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Old 21-04-2010, 05:21 PM
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Magellanic Clouds and southern part of Milky Way (ultra-wide)
Hi,

I shot some "traditional" images whilst doing 360 spherical panoramas (see my earlier thread) at Phillip Island and this one is my favourite. The Magellanic Clouds turned out nicely above the Pyramid Rock and a meteor added to the scene.

There are a few very nice spots at Phillip Island but unfortunately because of light domes from Melbourne, Mornington and Cowes limit the choice to southern objects. Anyway it was a very enjoyable weekend with great weather both day and night.

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Old 21-04-2010, 05:30 PM
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Nice again! Are these tracked images or on a tripod?

Exposures etc?
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Old 21-04-2010, 05:42 PM
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Nice again! Are these tracked images or on a tripod?

Exposures etc?

Thanks Mike!

I don't know how to track so I have to squeeze all I can from a fixed tripod. Good high ISO in D700 and large front element in 14-24mm f/2.8 lens help.

This one was done at 14mm, 30 sec @ ISO 3200. For panoramas I use 15 seconds to minimise sky shift when stitching.

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Old 21-04-2010, 05:53 PM
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That's a very cool shot. Beautiful!
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Old 21-04-2010, 06:02 PM
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I like it Alex! Beaut foreground!
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very nice
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That's a "bute fote" if ever I saw one. Poster quality stuff. Thanks for sharing it.
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Old 21-04-2010, 08:16 PM
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Beautiful image Alex.
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Very noice great setting
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Love it, love it, love it. Very nice image. The general scene is lovely then add a great sky, a meteor and a couple of small nebulas and you have one hell of an image.

Well done.
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Old 21-04-2010, 08:39 PM
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Very pleasing foreground!
Wonderful.
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Old 21-04-2010, 09:01 PM
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Poster material right there ! Awesomeness.
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You have to be joking.
I just changed my desktop half an hour ago to Peter Wards Omega shot and now I will have to change it again, if I may save it, if it's ok with you Alex?

That's not an image, it is fine artwork, should be on public display. Just knocked me over.

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Thanks for compliments, everyone! It is very much appreciated and keeps me motivated.

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You have to be joking.
I just changed my desktop half an hour ago to Peter Wards Omega shot and now I will have to change it again, if I may save it, if it's ok with you Alex?

Fine art, should be on public display.

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Sure Peter, please let me know the desired resolution and I will post it here.

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That's stunning. Simple as that.
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