Night sky time lapse at wind farm

[Paramount]

On Friday March 25th I cycled up to Knabs Ridge wind farm on my ICE Adventure HD recumbent trike and Benpacker trailer (now my mode of transport for l my overnight time lase shoots) to shoot a night sky time lapse using the wind turbines as a foreground focal point. It is a long uphill drag all the way which was more noticeable towing a fully loaded trailer. I shot several time lapse sequences with my Sony A7iii and A7Sii cameras with Samyang 12mm f2.8 fisheye and 24mm f1.4 lenses and also a 360 degree time lapse with my Insta360 One X2 before heading back home the following morning. I had to set up in a lay by outside the farm as the only means of access was via a "quadruple padlocked" gate. Although there was frequent traffic on the road directly behind me it didn't cause any problems with lights. The clip at the link below is in full 4k, the actual night sky time lapse starts at 43seconds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N6YaeLCY8E&t=8s

[gypsy (Mick)]

that is pretty awsome
Love the wind turbines especialy with the comet tails on the stars
and the 360 deg time laps is pretty spectacular
great work

kind regards
mick

[PeterM]

There's a Malin award just waiting to be awarded. You have taken Nightscapes to another dimension.

[AdamJL]

nice work
and geez you are brave cycling that low on those small English country roads.

[Paramount]

Originally Posted by AdamJL

nice work
and geez you are brave cycling that low on those small English country roads.

Thanks for the comments. Actually, having ridden 2 wheeled bikes for 40+ years both competitively and for leisure I feel much safer on the recumbent trike, despite being much lower to the ground it is more stable, you have no worries about balance (especially up long steep hills when going very slowly in the "granny gear") or having to put your foot down at junctions and traffic lights. I've been riding it for just over a year now and I've found that traffic gives me extra room when overtaking
Best wishes
Gordon

[astronobob (Bob)]

Interestingly done, the planetsphere concept at the end is a cool sight.
Cool !!