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ourkind

12-06-2013, 11:15 PM

Just by the side of the road I saw this beautiful old gum tree. Most will drive past it at 100kph unaware of its beauty let alone notice it. But its silhouette just underneath the Grand Milky Way was what caught my eye. I placed my tripod in the middle of a not too busy country road and took this shot.

Thanks for looking :)

Full resolution on flickr. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ourkind/9023091131/)

Larryp

12-06-2013, 11:33 PM

Good one, Carlos. Looks like the Milky Way is coming out of the tree

ourkind

12-06-2013, 11:48 PM

Thanks Laurie :)

astroron

13-06-2013, 12:10 AM

Beautiful image Carlos.:)
Well spotted,and a great presentation.
Cheers:thumbsup:

DavidU

13-06-2013, 12:16 AM

:thumbsup:

Ric

13-06-2013, 02:20 AM

Well spotted Carlos.

That's a nice image.

ourkind

13-06-2013, 06:29 AM

Thank you very much Ron :)

Cheers David! :)

Thanks Ric! :)

iceman

13-06-2013, 08:37 AM

Nice image again Carlos!

matt34

13-06-2013, 07:41 PM

Good work Carlos, is that the same tree as the other shot? Looks slightly different.

I like this composition better with the way the tree leads into the milky way.

Regulus

13-06-2013, 07:47 PM

A nice picture Carlos and I like the incredible sense of height in the photo. Well done.

Trevor

StephenM

13-06-2013, 08:24 PM

Great composition Carlos!

Cheers,
Stephen

prokyon

14-06-2013, 03:05 AM

Very nice composition! :thumbsup:

ourkind

14-06-2013, 06:25 AM

Thanks Mike!

Thanks Matt, no it's different tree, same road though :)

Thank you very much Trevor!

Thanks Stephen!

Thanks Prokyon!

Thanks guys I really appreciate all your feedback :)

hotspur

14-06-2013, 06:24 PM

WOW! outstanding image,this one really stands out!

What are the details on the image Carlos?-was it a composite image.did you use any tracking,or just camera on tripod,what camera and lens/specs.This has got me wanting to get out and attempt something like this.

Ross G

14-06-2013, 10:34 PM

Another great "Emu on the tree" photo Carlos.

Nice composition.

Ross.

ourkind

15-06-2013, 02:59 AM

Thanks Chris!

Great I'm glad your motivated as I'm sure that you have access to many remote areas! :thumbsup:

This one is straight out of the box using a Canon 5D MK3 at 6400ISO 30sec exposure and 16mm f/2.8 with a cheap tripod (soon to be replaced with a ball mount).

Thanks Ross! :)