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Cave Lights

by on Sep.12, 2024, under Photography

Cave Lights

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.

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Purple Nights

by on Sep.11, 2024, under Photography

Purple Nights

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.

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Colour Whip

by on Sep.08, 2024, under Photography

Colour Whip

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

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Outlook

by on Sep.07, 2024, under Photography

Outlook

Outlook

NIKON Z6_3 + NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S @ 14 mm, 1/2 sec at f/16, ISO 400

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Core Landing

by on Sep.06, 2024, under Photography

Core Landing

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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