Startrails from Airey's Inlet, Vic

[niko]

Without a scope - which was busily burning in a bushfire many k's from the beach - I managed a few nights to capture these despite an almost full moon.

niko

[trek1701]

Great shots! :thumbsup:
You beat me to it, I was hoping to take similar shots coming the long weekend.

Hope you scope os OK

Mark

[danielsun]

Hey Niko, Ripper shots there mate! Nicely framed and foreground scenery. :thumbsup:

[AstroJunk]

Very nice - Just the sort of shot I was failing to take this week at the coast!

[niko]

thanks guys. I wanted to get the lighthouse dead centre of the SCP but it would have meant climbing on some guy's house roof!

[Larryp]

Great shots, Niko

[iceman]

Fantastic images! I love the first one.

Great lit foreground.

[rogerg]

I like the lighthouse one.

[niko]

thanks everyone. Great to get some positive comments on what is proving to be a pretty rotten start to 2013

[LewisM]

Gee, I wonder where the SCP is down there? :)

[Scorpius51]

Superb trails Niko!

[h0ughy]

nice shots - well worth the effort

[iceman]

I love that first one Niko, and it's now IOTW (http://www.iceinspace.com.au).

One small critique: Make the horizon straight :)

What were your settings? One long exposure or multiple short?

[StarsInMyEyes]

Great shots Niko,

Love the one with the lighthouse :thumbsup:

Pete

P.S. Congtrats on IOTW

[rcheshire]

Very nice Niko. I love the lighthouse, too. Congrats on IOTW.

[niko]

What a nice compliment Mike, many thanks and all positive criticisms welcome.

I was struggling with the holiday desire to sleep more than be awake and a moon that was rising early and pretty darn full.

The foreground sea in the IOTW was replaced using one that Registax produced - it was smoother and I felt had a nicer silky look to it. Not really knowing how to efficiently reaplce it I had to muck around with layers erasing the foreground in one and the background in the other and then merge. Fortunately the low res here hides that sin pretty well.

I was planning a few more all nighters with the moon less full and rising later. Sadly, my 20 acre block north of Daylesford was destroyed by fire on New Year's Eve by a neighbiur illegally burning off. Resulted in over 200 acres being destroyed - fortunately no loss of life but I did lose all my sheds and dwellings AND my beloved and modified Dob.

He will be charged but having cancelled my insiurance some months ago to save a quid or two now I am married I am not hopeful of getting much back.

You can read and see more here if you like - http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=101462

Anyway, thanks again for the comments it helps light a pretty grim week.

exposures were 30 sec using a Canon 1100D at 800 ISO and a Tokina 11-16mm lens. Satcked using Startrails.de and no other post processing - except for foreground replace. I did try single long exposure (always what I used with film camera) but the light of the moon was just too much

cheers

niko

[dmurton]

Nice photos mate, particuarly the lighthouse one.

Congrats on IOTW

David

[danielsun]

Hey Niko, congrats on getting IOTW!:thumbsup:
Again, great work and well deserved.;)

[naskies]

Very nice, niko! Congrats on IOTW too.