The Anthropocentric Orrery

..:: The Anthropocentric Orrery ::.. For man to be convinced he is the at centre of the universe, is a profoundly shallow view of the part we all play in the grand scheme of things. The living and breathing universe is as much part of us as we are of it. Sat against the backdrop of the constellation of Orion (left), the Pleiades star cluster (centre) and the Andromeda galaxy (right), I triggered the camera to capture myself pondering the impact of human activity on the landscape that we are so very fond of. The light pollution and passing ships on the horizon that, together with less than ideal weather conditions, make it very difficult to capture the night sky like this. Let's keep the lights off at night, so that we together can enjoy the night sky again. The Anthropocentric Orrery was captured in Den Helder (Netherlands) with the D600 at 14mm. f2.8, 30s, ISO6400. Please share this image if you like it! This helps me out a lot. Thanks! ================================= High quality prints are available for sale! Contact me for your favourite Surreal Exposure. --Copyright Information-- ©2012 Surreal Exposure. All photography, digital manipulation and illustrations are copyright protected works by Daniël Laan - It is unlawful to use this, and any other picture from Surreal Exposure in your website, blog, school, auditorium, cinema, home theater, digital media, printed media, etc. It is forbidden to manipulate these images, as they are not stock. Public display is not allowed without my direct authorization.