Source of Light

[colinmlegg (Colin)]

Originally Posted by iceman

haha thanks Colin. When I was down on the beach doing the night shots I thought the beam might impact in some of the shots but it didn't seem to.

Where's your photos/timelapse from Cape Leveque?

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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.

[Adelastro1 (Wayne England)]

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.

[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

[gary]

Hi Mike,

Fabulous images and composition!

You really have to hand it to all the people involved in designing the sensor, the
camera and the software as well. A few years back the ability to capture images
as nicely executed as these would have been seriously technically challenging and prohibitively expensive.
Today the technology is available as an off-the-shelf consumer item.

In your skillful hands, that technology has been transformed into pure artistry.

Best Regards

Gary

[Setae]

Some seriously great shots Mike, hard to choose between them.

I like number 2 the best, the lighting of that tree in the foreground is captivating.

[Peter Ward]

Without a doubt, photo 1 is my favorite, excellent framing, highlight and shadow. Framing is off a bit in the other two.

Pearler of a shot Mike.

[iceman (Mike)]

Originally Posted by gary

Hi Mike,

Fabulous images and composition!

You really have to hand it to all the people involved in designing the sensor, the
camera and the software as well. A few years back the ability to capture images
as nicely executed as these would have been seriously technically challenging and prohibitively expensive.
Today the technology is available as an off-the-shelf consumer item.

In your skillful hands, that technology has been transformed into pure artistry.

Best Regards

Gary

Many thanks Gary. It's quite amazing how these cameras can see in the dark. When I showed some of the tour group on the back of my camera, they were amazed at what they were seeing.

I then took 7 of them out to the bungle bungles with me a few nights later and after a 5 minute tutorial on Piccanniny Creek bed, they were all capturing night sky images and were amazed. They all thought it was a highlight of the whole tour.

Originally Posted by Setae

Some seriously great shots Mike, hard to choose between them.

I like number 2 the best, the lighting of that tree in the foreground is captivating.

Thanks for your feedback I agonised for days trying to choose the best one

Originally Posted by Peter Ward

Without a doubt, photo 1 is my favorite, excellent framing, highlight and shadow. Framing is off a bit in the other two.

Pearler of a shot Mike.

Thanks Peter - the balance feels better in the first one to me too.