The ultimate selfie – Driving through the Star Field!

[iceman]

The ultimate selfie – Driving through the Star Field! :)

I had a lot of fun up on the ridge taking photos of the Milky Way, and a lot of them featured my car. I decided it would be better if I was part of the shot - driving through the star field :)

I love the reflections of the stars on the car. I experimented with different lighting to light myself up in the car, and had to stay still for 20 seconds!

Canon 6D, 14-24mm lens @ 24mm, 20s exposure, ISO6400.

- Large (http://www.mikesalway.com.au/download/558)
- Blog (http://www.mikesalway.com.au/driving-star-field/)

Thanks for looking!

[strongmanmike]

:lol: great stuff...shame you didn't smile though :sadeyes: a touch of carefree humour would have made it even better :thumbsup:

Mike

[sheeny]

Look good. A big grin would've gone well.

When cameras get fast enough, I want to see one with stars under the tyres!;):lol:

Al.

[Derek Klepp]

Nice one

[Rod771]

Very cool shot Mike:thumbsup: Love the reflections.

I dunno? I think you held the right pose. :D Holding a smile for 20 seconds is pretty hard to do without cracking up :lol: or feeling silly :)

Oh, and I think you may have run over M8. ;)

[FlashDrive]

Good capture Mike .....

Col ....

[strongmanmike]

:lol: yeah, perhaps a slight look to your right and up a bit, out of the window with a half grin? and make you a woman....heck, Mike, just take a sexy blonde with you next time :)

[gregbradley]

That's very clever Mike. Nice car - CX5? We have one of them - love it.

Greg.

[Screwdriverone]

"Warp" Drive down the M4......

Lucky you had a Milky Way to stave off the hunger eh?

OK, that's enough ;)

Chris

[sheeny]

That's all good... but it wouldn't be a selfie then.:P

Al.

[el_draco]

Now, I know astronomers have good night vision but..... maybe headlights would be a good idea whilst driving at night :P

[SkyViking]

What an awesome image Mike, love it!

[iceman]

Thanks for the comments Mike :) I agree a smile would've been good - I was too busy thinking about how much to light up the inside of the car (and my face) and trying to stay still :)



Thanks Al :)



Thanks Derek!


haha exactly! :) Thanks Rod :)

The car was so dirty too, but the reflections still show up!




Thanks Col!!




Thanks Greg, glad you enjoyed it. Yeh it's a CX-5. I agree, great car!



haha nice one :)



haha yeh someone else suggested that too. Would've been good but would've been too bright for the single exposure.



Thanks Rolf, appreciate the comment.

[strongmanmike]

Yeah, I thought that too after I wrote it :lol:

[lacad01]

Clever shot, well done :thumbsup: Another variation could be jumping to the other seat before the exposure is up and presto - two Mikes ;)

[iceman]

haha good idea Adam! Next time ;)

[matt34]

Nice Work, Mike.

And a great car, is it my eyes/colour cast or is your the dark blue as well. I picked up mine earlier this year. It has even survived a Roo (although I saw the silly thing early enough and probably only hit it at 20km/h) Only a small scratch and tuff of fur in the grill apart from that the car was perfectly fine.