I never do black & white’s.. and yet, here’s a B&W. What do you think? It’s growing on me. 30s, ISO6400, 6D, Samyang 14mm. Converted to B&W in post. Thanks for looking.
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Galaxy at 32mm
Trying to get through the remainder of the IISAC2013 shots and found a few more I could process quickly. This one is similar to other shots taken on the same night, like Within Reach, but this is with a 24-70mm … Continue reading
Great Ball of Fire!
I was fortunate enough to have been contacted by Australian Geographic who wanted to run one of my nightscape pictures from the Kimberley in the Australian Geographic magazine. It came out in print this week, in the May June 2013 … Continue reading
Dead Stump Panorama
This dead tree stump is one of my highlights of the landscape on the way to the IceInSpace AstroCamp at Lostock. It can be seen on the final hill approaching the camp, and I’ve always wanted to feature it in … Continue reading
Cattle Ramp Silhouette
The cattle ramp provides a great silhouette against the night sky. And plenty going on in the sky with the rising Milky Way and scorpius on the left amongst some green airglow, the Southern Cross and pointers next to the … Continue reading
Milky Way Rising over Lostock Dam
On the Saturday night of the star party, Andrew Murrell and I went for a drive in search of interesting foregrounds and found this great scene at Lostock Dam, about 20 minutes drive from the camp. There’s a nice picnic area … Continue reading
Partial Solar Eclipse – 10th May 2013
We had a beautiful morning for the Partial Solar Eclipse on the Central Coast of NSW. While there was nowhere near the excitement of the Total Solar Eclipse last November, it was still a great visual sight using Eclipse Glasses. … Continue reading
Southern Milky Way Rising over the Dam
The bulge of the Milky Way is just starting to rise over the mountain. When viewing this part of the sky, we’re looking towards the centre of our galaxy. This is a 4-frame panorama of the Southern Milkyway rising over … Continue reading
Long Exposure Noise Performance of the Canon 6D
Whenever Canon or Nikon bring out a new camera, for nightscapes photographers, the question is always – What’s it like at night? Which means, what’s the low-light sensitivity like? What’s the High ISO performance like? What’s the noise like after … Continue reading
NP101: What are Nightscapes?
I love capturing beautiful nightscape photography, and I’m always happy to share what I know and what I learn. I’m keen to inspire others to head outside and look up at the sky, and to photograph the sky. So I’ve … Continue reading
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