Rainbow of Comet McNaught
The beautiful Comet McNaught, whose tail spread across the sky.
Taken in the Hunter Valley, NSW Australia in January 2007
Taken with a Canon 350D + Sigma 17-70mm lens, 90s exposure.
A look at the capture of this image: From the Vault: Comet McNaught C/2006 P1
Rainbow of Comet McNaught belongs to the following groups:
After Dark, Astronomy, Canon DSLR (One Image Per Day & A Canon Camera Must Be In The Description Before It's Accepted), Central Coast & Hunter, Dawn and Dusk Light, Fine Art of Landscape Photography, Nature's Wonders, Newcastle NSW, Lake Macquarie & Surrounding Region, Skyscapes and Timelapse/Long Exposure Photography Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints
Damian Harding
wow..awesome shot !!
Mike Salway
Thanks Damian, much appreciated.
Alistair Wilson
oh wow, this is amazing mike
Mike Salway replied
Thanks Alistair. It’s a weekend I’ll never forget.
bevanimage
What a brilliant “cometary”, Mike. Well done!
Mike Salway replied
Thanks Bevan, I appreciate your comments
KarenKSmith
Incredible shot and capture!
Mike Salway replied
Thanks Karen – it was difficult to take a bad picture of such a brilliant comet :)
Cassie Gannon
Stunning!!!!
Mike Salway replied
Thanks for taking a look, Cassie.
Gino Iori
Stunning capture Mike – well done !
Mike Salway replied
Many thanks, Gino
Michael Matthews
A brilliant image Mike. Too bad we missed it in floodlit Sydney.
Mike Salway replied
Thanks Michael. It was a really special time, i’ll never forget it.
kristiane
Great shot!
Mike Salway replied
Thanks Kristiane!
Cora Wandel
Mike, this is an incredible image, very well done. – Cora
Mike Salway replied
Thanks Cora, much appreciated.
Trish Bell
Wow, just magic
Jan Fijolek
Great capture!
viba
Contratulations Mike, you did a great capture.
kathy s gillen...
Congratulations this photo has been featured in Canon DSLR.
EOS20
Stunning image!
Lindsay Oram
Wow this is awesome. Great capture
Fern Design
Just stunning!!!!
Jim Harmon
Awesome capture. Congrats on the well deserved feature.
simonesphotos
Brilliant image, congrats on the feature!
Nay11
wow! this is gorgeous!! nice work :)
John Vandeven
All I can say is WOW.
sstarlightss
What an awesome shot, Mike! Congrats on your very well deserved feature
SMOKEYDOGSOCKS
THIS IS A VERY COOL SHOT, I’VE GOT ONE PHOTO OF THE HAIL BOP COMET WAY BACK IN THE SEVENTIES THAT I TOOK FROM MY BACK YARD. BOB
Mark Allen
Wonderful image, well done.
Willy Vendeville
Just superb !
Gethin
thats crazy… awesome work!!
George Kypreos
Stunning !!
Chris Clark
outstanding photography Mike
Mike Salway
Sorry I haven’t had time to reply to everyone individually or check out everyone’s work just yet, but I will!
I just wanted to say thanks very much for your comments – they really mean a lot.
A look at the capture of Comet McNaught here: From the Vault: Comet McNaught C/2006 P1
Thanks again.
WendyJC
amazing beauty.
Jgirl
Absolutely fantastic shot!
Dene Wessling
great shot i have to learn how to do these
linda858100
Stunning
djprov
Wow whata’ beauty! Love this capture. dp
elle2231
great
Claire Farley
Stunning amazing shot! Very well done! Congrats on your feature.
MattGranz
Stunning
Amazing
Captivating
Spectacular
Awesome
and many many other words can I exclaim… Fantastic shot!
Mark Lee
I’m Stunned… Great Shot :)
DinahRose
Gorgeous!
jeffrae
Spectacular shot!
Mark Ross
WoW, what a remarkable image this is! So beautifully crafted.
lorilee
An incredible capture – amazing!!!!!!!!
Laurie Search
Wow! Fantastic!!!
Leon Walker
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Amazing capture!!!!
Jay Stockhaus
Excellent capture.
muz2142
Good shot – certainly more interesting than the last visit of Halley’s Comet.
kalaryder
Wonderful work
skyhorse
Oh my, what a spectacular sky!!!! Wonderful capture, just outstanding!!!
Rachel Stickney
Wow, this is so cool! I love it! Instant fave! Congratulations on your feature in After Dark!
Pat Yager
What a picture, Mike! Amazing! – Pat
Milos Markovic
Fascinating exposure !
Scott d'Almeida
Excellent
Wayne King
A stunner Mike
Andrew Murrell
I remember that treeline. That Mike is a fantastic photo. An instant Favourite.
Barbara Brown
Wow! such a fantastic capture!
Sharon Mau
A 90 second exposure! It must have been amazing to see this, it is so beautiful!
oddoutlet
AMAZING capture!! this was in the hunter valley!
chemicalfaerie
Awesome shot!!! This is pretty spectacular!
PJS15204
I really regret not seeing this in person great capture of this once in a lifetime event :)
Gabby87
Cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Michael Howard
WOW never seen anything like this, well done.
Andrew Murrell
Congradulations you have been featured in the Central Coast and Hunter Group
Jane Marin
Wow! Wow! Wow! Incredible
Liz Percival
Fantastic photo!
PJS15204
I’ll never get enough of this comet ! Awesome!
Scott Hendricks
Well captured with awesome colors and detail.
Dayonda
Words are inadequate.
Isa Rodriguez
wow.. I do not know how to say how special and beautiful is this…..... it is a priveledge to see…... bravo .
DevineDayDreams
Incredible!! Thank you so much for sharing!
Moshe Cohen
Wow Amazing work.
greg1701
gorgeous!
GeorgieH
Magical – beautifully done.
jesika
Nature’s glory at her best.
j
Ralph Olsson
Fantastic mate…might want to consider submitting it here
Cheryl Lunde
Fantastic capture! A fave!
Travis Easton
Whoa that is way cool
Mark Maloney
Love it fantastic
GabrielK
wow, incredible photography
Lumase
Incredible capture, hat off.
Heather Rivet...
breathtaking
Duncan Waldron
Good pic, Mike. It’s just a pity we couldn’t see the whole thing in a dark sky. Still, this pic makes it easy to understand the appearance of de Cheseaux’s comet of 1744:
Lisawv
Stunning image!
Lisawv
Stunning image!
Lisawv
Stunning image!
Strolch
OMG! This is stunning! WOW
reflector
An amazing spectacle and an excellent capture !
salsbells69
Awesome capture!! A fav :)))
Rachel Williams
Excellent image and terrific capture, congratulations on a wonderful piece of work.
RavenSoul
Truly AMAZING Capture!
Dave Corn
Over The Top….......Excellent!
Lea Williams
Awwww…..not fair, you got to actually see it. Thank you for sharing this amazing photo, now I know what it looked like. Brilliant :-)
dinghysailor1
astonishing capture – out of this world brilliance!
:))
x- pose
This is so amazing, instant fav!!!
Della McMullan
wow what a great shot…love it
Adam Bykowski
Fantastic image. I would love to try this someday and capture something so unique.
Catherine Hadler
what an awesome sight!
richie fox
what a shot, jesus, fantastic, brilliant. one in a million shot maybe
Milos Markovic
Outstanding exposure, bravo.
hsien-ku 7 days ago
just a lovely capture!