My parents house at Bellingen (pano and night)

[iceman (Mike)]

Hi all

Went to visit my parents house at Bellingen over the long weekend. I took some photos of their house while I was there - my plan is to get some printed up and framed nicely to give as a xmas present.

The first one is a pano, the original is over 6000px wide. The others are night shots - the first is a HDR and has the real sky, and then a sky taken later composited on on the second shot. The 3rd and 4th are as is - just stacked using startrails.de.

Unfortunately the star trails didn't work as I hoped. I had to stick to short exposures due to the lights being on, and I was having trouble with the camera (I think the battery was going flat) so that there was too much of a delay between shots resulting in the ugly gaps

Anyway still would like your thoughts about which of the night shots you prefer most.

Cheers

[iceman (Mike)]

oh btw my Dad built that house with his bare hands! I wish I had half the DIY skill he has
It's such a lovely place.

[MortonH]

Cool house. Looks like one of those fancy eco resorts. I think no.5 is a nice photo.

Isn't Bellingen where the big bat colony is? They could do some serious damage to your equipment if they 'bombed' you!

Morton

[Striker (Tony)]

That 3rd image is a ripper.

You will be looking at that image up on the wall for years to come.

Great Job Mike.

[okiscopey (Mike)]

No 3 is a stunner ... and what a beautiful property too!

[acropolite (Phil)]

Looks like a beautiful spot Mike, #3 is my favourite.

DIY kills aren't that hard to acquire, it's mostly a matter of getting in and having a go and jmost of all trying to do the best you can. Decent tools help as well.

[vindictive666 (John)]

Originally Posted by acropolite

Looks like a beautiful spot Mike, #3 is my favourite.

DIY kills aren't that hard to acquire, it's mostly a matter of getting in and having a go and jmost of all trying to do the best you can. Decent tools help as well.

Say Phil DIY Kills ? ?? i know it isnt hard but is it legal LOL

OOps Nice shots Mike

regards john

[RB (Andrew)]

Beaut shots Mike, #3 is terrific !
Great looking house too.

[deadsimple (Ash)]

Originally Posted by vindictive666

Say Phil DIY Kills ?

DIY kills, as in with bare hands. As he said, tools help

Originally Posted by iceman

Anyway still would like your thoughts about which of the night shots you prefer most.

I like the last photo actually. Awesome simple shadow-work on the grass and highly detailed shadows on the plants to the right and left.

[Liz]

What a beautiful house !! Number 3 is gorgeous

[Matty P (Matt)]

Great shots Mike. Number 3 and 5 are stunning.

Lovely house as well.

[RB (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by iceman

oh btw my Dad built that house with his bare hands! I wish I had half the DIY skill he has
It's such a lovely place.

Time to get your dad to build you an observatory Mike.

[Kevnool (Kev)]

#2 is a pearler in my eyes.........Nice house / nice pics...cheers Kev.

[hector (Andrew)]

They rae great shots there Mike. I like your Pana, makes the place look unreal. Andrew

[h0ughy (David)]

#3

[iceman (Mike)]

Thanks for the feedback, guys. I like #3 too but wished there wasn't the gaps in the star trails.

I think my parents will love it anyway.

[Octane (Humayun)]

Mike,

Love the panoramic shot, but, my vote goes with number three, too.

Regards,
Humayun