Comet McNaught

ma9rk

Comet McNaught

Comet Mcnaught showering the night sky over the Brisbane Valley, Queensland Australia.

Canon 30D (with 50mm f1.8 plastic fantastic) & long exposure.

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After Dark, All About Your Best Work, Astronomy, Canon DSLR (One Image Per Day & A Canon Camera Must Be In The Description Before It's Accepted), Dimensions, Night Photography, Queensland, Skyscapes, The Greatest View in the World and The World Available for sale as

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Comet McNaught by ma9rk
Comet McNaught by ma9rk
  • Mason  Jones

    Mason Jones

    beautiful shot great job

  • ma9rk

    ma9rk

    Thank you. I shared the night with the comet..the bats & the mosquitos. I sight i wont ever forget.

  • Julie Thomas

    Julie Thomas

    wow… this is amazing!

  • ma9rk

    ma9rk

    Thank you…it was beautiful to sit & stare at.

  • Darren Post

    Darren Post

    Brilliant capture !   :-)

  • Uphoto

    Uphoto

    brilliant capture..

  • Uphoto

    Uphoto

    I should have read what Darren wrote before i wrote my comment :-)

  • Kurt Golgart

    Kurt Golgart

    Stunning photo. Oh, the things to see in a lifetime – this has got to be one of them.

  • ma9rk

    ma9rk

    Tks guys. It really was something to witness. I have another of it over the city which i will post shortly.

  • Xenedis

    Xenedis

    Stellar image. I love blue, and the job you’ve done capturing this is fantastic.

  • Karen Cougan

    Karen Cougan

    Went out hunting this thing for nights after nights getting eaten alive by mozzies…........glad you are sharing, cause I never got to see it this good
    well done
    xkc

  • ma9rk

    ma9rk

    Tks gys….Karen there was really only one night to nail it & that was the one moonless night that the cloud cleared for a few hours. I sat up on top of the one of the glasshouse mts for hours in total darkness on my own just staring at it.

  • Craig Shillington

    Craig Shillington

    EXCEPTIONAL!!!! I tried ;) And failed ;) Well, not failed, but nothing like this :)

  • Lukas Carruthers

    Lukas Carruthers

    awesome!

  • hfuller

    hfuller

    This is so beautiful!!!

  • Dayonda

    Dayonda

    W0W!! What a beautiful photo! Thanks for sending this photo our way!
    This is prime!

  • Dayonda

    Dayonda

    Congratulations! Your work has been Featured in our Group. Your Art is exceptionally beatiful, as well as unusual.

  • Christian Hartung

    Christian Hartung

    i remeber this i thought it was amazing and you captured it beautifully, well done

  • Judy O'Neil

    Judy O'Neil

    What a fantastic shot. :-) Judy

  • Gino Iori

    Gino Iori

    Great night capture – congrats !

  • ma9rk

    ma9rk

    Thank you everyone. It was spectacular to view.

  • DesignsByDeb

    DesignsByDeb

    Wonderful!

  • ma9rk replied

    Thank you deb.

  • kathy s gillentine

    kathy s gillen...

    awesome capture

  • ma9rk replied

    Tks kathy

  • Rosina  Lamberti

    Rosina Lamberti

    Congratulations on being top ten in the-- Out Of The Blue challenge

  • ma9rk replied

    Im always late replying..sorry. Thank you heaps Rosina.

  • EOS20

    EOS20Greeter

    Fantastic capture!

  • ma9rk replied

    Tks EOS. It was a long night on the mountain.

  • David de Groot

    David de Groot

    Much better than my effort from Mt Coot-tha (still happy I caught it though).

  • ma9rk replied

    Tks David. Well worth the mozzie bites.

  • Mike Salway

    Mike Salway

    beautiful image, nicely done.

  • ma9rk replied

    Tks Mike.

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    astonishing capture! brilliant work

  • ma9rk replied

    Thank you dinghy. I really didnt think it would be worth keeping when i took it.

  • Cheryl  Lunde

    Cheryl Lunde

    Fantastic capture, a fave!

  • ma9rk replied

    Tks Cheryl. Its sort of my fav of my photos also. Tks again.

  • InkRain

    InkRain

    That looks awesome! Low lights shots are really hard but you got it perfect.

  • Tim Sanders

    Tim Sanders

    Nice one! the bats & the mosquito’s make it worth it.

  • Meeli Sonn

    Meeli Sonn

    Magic shot.

  • lorilee

    lorilee

    Wow – that’s really incredible!!!!!! An amazing image!!!!!!

  • BettinaSchwarz

    BettinaSchwarz

    ohhhhhh breathtaking !!!

  • Joanne  Bradley

    Joanne Bradley

    Exceptional capture! Congrats on homepage feature!

  • LavenderMoon

    LavenderMoon

    Spectacular work… absolutely incredible. Definitely homepage material. : )

  • Jezhawk

    Jezhawk

    good grief – it looks like you’re following behind it, not watching from below!! Awesome shot.

  • chazz

    chazz

    Awesome!!! Congrats on the Home Page

  • Cadence Gamache

    Cadence Gamache

    Beautiful :)

  • digidreamgrafix

    digidreamgrafix

    great work.

  • Megan Dacy

    Megan Dacy

    Wow, incredibly gorgeous!

  • funkyfacestudio

    funkyfacestudio

    Incredibly beautiful !

  • ma9rk

    ma9rk

    Holy smokes batman…thank you everyone that commented.

  • Rajdev D

    Rajdev D

    Brilliant capture

  • Shannon Paskaruk

    Shannon Paskaruk

    gorgeous!

  • georgiegirl

    georgiegirl

    Wow!!! Thats incredible!!! When did the comet visit?

  • Mohsen Bayramnejad

    Mohsen Bayramn...

    oh wow! one the best I’ve seen this week!
    you’ve done an amazing job with that little 50 1.8. this is priceless!

  • linda858100

    linda858100

    STUNNING

  • ma9rk replied

    Thank you linda.

  • OldBirch

    OldBirch

    Awesome!

  • ma9rk replied

    Thank you OldBirch & every one for commenting.

  • invisible

    invisible

    well done ..GREAT ARTWORK ! BRAVO ! great energy too !..

  • Xenedis

    Xenedis

    This is a fantastic image. Really well done.

  • ma9rk replied

    Tks mate & everyone else.

  • Andrew Widdowson

    Andrew Widdowson

    Great shot. Looks like it was worth the wait!!

  • ma9rk replied

    Certainly was if not to photograph then to sit & watch it.

  • Laurie Search

    Laurie Search

    Wow, magical!

  • ma9rk replied

    Tks Laurie.

  • Scott  d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    amazeing work;

  • ma9rk replied

    Tks scott.

  • jesika

    jesika

    So many stars in the clear sky and the wonderful comet adding his awesome beauty. Wonderful image.
    j

  • ma9rk replied

    Thank you jesika.

  • Richard Veal

    Richard Veal

    Awesome capture.

  • ma9rk replied

    Tks Richard.

  • Andrew Murrell

    Andrew Murrell

    Stunning View of the comet. I was observing it from a good dark sky and you have captured the tail detail perfectly. Thanks for sharing.

  • ma9rk replied

    Thanks.you dont get these sort of opportunities twice in a life time so i made the most of it.

  • Andrew Murrell

    Andrew Murrell

    I know what you mean. I only had a Nikon D70 at that stage and its performance in low light was terrible at best so my images of the comet are nowhere near your quality. Seriously thannks for sharing.

  • ma9rk replied

    My set up was the $70 canon plastic fantastic 50mm f1.8 & 20D. I just knew i needed moon-less & position position position.

  • Wojciech Dabrowski

    Wojciech Dabro...

    Fantastic shot…will have to try astrophotography myself one of those days…your image trully inspires me.

  • ma9rk replied

    Thank you Wojciech.

  • Mariann Rea

    Mariann Rea

    Excellent!!!

  • ma9rk replied

    Thank you Mariann.

  • skyhorse

    skyhorse

    stunning capture

  • ma9rk replied

    Thank you skyhorse.

  • melbourneguy75

    melbourneguy75

    Beautiful image :) How long was the exposure on this?

  • ma9rk replied

    Tks mate…hmm i cant remember…maybe a min or 2.

  • Virginia McGowan

    Virginia McGowan

    oh by crikey I am speechless! brilliant no need to reply I am flat out, bowled over !! and I am off to recover !!! gee wish somebody had told me about this happening !! have vague memories of it being cloudy!??

  • ma9rk replied 24 days ago

    Thank you.

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  • thatkellychic

    thatkellychic

    this is one of the best photos i’ve ever seen!

  • ma9rk replied 24 days ago

    Cheers tkc…

  • Puggs

    Puggs

    That’s a great shot, one of the best i have seen of it…

  • ma9rk replied 24 days ago

    Tks Puggs.

  • shadowlee

    shadowlee

    Stunning just stunning

  • ma9rk replied 24 days ago

    Thank you.

  • Barbara  Brown

    Barbara Brown 24 days ago

    What an awesome capture!!!!

  • ma9rk replied 24 days ago

    Cheers Barbara.

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