Hi all This timelapse features sequences captured at IISAC2014, the IceInSpace Star Party, held at Lostock in the Hunter Valley of NSW in April 2014. Yes, it’s only May and I’ve already finished it! That’s quite an achievement given it … Continue reading
In September 2013, my friend Andrew and I went on a Nightscape Adventure weekend to Coonabarabran and Narrabri. This timelapse is the culmination of the weekends efforts, in what was an incredibly memorable weekend at some amazing landscapes under some … Continue reading
Hey all – long time with no update!! Here’s a short timelapse captured at IISAC2013. I was mainly focusing on single nightscapes so didn’t capture too many sequences for timelapses. Best to watch in Full HD over at Vimeo! I … Continue reading
A timelapse of landscape and nightscapes scenes shot at the IISAC2011 Star Party, at Lostock in the Hunter Valley of NSW, October 2011. Watch in HD on Vimeo Watch in HD on YouTube My fondest memories of IISAC2011 involve a group of … Continue reading
Ken Duncan and I were camped out on a ledge overlooking the stunning Mitchell Falls, with the roaring sound of the waterfall echoing in our ears and the beautiful display completely visible even at midnight thanks to a very bright almost full Moon. This timelapse was captured over 4 hours, from midnight-4am as we tried in vain to sleep. Continue reading
This image and timelapse started as a test of my new Samyang 14mm lens, hooked up to the Canon 5D Mk II.
I love the lens – such as huge FOV on the full frame camera. Here’s a processed image from the timelapse where the Milky Way is between the trees (I need a chainsaw!). Continue reading
This timelapse of a clouded Comet Lovejoy was taken this morning, 24th December from just after 2am until about 4:30am.
I was there with my friends Andrew and Rod, and the cloud continued to tease us and never fully revealed the comet. It just sat right over the wrong spot! Very frustrating. But the timelapse turned out great 🙂 Continue reading
Just for something a bit different, here’s a timelapse of “Project Turf” – the construction of an area of turf in my backyard. 6 hours of hard labour compressed into a 30 second movie 🙂 Continue reading
A couple of weeks ago, my son Jacob had to attend a school band thing at dusk for a couple of hours, and I thought while I waited for him, it would be a perfect chance to practise my timelapse again in preparation for IISAC2011.
It was also a good chance to test out the 10-22mm Canon lens that IceInSpace member Chris loaned me for IISAC. Here’s the 30 second result. Continue reading
Hi all On the weekend of the 7th-10th October, we held the IceInSpace AstroCamp (IISAC2010) at Lostock, in the Hunter Valley area of NSW. Inspired by Phil Hart and Alex Cherney to do some timelapse, I set my camera up … Continue reading
My name is Mike Salway and I'm passionate about amateur astronomy, photography and karate. I love to capture beautiful landscapes and night sky scenes, and love it when I can show people the wonder of our universe
