The Raging Stillness - Startrails Version

Mamma mia!!!! What a magnificent piece of work!

Wow this shot is just crazy! Awesome capture :)

Stunning…. really breathtaking!!!! Instant fave!!!

Wow! Geoff these are amazing! Fantastic capture and exposures!!

Brilliant work.

Great work Geoff

Well thank you everyone for your lovely and very rapid responses – you all know how much these kind of comments mean to a person.

Amazing work Geoff!

beautiful image

omg incredible !!!

You are truly amazing…......over and over your patience and technical ability reach new heights. Good to see you here Geoff!

STUNNING

this is the sort of image you cant NOT favourite.

Too Good! Stunning, Brilliant Work!! Absolutely incredible!!!

fantastic shot I cant wait to see more of them.

Amazing work, extremely interesting, well done!

Hi Geoff, these pics are awesome. I want to learn to take photos like this – what do I do?

Beautiful – surreal softness

So stunning, amazaing image and instant fave!

Amazing Work Well Done Geoff

GOODNESS, this is incredible. like all your others. so unique and powerful and beautiful!

This is now the featured piece of the day in the group Live, Love, Dream !
Bonita

This is a belter of a pic, Geoff – well worth the crop, to isolate the detail in this section.

So great and so powerful.

Fantastic view, great work

Beautiful photo. Great work.

Double wow…. what an awesome capture. So clear and full of colour.

What a stunning composition. I have a few questions to throw at you Geoff, if that’s possible:

1) What program do you use to blend the shots together?
2) Are 30 seconds exposure enough to get the swirling stars you see in your shot? or was there some post-processing brightening done?

Thanks mate, such a stunning shot once again.

Thanks Keegan – there is a link to the Startrails Photoshop action I use on this pic:

And yes 30 secs is enough to get startrails except for the widest focal lengths ie the higher the FL the longer the startrail per 30 second interval. Hope that helps.

Let’s try that link again here

Very Beautiful photo! Love the rain in the foreground.

Unreal image Geoff, an image I dream of getting. Tell me, did you use an image stacking program?

Thanks for sharing it Geoff!

Wow this whole series is absolutely incredible O_O

O…...........M…..............G!!!!!!!!! I’ve just recently started getting into night exposures, my god this takes the cake…I have never seen one this incredible!

whoa ~ this is stunning ~ hold on, I’ll be right back ~ I have to go now and run over my camera ~ !!! Atleast I can favorite this and dream that I could ever be this good…xx

Amazing image, congrats!

Sweet! Should become famous.

Absolutely beautiful…well done mate.

magnificent piece of work!

Kudos!

Really Stunning!!!

Beautiful work Geoff

What a stunning image…well done !

stupendous! where was I when you posted this .. wonderful work!.

Outstanding work.

Again.. I’m amazed and taken away by this artwork! Wow. Just amazing!!

you go geoff!!
you must be really proud on this one.
im lealous!!
well done!!!

WOW !!!!! i can only repeat everything that everyone else has already said !!!
very well deserved feature !!!

absolutely stunning!!!
Well composed!

again ..this is simply stunning… wow

Congratulations on being accepted into the Pay it Forward Group Geoff. Sensational image. Well done.

your technical skills are amazing, the result is just awesome…

This is one of the coolest pictures I’ve seen.

This whole series is fabulous, I won’t comment on them all but I want you to know I did look and loved them.

Very cool.

incredible image!!

incredible, Truly amazing

Lovely, I love your work. Good eye. Great render.

Just bloody perfect.

Stunning geoff – but all your work is superb :o)

WOW this is truly fantastic

This is awsome work. How fantstic. You should be proud of this achievment. Well Done!

WOW, Awesome

Amazing piece of work!! Such a wonderful composition and the colors are very very perfect!! Very well done. Brendan

This kicks some serious butt Geoff, amazing pic and technique, in awe.

gorgeous imagery… the skill and vision to produce such work is truley a gift… bravo to you…......b

Wow, I am truly, truly amazed, The technique you used is mind blowing to me, I haven’t even thought of doing that. An what’s I didn’t know is that the stars have a curve. I always thought the stars move straight across the sky.(stars don’t move, earth rotates, you know what I mean ). Geoff Coleman, master of the elements.

fantastic achievement to capture that split second… just superb :)

so lucky to see something like this let alone be able to take a photo!!!
You’re a clever one!!! thankyou, I enjoy your work. :)

Amazing shot Geoff. Shots such as these are so humbling and inspiring at the same time.

So beautiful, congrats on all the best :)

this is so amazing and def. a fav. of mine

You know I love this!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Geoff, like Rob says, you so nailed this. I missed these massive shots cause you weren’t on my watchlist… an oversight which I’ve now rectified.

What’s so cool with your idea to do separate takes is that you can see the progression of the storm rather than having it all happen in one place. Skillful exposure calculation with stunning result. I am so in awe that you pulled this off so brilliantly.

this is a photo i look at and it opens my eyes to what is possible thank you..

Truly amazing….such fearsome power, yet soft and calming at the same time. Brilliant work! Definately worth a look at the larger version….very impressive!

wow what a great capture!! awesome ;0)

Outstanding work.

This is so incredible. Definitely the best I’ve seen all day. An instant fav. Well done indeed. Love your work.

This is so good!

Well done on your sales Geoff. Its an amazing shot. Very dynamic.

Geoff your work is absolutely captivating to the eye and holds so much mystic and beauty…...I loved viewing your portofolio…..Mel

Brilliant photo!. As you suggested enlarging it makes it really stand out. Fantastic stuff. Cheers Lee

Thank you Lee for this lovely comment and the others you have left – very much appreciated.

I think this is the 3rd time I’m favoriting this, LMAO…LOOOOOVE IT!

Geoff, this is one INCREDIBLE image!!! Not only is it beautiful, but it exposes the almost imperceptible movement of our planet which we are usually “other-occupied” too much to grasp. Thanks for this stunning reminder of the greatest of our Creator! – Pat

Brilliant again Geoff, have always loved star trail images, but these lighting strike ones of yours have taken them to a new level altogether, congratulations!

wow. this is awesome geoff :)

OH MY GOD!!!

Congratulations, this image has been FEATURED in the Light & Reflection group.

A brilliant achievement Geoff, and a spectacular image! Congratulations on your feature

Fantastic work ! simply beautiful.

Breathtaking; what more can I say?

Absolutely stunning!

Aboslutely gorgeous image! I love the colours! x

wow..what a shot

Wow!! Magnificent and magical shot!!

Perfect and totally original! This was a refreshing shot to see!

Fantastic creation!!!! Complimets!

From a technical standpoint this shot is extremely difficult (read near impossible). Amazing focus and clarity with the star trails. “Great shot” doesn’t quite say it. I would agree with other commenters refreshing shot, thanks for putting in the effort.

Absolutely amazing. It would never have occurred to me that something like this was possible.
Extraordinary image.

these moments ~ of beauty and creation to this final result must have been one where you felt so satisfied and complete ~ it is one that takes the breath away and leaves complete and utter awe & wonder ~ it did for me xx

stunning image

WOW never saw anything quite like it, ever! Shine On!

Absolutely stunning work.

I am amazed on the steps you took to create this. It is just awesome. So much you can do in photography. Love the pic.

WOW! Fantastic image!

LOVELY

Technically and Artistically Excellent!!

Excellent work.. just amazing

Possibly the most amazing photograph I have ever seen. Spectacular.

Excellent…

agree with Adam, totally out of this world, amazing.

AWESOME PHOTOS & SERIES ON ONE INCREDIBLE, AMAZING STORM SYSTEM!!!!!xx

I have no words for this photo! This is just….. no..still no words. You are amazing!

Mind blowing, truly amazing images. Well done!!!

Awesome is all I can say

Congratulations on being featured in the lightening and storms group!

excellent Geoff…................

Fantastic shot Geoff.

This is really 1st class work. Congratulations.

i can not get over your work, the rest of us should just quit, lol you are the best.

Totally awesome Geoff…..WOW!!! :D

excellent ...................and totally awesome captures

Incredibly cool.

Just amazing! Beautiful work

Wow! Technically brilliant and very difficult to capture so well done!

Wow! Technically brilliant and very difficult to capture so well done!

This is a simply stunning image! Excellently captured and such patience required too!

Feature in The Shire group.

Congratulations! Your photo has been featured in “Style! Class! Elegance! Excellence!”

This photo was chosen because it was of a very high quality and it captured exactly the sort of work we are looking for in this group.

Please keep up the great work and we hope you continue to add more of your excellent photographs to our group.

Rivetting!! Never seen anything like it. =)

Fantastic work !!

You are just a fantastic artist with extraordinary work!!

Terrific capture!

Wow…....

yep geoff.this is all the elements in one frame.its a long trail on the stars for 30 secs,but i presume its got something to do with the cropping or the in zoom on the pic.
whatever,this is a true stunner,
well done

A truly breathtaking image! Congratulations for making the top ten in the “Storms with Lightning” Challenge!

Well done!
Excellent work.

amazing :)

incredible ,

Gosh your work is incredible. Glad I came across your gallery.

amazing, someting new different great work

Thanks – very much appreciate your feedback.

truly stunning work and boy have you given a shire boy a darn good idea!

This is insanely incredible Geoff! Julian Escardo directed me to your portfolio (and he said to say hello!) because I recently put out a journal asking for tips on photographing star trails. I do believe he has directed me to the mother load! Wow….your work is out of this world!

Lovely work!

great!!!!!!

Wow! Awsome xx

This is fantastic photography

What they(^) said! No really, this is something really special, inspiring and awesome in it’s fullest meaning. What a great capture of the power of nature in this mighty universe.

Holy mackerel… what an event this was and capturing it was also… beautifully seen and captured!

WOW what an amazing image!!! great work..

A wonderful challenge win geoff with this outstanding work!!
congratulations!!
:))

Amazing image!!! Congratulations on winning the challenge!!

Congrats on your challenge win. It certainly got my vote – terrific work Geoff!

Stunning Geoff!

i think the word awesome is overused these days but, I’ll use it here! Awesome image!

Incredible shot-what an event to witness.

WINNER!!
Mood & Ambience group
Planet Earth challenge!

Wicked cool man incredible scene great vantage so unique!!!

effing amazing! Wow! Did you stack the images in PS?

Good god this is brilliant!

Gorgeous and compelling image! Well done Geoff.

fantastic stuff, so busy & interesting & awesome. :D

This is just TOTALLY AMAZING. Awesome work!! LOVE IT!!

This is my absolute favourite of any image I have seen Geoff. Words cannot express how much I love it and for how long I have wanted a copy and now that I’ll soon be working, you’ll be getting yourself a sale! ;))

This is a feast for the senses. Absolutely breathtaking!