Milky Way over Little Lagoon

[iceman (Mike)]

I hope people aren’t sick of ‘Milky Way Rainbow’ type panoramas, because here’s another one

This was taken near Monkey Mia, just outside the town of Denham at “Little Lagoon”, an almost perfectly circular in shape birrida (gypsum pan) that was inundated by the sea several thousand years ago.

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It’s a 25-image panorama captured with a Canon 6D, 14-24 @ 14mm, f/2.8, 30s exposures @ ISO6400. Stitched using Microsoft ICE and processed in Photoshop.

Thanks for looking!

[h0ughy (David)]

not too bad - LOL i can see that tripod - everywhere the full res version must be a delight

[mbaddah (Mo)]

Great image Mike! How do you find Microsoft ICE for stitching panoramas in comparison to other stitching tools you've used?

[naskies (Dave)]

That's really fantastic, Mike. I like the sinusoidal lines in the foreground contrasting against the curve of the Milky Way. You have a knack for interesting foregrounds in nightscapes, and this is a great example of it.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by iceman

I hope people aren’t sick of ‘Milky Way Rainbow’ type panoramas, because here’s another one

well, funny you should say that , it is becoming the skyscapers Lagoon or M42 every now and then a really good one pops up though....so far I think This one is probably the best all round I have seen...of course some of yours are right up there too Mike

All good fun though and keep them Milky Way Rainbows coming

Mike

[iceman (Mike)]

Originally Posted by h0ughy

not too bad - LOL i can see that tripod - everywhere the full res version must be a delight

Thanks houghy. haha yeh I'm sure I created a multiple shadow of myself. The red light was from some wind turbines that were about a kilometre away!

Originally Posted by mbaddah

Great image Mike! How do you find Microsoft ICE for stitching panoramas in comparison to other stitching tools you've used?

Thanks mate. I really like it. It's my first choice now, only because it's so much faster. I wish it was updated, and I wish it saved metadata/exif info, but it's really quick.

Originally Posted by naskies

That's really fantastic, Mike. I like the sinusoidal lines in the foreground contrasting against the curve of the Milky Way. You have a knack for interesting foregrounds in nightscapes, and this is a great example of it.

Thanks Dave, appreciate the feedback.

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

well, funny you should say that , it is becoming the skyscapers Lagoon or M42 every now and then a really good one pops up though....so far I think This one is probably the best all round I have seen...of course some of yours are right up there too Mike

All good fun though and keep them Milky Way Rainbows coming

Mike

haha yeh, the M42 of our day

Mark Gee does amazing work that's for sure.

[dutch2 (Ingrid)]

Fantastic location, great shot as always.
I'll never get sick of Milky Way panos, yours are excellent.

[iceman (Mike)]

Thanks Ingrid

[stevejack (Steve)]

Great Shot! Really nice location too, I love that part of WA.

[Irish stargazer (John)]

Wow! That's really nice Mike