[iceman (Mike)]

Originally Posted by silv

ah, I like Nr2, now. my winner

haha thanks, number 2 is getting a few votes now.

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Terrific compostion Mike.

Number 2 is my favourite. The light on the tree from the Lighthouse is almost surreal and gives a wonderful colouring.

That's very arty.

Greg.

Thanks Greg - I agree about the tree. The colours of the branches and the lighting on the branches, from both the lighthouse on one side and the Moon on the other, really give it a great feel.

Originally Posted by AstralTraveller

I'd consider cropping some (not much) of the foreground and making it wider. Maybe about the bottom of the bushes. The shadows at bottom L aren't doing anything and the brightness of the ground detracts from the sky. The space to the R gives the strong lines of the tree and milky way somewhere to go and some space to exist in.

Thanks, will give it a try and see how I like it.

Originally Posted by FlashDrive

They are soooo nice ... I like them all.
I wish for a sky like that ... so expansive ... .you could spend hrs just looking and looking ... !! ..... and go back for more ... !!!

Flash..!!

Thanks Colin I wish I could go back for more

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

I like the second one best, but maybe clone out that branch in front of the light house.

Thanks Paul, I did have a quick go at cloning the branch out first time around but it was pretty difficult because the lighthouse behind it isn't very uniform in colour or structure, so I gave up.
I might try it again when I get some more time.

Originally Posted by h0ughy

lovely work mike, no 2 is pretty good, as too the first shot.

Thanks houghmeister.

Originally Posted by colinmlegg

Stuck on a disk in Perth. I'll try to get some up when back in September. Enjoying all your posts in the meantime... bringing back some nice memories (except for that damn lighthouse! ). Btw, I think one of the timelapses worked, but the other looking north over the island flickers badly. Was doing a bramp into night and completely forgot about the lighthouse.

I can't wait to see your shots!

Originally Posted by Adelastro1

Great shots Mike. I prefer #2 for the composition - the angle of the MW and tree and more land in the foreground to balance it. The branch over the lighthouse detracts from it for me though as the lighthouse is the main focus of the image. So a few steps to the left would have been perfect. It's not too far to go back and try that! haha.

Thanks Wayne, yeh the branch is the only reason I don't like #2 for the theme - but #1 feels a more balanced composition.
I wish I could've stayed another night to shoot it again, or at least have more than 10 minutes 'inside the fence' but I'm happy to have been able to capture what I did.

Cheers