Milky Way Slingshot

[ourkind]

This is my first panoramic photograph. I knew when I took a single exposure of that tree that it just was not enough. I could see the Milky Way streaming from its trunk across the sky, I knew then that I had to try my first panoramic, and boy am I pleased with the result.

In hindsight I see I needed some more foreground and perhaps a couple more frames on either end and oh don't stand underneath a tree! But over all it's what I saw as I stood there between farms on an old country road.

The lights to the left is the town of Junee and to the right is Wagga Wagga.

Thanks for looking :)

Full resolution on flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ourkind/9062807921/)

[iceman]

What a fantastic first result!

Well done!

[adavis]

That is really good Carlos, I love it.
I dont actually mind the tree at tree at the top ;)

[Larryp]

Great shot, Carlos!

[Octane]

Well done. :)

I, too, made my first panoramic image after a climb in the dark up Barrenjoey Heads. That almost killed me!

Learnt a lot of things from the first time doing it. Wish I had my ballhead, for one. :)

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[gregbradley]

A great result. Nice work.

That's a funny story Humi.:lol:

Greg.

[Ross G]

Nice first time panorama Carlos.

Good luck.

Ross.

[ourkind]

Special thanks to you Mike for inspiring me and posting your step by step description of how you created the Bungle Bungles Panorama. I'm really happy with it and I can't wait to have the print hanging in my study!



Thanks Andrew I appreciate your feedback :) I could have cloned it out but then the star field wouldn't have been as accurate as I like it to be.



Thanks Laurie! :)



Really! Well next time you're in Sydney drop me a line, I'd gladly be your wingman. I've been meaning to go up there for a while. How were the skys up there? Dark enough? Have you posted it yet?



Thanks Greg! :)



Thanks Ross! :)

[Octane]

I don't think it's worth posting to be honest as it was a test, and had a lot of distortion; the resulting Photoshop correction is still heavily-distorted. It's also got a lighthouse in it. Also, I don't like photographing landscapes with human elements or artifacts in them.

It was first quarter Moon so it was a bit hard to gauge the darkness of the sky, although, I would think that when there's no Moon around that the skies would be reasonable, but, not anything special. There's also really bad glow from Sydney which is just 40-odd km away.

I emailed it to a friend of mine who then posted it on Facebook. :)

I used to run up Mount Taylor here in Canberra every second day and after a while I got quite fit. I haven't done any training in almost a year since I had tendinitis and have put on weight since then. As a result, the climb up the track was moderately difficult. I would imagine anyone who is in any decent fitness would find it a doddle. I was also carrying quite a lot of gear, had thongs on and a heavy jacket which added to the effort! I need to get fit again!

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[StephenM]

Excellent first attempt Carlos! I'm keen to try this as well!

Cheers,
Stephen

[ourkind]

Thongs :eyepop: I can see perhaps why you struggled :lol:

I was in the area a few weeks ago, never seen so many rabbits!

I'm currently training both physically and photographically for the Pyranees in December when I go back to the Basque Country to visit my family, I'm hoping I can do the mountains and the coastline some justice while I'm there.



Thanks Stephen, absolutely give it a go I think once you've taken one you'll never stop, plus it's a great addition to your swag of tricks, now you can capture virtually any view!

[EmmaJGibbs]

Hey! Can I ask where specially this was taken! I live in between Junee and Temora- looks amazing. I'm actually about to head out and attempt my first panorama of the Milky Way! Wish me luck!


Emma :)

[iceman]

Hey Emma, nice to see you here too!

[ourkind]

Hi Emma thanks and Welcome to IIS!

I don't know the name of the road but it's not far from the Junee Correctional Centre and I remember there being an anglican church not far up the road on a corner. See I visit my inlaws in Wagga every few months and when everyone goes to bed I get in the car and drive into the country side, most of the time I have no idea where I am, I just drive looking for interesting landscapes, last time I was there I thought I was heading back to Wagga turned out I was on my way to Victoria :lol: no GPS no mobile service, good thing a saw a road sign poiting to Wagga in the opposite direction.

Good luck with your panorama!! I hope you can share your results with the rest of us :)