Cave Lights
by Rodney Campbell on Sep.12, 2024, under Photography
Cave Lights
NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 20mm f/1.8 S @ 20 mm, 38 sec at f/4, ISO 100 + 30 sec at f/1.8, ISO 800 x 113 Frames
I’d taken my old Nikon Z7, the stellar astro Nikkor Z 20/1.8 S lens and a spare tripod with me on our late night trip out to Lincoln’s Rock in the Blue Mountains. With the view that I might be able to do something like star trails with it whilst we were busy light painting and static milky way shooting
Just before 1AM Gerry and I had decided to move to the small cave to shoot static milky way on the horizon images out of the cave mouth
Before climbing up to that higher cave tho, I setup my spare shooting setup in this lower camping cave – with it’s manmade front wall – looking out at the stars and night sky through the opening. I left it running with star trails frames whilst we went “upstairs” and came back later to collect
This is 113 x 30 second frames (just under 1 hour) of star trails blended with a lightly light painted inside the cave frame
Note: These photographs (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger. To see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer click any of the images.
Purple Nights
by Rodney Campbell on Sep.11, 2024, under Photography
Purple Nights
NIKON Z6_3 + Viltrox AF 16/1.8 Z @ 16 mm, 13 sec at f/1.8, ISO 3200
With Gerry looking out at the milky way from within the cave at Lincoln’s Rock in the Blue Mountains
Note: These photographs (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger. To see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer click any of the images.
Colour Whip
by Rodney Campbell on Sep.08, 2024, under Photography
Colour Whip
NIKON Z6_3 + Viltrox AF 16/1.8 Z @ 16 mm, 15 sec at f/1.8, ISO 3200 + 144 sec at f/5.6, ISO 100
AoaM BitWhip in rainbow road mode under the milky way in this made for it channel – 12:30AM with Gerry at Lincoln’s Rock in the Blue Mountains
Outlook
by Rodney Campbell on Sep.07, 2024, under Photography
Outlook
NIKON Z6_3 + NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S @ 14 mm, 1/2 sec at f/16, ISO 400
Core Landing
by Rodney Campbell on Sep.06, 2024, under Photography
Core Landing
NIKON Z6_3 + Viltrox AF 16/1.8 Z @ 16 mm, 15 sec at f/1.8, ISO 3200 + 249 sec at f/4, ISO 400
Gerry and I returned to Lincoln’s Rock for a take 2 attempt at shooting some decent astro at this good location
Skies were nice and clear and being already late (11:25PM) in the evening the milky way arch was nicely laying over towards the horizon and would go down even lower through the night. Some light painting craziness in the foreground and we have this extravaganza 🙂
I’m really diggin’ my new Viltrox 16mm f/1.8 lens – excellent for astro and the OLED display on the top, plus the Fn button to easily and instantly switch between two pre-saved focus positions (e.g. infinity and the hyperfocal distance) – which the lens remembers even when detached from the camera – is REALLY handy in the dark (sorry Gerry…)
Monday earlier this week…
Me: Hey – new moon time – we should shoot some astro sometime
Gerry: F-off windy tho
Me: Yeah – not tonight
Tuesday 4:30PM…
Me: Astro @ Long Reef point?
Gerry: No can do tonight
Me: Cloud predictor looking good for Thur night
Thursday 8PM:
Gerry: Clear skies 🙂
Me: Wanna go shoot?
Gerry: Lincoln Rock
Me: (mentally… it’s already after 8PM, ~2hrs to drive there, ~2hrs back, shooting astro and light painting, maybe even star trails… it’s gonna be a VERY late night!!!!)
Me: OK
Note: These photographs (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger. To see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer click any of the images.
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