Murray River at Night
I was taking some long exposure shots late at night and a plane flew past.
Helps make this shot more interesting.
Canon 50d
Sigma 18-200 lens
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kathy s gillen...
excellent work
John Vandeven replied
Than you very much Kathy.
Wendy L Vandeven
WOW! Great timing!!
John Vandeven replied
More luck than anything…Thanks Wendy.
David Lewins LRPS
I normally curse when that happens, in this case you’re right it has added to the image. Love the reflections of the trees, some wonderful light John, well done.
John Vandeven replied
It was cloudy and looked like rain when I arrived…As you can see the sky cleared, leaving me with this image….Thank very much David.
Donovan wilson
i love the plane John it gives the photo a good look.
John Vandeven replied
I was extremely happy when i saw it…Appreciate the comment Don.
RichardIsik
Great shot John, long exposure, nice sky.
John Vandeven replied
Thank you very much Richard.
mspfoto
Damn right that is fantastic, it certainly got me to look twice the third time I read your blurb.. :) Top notch.
John Vandeven replied
Ha Ha….Thanks a lot Mark… :-)
Clive
Pure perfection John, beautifully captured my friend
John Vandeven replied
Nice to hear from you Clive….Thanks very much my friend.
jacquei
Like a ufo flying across the night sky…....:):)........great shot John….a special moment captured by you…...well done….........jacquei
John Vandeven replied
You are Jacquei…It was special when I looked at the results…Thanks heaps.
David Hibberd
Wonderful work John. Those planes are normaly a pain but not this one, it’s curved flight is very cool.
John Vandeven replied
Yes I don’t know why it curved like it did….Thanks very much Davo.
John Kowalski
Looks like a highway in the sky John, complete with lines down the centre! Nicely captured!!
John Vandeven replied
Strange plane this one, it had a lot more lights on it than the normal plane.
Thanks for looking John.
John Shortt-Smith
Good thinking and very cool. Well done!
John Vandeven replied
Thank you very much John.
Simon Whittaker
WOW – seriously WOW! An awesome peice of work mate. A fav for me and featured in “The Ashes”
John Vandeven replied
AWESOME...Thank you so much Simon…That’s fantastic.
Martina Fagan
Perfect a superb shot:))
John Vandeven replied
Thank you very much Tina.
FailingMemory
Very well taken. The plane is certainly spectacular.
John Vandeven replied
Thanks very much.
GailD
Well timed. Good shot John. What shutter speed?
John Vandeven replied
Thanks very much Gail….60 seconds..
Veikko Suikkanen
Wow, fantastic capture John!
John Vandeven replied
Thank you so much….
Brian Carey
Great shot John!
John Vandeven replied
Thank you very much Brian.
naturelover
Superb capture John!!
John Vandeven replied
Thank you so much Pauline.
rossco
Wow John. These long exposure shots of yours are just perfect.
John Vandeven replied
Really appreciate your praise Rossco…Thanks mate.
Colleen Milburn
Wow is the word!! Fabulous capture, John :))
John Vandeven replied
Thank you so much Colleen….
I’m planning a trip down your way to get some night shots of the town.
Katagram
ANOTHER WOW..you know I love your night shots..this one ranks up with the top 5…
John Vandeven replied
Thank you so much my dear.
odarkeone
Wow Inst fav Great work here John
John Vandeven replied
Good on you Gary…Appreciate that.
Evita
♥ Awesome capture !!! :D ♥
John Vandeven replied
Thanks very much Evita.
catherine walker
Fabulous photo..so well done!
John Vandeven replied
Thank you so much Catherine.
GabrielK
excellent capture, plane created beautiful trails in the sky
John Vandeven replied
Thanks very much Gabriel….I was lucky with the plane flying past.
Aleksander
impressive light John!
John Vandeven replied
Thanks very much Aleksander
Scott d'Almeida
outstanding
John Vandeven replied
Thanks very much Scott.
shanhair
ooooh thats fantastic, great capture :)
John Vandeven replied
Thank you so much….
RavenSoul
Too Cool!
John Vandeven replied
Thanks heaps.
deb cole
Wow!! Even without the jet trail its simply stunning!!
John Vandeven replied
Ahh Deb you are very kind…Thanks very much.
tinnieopener
Took me a great deal of time to find this…...Glad I did….Hope you’ve been putting your ‘moonscreen’ on…..TOP IMAGE Mate:)))
John Vandeven replied
Ha Ha….Thanks heaps mate..Always appreciate your comments.
Trudi's Images
oh my goodness !! that is an awesome shot John, an intergalactic rollercoaster ! {ok sorry about my imagination} but that is so cool !
John Vandeven replied
Really appreciate your great comment Trudi.
I got lucky with the plane…It just happened to fly where I was shooting.
lightsmith
Love this result! I tried something like this but couldn’t bring it off.
John Vandeven replied
Thanks very much…Give it another try…I’m sure you can do it.
jesika
So many stars…
The plane’s jet trail adds to this gorgeous image & yet reveals how tiny and insignificant man & his inventions are against the magnificence of nature
j
John Vandeven replied
Very well said….It is so true, we are minuscule compared to the big wide world….I didn’t see all those stars with the naked eye…I was amazed at how many there were.
Sean Jansen
This is awesome John, love the reflection and the plane realy adds drama to this shot ! Well done
John Vandeven replied
Thank you very much Sean.
ClaireBear
What a wonderful effect. It really reminds me of those stinking hot nights on the murray when the temp stays at about 30 and there is not a breath of wind.
John Vandeven replied
This was similar except it was about 2 degrees and hardly any wind.
Thank you very much for you comment.
Steve Chapple
Outstanding image!
John Vandeven replied
Thanks very much Steve.
Kat36
Wow, John, that looks sensational!! :)
John Vandeven replied
I’m happy with the outcome…Thanks heaps Kat.
Tafe is not the same without you…..LOL
mltrue
Wonderful!!
John Vandeven replied
Thanks very much.
Andrew Murrell
John this image deserves at least a double hit on the Favourite button. One of the best I have seen in a while.
John Vandeven replied
Wow Andrew…Appreciate the great comment and the fav.
eseffpe
amaaaaaaaaaazing!!! love your work!
John Vandeven replied
Thank you so much.
Phil Thomson IPA
An absolutely superb night shot with excellent, interesting tonal/lighting range and the passing plane is ‘the icing on the cake’, John !!!! It looks like an alien visit !!
John Vandeven replied
Ha Ha…Yes it does look a bit like that….The plane that flew over had more light on it than I ever seen on a plane…So I think I was lucky.
Appreciate you great comment.
lordveritas
Such a great shot.
John Vandeven replied
Thank you very much.
Evelina Kremsdorf
I’m blown away, John!!!
John Vandeven replied
Wow…Thank you very much.
debsphotos
Beautiful image John!!! Love the colours and that sky…WOW!! *-)
John Vandeven replied
Appreciate the great comment Deb.
Vanessa Barklay
John Vandeven replied
Wow that is fantastic….Thank you so much to you and your hosts.
Jason Asher
Awesome! Love the plane lights.
John Vandeven replied
Thanks very much Jason.
Caroline Angell
Congratulations on your feature! Cheers Caroline
John Vandeven replied
Thank you very much Caroline.
Steve Liptrot
Excellent work John. A fave!
John Vandeven replied
Appreciate the great comment and the fav Steve
Martina Cross
Great shot! It looks like an alienship trail to me, are you sure it was a plane??? :-)))
John Vandeven replied
Ummm…It looked like a plane….Thanks a lot for the great comment.
Ron Wilson
what amazing shot John
fascinating lights awesome
John Vandeven replied
Thank you so much Ron.
Antonia Newall
Lucky you to catch that, it definitely makes it more interesting!!
John Vandeven replied
You are right Antonia, the plane really made the shot…
Appreciate your comment.
david campbell
wow what can i say fantastic john
John Vandeven replied
You are very kind…Thanks once a gain my friend.
Babbler
fabulous image
John Vandeven replied
Thank you so much…
A.M. Ruttle
Really drew me in… well done!
John Vandeven replied
I’m glad it did….Thank you very much
Baynanno1
Lucky you having the plane fly past … well done … a unique image.
John Vandeven replied
Yes I was lucky….Thank you very much.
bubbleblue
Excellent work
John Vandeven replied
Thank you very much.
SeaAngel2
Great capture! Congrats on the feature!
John Vandeven replied
Thanks very much.
Natalie Broome
Fantastic capture John – I love the colours!
John Vandeven replied
Thank you so much Natalie.
Shoaib .
you’re right … it did make this a lot more interesting
excellent work !!!
John Vandeven replied
Thank you very much Shoaib…I appreciate the great comment.
Marilyn Baldey
I think it is a fabulous shot, nice of the plane to go over at this time.
John Vandeven replied
Ha Ha…Yes It was very nice of the plane to be a part of the shot.
Thank you so much Marilyn.
TracyD
Wow, great timimg! Wonderful shot!
John Vandeven replied
Well it was more goood luck than timing…Thanks heaps Tracey.
imagic
Hi John
A stunning shot, looks that great. This one goes to my FV.
Greetings
Jens.
ps. Thanks for your nice comment on Kusadasi, I could see you had made a comment, but it never showed up on the page… strange.
John Vandeven replied
Thank you so much Jens…Appreciate the Fav…
Lisa Kenny
this is briliant….the plane really makes it special…and different
John Vandeven replied
Wow…Thank you so much Lisa.
Pamela Jayne S...
John Vandeven replied
Thank you for the inform Pamela, and a big thank you to all that voted for this image.
Georgie Hart
Wow, magical shot John – congrats on your top ten place!
John Vandeven replied
Thank you so much.
OldBirch
This is gorgeous!
John Vandeven replied
Thank you very much.
Sharon Mau
John Vandeven replied
Wow….That’s fantastic news….Thanks heaps Sharon.
Joanne Bradley
Excellent capture! The stars and the traillight from the plane just add so much magic to this image!
John Vandeven replied
Thank you so much Joanne….I got lucky with this shot….The plane flew over as I was taking the shot.
Charlene Aycoc...
John This is just fantastic, love the planes trail.
John Vandeven replied
Thank you so much Charlene.
Puggs
Great Shot John… love the light trail…
John Vandeven replied
Thanks very much…..
Steve Scully
This photo will be featured with the rest of the top ten and two honorable mentions! Please submit it to the group NOW so that it may be featured! (If it is already part of the group, please remove it and resubmit it, Thanks!)
John Vandeven replied
Thank you so much Steve.
TeAnne
mmmmmmm very nice pics you have
John Vandeven replied
Appreciate the lovely comment.
Rob Lodge Phot...
Great shot, provokes the imagination.
John Vandeven replied
Thank you so much.
Richard Veal
Excellent work and yes, the plane lights really add to the capture.
John Vandeven replied
Thank you so much Richard.
serendipity3 27 days ago
Beautiful
John Vandeven replied 26 days ago
Thank you very much.
Larry Grayam 22 days ago
Wow no double WOW, this is fantastic I love it Cap
John Vandeven replied 21 days ago
Thank you so much Larry….Really appreciate the awesome comment.
Themis 10 days ago
And HOW interesting :
) Very nice, beautiful night view, added touch of human presence making it more real, more hopeful that one night we’ll be lucky enough to see something like this. Congratulations on your features, I can see why you got them :)John Vandeven replied 8 days ago
Thank you so much for the fantastic comment….It was only luck that I got this shot…..I was taking a long exposure shot when the plane flew into my shot.
Jens Helmstedt 6 days ago
Wonderful image, great work!
John Vandeven replied 6 days ago
Thank you so much Jens….