[iceman (Mike)]

Originally Posted by dutch2

Brilliant sequence, just love the Milky Way setting over the dish.
Well done.

Thanks Ingrid, I'm glad you enjoyed it

Originally Posted by gregbradley

A remarkable time lapse Mike. Very clear and lifelike plus some day/night transitions quite well done.

The little snippets of animals make for a good break as well.

Greg.

Thanks Greg. The LRTimelapse/Lightroom combo is so good. I liked adding the live sequences, broke it up a bit. I'll probably do it more often.

Originally Posted by Amaranthus

The shots on Siding Spring Observatory bring back memories.

Long before the SSS telescope was installed (which is located behind the Warrumbungle nightscape that Mike shot), there used to be the 16" telescope associated building on that hill -- which also contained an electronic workshop etc. where my Dad worked in the 1980s. The good old 16" was actually the first dome on the site, before even the 40", installed as the test-bed instrument for the site by Bart Bok. It was long decommissioned for professional use by the time I lived on the mountain, so I got to use it for my amateur jaunts (and the nearby 24" (http://bollerandchivens.com/?p=1943), also not much used by the late 1980s). Fun days.

Great story, thanks!

Originally Posted by SkyViking

Absolutely wonderful Mike, some very nice sequences and transitions!

Thanks Rolf, appreciate the feedback.

Originally Posted by Retrograde

Wow - very, very nice Mike!

This is what I aspire to be able to create one day.

Many thanks Pete!

Originally Posted by philiphart

Nice work Mike. I can imagine those nights would have been a lot of fun. Taken you a few months to process but faster than my average . I don't know how you fit in your CrossFit, family, work and still keep churning out images!

Phil

Thanks Phil. Time on the train helps
I had the sequences rendered quite a while ago but was worried it was too long (~4 minutes) so left it with the view to culling some.
But in the end, I added more (the live sequences) and made it longer, and I'm glad I did.

Originally Posted by multiweb

Good stuff. Particularly liked the opening sequence with the sunset transition. Very nicely done.

Thanks Marc - that sunset was just magic over the Jurassic style landscape.