Well done Mike winning the Ken Duncan photo comp

[Bassnut (Fred)]

Excellent photo and win Mike, and that tour looks very interesting indeed.

[erick (Eric)]

Well done Mike. That is a stunning photograph

[Lester]

Stunning photo Mike, cangratulations on the Huge prize win.

And I was excited to get $50 US for a comet Lovejoy image.

Enjoy your trip. All the best.

[big-blue]

wow Mike ! what a photo !
Great photos are all about telling a story (aka capturing "the decisive moment" ), or painting with light.
I reckon you achieved both with that one.
well done, a well deserved trip. enjoy.!
cheers

[big-blue]

wow ! what a photo !
Great photos are all about telling a story (aka capturing "the decisive moment" ), or painting with light.
I reckon you achieved both with that one.
well done, a well deserved trip. enjoy.!
cheers

[AstralTraveller (David)]

Mike, while your there you can do a bit of reconnaissance for the 2028 solar eclipse! Nothing like thinking ahead. Maximum duration is in the central Kimberly but you will be on two roads that cross the central line close by: one on the tar halfway between the Bungles and Kunnunurra and the other on the Gibb R Road between Jacks Hole and the Drysdale R crossing. As you will observe, the weather prospects up there are better than Sydney in July!

http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages...leMapFull.html

[Nico13 (Ken)]

Great stuff mike and a trip you won't forget in a hurry.
You'll get some good tips from that man, enjoy.

Ken.

[iceman (Mike)]

Thanks guys, appreciate the kind words.

It's still quite surreal. I haven't started any planning yet but today I think i'll get up close with the map and start looking for some inspirational photos to plan for.

The skies will be nice and dark and I'll definitely be doing some pre-dawn photos, not just waiting for the first light of dawn

[Greg Bock (Greg Bock)]

Yes, congratulations Mike, that's a fantastic photo, and you had a lot of good competition to overcome! Enjoy the trip, and send a post card or two back.

[alexch (Alex)]

Wow! Great reward for your dedication and fantastic images! Congrats and very happy for you!

And what a great luck for the trip to coincide with almost New Moon around June 23rd (if I understood correctly this is the tour date)!

Cheers,
Alex

[iceman (Mike)]

Thanks Greg and Alex.

I hadn't even got around to looking at the new moon dates - but hoped it happened to be during the trip.

You're right - it's from the 23rd June to 6th July.

Later in the trip, the setting crescent Moon might illuminate some landscapes at night

[RB (Andrew)]

How awesome is this !!!
Congratulations mate, what a prize and well deserved may I say.
That's a fantastic shot and I can see why it was chosen.

Hope you have a great time and bring back some wonderful shots from the trip.

[Dennis]

Originally Posted by iceman

Thanks Greg and Alex.

I hadn't even got around to looking at the new moon dates - but hoped it happened to be during the trip.

You're right - it's from the 23rd June to 6th July.

Later in the trip, the setting crescent Moon might illuminate some landscapes at night

Superb photo Mike – ticks all the right boxes then some! Can you swing a spot on the tour for a photographic assistant….

Cheers

Dennis

[Paul Haese]

I just caught up with this thread. Congratulations on the win Mike. Ken Duncan is a great photographer and you will learn lots from him in that short time. Have a great trip.

[iceman (Mike)]

Thanks so much RB, Dennis and Paul.

I'm starting to get excited now. Yesterday, Kate and I went and had morning tea at the Cafe attached to the Ken Duncan Gallery at Erina Heights, and walking through his gallery, looking at some of his shots from the same area - got me really excited.

I read the itinerary in detail last night, and then did a Google Image search of some of the locations - and wow, it's going to be a stunning place.

The Bungle Bungles (1, 2), Mitchell Falls (1, 2), Bells Creek Falls, Cape Leveque, wow - so many great places.

A small group of 16 people, we'll learn so much from him. Surely they should fly us by helicopter everywhere though, instead of 4WD

[CometGuy]

Wow Mike that is just amazing! I wonder if Ken has seen any of your astrophotography as well? I think he would be impressed.

Terry

[Kal (Andrew)]

Congratulations Mike! Wonderful image and what a fantastic recognition to have won that prize.

I can already picture some of your fantastic crescent Moon landscapes

[iceman (Mike)]

Thanks Terry and Kal.

The crescent Moon will be great in the first few days, and Full Moon towards the end of the trip.

And the milky way will be right overhead during June/July - going to make some great nightscapes, if I can stay awake after all the early starts and long days.

Found this last night too:
http://centralcoast.businessinsider....n-photo-awards

[Poita (Peter)]

Originally Posted by stardust steve

What type of lens did you use for this image may i ask?

From the page on Mike's site that has the full set:

"and all of the images above were captured with my 40D and 24-105mm lens."

[Poita (Peter)]

I believe this is the photo Mike beat to take out the prize.
http://www.porttalbotcameraclub.org/...b/a_1_1256.htm