Lovejoy and Milky Way from Cape Schanck Dec 24th

[alexch]

Hi All,

Weather was relatively kind today and the fog at cape Schanck cleared when comet Lovejoy was rising.

What a Christmas present we have for all the bad weather endured in 2011.
Thank you Terry Lovejoy!

Images NN1-3: Nikon D700, Nikkor 14-24mm lens at 24mm and f/2.8, 30 second exposure, ISO 3200
Image 4: Sony NEX5N, Nikkor 35mm lens at 35mm and f/1.4, 10 second exposure, ISO 3200


Merry Christmas!

Alex

[bartman]

The pics are getting better and better!!!!
Awesome Alex!
Great composition!
Thanks for posting
Bartman

[Adelastro1]

Wow great shots Alex! I so want that 14-24 lens! That fast Sony lens looks good too. Did you do much post processing?

[gregbradley]

You really nailed that Alex.

You know that area and that served you well.

Best shots so far.

I like them all but the 14-24 D700 shots are particularly good and really sharp.

Greg.

[erick]

Marvellous, Alex!

[iceman]

Great shots Alex!

[jeff@sa]

Great shots.
Love them all.
Cheers.
Jeff

[Liz]

Fabulous Alex!! :xmas:

[Quark]

Super work Alex, particularly like the 2nd one.

Cheers
Trevor

[DavidTrap]

Very nice work Alex.

DT

[davgreen]

Thanks for the great photos - helps make up for not seeing it these last few mornings. It's been foggy in Bairnsdale.

Terry Lovejoy must be pleased the Christmas Comet has his name!

David
(first post here)

[renormalised]

The moment I saw your post I knew these were going to be good, but this is insane!!!!. Send these to APOD and every astro mag you can think of....these are the best I've seen :):).

[dpastern]

Awesome shots Alex - this comet has a lot of potential.

Dave

[Greg Priestley]

Awesome!

[SkyViking]

Fabulous images Alex :) Really spectacular. This comet is so beautiful!

[ChrisM]

Fantastic work Alex. Stunning compositions.
Chris

[naskies]

Absolutely beautiful, Alex. That second shot is my favourite. How's the resolution on them? I'm thinking that a large print would look spectacular.

[alexch]

Thanks everyone for the comments. We did get a great Christmas present after all!

[alexch]

Thanks! The second shot is stacked and would look good printed up to 1 metre long.

[renormalised]

Go get it done, mate:):) That would look awesome!!!.

[xcoupeb]

i was contemplating going down there the same morning you were there but thought the gates would be shut. i wasnt sure if there were open and closed times as such. might try and get down there thursday morning if all is looking good its a fantastic spot

[Paul Haese]

Very nice work Alex. I particularly like te 35mm version. Something I am aiming in the next day or so.

[Bassnut]

Excellent Alex. The composition in each shot is immaculate.

[Inmykombi]

Great images there Alex.

I spent ages looking at all of them.

[h0ughy]

well i know the next few shots in a few photo comps.... excellent work Alex

[naskies]

Very nice! I do my own wide format printing at home on archival inks/paper, and I'd be very happy to run you off a couple of prints for the cost of ink/paper/postage if you'd like (PM me if interested).

[alexch]

Thanks for the offer Dave, but I have access to large format Epson.

[astroron]

Fantastic Shots there Alex. :eyepop:
Cheers :thumbsup:

[strongmanmike]

I was waiting (hoping) for your shots Alex and you didn't disappoint :thumbsup:

Mike

[colinmlegg]

Hey Alex, just noticed a couple of your comet images on the national geographic site. Well done and beautiful shots.

[alexch]

Thanks heaps, Christmas 2011 will be remembered for a while :)