Milky Way rising over Lake Eppalock

[Phil Hart]

I was inspired by others during a weekend at Lake Eppalock.

Canon 5D Mark II with 24mm lens, 35 mins, f6.3, ISO100.

This image was actually just filling in time for a 2+ hour star trail with the same framing intended to capture Venus rising pre-dawn but this ended up the better shot, especially after I ruined the longer one by leaving the camera doing its dark frame while the heat of the rising sun warmed up the shutter blades in front of the sensor.. but I was too lazy to get up at sunrise after three late nights..

High-res on SmugMug (http://philhart.smugmug.com/Night-Sky-Photography/Coastal-Lakes-and-Rivers/29434590_X4skjb#!i=3103355421&k=MqPVdQh&lb=1&s=A).

Phil

[Octane]

Outstanding, Phil. That is truly beautiful.

I imagine a print of that would look stunning.

H

[Rod771]

That's very impressive, such a clean image with outstanding framing. I love how the milkyway is positioned between the two taller trees.

Great work Phil :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Phil Hart]

Thanks H. Printing.. yes.. something else I should try again!



Thanks Rod. As per usual, some elements of my images are conceived/planned in advance and others just work when you get the shot! I was really just framing this up for the morning shot before realising how well it worked for the milky way.

Phil

[iceman]

Really beautiful colours and composition!

[Saturn%5]

Very nice colours in that Phil well done.

[Phil Hart]

Thanks Mike & Graeme. Getting good colours is definitely why I prefer single shot star trails.

Phil

[strongmanmike]

Yeah, great shot Phil, love the thin black silhouetted trees. You should really try getting serious about this night scape photography thing :P

Mike

[gregbradley]

Yeah Phil you should give it a go. You might even win a Malin award:rofl:

Beautifully done perfect composition, the trees add interest and the blur on the MW is really lovely like super lens bokeh.

Greg.

[desler]

Simply stunning on my iPad view!

Darren

[Phil Hart]

Thanks Mike. There's lots of small dead stuff in the lake edges there that just looks messy. Was pleasantly surprised to see how this bit framed up.



Thanks Greg :D



Thanks Darren!

[Antu]

Very nice composition, Phil !

[matt34]

Great shot Phil. the reflection of the trees on the lake looks great. Did you use any in camera noise reduction? I thought maybe a 30+ min exposure would create a bit of noise even when the ISO is set at 100.

[dutch2]

Great shot, lovely colours and composition.
:thumbsup:

[Paul Haese]

That is simply superb. Excellent composition and lovely processing Phil.

[Phil Hart]

In case you're still watching this.. the clue in my post was a bit cryptic but yes I was using in-camera dark frame subtraction for this.

Phil

[Merlin66]

Phil,
You brought tears to my ol' eyes.....
We had 100 Acres overlooking Lake Eppalock. When we bought - the view looked just like that!!
After ten years of drought, the Lake was well and truly empty and so was my wallet - buying $200/ week of water!!
All the 5,000 trees we planted died, as did the sheep.....

[dutch2]

Something really special. Beautiful subtle colours, excellent composition.
Well worth the effort.:thumbsup:

[rcheshire]

Captivating Phil.

[matt34]

Thanks Phil, I reread the original post and can decipher the cryptic clue now but thanks for the info.

Matt