a night with the stars...

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.

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

WOW!!! Very interesting and beautiful photo.

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

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

this is amazing…

this is amazing…

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

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

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

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.

opps Thats should read best

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

Absolutely out of this world!!! amazing!!

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.

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!!!!! :-)))

very creative ….great work

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

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

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.

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

(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.

thanks to everyone for your feedback and fantastically kind comments !

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

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

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

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.

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

loving this. well done!!

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

Give that man a New ;-)

Great work! This looks like a full night exposure!

Excellent catch ~ just amazing!

this is stunning Tony, brilliant work..

great shot, beats work anyday.

Awesome work Tony…. the meteorite tops it off

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.

Congratulations for all the effort – a choice result.

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

Stunning results, definitely an effort to be proud of!

Stunning. Fantastic work.

Such equisite work Tony!

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

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

stunning

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

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 ;)

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 :)))

Amazing!

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.

Awesome beautifully captured

Beautiful capture and thank you for giving all the interesting information about this piece !

Amazing work Tony!