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Old 11-03-2014, 06:15 AM
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The Milky Way Season is in full swing again. This is a 14 image panorama taken under very dark skies in the heart of the Riverina NSW Australia. The Milky Way was so bright I almost needed sunnies to turn down the glare! Lots of green airglow visible too. I had a lot of company along the way, Kangaroos, Wallabies, Wombats, Emus, Bunny Rabbits and Foxes, I’m proud to say that to-date with all my driving around nightscaping no creature has been harmed, well except for a couple of bugs on my windscreen and grill.

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Old 11-03-2014, 07:20 AM
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Very nice, Carlos!
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Old 11-03-2014, 07:25 AM
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Cool. I like the extra dark lanes that are seen here past the Southern Cross to the right.
It's good to hear the stories of the encounters people have while out in the nocturnal world.
Safe driving and clear skies
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Old 11-03-2014, 07:58 AM
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great shot - was it light speed limited on that bend?
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Old 11-03-2014, 08:44 AM
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Very clever. APOD right there.
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Old 11-03-2014, 01:51 PM
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A very nice pano Carlos. Nicely composed.

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Old 11-03-2014, 02:11 PM
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Well done Carlos, I wish mine would turn out like that.
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Old 11-03-2014, 02:57 PM
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Nice Job Carlos, my only critic would be the road on the bottom right I find the pano curve a little distracting. Maybe you could have straightened it with some image warping, just a thought
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Old 11-03-2014, 05:09 PM
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Oh, exciting times ahead with winter approaching.

Well done! I would suggest that you crop the image from the right-hand side so that the distance from the edge is equidistant as it is from the left-hand side. It will be a bit more harmonious that way.

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Old 11-03-2014, 08:35 PM
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That is an absolute stunner!! Beautiful work.
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Old 12-03-2014, 12:26 AM
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Very nice, Carlos!
Thanks Laurie!

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Cool. I like the extra dark lanes that are seen here past the Southern Cross to the right.
It's good to hear the stories of the encounters people have while out in the nocturnal world.
Safe driving and clear skies
Thanks Steve, I dread the the day I hit any aminal during my adventures, I just hope it never happens but it case it does I've got some heavy duty gloves and plastic sheet covers in the boot to rush the poor fella to the nearest RSPCA or vet.

I read the other day of an elderly couple that drove past a dead wombat, it occured to one of them to stop a check to see if the wombat was female, turns out it was and there was a little baby wombat in her pouch, the mother was dead but they managed to rescue the baby and take it to a shelter. Who knew, it's something that had never occured to me before.

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great shot - was it light speed limited on that bend?
Good call David! Reckon I'd have a hard time convincing the cops.

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Very clever. APOD right there.
Thanks Marc too kind!!

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A very nice pano Carlos. Nicely composed.

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Well done Carlos, I wish mine would turn out like that.
Thanks Graeme, give it some more time and perseverance. Keep sharing your work here, there's always someone who'll provide you with useful tips and feedback. Just like below, I've already made some adjustments and I thinks it's improved some more.


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Nice Job Carlos, my only critic would be the road on the bottom right I find the pano curve a little distracting. Maybe you could have straightened it with some image warping, just a thought
Cheers Matt! I agree and I made a slight adjustment, what do you think?

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Oh, exciting times ahead with winter approaching.

Well done! I would suggest that you crop the image from the right-hand side so that the distance from the edge is equidistant as it is from the left-hand side. It will be a bit more harmonious that way.

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Yes bring on winter! Thanks for your feedback H, I've cropped it some and adjusted the foreground road. Your thoughts now?
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That is an absolute stunner!! Beautiful work.
Thank Daniel!
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Old 12-03-2014, 09:03 AM
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That works!

In future efforts, I would like to see more breathing room on either side of the bow.

Top stuff!

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Old 12-03-2014, 09:34 AM
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Hi Carlos, I think that looks better. Good work again, its a fun time of year when we get the central bulge of the milky way for a big portion of the year
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Old 12-03-2014, 09:40 AM
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Nice work Carlos!
I haven't opened my account for 2014 yet Hopefully soon.
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Very nice idea and execution, Carlos! Natural processing and the second version crop works really well.

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Old 13-03-2014, 06:32 AM
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That works!

In future efforts, I would like to see more breathing room on either side of the bow.

Top stuff!

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Thanks H! I will definitely keep that in mind

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Hi Carlos, I think that looks better. Good work again, its a fun time of year when we get the central bulge of the milky way for a big portion of the year
Thanks Matt! It sure is, and having just come back from Europe I can appreciate how lucky we are to have so much space with dark skies!

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Nice work Carlos!
I haven't opened my account for 2014 yet Hopefully soon.
Thanks Mike! Time's ticking!!!

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Very nice idea and execution, Carlos! Natural processing and the second version crop works really well.

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Nice work Carlos
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Old 14-03-2014, 07:39 AM
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Hi Carlos,

Lovely image and composition. Well done.


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Old 14-03-2014, 11:47 AM
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Right turn ahead, follow the road until you reach Alpha Centauri. Then turn left. Remember to bring your towel.

What a great shot.

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