Reflections at Lake Tyrrel (ultra-wide Milky Way, star trails and time-lapse)

[alexch (Alex)]

Hi All,

Last weekend I went to Lake Tyrrel inaugural star party (NW Victoria), which deserves a detailed report. I hope to find time to write about it soon.

The weather was good and still so I set up the camera at the lake hoping to catch some reflections and it turned out quite nice.

Attached are the images of Zodiacal Light and star trails after the sunset.

The all-night time lapse shows setting Venus, followed by the the Milky Way band and then Jupiter in the morning. The ground becomes softly illuminated by the Moon light around 3 am:

"From Dusk Till Dawn"

http://users.on.net/~che/lake%20tyrrel%20720p.mp4 - 22MB

http://vimeo.com/15583376 - lower bandwidth

Tech. details:
Nikon D700, 14-24mm lens @14mm f/2.8, ISO 3200, 30 seconds.
Star trails made from 194 30 second shots.

Thanks for looking,
Alex

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Gee Alex, the software you use is seriously warped

Quite spectacular, just needs a sillohette of a herd of Emus and you would have your David Malin entry

Mike

[TrevorW]

Great image Alex

[alexch (Alex)]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Gee Alex, the software you use is seriously warped

You reckon I should complain to Nikon and get my money back ?

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Quite spectacular, just needs a sillohette of a herd of Emus and you would have your David Malin entry

Mike

Thanks,
I will contact Melbourne Zoo and try to hire some Emu's. The only problem is there might not be enough time to train them to sit still for a few hours at night...

[alexch (Alex)]

Originally Posted by TrevorW

Great image Alex

Thanks, Trevor.

[TheAstroGuy (Shane Ross)]

Alex,

You've done it again, just when i think it's safe to go back in the water you scare me with your brilliance

You have such an artistic way of presenting images, the colours and framing are just wonderful, Both you and Martin are in the Super Justice League of Astrophotography

Kindest Regards

Shane

[alexch (Alex)]

Originally Posted by TheAstroGuy

Alex,

You've done it again, just when i think it's safe to go back in the water you scare me with your brilliance

You have such an artistic way of presenting images, the colours and framing are just wonderful, Both you and Martin are in the Super Justice League of Astrophotography

Kindest Regards

Shane

Thanks Shane - you are too kind

[alexch (Alex)]

Two more from the same set:

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

I thought the images were awesome until I checked out the video.
Jeez Alex that is a piece of fine art!
Beautiful, super-smooth and very well thought out.
Mucho Kudos!
Doug

[h0ughy (David)]

job well done

[RB (Andrew)]

Sensational work !
Loved the video.

[Octane (Humayun)]

Alex,

Magnificent. That zodiacal light is stunning. The reflections of the stars in the lake, surreal.

Venus setting looks amazing!

Well done, as always.

H

[star1961 (Lisa)]

I had a great time and thank you so much Alex for sharing your equipment. It definitely made the star party a success
Lisa

[Martin Pugh]

Terrific work Alex..really very smart.

cheers
Martin

[Ronnie (Ronnie)]

Thank$ Alex,
I got to see nebulae i had never seen except in pictures through your scope

[spearo (Frank)]

Great shots
I've been wanting to do something like that myself for some time now
great outcome
frank

[multiweb (Marc)]

Excellent! Terrific work Alex. Very talented. Loved the video/music

[gregbradley]

Fabulous result Alex. You've got this type of presentation down nicely.

Greg.

[hickny (Peter)]

I quickly read through the posts before going back to watch the video. All i can say is FANTASTIC.

[DarkRevenge (Luis)]

Amazing pics Alex! Thx for sharing.

Cheers, Luis.