chuck Rasco
@chuckrasco_photography
Canon 5D Mark IV | 20mm | ƒ/2.0 | 25s | ISO 3200

244
16/08/2017 “Pico Sacro Snow Moon rising. Nikon D700, 300mm, f/8, X2 teleconverter,
cropped. Distance to objective 2.2 km. Pico Sacro, near Santiago de Com-
Fins Eirexas postela, is a hill and a remarkably spot peppered with legends and ancient
Nikon D700 | 300mm | ƒ/8 | 1/250s | ISO 1000 | traditions. Plus, it is the emerging top of a long quartz dyke that marks the rim
2x teleconverter of the merged continents of Laurasia & Gondwana 300MY ago.”

245
17/08/2017 “Daylight long exposure photo in Praia de Ursa, a unique and stunning
location”
Jordi L. Coy
@jordilopezphotography
Canon EOS 6D | 20mm | ƒ/7.1 | 20s | ISO 100 | ND Filter

246
18/08/2017
Dean Bugaj
@thebugaj
Nikon D810 | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 20s | ISO 6400
—
“Griffiths Head: Rarely seen at night, Griffiths
Head is a quintessential Maine rocky coastline,
with. Perfect mixture of rocky coast And wooded
interior. Picnic areas line the Head, making this,
in my opinion, one of the best places to spend
time with family and lunch in the state. Normally
inaccessible at night during the summer, I am
humbled to have been granted access to the park
hosting Maine’s first state owned beach. There’s
no lights in the park at all, making it perfect to
photograph the stars. This was taken in my third
trip here, with the first being extreme high tide
making this shot impossible, and the second
being a complete bust with clouds and rain
moving in. The third time was the charm, with the
tide back down to normal levels, the previously
submerged rocks were exposed and gave me the
angle of Griffiths I was hoping for. Nikon D810
14-24 @14mm f2.8 Blend of two images Fore-
ground: iso2000 for 180 sec, f2.8 Sky: iso6400
for 20 sec,f2.8 Toned in LR, blended and finished
in Photoshop. Planned with Photopills.”

247
Moonmaster “Moon setting behind Möbius Arch. Through the arch you can see Mt. Whit-
ney, the tallest mountain in the lower 48 states of the United States.”
19/08/2017
Bruce Leonard
@brucexleonard
Canon EOS 5DS R | 18mm | ƒ/11 | 15s | ISO 1600

248
20/08/2017
Shirley 7 Photography
Sony a7r II | 31mm | ƒ/11 | 1/25s | ISO 100
—
“Lonely Tree.”

249
21/08/2017 “Summer time in the Sonoran Desert the sky opens up to the heavens. This
photos was taken about 1130pm about 4 miles into the desert“
John Garberson
@photodoc512
Canon 6D | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 30s | ISO 6400

250
22/08/2017
Philipp Schmidli
@pschmidli
Canon EOS 5DS R | 840mm | ƒ/5.6 | 1/250s |

ISO 200
—
“The full moon rises behind Mt. Rigi in Switzer-
land.”

251
23/08/2017 “The idea was to capture the throw of the cormorant fisherman’s net, framing
the wonderful location of the Li River in China. With the help of PhotoPills, we
Jesús M García Flores looked for the best shooting spot to have the sun just above the mountain.”
@fotografia_jesusmgarcia
Nikon D810 | 38mm | ƒ/5.6 | 1/2500s | ISO 64

252
24/08/2017
Samy Al Olabi
@samyolabi
Nikon D800 | 12mm | ƒ/2.8 | 8s | ISO 6400
—
“Shooting the Milky Way from (Cairo-Dubai) Egypt Air Flight: Few days After
I finished my two nights milky way trip in the eastern desert of Egypt, and
while reviewing my back to Dubai flight details, I realized that there could be
a big chance to capture the milky way from the plane window. The timing and
direction of the flight were perfectly aligned with the night and south direc-
tion projected on the right side of the plane. And so is my seat !!! Although
my window seat was positioned directly above the wing of the plane , but
from the 1st shot I realized that It will be Wow. , the wing and the flight logo is
actually adding some drama to the story. I used both my Nikon D800 camera
& the RX100 camera and the results were relatively amazing. The key element
for getting such result is to pump up the ISO as high as possible to reduce
the number of seconds the shutter is opened and by doing that the chances
to have vibrations in your photo would be brought down to the minimum.
One major challenge was the reflections of the cabin lights on the 2 layered
window and I eliminated this by closing the window half way through and the
rest was all covered by the dark blanket. The second challenge was getting
a clear long exposure handheld shot since using a tripod was not an option!!
, I leaned on the camera with all my body pressing it into the glass to fix it as
much as possible , The best results I got from the Sony was at 5 secs / F1.8 /
ISO 8000 , and from the Nikon it was 8 secs / F2.8 / ISO 6400. I cannot say
that it was a perfectly planned session , however it was not a coincidence, it
was indeed a blessing from God that I will always be thankful to.”

253
25/08/2017 “My nephews Lucia and Saul will be parents soon. I wanted to represent a
scene with this new baby that will be born soon. I thought with this composi-
Eduardo Marcos tion, with the moon witnessing the scene, and a man in the control tower, as a
@edumarcos1401
symbol of protection for this new life that will come. I hope you really like this
Canon 6D | 400mm | ƒ/5.6 | 1/40s | ISO 800 composition!”

254
26/08/2017 “This is one of my favorite sunset locations, and Milky Way locations as well.
This ship is the Maryland Dove, a rebuild of one of the original ships that
Keith Burke
brought settlers to Maryland. Tonight, sunset was a little dramatic but I real-
ly wanted to highlight the reflection on the water and the range of colors in
NIKON D810 | 24mm | ƒ/11 | 125s | the sky. I broke out my ND filter, checked my exposure using the PhotoPills
ISO 100 | ND 10 Stops app, set my camera settings, and pressed the shutter button. 2 minutes later,
I was amazed at the reflection in the water and how absolutely still the ship
remained.”

255
Nightmaster
27/08/2017
Steven Magner
@stevenjmagner
Canon EOS 6D | 17mm | ƒ/2.8 | 20s |

ISO 6400
“This photo was taken out at Borrego Springs about 3 hours Southeast of Los Angeles. My wife and
I took a random adventure to see the 130 sculptures in and around the desert oasis town in hopes
to capture some nice compositions. We arrived to the location about an hour before sunset and I
took out my PhotoPills app to see where the Milky Way would line up. To my surprise I had a small
window to capture this fire breathing beast at the very beginning of the evening.“

256
28/08/2017 “Full moon rising near Castillo de Segura de la Sierra, on August 7, 2017”
Miguel Ángel Avi García

@miguelangelavi
Nikon D7100 | 600mm | ƒ/8 | 1/30s | ISO 400

257

29/08/2017
Ted Hesser
@tedhesser
Nikon D800 | 400mm | ƒ/5.6 |

1/200s | ISO 100
—
“Best seat in the house. The perfect
moment when it all lines up, many
thanks to PhotoPills, our most import-
ant tool in capturing this shot.”

258
30/08/2017
Toni Torres
Nikon D810 | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 2h 30s | ISO 200
—
“Circumpolar star trails photo of about 2h 30min
approximately, in one of the wildest places of the
island.“

259
31/08/2017 “I am not sure what makes me happier. The waiting moments or the final
result. A mug full of coffee and some “pães de queijo” (cheese bread). Thanks
Eric Goy PhotoPills team. You rock!”
@ericgoy
Canon EOS-1D X | 400mm | ƒ/7.1 | 1/2500s | ISO 500

September
261
01/09/2017 “Sunset among sunflowers.”
José de la Font
@lafont56
Nikon D810 | 14mm | ƒ/8 | 1/160ss | ISO 64
PhotoPills Awards 2017 | September

262
02/09/2017 “A beautiful starry sky over the green fields of Val d’Orcia, Tuscany.”
Andrea Settanni
@andrea.settanni
Nikon D610 | 17mm | ƒ/2.8 | 25s | ISO 8063

263
03/09/2017 “Moonrise behind Teufelsmauer (Devil’s Wall)”
Graf Photography
@grafphotography
Sony a7R | 105mm | ƒ/16 | 1/2.0s | ISO 100

264
04/09/2017 “This special moment when the sun rise between the famous Drei Zinnen is
just stunning.”
Lukas Watschinger
@watschinger_lukas
Sony a7 II | 35mm | ƒ/f 8 | 1/30s | ISO 100

265
05/09/2017
Òscar Penelo
@oscar_penelo
Sony a7R | 25mm | ƒ/2 | 20s | ISO 5000
—
“The exact moment and the exact time, thanks
to PhotoPills. The Little Prince connects with the
galaxy.”

266
Moonmaster
06/09/2017
Robert Gallucci
@rgallucci
Canon EOS 5D Mark III | 400mm | ƒ/6.3 | 1/3s |

ISO 800
—
“The midsummer half moon nestled momentarily
on lady liberty’s shoulder before it’s final decent
into nights darkness.”

267
07/09/2017
Marina Prol
@marprol
Nikon D610 | 600mm | ƒ/6.3 | 1/640s |

ISO 1250 | Solar Filter (Thousand Oaks)
—
“Sunset after the antennas of INTA (National Insti-
tute of Aerospace Technique). INTA was a crucial
station in terms of communication, during the
Apollo Moon landings.”

268

08/09/2017
Alyn Wallace
@wallywanders
Canon EOS 6D | 16mm | ƒ/4 | ISO 3200

Sky: 250s (using the Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer
Mini tracking platform)
Foreground: 60s
—
“I had this Milky Way composition planned in
PhotoPills many months before the window
opened. As the date approached I noticed the
International Space Station @iss was making a
few passes each night so I eagerly waited for a
cloudless night when their paths would cross at
a convenient time. How’s that for a long distance
photobombing?”

269
09/09/2017
Peter Dijkgraaf
@peterdijkgraaf
Sony a7 | 14mm | ƒ/8 | 118s | ISO 500
—
“Camping at lake schrecksee on top of the Aus-
trian Alps after a intense hike. The night started
grey and the clouds prevented a stunning sunset.
Luckily around midnight it started clearing up and
the moon startet to rise. With a wide focal length
of 14mm I was able to capture the almost intimi-
dating Landscape while the moon was illuminat-
ing the valley.”

270
10/09/2017 “Shot taken on the way up Mount Paradiso in Italy as the dawn sun suddenly
hit the peaks of the Aosta Valley opposite.”
Mike Dance
Nikon D300 | 105mm | ƒ/11 | 1/125s | ISO 640

271
11/09/2017 “Photo taken the night of July 24, 2017 in the mills of Consuegra. The phase of
the Moon was 1%. Stacking of 50 photos taken during 25 minutes.”
Jaime G. Morete
@jaimegmorete
Canon EOS 5D Mark III | 15mm | ƒ/4 | 30s | ISO 1000

272
12/09/2017 “Tower bridge & full moon”
Blurola
@blurola
Canon 5Ds | 250mm | ƒ/5 | 1/50s | ISO 400

273
13/09/2017
Jed De La Paz
@jeddelapaz.photography
Nikon D810 | 16mm | ƒ/14 | 1/3s | ISO 64
—
“Beautiful wildflowers during sunset at Mt
St Helens”

274
14/09/2017
Jamie Ryan
@southernlight.nz
Canon EOS 6D | 24mm | ƒ/1.8 | 8s | ISO 4000 |

3550K
—
“Milky Way over the Wanaka tree.”

275
15/09/2017
Adamo Prieto
@adamoprietophotography
“Moonset behind the Bellver Castle”
—
Canon EOS 5D Mark III | 400mm | ƒ/10 | 1s |
ISO 100

276
16/09/2017
Peter Jacob
@peterbjacob
Panasonic DC-GH5 | 21 mm | ƒ/5.6 | 1/80s |

ISO 400
—
“4 years ago, I flew out to California to go to
college 2000 miles away from home. I remember
I was this little kid who cried on the plane with
sunglasses on trying to hold it in. I was “fearless”
or maybe just stupid. I was honestly terrified, but
that one step into the unknown opened a life that
has surprised me at every turn and moments like
this that come once in a lifetime. It was 7:15pm
and we pulled over on Glacier Road near the Taft
Point Trail Head. We only had about 30 minutes
left of sun. My two friends and I bolted out of
our car running through the trees, jumping over
rocks, and passing deer. We finally reached Taft
Point, sprinting to the edge out of breath we
looked forward. A girl stepped out from behind
the rock onto the cliffs edge and the sun slowly
began to set. The earth stood still for that
moment.”

277
17/09/2017 “Wandering in the dark in the hoodoo-strewn desert landscape of the Bisti
Badlands is such a surreal experience. No sounds. No light. No other living
Matt Payne animals. Just me and the night sky. About 30 minutes into my photo shoot I no-
@MattPaynePhoto
ticed the 35% lit moon rising on the horizon, which added some great ambient
Nikon D800 | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 30s | ISO 4000 light to the scene.”

278
18/09/2017
Kevin Tang
@kevintangy
—
“Full moon September 2017.”

279
19/09/2017 “Waiting for the sun”
Jodie Cooper
@cookernupastorm
Canon EOS 7D Mark II | 140mm | ƒ/5.6 | 1/500s | ISO 100

280
20/09/2017
Timothy Tay
@timothytay.nz
—
“I’ve been dreaming about getting this shot
for a while ever since my first visit to Aramoana
Beach in Dunedin, New Zealand. I planned this
shot using @photopills a few months back but
road closures and bad weather prevented me
from shooting until last night! This rock formation
stood out to me the most, which is why I wanted
to add a human element for visual perspective –
who better to call on than my mountain goat of
a friend @etmekinna who bravely scaled this in-
sane rock face to get to the keyhole. She was up
there for a good 20-30 minutes and was patient
enough to deal with all the different composi-
tions that I wanted to get. Emily reports that the
climb down was a lot harder than going up!”

281
21/09/2017 “The moon rising over the Sydney Harbor Bridge with a group of Bridge
walkers enjoying the view.”
Barry Anthony
@abt_events
Nikon D7200 | 300mm | ƒ/5.6 | 1/160s | ISO 100

282
Sunmaster “We camped for a night in Lamington National Park (you can camp there for
$12 a night) to get this shot. While it is only a short hike to get to this spot,
22/09/2017
being there at sunset means to have to walk out through the rainforest in the
Norbert Trewin dark. So don’t forget a torch or two. It gets very dark quick! Lamington Nation-
@merbert29 al Park is a lush rainforest only a short drive from Brisbane or the Gold Coast.”
Nikon D800 | 16mm | ƒ/10 | 1/2.5s | ISO 100

283
23/09/2017
Robert Wilson
@robertwtz
Nikon D610 | 16mm | ƒ/2.8 | 20s | ISO 2000
—
“Steel wool photo over a flooded field under the
milky way.”

284
24/09/2017 “All was planed for a good composition with the moon
and Mt. Hood but these clouds locked the moon. After a
Joan Camp few minutes, I could see this extrange efect that I have no
@joan_camp
idea what is it. Is not the first time that I see it but not of-
Olympus OM-D E-M1 | 12mm | ƒ/4.5 | 1/50s | ISO 200 ten. I really would like to know what is that. Any answer?”

285
25/09/2017 “During my last trip to Yosemite I went to shoot the sunrise from Tunnel View,
there were no clouds and it was very hazy but the view was anyways spectacu-
Maricel Quesada lar, the light coming though the valley was breathtaking and I was able to take
@maricelquesadaphotography
a few good shots but thanks to PhotoPills Sun AR feature I knew that if I stay
Nikon D610 | 58mm | ƒ/16 | 1/15s | ISO 100 an hour after sunrise I would be able to get a shot of the sun coming out of El
Capitan, so I waited and the wait paid off.”

286
26/09/2017
Arwin
@arwin.l
Nikon D750 | 15mm | ƒ/2.8 | 25s | ISO 3200
—
“When I saw, using PhotoPills, that the Milky Way
would be over the Virgin river and next to the
Watchman, I knew I had to be here for this shot. It
ended up being a very cloudy night! I managed
to shoot this during a short break in the clouds.
They seemed to part and let the galactic center
shine through.”

287
27/09/2017
Jaume Orell
@jaumeom
Nikon D500 | 400mm | ƒ/6 | 1/50s | ISO 1800
—
“Penumbral lunar eclipse over Alcanada
lighthouse”

288
28/09/2017 “Woke at 5am on Saturday morning to check the weather. I was hoping for an
excuse to go back to bed. But it looked hopeful, so off I went to Sligachan. I
Edge of the World Photography was standing looking at Glamaig and the red sky, when I looked over my shoul-
@edgeoftheworldphotography
der and noticed this scene kicking off. It was a quick run around the loch and
Canon EOS 700D | 15mm | ƒ/11 | 4s | ISO 100 | ND 0.9 | I managed to grab 3 shots before the light disappeared completely. Things
Polarizing filter never go as I plan but that’s sometimes a good thing.”

289
29/09/2017
Joseph Hernandez
@joshphotoart
Nikon D7100 | 18mm | ƒ/3.5 | 30s | ISO 2500

Lighting with Flash 1/32 +2 EV Hot Filter
—
“I’ve been wishing for a long time (since 2015) to
photograph this scene. This photograph finally
taken the last weekend is called “Jurassic Night -
A Journey to the Past”. It shows an Apatosaurus,
one of the biggest dinosaurs who lived on the
Earth from about 150 million years ago. Many
times we wonder how looks the night in the
jurassic age, maybe this photograph with the
Milky Way shinning the firmament resolves your
imaginary from this journey to the past...”

290
30/09/2017 “Full Moonrise behind the bell tower of church of Llubí, Mallorca, Spain.”
Josep Perelló Florit

@josepperelloflorit
Nikon D80 | 300mm | ƒ/6.3 | 1/1.6s | ISO 250

October
292
01/10/2017 “Young Impala glow golden in the golden hour. This photo was taken from an
underground photographic hide.”
Morgan Trimble
@morgan_trimble
Canon EOS-1D Mark IV | 500mm | ƒ/4 | 1/500s | ISO 400
PhotoPills Awards 2017 | October

293
02/10/2017 “Photo that I had long planned to match the arc of the Milky Way right at the
center of the turn of the Alagón river as it passes through the town of Riomalo
Julio Castro Pardo de Abajo.”
@juliocastropardo
Nikon D810 | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 30s | ISO 5000

294
03/10/2017 “Super moon rising between the structure of the Martins Creek Power Plant. I
was unhappy with the original spot I scouted the night before, but instead of
Tejus Shah trying to find a new area altogether, I decided to go back anyway. As I arrived
@mylandscapeshots
at the general area, I turned on the directional feature in PhotoPills and found
Canon EOS 60D | 100mm | ƒ/16 | 1/6s | ISO 200 | the view and lineup I was looking for!”
Polarizer

295
04/10/2017 “My favorite result from the amazing PhotoPills Camp :)”
Nico Trinkhaus
@nico.trinkhaus
Nikon D800 | 24mm | ƒ/8 | 1/400s | ISO 100

296
05/10/2017 “DC-3 in a field under the Milky Way. Used PhotoPills to determine when
galactic core would be over plane.”
Jonathan Tasler
@jonnyt50
Nikon D810 | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 20s | ISO 6400

297
06/10/2017 “Full Moonrise in Colares Sintra, Portugal.”
Plácido Inocentes

298
07/10/2017
Faye Dunmall
@fayedunmall
—
“Catching first light over the Heather in the New
Forest. This location was so good I went back two
mornings in a row and this was the result from the
second shoot.”

299
08/10/2017
Russell Waite
@russellwaitephotography
Canon EOS 7D Mark II | 10mm | ƒ/3.5 | 30s |

ISO 800
—
“Centric startrails at Happisburgh Lighthouse on
a very cold and frosty night. 180 images stacked
in photoshop all at 30 seconds.”

300
PhotoPiller of the Month “Although the group of windmills of Consuegra (Toledo, Spain) is a place quite
frequented by tourists, not even in my most optimistic dreams, I thought I
09/10/2017
would had the opportunity to include people in the frame (even less within the
Miguel Ángel Avi García moon)”
@miguelangelavi
Nikon D7100 | 600mm | ƒ/6,3 | 1/250s | ISO 1250

301
10/10/2017
Marc Bächtold
@marcbaechtold
Sony A900 | 24mm | ƒ/8 | 1/30s | ISO 200
—
“In the evening, this formation in the Alps glows
during sunset.”

302
11/10/2017
Mathew Browne
@mathewbrowne
Nikon D810 | 12mm | ƒ/2.8 | 20s | ISO 1600
—
“The Perseid meteor shower was peaking that
weekend. Earlier that week I visited the Pem-
brokeshire coast to capture a star trail over Stack
Rocks. I was very pleased to find this photo
among the collection, although it’s a satellite flare
not the famous Perseid.”

303
12/10/2017
Buriak Vik
@vikvik7
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | 400mm | ƒ/9 | 1/60s |

ISO 100
—
“Empire State Of Moon.”

304
13/10/2017
Jean-Paul Mission
—
“Composite image of partials and total phases of
the Great American Eclipse”

305
14/10/2017
Ivo Kuzov
@ivo.kuzov
Nikon D600 | 15m | ƒ/2.8 | 25s | ISO 3200
—
“The Arc of Liberty in Bulgaria.”

306
15/10/2017
Kevin Tang
@kevintangy
—
“96% full moon on October 3rd, 2017”

307
Sunmaster
16/10/2017
Shirley 7 Photography
Sony A7RM2 | 17mm | ƒ/11 | 30s | ISO 100
—
“Sunset at Dromana Pier.”

308
17/10/2017 “Milky Way cascading through the pines above the legendary Lake Moraine in
Banff National Park, Canada”
Alex Rowan
@alexrowan28
Nikon D750 | 10.5mm | ƒ/2.8 | 30s | ISO 6400

309
18/10/2017
Arwin
@arwin.l
Nikon D750 | 270mm | ƒ/11 | 1/6s | ISO 100
—
“I took this picture using PhotoPills to choose the
location of the parking garage I used.”

310
19/10/2017 “Picture taken in Banff Nacional Park. Canada”
Felix Capote
@felixcapote.es
Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D | 17mm | ƒ/20 | 1/2.5s |

ISO 100

311
20/10/2017 “I took this photo during a workshop. The place is called El Torcal and the city
is Antequera (Spain). Foto tomada en un taller de fotografía nocturna. El lugar
Ventanox se llama el Torcal y la ciudad es Antequera en España. Es un lugar mágico.”
@ventanox
Canon EOS 6D Mark II | 24mm | ƒ/3.5 | 30s | ISO 800

312
21/10/2017
Lee Evans
@lee_evans_images
Nikon D750 | 16mm | ƒ/5.6 | 1/60s | ISO 320
—
“Sunset at Llanddwyn Lighthouse with the cres-
cent moon just above the Lighthouse”

313
22/10/2017 “I managed to capture a shot I’ve visualed in my mind for some time now
showing the sun setting behind St Catherine’s lighthouse. This was taken 4km
Ainsley Bennett away from the cliff tops above Woody bay, St Lawrence with a very long lens.
@ainsleybennettphotography
From this vantage point the sun only sets in this exact position twice a year so I
Nikon D810 | 700mm | ƒ/11 | 1/60s | ISO 200 was lucky the weather was in my favour.”

314
23/10/2017
Oscar Suarez
@osugosami
—
“Entrance arch of the Virgen del Campo Hermit-
age in Cevico de la Torre, Palencia. I used a cold
flashlight to light the scene.”

315
24/10/2017 “1.2km Distance. Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 lens with Nikon TC-20E III”
Kareem Khalaf
@kareemkhalaf_photography
Nikon D850 | 950mm | ƒ/14 | 1/100s | ISO 400

316
25/10/2017 “A view of Sunrise over sacred Sripada Mountain in Sri Lanka. Photograph
was taken from Colombo.”
Darshana Abraham
@darshanaabraham

317
26/10/2017
Lys Olson
@italydreams
Nikon D750 | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 15s | ISO 6400
—
“I always find that when I travel, my creativity
and inspiration is elevated. Seeing things with
a new perspective, but also trying to take what
others have done before you and making it your
own. Delicate Arch is probably one of the more
photographed arches in Arches NP, but that night
was more for the adventure and experience. It
was such a fun time to photograph the Milky Way
and talk to other photographers from around the
world, all seeking the same adventure.”

318
27/10/2017 “The Moon appeared just where I had planned, just besides the old Tower
“Torreón de Albolote”. It’s a one shot image using a 600mm lens and a 1.4x
Diego Gómez Rodríguez teleconverter.”
Nikon D750 | 600mm | TC 1.4x | ƒ/9 | 1/400s | ISO 2000

319
28/10/2017 “Sunrise at Zhangjiajie National Forest Park - China”
Arkadiusz Filipiak
@arkfil
Nikon D7000 | 20mm | ƒ/3.5 | 1/50s | ISO 100

320
Nightmaster “Galactic Brim. Having planned this image earlier in

the day I made my return in the early hours of a freezing
29/10/2017
cold night. To my luck there was no wind leaving perfect
Elgan Jones conditions to capture the Milky Way reflecting along the
@elganjonesphotography brim of this large pond formed from melted snow. A cold
Sony A7S | 24mm | ƒ/2.8 | 20s | ISO 10000 but calm night under the amazing southern skies. This is a
multi row mosaic which took 15minutes to capture on an
evening I will never forget.”

321
30/10/2017 “A long-dreamed picture of the full moon over Es Vedrà illuminated by the first
rays of the sun. After many plans, I finally managed to get the shot.”
Xavier Mas Ferrá
@xavier_mas
Nikon D500 | 55mm | ƒ/5.6 | 1/1.6s | ISO 400

322
31/10/2017 “Dawn at the Buddhist temple of Borobudur, famous for being the largest of
its kind. Its statues of Buddha are impressive. Living the dawn there was so
Jorge Císcar beautiful, with the smoky volcano Merapi at the background.”
@jorgeciscar
Nikon D610 | 24mm | ƒ/9 | 1/2s | ISO 100

November
324
01/11/2017
Roger Beck
@_rb_photography
Canon 5D Mk IV | 20mm | ƒ/1.8 | 15s | ISO 4000
—
“Milkyway in Liechtenstein (Valünabach)”
PhotoPills Awards 2017 | November

325

02/11/2017
Kevin Ly
@kevinly
Canon EOS 7D Mark II | 500mm | ƒ/8

| 1/1.3s | ISO 1600
—
“The rising Full Moon fought some
haze and clouds the night before I
took this shot but I’m glad I still went
out to shoot this 98% moon the night
following because it was still a 100%
beauty.”

326
03/11/2017 “19km long distance capture of the October sun setting next to Cala Figuera
Lighthouse, Mallorca, Balearic Islands”
Eva Winter
@evaw1nter
Nikon D500 | 1000mm | ƒ/14 | 1/500s | ISO 100

327
04/11/2017 “Taken the day after the solar eclipse on a moonless night. The light on the
barn was from an auto parts store that was right behind me. This is the barn
Dan Neri from the Tom Cruise movie “Days of Thunder”.”
@dan_neri_photo
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | 16mm | ƒ/4 | 10s | ISO 400

328
05/11/2017
Philipp Schmidli
@pschmidli
Canon EOS 5Ds R | 1200mm | ƒ/10 | 1/800s |

ISO 400
—
“The moon rises behind Grosser Mythen in Swit-
zerland on November 1, 2017.”

329
06/11/2017 “Sunrise at Stellisee”
Luigi Rotondaro
@luigi.rotondaro
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark Il | 35mm | ƒ/11 | 30s |

ISO 64 | ND 6 stops | Polarizer

330
07/11/2017 “This amazing lunar landscape belongs to hidden location in Utah. Its rock
formations are stunning and its amazing dark sky give us these unique oppor-
Julio Castro Pardo tunities.”
@juliocastropardo
Nikon D810 | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 25s | ISO 5000

331
08/11/2017 “On the eve of 2016’s largest Moon the weather conditions were perfect to
capture the Moon rising behind Bembridge Windmill.”
Ainsley Bennett
@ainsleybennettphotography
Nikon D810 | 700mm | ƒ/9 | 1/15s | ISO 400

332
09/11/2017
John Galbreath
Nikon D800 | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 30s | ISO 3200
—
“Milky Way over the covered wagons during a
new moon. PhotoPills showed the best time and
location for exposure.”

333
10/11/2017 “Sunrise in Tenerife.”
ZEworld
@zeworld
Nikon D750 | 15mm | ƒ/22 | 1/15s | ISO 100

334
11/11/2017
Olafur_k
@olafur_k
Nikon D5500 | 155mm | ƒ/6 | 1/400s | ISO 400
—
“This photo was taken from Pittock Mansion in
Portland (Oregon) while the moon was rising
behind Mt. Hood.”

335
12/11/2017 “The cold winter last so long that got into the spring in the famous Canadian
rocks. At the end of May, most of lakes remained frozen. Bow Lake is perfect
Dan Zafra for Milky Way photography. The nearest village is at 150km and light pollution
@danzafra
is zero. My goal with this image was to capture the night sky together witn the
Nikon D800 | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 30 s | ISO 3200 reflections in the melting icy lake.”

336
Sunmaster “Sunrise on a chilly foggy morning”

13/11/2017
Fiona Mitchell
@finnmacfee
Canon EOS 5D Mark III | 125mm | ƒ/8 | 1/500s | ISO 100

337
14/11/2017 “After checking PhotoPills the day before, I found out that the Moon was going
to pass by the top of Puy de Sancy. For a moment, after installing my gear for
Rémi Boucher the shot, I thought the Moon was going to go way too high. But finally, a few
@remi.0712
minutes later, the Moon was exactly where PhotoPills had predicted. I pressed
Canon 6D | 300mm | ƒ/11 | HDR : 1/5s, 1/8s & 1/15s | the shutter and the camera triggers 3 times for an HDR. Then, I gave a last look
ISO 50 at the Puy de Sancy, but the moment was gone. What a great relief to have
managed to capture the moment…”

338
15/11/2017
Danny Schoening
@_my_view_on_things
Nikon D750 | 35mm | ƒ/1.4 | 8s | ISO 5000
—
“On my last holidays in August 2017 I took this
photo with a friend. Together we went to the
Baltic Sea for one week. After shooting the Milky
Way alone on several nights, we went out togeth-
er on our last night. We had perfect conditions.
After a few test shots I asked him to go to the top
of the mountain and point to the Milky Way for
8 seconds. With these 8 seconds I shot a photo
which I dreamed about for many many nights…”

339
16/11/2017
Siddharth Gupta
@mrsiddharthgupta
Canon 600D | 34mm | ƒ/5.6 | 1/350s | ISO 100
—
“A different perspective to sunset at Lotus
Temple, new Delhi, India.”

340
17/11/2017
Oleksandr Mokrohuz
@oleksandr_mokrohuz
Fujifilm X-T2 | 30mm | ƒ/11 | 100s | ISO 200
—
“Moon over mt. Hood, lost lake amazing location
to take pics!”

341
18/11/2017
Jose Enrique Rodriguez Jañez

@samurifu
Nike D-800 | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 2441s | ISO 320
—
“Autumn in the Pyrenees, a single 40-minute shot
locating the polar over the waterfall with PhotoPills.”

342
19/11/2017 “Sunset at Ireland’s most northerly point.”
Rónán Mclaughlin
@romclaughlin
Nikon D3 | 14mm | ƒ/22 | 1/13s | ISO 200

343
20/11/2017
Rafel Ch F
@rafel_ch.f
Nikon D750 | 300mm | ƒ/5.6 | 1/100s | ISO 800
—
“First autumn full moon over the belfry of the
parish of Our Lady of Atocha.”

344
21/11/2017 “The Grand Teton National Park is an excellent dark sky location. Interestingly,
this dark location showed vivid airglow with hues of green and purple very
Chirag Upreti
apparent in the pictures although it’s invisible to the naked eye. The Milky Way
@tinchu_chi
was near vertical over the Teton range by the time I started shooting, making it
Sony a7S II | 16mm | ƒ/2.8 | 20s | in an ideal position to get a reflection on Jackson lake. Despite the choppy wa-
ISO 8000 ter, the galactic dark lanes, stars of the ‘Teapot’ of Sagittarius and Saturn can
be glimpsed. On the lake shore, a bonfire warmly light-paints the conifer trees
as campers sang into the night. Also seen in the distance are the silhouettes of
astrophotographers snapping away this gorgeous view.”

345
22/11/2017 “Those hikers were hitting the perfect spot at the right time. Luckily I pointed
my camera in the right direction.”
Felix Hofbauer
@feho93
Sony A7II | 17mm | ƒ/8.0 | 1/80s | ISO 100

346
23/11/2017 “With my friend Blas we planned this photo with PhotoPills to shoot it during
daylight, because the monastery doesn’t have artificial lighting. That’s the
Ramon Perez reason the moon is not complete full. Shot from 3400 meters.”
@rpg1969

347
Nightmaster
24/11/2017
Victor Lima
@victorlimaphoto
Canon 6D | 16mm | ƒ/2.8 | 30s | ISO 3200
—
“The Baltinache Ponds are a set of seven salt
ponds located in the area of the Salt Cordillera,
Atacama desert, Chile. This area of the desert
was recently discovered and I only noticed about
its existence after talking to native people, who
adviced me to include it in my expedition. After a
lot of research, I believe to be the first photogra-
pher to publish night photos of this place.”

348
25/11/2017 “The sun rises in the Mediterranean Sea, doing the work that the Alcanada
lighthouse has done the whole night.”
Nestor Carda
@nestorcarda
Olympus E-5 | 500mm | ƒ/11 | 1/250s | ISO 400

349
26/11/2017 “I thought and planned this composition with photopills. I

just needed wait for the the day and a good light.”
Joan Camp
@joan_camp
Olympus E-M1 | 25mm | ƒ/7.1 | 1/5s | ISO 200

350
27/11/2017
Markus Rantala
@makerantala
Nikon D750 | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 25s | ISO 3200
—
“I took this shot a couple of days ago at Kop-
parnäs and it was planned with PhotoPills, I love
this app!”

351
28/11/2017
Danny Tym
@danny_tym
Sony 7RM2 | 28mm | ƒ/16 | 93s | ISO 100 | 10

stop ND filter
—
“This was the highlight of our 2 weeks road trip
in NZ. Been zigzagging the country for a week
chasing light with little success until this. The
sky glowed as we arrived on the scene and the
clouds didn’t look like it moved much so thought
I try with a 10 stop LE to see what it does and was
glad I did.”

352
29/11/2017 “Finally, in December 2016, I captured the moon over one of the Medes
Islands. I had tried to shoot it the previous month, but it was overcast. But this
David Vilches time, although the sky wasn’t completely clear, I could shot this photo with the
@davisu
moon like the point of an ‘i’.”
Nikon D7100 | 200mm | ƒ/8 | 1/1.3s | ISO 100

353
30/11/2017
Thomas Salvisberg
@photo_tms
Nikon D800 | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 4s | ISO 5000
—
“View of the Milky Way over the Gantrisch at
Gurnigel, Switzerland.”

December
355
01/12/2017 “Even though El Valle wasn’t in its best autumnal conditions and with little
water, I could take this shot with some of the colors of autumn. I hope you like
Emilio Fernandez Fernandez it :)”
@efetrece_
Nikon D750 | 16mm | ƒ/8 | 25s | ISO 320
PhotoPills Awards 2017 | December

356
02/12/2017 “The supermoon rises over Denver, Colorado. I was lucky to capture a plane
flying out of DIA.”
Nate Paradiso
@paradisopics13
Nikon D7000 | 500mm | ƒ/4.8 | 1/320s | ISO 1000

357
03/12/2017 “This past spring in Palms Springs there were art installations all over the
desert in including a house made of mirrors called the Mirage House by Doug
Cholivas Aitken. I had been waiting a while to access this place at night and was thrilled
@cholivas
to shoot some long exposures.”
Sony a7S | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 30s | ISO 640 | 100 images
stacked

358
04/12/2017 “Only at the summer solstice the sun sets in the midst of Pedraforca (mythical
Catalan mountain).”
Roger Baulenas
@roger_b_p

359
05/12/2017 “Full Moon rising at Ninho das Águias, Nova Petrópolis, Brazil.”
Eduardo Bassott
@ebassotto
Nikon D610 | 240mm | ƒ/5.6 | 0.6s | ISO 200

360
06/12/2017 “Night in mountain.”
Krasi St M
@krasistm
Nikon | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 30s | ISO 3600

361
Sunmaster “When I was in NYC, I had planned with PhotoPills to photograph the Brooklyn
Bridge with the sun behind the big towers. I arrived to the location without
07/12/2017
looking back before arriving to the middle point... And when I turned back I
Javier del Cerro got really surprised with the light and the shadows! I could resist myself to take
@javier_delcerro out the camera... One of the best magical moments in that awesome city!”
Nikon D610 | 15mm | ƒ/22 | 1/500s | ISO 100

362
08/12/2017
Toni Sendra
@sendratoni
—
“After ten months photographing this location
from further and further away, today has been the
perfect day. This is the Supermoon of December
3rd during golden hour, and at the maximum
possible distance: 8 km. The Moon completely
embraces the medieval castle and the Sanctuary.
It’s amazing how accurately you can plan your
photos with PhotoPills!!!!”

363
09/12/2017
Autumn Schrock
@autpops
Sony a7R II | 24mm | ƒ/2.8 | 13s | ISO 16000
—
“Magical night watching the Milky Way over my
favorite volcano”

364
10/12/2017 “The sun sets in the middle of the pier”
Michele Chiroli
@michelechiroli
Nikon D4 | 56mm | ƒ/8 | 110s | ISO 100 | ND 1000

365
11/12/2017
Evan Leith
@jevanleith
Canon 6D | 840mm | ƒ/9 | 1/8s | ISO 2000
—
“December’s Cold Supermoon rising behind the
Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse in Rockland,
Maine. We had to climb onto a parked ship on
a loading point to be in the exact right spot.
The lighthouse was about 1.25 miles away from
our location, shot at 4:32pm about 20 minutes
after sunset. It was also quite windy as we were
basically right over the water so this was really
the only good shot I got, which was fine because
it was exactly what I was envisioning.”

366
12/12/2017 “Originally, we wanted to take the mountain cableway from Grindelwald to

First, but unluckily it was in restoration. So we decided to walk. Shortly after
Nicolas Kramer the sun set, we arrived at the lake. As if cooking in the dark wasn‘t enough, he-
@nicolasperspective
licopters flew above our heads checking the slopes. Glad we didn‘t cause an
Nikon D810 | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 25s | ISO 2500 evacuation. But in the end, the view was so breathtaking that I would certainly
do it a again.”

367
13/12/2017
ALJVD Photography
@aljvd
Fujifilm X-A2 | 230mm | ƒ/22 | 1/3200s |

ISO 400
—
“Sometimes, you need to stop the car at the side
of a highway to get the shot.”

368
14/12/2017 “December Supermoon rising behind one of the two ruined towers of Gi-
ribaile Castle. Cloudy day that made me expect the worst until something
Miguel Ángel Avi García unexpected happened. The Moon appeared braking the clouds cover leaving
@miguelangelavi
this beautiful scene.”
Nikon D7100 | 600mm | ƒ/7.1 | 1/60s | ISO 250

369
15/12/2017 “Night falls in the town of Riaño. The first snowfall of the year leaves a magical
atmosphere that few towns in Spain have.”
Ignacio Municio
@husqvjonsered
Nikon D600 | 20mm | ƒ/16 | 15sgs | ISO 100 | Polarizer

370
16/12/2017
Rick
@uncle_rickie
Fujifilm X-T2 | 140mm | ƒ/2.8 | 1/200s | ISO 320
—
“Only at the summer solstice the sun sets in the
midst of Pedraforca (mythical Catalan mountain).”

371
17/12/2017 ”The Supermoon of 3 Dec 2017 rising over Santuario di San Luca, Bologna,
Italy.
Francesco Riccardo Iacomino
@friacomino
Canon 5D Mark III | 600mm | ƒ/6.3 | 1/15s | ISO 3200

372
18/12/2017
Johnnie Par
@johnny_friday_
Nikon D7500 | 11mm | ƒ/2.8 | 30s | ISO 5000
—
“My photograph of the geminid meteor shower
of the 13th of December 2017. The night was
cloudy but in the end it worked in out favor. It
created a beautiful mix of stars and clouds that I
personally like very much. The key to this pho-
tograph is really the patience and courage that
made us stay a bit longer and see this magnifi-
cent show. DISCLAIMER The shooting stars aren’t
taken in a single exposure but throughout the
night. The best ones were just added into the
frame.”

373
19/12/2017 “There was once a Golden Age of Infrastructure that brought forward amazing
projects that still bring awe and amazement to people’s hearts and minds.
Eric Colton The Golden Gate Bridge is definitely something that has connected cultures
@ecolton.adventures
and inspired generations. I woke up stupid early to photograph The Bridge at
Fujifilm X-T1 | 18mm | ƒ/20 | 5s | ISO 500 sunrise on Saturday, and truthfully it’s the first time I’ve really stopped to enjoy
the beauty that this structure posses.”

374
20/12/2017
Diego Gomez
@diego.gomezrodriguez.14
Nikon D750 | 850mm | ƒ/9 | 1/500s | ISO 500
—
“The Hermitage of the Three Juanes, in Atarfe has
been photographed a thousand times. But none
with the giant Moon behind it!”

375
21/12/2017 “Panoramic photo shot during the flowering of the tajinaste in the Teide Na-
tional Park.”
Carlos M. Almagro
@carlosmacr.photography

376
22/12/2017 “Sunrise in Tunnel view is always meant to give a mind-blowing lifetime experi-
ence. After planning the right time and spot It was much better than expected
Dan Zafra when the Rising Sun was partially blocked by some clouds making and unfor-
@danzafra
gettable scene..”
Nikon D800 | 50mm | ƒ/11 | 1/320s | ISO 100

377
23/12/2017
Andrew Lockwood
@andrew_lockwood_photo
—
“Sunrise over the Great Salt Lake illuminated this
scene as the full moon went down.”

378
24/12/2017
Anton Jankovoy
@jankovoy
Canon EOS 5D Mark II | 50mm | ƒ/1.6 | 20s |

ISO 2000
—
“View of Kali Gandaki valley with Nilgiri South
(6,839 m) shooted from Tatopani village (1,190
m).”

379
25/12/2017
Eric Trinh
@penphoto88
Canon EOS 6D | 21mm | ƒ/11 | 1/1.3s | ISO 100
—
“Bay of fires is great location for photography. It’s
absolutely beautiful with colourful rock, but also
it’s very challenging to get good composition.
Thanks to PhotoPills I can predict the direction of
the sun, which help me a lot in composition”

380
26/12/2017 “Supermoon above the castle.”
Giacomo Spinsanti
@lospinso
Fujifilm X-T2 | 400 mm | ƒ/8 | 1/30s | ISO 100

381
27/12/2017 “Photographed on my Sony A7S with Zeiss Batis 18mm lens. This piece fea-
tures the brilliant Milky Way arching over a rising moon, with silhouetted pillars
Trevor Pottelberg resting in the cool Lake Erie waters.”
@trevorpottelberg
Sony a7s | 18mm | ƒ/2.8 | 15s | ISO 4000

382
28/12/2017 “Rügen Nationalpark Sunset.”
Gerlemke
@gerlemke
Sony 7RM2 | 25mm | ƒ/16 | 1/125s | ISO 200

383
Moonmaster
29/12/2017
Jennifer Khordi
@jkhordi
Nikon D810 | 600mm | ƒ/13 | 1/50s | ISO 1250 |

TC 2x
—
“Moon set over the Statue of Liberty. Planned
with PhotoPills.”

384

30/12/2017
Maik Schell
@maik_schell
Sony a7 II | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 25s |

ISO 12800
—
“Just an idea! Just a camera! Just a
mirror.”

385
31/12/2017 “Sunrise at Monument Valley in the Navajo Tribal Park located on the Utah/
Arizona border.”
Keith Burke
Nikon D810 | 40mm | ƒ/5.6 | 1/250s | ISO 100

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06/01/2017 “Hagia Sophia İstanbul Turkey.”

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12/01/2017 “500m distance shot planned with PhotoPills. I’ve

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Sunmaster “A beautiful golden sunset in Yosemite National Park casts

5D Mark IV | 30mm | ƒ/11 | 30s | ISO 100 | ND 3.0

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José Manuel Peral Urbina

Canon EOS 6D | 14mm | ƒ/2.8 | 30s | ISO 3200

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15/01/2017 “Moon above Cullera Castle”

Canon EOS 6D | 800mm | ƒ/11 | 2s | ISO 100

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16/01/2017 “Sunrise at Asilomar state beach”

Nikon D750 | 16mm | ƒ/18 | 8s | ISO 100 | ND 1.8

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18/01/2017 “Moonset over Galata Tower.”

Nebi Senol Yilmaz

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20/01/2017 “After 4h walking around marina Bay, I could capture this

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