Artesian Songlines

Very beautiful minimalistic composition.lower 1/5th appears as a composite/layer (even if this is not)

Thanks for sharing 6/7

Very interesting, Mike. Three exposures on one sheet, increasing the aperture each time ?

It is indeed an interesting shot Mike. It's surprising how those bright star trails mid-frame really make it. Lake Eyre, I assume?

thanks all.

Peter: only one shot here - 2hours, f8.

Jeff: I started the exposure after sunset when there was still light on the salt which has given enough illumination to the ground. It's a very tricky piece of guesswork as to when to beging the exposure to have just the right amount of light.

I do remember the problem, Mike. Not something that I get to worry about any more. You certainly did well on this image with just enough light.

Thank you, Mike. What lead me to this thinking was the appearance of the star trails - changing in thinkness and being slightly interrupted. Maybe the PN compression.

Peter, the transparency on the light table shows the same interruptions, maybe some clouds passing through and also I remember stopping the exposure half way through and changing the aperture as I was worried about there not being enough light.