a night with the stars...

Maree Toogood, 6 months ago

Absolutely amazing, stunning awesome shot Tony

David Haviland, 6 months ago

A stunning image, if you don’t mind me asking Iwould like to hear how you got the lighting in the foreground. I have seen star trails in the past and like this one, the ones that really work are the ones that have an interesting and well lit foreground.

Darren Sharp, 6 months ago

Wow this has me beat i’d love to know how you did this???

Romeo Koitmäe, 6 months ago

WOW!!! Very interesting and beautiful photo.

Luke Meers, 6 months ago

Great shot tony! i’m very jealous. Can i ask what exposure time you used, and what aperture?

Tony Middleton in reply to David Haviland’s comment, 6 months ago

thanks for your comments Maree and David – much appreciated :)

The lighting was acheived with a 10million candle power portable spotlight for a short and varied duration which I also had to lug down the cliffs in the dark .. all good fun :P

I’m glad you like the result :)

Tony Middleton in reply to Luke Meers’s comment, 6 months ago

hi Luke – thanks for viewing and commenting :)

For this particular shot the exposure was approximately 5hours – I was planning it to be a bit longer but the camera batteries went flat ! lol

elisab, 6 months ago

Great job. Took lots of planning and luck of the weather.

Carly Faust, 6 months ago

this is amazing…

Carly Faust, 6 months ago

this is amazing…

Craig Goldsmith, 6 months ago

Glad you had the patience to wait for the stars, tide and weather to align :)
Beautiful shot.

Kasey Lilly, 6 months ago

i’m glad you managed to find the right conditions!! wonderful!

Kelly Bermingham, 6 months ago

That is amazing! And you need to be commended for everything especially your patence Tony! Such devotion. :)

Lindsay Knowles, 6 months ago

Awesome. This is one of your est shots Tony.I havent done a startrail for ages. Makes me want to get out and take some.

Lindsay Knowles, 6 months ago

opps Thats should read best

Will Barton, 6 months ago

What a spectacular shot Tony! And it would be all the more rewarding after having waited for all the elements to align.

Danielle Prowse, 6 months ago

Absolutely out of this world!!! amazing!!

Travis Easton, 6 months ago

I was wondering about the lighting and exposure time, 5 hours, hardcore, I’ve tried one of these myself not as good as yours but, surprised by the Velvia 50, I would of thought a higher sensitivity would give you brighter star trails, although I grant you they are pretty bright, but hey what would I know, love the image.

Mary Lake, 6 months ago

This is just so amazing!!! I’ve so wanted to do a shot like this, yours is one of the most superior ones I’ve seen. Well Done!!!!! :-)))

AMHERN0525, 6 months ago

very creative ….great work

Heather Rivet..., 6 months ago

outstanding shot..I have always wanted to try this..may this summer

Irene Burdell, 6 months ago

Wonderful work Tony , you certainly put your heart and soul into your pictures.

Andrew Bosman, 6 months ago

Bloody awesome. There is way too much “point and shoot and shoot and shoot…..” in this digital age. It’s great to see some one take the time and effort to get a REALLY good shot on film.
Kudos to you Mr M.

Kym Breeze, 6 months ago

Wow this is what happens when I miss a few days at bubble(working in the real world) wonderful, really impressed…..cheers

Rhana Griffin, 6 months ago

(insert the sound of a jaw dropping here)

THIS is photography as an art at its very very best…. thankyou for giving this to us.

Tony Middleton, 6 months ago

thanks to everyone for your feedback and fantastically kind comments !

Wendy Slee, 6 months ago

what an incredible work of art….. from you and the cosmos!

GabrielK, 6 months ago

woow, stunning work, didnt realise that it needed so many elements to come together

JanG, 6 months ago

Fabulous night, amazing stars! Again, your connection to nature and your patience show in every shot.

Geoff Coleman, 6 months ago

Whoa I know just how hard to get all these elements to converge and man has it paid off – beautiful image – love the light painting – it complements the startrails beautifully and that meteor – the gods were definitely smiling on you this night.

sweetscent62, 6 months ago

Wow! This image is awesome : ) ! I’m so glad mother nature was blessing you this night Tony! Wendy

meegs9, 6 months ago

loving this. well done!!

Lisa Kenny, 6 months ago

Stunning Tony ~ well worth the wait and all the effort !

Duncan Waldron, 6 months ago

Give that man a New ;-)

Darren Henry, 6 months ago

Great work! This looks like a full night exposure!

LindaR, 6 months ago

Excellent catch ~ just amazing!

Jeremy Harrington, 6 months ago

this is stunning Tony, brilliant work..

michael langer, 6 months ago

great shot, beats work anyday.

Lachlan Kent, 6 months ago

Awesome work Tony…. the meteorite tops it off

Casey Smith, 6 months ago

Tony this is an amazing shot, and well worth every effort that you went through to get it on film. I am going to try the same sort of shot up here in the north once the wet passes. Can I ask what was your F stop for this shot as I use velvia in my photography.

Peter Hill, 6 months ago

Congratulations for all the effort – a choice result.

Matt Halls, 6 months ago

What an effect! Spectacular result and well worth the lugging and waiting I see. That meteorite was a bonus reward for your perseverance. 10/10

Jonicool, 6 months ago

Stunning results, definitely an effort to be proud of!

Fiona MacNab, 6 months ago

Stunning. Fantastic work.

Michael Bermi..., 5 months ago

Such equisite work Tony!

Christina Eliz..., 5 months ago

WOW this is stunning !! Ive got to learn how to do this. !!

Marnie Kirkness, 5 months ago

surreal and well worth the effort. what we do to get a great shot. ;o)

Cain Doherty, 5 months ago

stunning

kcranmer, 5 months ago

Absolutely gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lenka, 4 months ago

Oh this is a really great work! (not only the resulting photograph; you were apparently very well prepared :))
Are the light trails on the sky really that colorful? Never seen before! I wonder how long was the exposure… How did you set it right? – from the long trails I guess you haven’t had much time to bracket ;)

Tony Middleton in reply to Lenka’s comment, 4 months ago

hi Lenka – thanks for the comment :)
The colours in the shot are 100% natural. As i have stated a couple of times above the exposure time was around 5hours…So no time for bracketing. I worked out the exposure through experience of doing these for many years.
Glad you like it !

:)

Lenka, 4 months ago

Sorry I haven’t read all the comments before…
Yes I do like it so much! The photograph is amazing really. I do believe the colours are natural, it is just surprising to see so many colours – great that such a photograph can be taken to show us the beauty :) It’s good to have an experience to be able to make a photo like this ;)
And now I can understand very well why you wanted a warm enough night :)))

Athena Blanco, 4 months ago

Amazing!

lallymac, 3 months ago

Wow Tony I am well and truly impressed. Your image is amazing and I love the line of the Meteorite against the circle of the Stars lights.

helmutk, 1 day ago

Awesome beautifully captured