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They would look nothing like those photos. The city would look much, much darker. You can really tell that those are day shots of the cities with the brightnes
by Camillo 14y ago
They would look nothing like those photos.
The city would look much, much darker. You can really tell that those are day shots of the cities with the brightness and saturation reduced.
The sky would look much, much less impressive. Photographers like to perpetuate a fantastic idea of the night sky by taking overexposed pictures, and this one is no exception. I have been in the middle of the savannah in Africa, with no light around for miles, and I don't remember the sky looking anything like that.
- learc83 14y agoI've seen sky that looked pretty close to that--about like this video. (Probably a bit less bright, but still more impressive actually being there.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pe4dpprVBGs# http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=p...! I remember that it was different enough that I was blown away by the contrast.
- kijin 14y ago> The city would look much, much darker. Not unless it was a moonless night. Even a quarter moon can be surprisingly bright once your eyes have adjusted to the night.
- lucaspiller 14y agoI agree that this takes it a bit too far, but it is possible to clearly see the milky way on a moonless light. You can't really see the details of the colours (you need a long exposure picture for that), but you can clearly make out light and dark patches and patterns (such as the milky way) in the sky. My parents live in a small village on the south coast of England, the nearest town is 15 miles away, so I saw it regularly when I was younger.
- handzhiev 14y agoWas it cloudy? Obviously stars wouldn't shine like this through clouds, but if the sky is clear, they could
- enjo 14y agoI love driving up into the mountains here in Colorado on a clear night. The stars are just..dazzling. They very much look like one of those photographs.