Moon Stream - Startrails version by Geoff  Coleman - Landscapes
Geoff  Coleman - Landscapes

Moon Stream - Startrails version by

Best viewed large to see the startrails

15 X 30 second exposures (blended in PS so effectively a 7.5 minute exposure) of the clouds streaming over the Pinnacles in Gardens of Stone NP. Would have liked to have got more but it started to sleet.

Really interesting the way the clouds ended up radiating out from where the moon just happened to be when I just happened to be there to shoot it. I find rather beautiful coincidences like that happen a lot with landscape photography – weird but I’m certainly not complaining.

if you missed the first shot in this series it’s here

Also curiously the colour balance averaged out across the 15 exposures so less blue looking sky than the first image. In that one I had to stick with the auto colour balance or the clouds went really muddy coloured. Always trade-offs with photography.

Canon 1Ds Mk III
Tv: 30 secs
Av: f/3.5
ISO: 800

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Tags

clouds, mountains, moon, stars, pinnacles, startrails, moonlight, gardens of stone national park, glen davis, capertee valley

Comments

  • Juilee  Pryor
    Juilee Pryorover 2 years ago

    wow this is awesome

  • Thanks Juilee – glad you like it.

    – Geoff Coleman - Landscapes

  • Elana Bailey
    Elana Baileyover 2 years ago

    Fabulous effect and image, Geoff. Well done. An instant fave.

  • Thank you kindly Elana.

    – Geoff Coleman - Landscapes

  • Travis Easton
    Travis Eastonover 2 years ago

    You’re the man ;-)

  • Hehe – from one man to another?? Thanks mate.

    – Geoff Coleman - Landscapes

  • Andrew McNeil
    Andrew McNeilover 2 years ago

    love it!

  • Ta muchly.

    – Geoff Coleman - Landscapes

  • Maxoperandi
    Maxoperandiover 2 years ago

    You are so good at these Geoff…I bet the detail is brilliant with the 1 Ds Mk III

  • Thanks Max – glad you think so. Yes the 1Ds is very good with detail, plus it means you can crop away most of an image and still get a high-res section from a shot.

    – Geoff Coleman - Landscapes

  • Martin Muir
    Martin Muirover 2 years ago

    Magic geoff great effect :)

  • Thanks Martin – much appreciated.

    – Geoff Coleman - Landscapes

  • Kendra Taber
    Kendra Taberover 2 years ago

    So awesome!

  • Ta muchly.

    – Geoff Coleman - Landscapes

  • Marguerite Foxon
    Marguerite Foxonover 2 years ago

    I love the little peek of blue on the bottom right of the clouds – didnt notice it at first. Wonderful shot – they are all so different and yes, you are the Man when it comes to this genre Geoff. Keep it up mate!

  • hehe – you are good at spotting the details Marguerite – I love that bit as well. Ahhh shucks – you’re a sweetie – but, pardon me “this genre”!!!???

    – Geoff Coleman - Landscapes

  • velveteagle
    velveteagleover 2 years ago

    Oh yes.. I bet you were jumping when you pulled this up from save as.. Beautiful work Geoff…
    Chuck..

  • You know the process well – yes after all that “cooking” when the final image pops up out of the blackness of the screen it’s like what it must have felt like working on images in the darkroom. Thanks mate.

    – Geoff Coleman - Landscapes

  • LoneAngel
    LoneAngelover 2 years ago

    magical !!!

  • Ta muchly.

    – Geoff Coleman - Landscapes