"Southern Cross" under the Southern Cross

[StephenM]

Hi all,

I drove past this spot (about an hour's drive west of Brisbane) one afternoon in the recent school holidays, and thought it would be worth revisiting on a clear Moonless night for a bit of nightscape imaging. So I returned last night, and here's the result!

Single 20 sec exposure with Canon 50D and 35mm f/2 lens @ f/2.8, 3200 iso.

Cheers,
Stephen

[AstroJason]

Great image Stephen! Did it really say "Southern Cross" on the windmill or did you somehow Photoshop that in?? That's perfect!

[StephenM]

Thanks Jason! Yes, it did say Southern Cross on the windmill! As I was driving past a couple of weeks ago, I thought the windmill would be an interesting foreground for a nightscape, but when I got closer and saw what was written, I thought of this shot :).

Cheers,
Stephen

[multiweb]

Clever shot. Very cool. :thumbsup:

[dutch2]

Beautifully captured, well done.
:thumbsup:

[StephenM]

Thanks very much Marc and Ingrid!

(I've just substituted the original image with a reprocessed version, and added a second image.)

Cheers,
Stephen

[RB]

Clever.

:thumbsup:

[StephenM]

Thanks Andrew!

Cheers,
Stephen

[pvelez]

That is way cool Stephen

Pete

[iceman]

Nice work Stephen!

[rustigsmed]

nice shot Steven, could be worth entering this one in the Southern Cross theme category of the Malin awards next year.

cheers,

rusty

[StephenM]

Thanks Pete and Mike!



Yes, I had seen the theme for next year... in fact I went and re-captured it with my new 6D the other night, with that in mind! (And the 6D gave a much better result!)

Cheers,
Stephen

[PeterM]

Wow what a great image. Another to add to my favs.
Well done!

[Draco]

well done. looks amazing

[seeker372011]

Yep definitely one that should be entered for next years DM awards.

[StephenM]

Thanks again guys! Yes, I'll be entering one of these in the Malins next year I think!

Cheers,
Stephen