Port Willunga Panstarrs

[stardust steve]

Hi. I got down to Pt. Willunga S.A last night. I remembered there was this old jetty down there and hoped it would be it the same frame as L4 Panstarrs.
Taken with the Nifty fifty lens @ f/4, 8 sec single exp, iso 1600 and 500D with tripod.
Thanks for looking.

Steve.

[Octane]

Sensational, mate. :)

H

[iceman]

Best i've seen!

[Larryp]

Superb!

[Paul Haese]

I was going to do the exact same thing but I got held up at home and only could image from Windy point. Wish I had done what I originally had intended now. This is a lovely shot.

[stardust steve]

Thanks H:thumbsup:


Cheers Mike :)


Thank you Laurie.


Thanks Paul. It might be a goer tomorrow night. I set up about 20 meters North of the pylons to get the comet over the top of them. I'm thinking of heading up to the Uni tonight to see Alex C do a presentation :)

[StephenM]

Awesome shot Steve!

[LewisM]

Oh, I LOVE that! There's definite sale potential in that image!

[stardust steve]

Thanks Stephen. :thumbsup:

[stardust steve]

That would be a bonus Lewis. For now I would like to see if I can maybe get any more out of it or of the others I took and print it out for myself :) I haven't done one yet and am keen to get one up on the wall. Tbh, I wouldn't know where to start to try and sell something like this.
Thanks for loving it :)

[LewisM]

Colours, composition, detail, movement, and astronomical interest all perfect, in one shot.

[rogerg]

Excellent! Definitely one of the best. :thumbsup:

Personally I find the bit do black wood?) partly off-shot far left distracting so would crop it out.

[stardust steve]

Thanks Roger. Yeah i agree, I saw it when I posted it and needs to go. Thanks for the advice :)

[xcoupeb]

That's a cracker of a shot!

[stardust steve]

Thanks xcoupeb, i'm really happy with the result :)

[fungussface]

What a great shot. I have had cloudy skies and floods for over a month now. Thanks for sharing. Colin (Ipswich)

[Jen]

Soooooo pretty :D

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

[stardust steve]

Thanks Colin. We have been lucky with the skies lately although it has clouded over now, just about to pop the head out for a look. I hope the skies clear for you and you can grab a last minute look.


Thanks Jen :)

[Derek Klepp]

Well Steve due to the weather here I have not yet seen either of the two current standout comets. So your pic is very much appreciated its a ripper you should send it to an Astronomy Mag or photo mag so more people can enjoy it.
Cheers Derek

[Phil Hart]

Sweet image.. lovely colours.. Nice work!

Phil

[stardust steve]

Thanks Derek. I hope you can get a chance to view them. After seeing and photographing comet Lovejoy on Dec 24th 2011, it really sparked my interest in the night sky and all things astronomical. Always had an interest but that was the main kickstart.
Thanks for the thought about sending it in. I will look into the procedures on how to go about it. :thumbsup:


Thanks Phil. I'm going to try and do a bit if editing and see what improvements I can make if any. :)

[Johno]

Superb shot Steve.

[stardust steve]

Thanks John.

[swannies1983]

Nice shot Steve and good work getting it on Channel Ten. At least Kate mentioned it was a comet, unlike my picture the night before ;) I was told her segment was cut short so she didn't have time to go into more detail. My gran said she was going to call them up and complain :lol:.

[stardust steve]

Haha thanks Dan. That would have been funny. Good onya Gran. They love sticking up for the family :)
So it was yours i saw last night with the Jetty in the pic..cool:thumbsup:
My wife just told me they were talking about the hot cross buns last night, that's why they had to cut it short.
Cheers:)

[stardust steve]

Just a quick update to let everyone know this image made it to the news (Ch7 last night and ch 10 tonight) in Adelaide. I have tried to find the links to no avail.
Thanks for sharing this image on the IIS FB page:thumbsup:

Here is another view from the same night. I tried all of my lenses that evening (18-55mm EF-S, nifty fifty and 55-250mm EF-S) and have been going through them. Some i wished i done better, but that is always the case with me, it's good to be self critical :)
This is with the 55-250mm EF-S at 109mm @f5. 1.6 sec exp, ISO-1600.
There are a few different ways i could have presented it but just chose the safe option.

[h0ughy]

great shot, very nice vista

[swannies1983]

Yeah that was my pic. It's in the solar system thread. I've only got an old Canon 400D and kit lens so didn't expect the greatest picture.

All I can think about is the Everybody Loves Raymond episode where Robert gets a job interview for the FBI and Marie constantly interferes to try and get Robert the job. I could just imagine Gran calling up to get Kate to put the picture up again and explain what it was all about :lol:.

Kate emailed me back today saying she was sorry she couldn't go into anymore detail because her segment was indeed cut short. I did get a few friends ask why they titled it "starry sky" and not even mention the comet!

Don't bother trying to get an online link for ch 10 as they don't put the weather up on the net.

[stardust steve]

Yeah was struggling finding a link. That's good of Kate to email us directly. Keep at it with the 400d, I found with the one I borrowed it had a bit more noise and required a bit of extra editing but still produced alright images.
Lol I can imagine re everyone loves raymond

[stardust steve]

Thanks Houghy

[gaa_ian]

I can see this in next years Calendar Steve ....Awesome, I would so love to be able to see this comet !

[stardust steve]

Thanks Ian. :) have your skies been cloudy also?
I'm hoping for a last Hurrah tonight if my skies clear. Hope you get a chance:thumbsup:

[Ross G]

A beautiful comet photo Steve.

Ross.

[colinmlegg]

Great shot, Steve :thumbsup:

[gaa_ian]

Yep Steve ...cloudy skies for me, that and mountains on the western Horizon in Cairns ! Oh well, may get to see it as it pulls away from the sun again :-)

[stardust steve]

Thanks Ross :)


Cheers Colin :)