Double Bow

[colinmlegg]

Murphy's Haystacks, South Australia.

I did a road trip from Perth to Melbourne and back last month and stopped at a few nice spots along the way. The Haystacks were clouded out first leg, but conditions were great 2nd time round with a thin layer of fog appearing an hour after Moonrise. Amazing light... it was hard to know where to point the camera! :)

Multi-frame pano with Canon 6D + Nikon 14-24.

[astroron]

Brilliant! Colin,one of my favourite rock formations on my trip to Perth a few years ago.:)
Cheers:thumbsup:

[colinmlegg]

Thanks Ron. It almost didn't happen.. I was tossing up whether to stay one extra night at Lake Gardiner or the Haystacks. Last minute change of mind :)

[astroron]

I am glad you did, Colin :D
Cheers:thumbsup:

[iceman]

Brilliant.
The fog makes the rocks look crystal clear and the sky blurry - great depth of field look.

[Octane]

Beautiful depth of field.

I employ this technique to wedding photography for one shot each wedding. Sometimes it works, other times, not so much.

H

[colinmlegg]

Thanks Mike, H. Interestingly, in the full screen view the background appears much sharper because the star cores are resolved. Only from a distance or at reduced scale does it look blurry.

[Rod771]

Wonderful image Colin. :thumbsup:

[ourkind]

Colin this is such a beautiful photograph!

As mentioned above the depth of field is excellent. As I stare at the haystacks my eyes start to make out the difused Milky Way background, it feels 3d. It's Magical :thumbsup:

[N1]

Outstanding work Colin. Choosing these conditions gave you the best of both worlds - crisp foreground against what appears to be a soft background, only to reveal sharp stars as you look closer. Excellent viewing dynamics! And great capture of the fog bow.:thumbsup:

[CapturingTheNight]

Brilliant as always. The square crop is certainly different to the norm with Milky Way panos but works in this case.

[colinmlegg]

Thanks guys, appreciate the feedback as always. :)



Only my 2nd or 3rd square crop Greg. I have a couple of other panos from other angles, but this one works best with fog bow directly below MW. A bit further left is better for the full wide angle MW shot.

[gregbradley]

Very surreal scene. The rocks look like giant mushrooms and the Milky Way like a dream. Perhaps a scene out of "Alice in Wonderland"!

Nice work, something different.

Greg.

[CapturingTheNight]

:thumbsup: I was hoping you had also done some a bit further to the left with the Haystacks directly under the Milky Waybow.

[Paul Haese]

Cool, I have thought about this place before myself. Now I know. Very cool effect with the fog.