Jenolan Caves

[ourkind]

The Arch in Devil's Coach House, a vast open-ended chamber in the Jenolan caves.

The weather was mostly clear and despite the cold temperatures minimum 1 deg cel, I didn't have any issues with dew on the lenses. I had some disposable warm packs just in case to sticky tape around the lens in the event that it did dew up. I've read this works although I haven't tested it yet.

This was pretty much the shot I'd been wanting to take all night, the Milky Way was positioned just where I wanted it, pure dumb luck on my behalf.

Thanks for looking :)

[iceman]

Beautiful image Carlos, well executed.

[Larryp]

Superb, Carlos!

[Irish stargazer]

Love it. Great shot !

[multiweb]

Wow! You do get around to get your shots. :lol: Top shot as usual. Really cool. :thumbsup:

[CapturingTheNight]

Very nice indeed Carlos. Great shot. I can personally attest to the effectiveness of those disposable heat packs. Never really been an issue for me at home but boy, they have been a lifesaver down here in Tas. If I was doing an all night timelapse shoot I would hook up my dew heater strap but if you are moving about taken single night sky shots, that is impractical, and those pads work brilliantly.

[Octane]

Nice one, Carlos!

Have you got links to purchase the heat pads online?

H

[pvelez]

Fantastic shot - so well framed

Pete

[lacad01]

Cracking good shot Carlos, nicely composed :thumbsup:

[colinmlegg]

Lovely shot, Carlos. I love scenes like that.

[gregbradley]

Wonderful shot Carlos.

I did a photo shoot of some Jenolan Caves a few months ago.

Greg.

[redomatic]

I do like it!

[RickS]

Adding to the chorus... fantastic image, Carlos!

[Manav]

wow...just perfect

[ourkind]

Thanks Mike!

Thanks Laurie!

Thanks John!

Eskerrik asko Marc! Yes it's a good thing I love driving :driving:oh and that I have a trusting wife :lol:


Thanks Greg! I read about it in the 'Seeing the Unseen' ebook by Alister Ben which you recommend in your FAQ's, very handy thank you!



Thanks Humayun! I bought them in a mountaineering store on Kent St in Sydney, they're $2 for a pair. Let me know how you go online otherwise I'm happy to pick some up for you and post them at cost price :thumbsup:


Thanks Pete!


Thanks Adam!


Thanks Colin!


Thanks Greg! Were they the one's you took inside the caves, I think I remember seeing them, you posted some here?



Thanks Michael!


haha and I appreciate it! Thanks Rick!



Thanks Yugant!

[Deeno]

Thats a beauty alright!

[Ross G]

Fantastic!

What a great looking photo.


Ross.

[Octane]

Thanks, Carlos!

Do you have a brand or model name I can look up?

H

[Ric]

That's a corker of a shot Carlos

Top stuff :thumbsup:

[ourkind]

They're branded "HEAT Factory" Disposable Warm Pack 10hrs.

I had a quick look online and they seem to be more expensive than in the store and that's not including shipping! check it out and let me know.



Thanks Ric :)

[Octane]

Thank you, sir!

H

[astronobob]

Thats an Unreal Compo Carlos, & very well captured indeed :thumbsup:
The foreground is in focus, as with the stars, so I must inquire wether you used a very small appeture/F/stop or two exposures :question: just for curiosity as this is unique in its representation for this duck ;)
Skillfull stuff either way :thumbsup:

[ourkind]

lol thanks Bob! Yep one 30 sec frame and used f/2.8 @ 16mm ISO 3200 :)

[adavis]

Great shot, very lovely.

regarding the heat packs, I found a box of 80 on ebay that I got delivered for $40, so all up $0.50 each. They arent the 10 hour ones, but 8 hours and definitely do easily last the 8 hours.

I will find the details if anyone is interested.

[ourkind]

Thanks Andrew!

That sounds like a bargain, certainly don't need 10hrs, 8hrs is enough in my opinion. That would be great if you could provide some links :thumbsup:

[stardust steve]

awesome image Carlos:thumbsup:

[adavis]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/230942882037?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX: IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

these were the ones that I got, 80 x 8 hours, $30 delivered :thumbsup:

[stardust steve]

Thanks for the link :thumbsup:

[StephenM]

Excellent image Carlos! Great stuff.

Cheers,
Stephen

[ourkind]

Thanks Steve!



Excellent Thanks Andrew :thumbsup:



Thanks Stephen!

[schmikko]

great image, love the sky peeping through the rocks.

[redomatic]

I do like it a lot - I want to try one!

[ourkind]

Thanks Michael!



Cheers Michael! For sure, I took this one around 4am a few week ago! Just drive slow and make sure you don't hit any wildlife, plenty of wombats, wallabies and kangaroos at that time. :thumbsup: