Hi all,
I scoped out this location months ago and I thought it had some great potential for some nightsky scapes, but when I got a chance to go there during the week in near perfect conditions I discovered a bit of a problem. It was pretty much smack bang underneath the Sydney-Melbourne flight path AND the main approach to Albury airport. I have never battled so many planes getting in my shots. I set up for a star trail image with one camera while I did single images with another, and I just watched with dismay as plane after plane flew straight through the field of view. The resulting star trail image is ruined. There is no way I can clone out the shear number of planes in it.
Still, it wasn't all doom and gloom. I managed to snap some images that I am quiet happy with in between the planes. Here is the first one.
"Rising Tide"
Lake Hume
Canon 5D Mk II
Pro Optic 14mm lens.
Single 2 minute exposure.
Magic Glove technique.
Cheers
Greg