Star Streaks

[iceman (Mike)]

This is a single 20 minute exposure taken on Friday night at the IceInSpace AstroCamp, with the Canon 6D and Samyang 14mm lens @ ISO800.

I went for a drive up along the ridge overlooking the camp and found this great paddock with this great tree I used to silhouette against the sky.

A cow moving behind me during the exposure scared me, especially when I turned around and my red headlamp reflected off its eyes - so now it was an evil cow with red eyes just waiting for me to turn my back again

The clouds really provided some great depth during this exposure, and I love the long streaks from the long exposure.

- Large

[Larryp (Laurie)]

Nice shot Mike-love the range of pastel colours

[Octane (Humayun)]

Very cool.

Damn, that light pollution.

H

[gregbradley]

Oooh I like that one! Love the colours and the depth, framing and transparency of the image.

There's no subsitute for 20 minute exposures eh?

I know about being spooked at night. A few weekends ago I was at my dark site observatory which had survived a major bushfire/grass fire and everything had been burnt clean. I heard a slight rustling on the grass and there was an extremely healthy looking funnel web walking along not far from where I sometimes stand waiting for a 10 minute sub to complete!

Greg.

[ourkind (Carlos)]

That's beautiful Mike, love the colours across the sky and the foreground is just exposed enough to see the green grass. Lovely.

[Deeno]

Yeah, very cool.
Loving the depth and colour....

[lacad01 (Adam)]

That is a super pic
Streuth, what's with the cows at Lostock, what with drunk cows and evil cows

[ChrisM]

Mike - a well-chosen tree: good result.
Chris

[MortonH]

Love it.

New idea for IISAC 2014 - a map of the best nightscape spots around Lostock.

[iceman (Mike)]

Thanks guys. I love the look of the stars in a single exposure like this, but there was certainly more noise and hot pixels than stacking shorter exposures. They cleaned up pretty well though.

This was at ISO800, so I could've used a lower ISO but would've needed a longer exposure and didn't want to hang around too long.

[multiweb (Marc)]

Pretty cool. The patterns of circular star trail and clouds perspective lines makes for a nice mix.

[Ross G]

Great looking photo Mike.

Very different......."the Time Tunnel".

Ross.

[astronobob (Bob)]

Every one has taken the words out of my mouth, , Thats extreemely Coool with them clouds lines
BTW, your lucky it was just a cow & Not a Bull ? ? : )

[iceman (Mike)]

Thanks Mark, Ross and Bob. Appreciate you feedback!