While doing a morning shoot on the last day of 2011 at Kioloa Beach, I noticed some nice tree structure above me and pointed the camera directly upwards to capture the stars and tree. It turned out ok
The image is a stack of about 8 photos of 51 seconds each @ ISO1600, f/2.8.

Tree at Night at Kioloa Beach
This is a single exposure from the set.

Tree and Stars at Kioloa Beach
Thanks for looking.
About Mike Salway
Mike Salway lives on the Central Coast of NSW, Australia and loves amateur astronomy, photography and karate. He co-founded the amateur astronomy website,
IceInSpace, has a family with a wife and 3 kids, and is a 1st Dan Black Belt in Karate. In real life, Mike is a Product Manager for a software company.
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