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South and North Hemispheres Together as ONE photo.

South and North Hemispheres Together as ONE photo.
This is two shot put together In Photoshop One of my Milky way Bows South Top and a Bow by Helber Pontes from the North Bottom. this came about by a Question from Ko and my wife as well "so if its the same all the way around what does it all look like".

Kind of in the same phase so you get to see just what it just might look like if you could put it all together as a circle. I am not that good but at least we can see the two together.

Certainly gives me the understanding of the difference between the two.

Christa1004, Taormina, Susanne Hoy, Uli F. and 31 other people have particularly liked this photo


37 comments - The latest ones
 Amelia
Amelia club
Amazing as always. Steve.
4 years ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to Amelia club
Amelia I hope you got to read while I was writing the info on these two shots. this is some thing I can only partly take credit for but putting together is me also trying to answer my wife's question as well.
4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.
 Sarah O'
Sarah O' club
what a fantastic photo, Steve, well done .... !!!
4 years ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to Sarah O' club
Shows up the bigger picture when North & South are together.
4 years ago.
 Thérèse
Thérèse
Merveilleuse !
Bon week-end
4 years ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to Thérèse
Thank you hope yours was a good one as well.
4 years ago.
 neira-Dan
neira-Dan club
wow , superbe capture de voie lactée
4 years ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to neira-Dan club
the put together is some thing I have always wanted to do so you have a much bigger whole view.
4 years ago.
 Ko Hummel
Ko Hummel club
this is great Steve. Super. In the area I live it is practically impossible to get such a nice northern bow
4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to Ko Hummel club
Ko to do this right you would have to get a north & South shot same time same month to get a better more realistic view. these are from different months but the net result is it shows us a much more complete view of the Milky way than we normally see. I thank you and my wife for pushing me to try and see if I could do it.
4 years ago.
 Nick Weall
Nick Weall club
Interesting stitch up Steve north & south together
4 years ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to Nick Weall club
I have always known the both where a different view of the sky but have never put them together to see the complete picture.
4 years ago.
 cammino
cammino club
Stunning shot!
4 years ago.
 Steve Paxton
Steve Paxton club
Shot's as it two together to try and show the whole view.
4 years ago.
 Liliane LR
Liliane LR
En tout cas c'est magnifique
Bravo
4 years ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to Liliane LR
Glad you like it.
4 years ago.
 Herb Riddle
Herb Riddle club
Once again you excel yourself with such reality and experimental presentations. A lovely picture in its own right yet very informative with the differences between North and South. Of course Helber deserves credit too. Well done.

Herb
4 years ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to Herb Riddle club
This was some thing I have always wanted to do but never had the Skills. Thanks to Pieter I have the skills So it was some thing that was very possible. Had it not be for Ko or Clara it would have gone on as some thing to do rather than do it. I would love to find two photos taken same month would give a better look at the Milky way.
4 years ago.
 Sami Serola (inactive)
Sami Serola (inactiv… club
Superb! =O

And definitely inspiring ;-)
4 years ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… club
Thank you Sami some thing I have wanted to do but did not know how. the little I have learnt in Ps allowed me to make the one shot of the two to get the effect. while I always knew they where different not till you see this do see it for sure.
4 years ago.
 trester88
trester88 club
In der Spiegelung sieht man mehr Sterne als am Himmel. Grandiose Aufnahme!
4 years ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to trester88 club
I hope you read this it is no reflection but two photos of the milky way one in the Southern and another Northern hemispheres combined to show the whole of the milky way, AS ONE or as best you can from photos. two camera two people two different locations on this earth.
4 years ago.
 Nora Caracci
Nora Caracci club
wow, absolutely spectacular !
4 years ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to Nora Caracci club
Thank you it gives you an idea the difference the two hemisphere face when taking a photo and comparing them.
4 years ago.
 Ecobird
Ecobird club
Oh this is amazing Steve, especially on full screen. Beautifully done, - it gives a wonderful effect, almost like a reflection at first glance.
4 years ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to Ecobird club
It should look like a reflection but for the milky way both are very different. some thing I have always wanted to do but lacked the skills to bring the two photos together. some new learnt skills
Last Night
I was able to put the two together too get the result. glad you think it was worth the effort.
4 years ago.
 TOZ
TOZ club
Amazing Image Steve super full screen.
Regards TOZ.
4 years ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to TOZ club
The pictorial of the two halves together does make quite a view, most don't read just what it is and take it for a pure reflection when it is not. Some Ps learning made this possible love to be able to do both halves myself but this is the best way around that.
4 years ago.
 Ste
Ste
A stunning image for sure Steve and most certainly saved in fav's with a YS

Best wishes ... Steve
4 years ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to Ste
Thank you Steve I did always know both hemispheres where just a little different to each other but never really knew how much till I did this.I had though of the idea of putting the shot vertical so there was none on top of the other but you loose the full screen view. Enjoy the World view.
4 years ago.
 Leon_Vienna
Leon_Vienna club
I knew it all the time: earth is a disc!!! ;-)

Wonderful idea, and well glued together.
4 years ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to Leon_Vienna club
I am sorry I am missing the other 360 degrees of the ground but its the only way to get a photo these days we will have to depend on space for a real 360 view. thanks it did raise a smile {;o)
4 years ago.
 Peter_Private_Box
Peter_Private_Box club
Hi Steve

I really like this picture!

I am so amazed that I am lost for words!

I have never even seen such a view, never mind photographed it.

Best Wishes, and a good weekend
Peter
4 years ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to Peter_Private_Box club
Remember I have only photographed half but the idea is all mine and the only way to show this anything like whole. you can be forgiven think is a all one photo but its far from it as they seem to fit together almost perfectly. I first needed to learn the skill to put them both together as one then the idea from the mind became a reality.

Many thanks for the original idea and half the photo.
4 years ago.
 Susanne Hoy
Susanne Hoy
Amazing! The milky way bow and its reflection in the water look great. The milky way bow and its reflection in the water look great. It must be unforgettable to see such a phenomenon.
3 years ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to Susanne Hoy
Susanne this is not a reflection but a North and South Milky way Bow Put together to show the full Milky way. this is two different photo put together to show the full Milky way. it certainly would be great to get that to show as well as this but it does not sadly.

Stars In wonder - Do look on Black

best I have ever got.
3 years ago.
 Christa1004
Christa1004 club
Amazing! A great job.
12 months ago.

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