Aurora Australis and Star Trails at Cradle Mountain, Tasmania. 6x6 version.

Superba foto, stupenda!!!!!! Complimenti

I love Craddle Mountain. It's one of the most beautiful places I have ever been too.

This photo captures it's majic perfectly.....

 

Well done!

Exceptional image! I love the creativity of capturing the stars, and the water on the lake appears perfectly still. Is this by chance a double exposure?

Single exposure, 6 hours. Have a quick look at the technical notes in the details view above.

 

Cheers,

Unbelievably great !

Big props to the un alterations - I love the color of the lake - and the trails are long and amazing - great job!

Absolutly great shot, ...perhaps it should be resubmitted, so it could get the deserved place among the top (nature) rated photos on this site!!

Hi John,

Great photo!!!

I have a question, maybe it's a stupid one but I noticed that on alot of your star trail photos you seem to know where the center of rotation is. So my question is: is there a technique to find the center of rotation ?

(I am starting photography and I realy like nocturnal and star trails photos)

thx

Thanks Christopher.

 

This is the southern hemisphere so I just point my camera south. For you, point it north. If you're not sure where north is, use a compass to gauge it. Within 15 degrees either side of north should produce a good result, but remember it doesn't matter how good the sky is, you should include a well composed foreground, even if it only registers in silhouette. Good luck!

Probably the best shot of this much-photographed icon of Tasmanian landscapes I have seen. Well previsualised and prepared for.

Gorgeous colors on the Provia. Do you think this would work with Velvia 50 in a 35mm?

 

I am happy to find this oldie of yours with the details. Its been awhile since I last tried this, and now this is an inspiration to try again. I am on the opposite corner of the world, so as you advised, just point my camera north.

 

I wondered about the mist collecting on my lens the last time I tried this. I was not sure if the mist formed when I brought the camera into the warmer house or if it had been on my lens while the camera was out. (Thanks for the hint about mist; I have been searching for that information.) What I got was one lovely green arc in the black. I had my camera out for too long, I think about 10 hours. (Thanks for the info on the exposure time). I was in the city shooting off my deck for practise. No aurora or lake surface reflection, but light city light. I had my Canon EOS Elan at 5.6, so I think that might have been about right, although you had your 35mm at f/11 I think you said.

 

I am glad you have left your portfolio in tact, even though you are no longer participating. I hope you have gone on to bigger things and are still enjoying the hobby and reaping some benefits from your excellent photography. I miss the discussions I have read on your portfolio, but you have covered a lot of the aspects of the hobby in your portfolio, already, and have given your time and knowledge. Thanks for that all. It would be nice to see some more of those discussions, again. But I dream!

My velvia 50 shooting off my back deck did not go very well. I think I had it out too long. What do you think? Photo.net

An old friend of yours has joined a photoblogging group that I belong to. The group is VFXY and Phil Morris has recently had his blog added to the group. Phil's blog He is doing some interesting stuff.