Spooky

Stuart Chapman

Spooky

Location:
Canterbury, Kent, England

Map:
Google Maps

Date and Time:
2 January 2009, 7.23 p.m. to 7.43 p.m.

Camera details:
ISO 400 : f/5.6 : 36×30 seconds : 18mm : Nikon D40 : Nikon 18-55mm lens

Shot narrative:
This is a combination of 36×30 second images (before the onset of clouds obscured all the stars) all shot in RAW and then individually tweaked before assembling together in Paint Shop Pro through layers.

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Spooky by Stuart Chapman
  • oastudios

    oastudios

    nice cool temp on this one stu, a great companion to your earlier star trails

  • Alex Stojan

    Alex Stojan

    Awesome Stuart :)

  • ANNETTE HAGGER

    ANNETTE HAGGER

    such a beautfiul shot Stuart….adding this to my favs….....anna…........xx

  • Jared Revell

    Jared Revell

    great work Stuart !
    36, boy, amazing effort, lot of work went into this !
    what’s the blue glow, city/town lights ?

  • Geoff  Coleman - Landscapes

    Geoff Coleman...

    Ahh Stuart this is magnificent – the composition with the starkness of the the trees against the movement of the startrails is just masterful – very thoughtful of the cloud to be where it is behind the trees to accentuate the silhouettes as well. Love the way the trees look like they are paying homage to the stars – almost calling to them. Just beautiful.

  • Jennifer Woodward

    Jennifer Woodward

    cool shot, and very spooky… love the colours! :-)

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone

    Ooooo….this is very spooky!!! Love those blues here, and the ghostly glow!

  • BigD

    BigD

    This is advanced skills, stuart and well done. BigD

  • richiedean

    richiedean

    A labour of love eh Stuart, phenominal work, superb ….......!

  • sulaartist

    sulaartist

    Beautiful work !!!

  • Nancy Polanski

    Nancy Polanski

    I love this! And the entire series on this page is fabulous!

  • Jim Worrall

    Jim Worrall

    A very nice result Stuart. It sure sounds like a lot of work, ...well done.

  • Rinkydink

    Rinkydink

    oooh another goody with more running at 30 second intervals i presume? lol

  • Jane Keats

    Jane Keats

    Wow, amazing work. Very patient of you and certainly worth it! Beautiful result Stuart!

  • MKWhite

    MKWhite

    Amazing work, Stuart :)

  • Kasey Cline

    Kasey Cline

    WOW Love the light behind the trees…Very cool.

  • Wendy  Slee

    Wendy Slee

    this is so beautiful! (I would love to see this huge and hanging on a wall!!!!)
    (preferable MY wall!)

  • midzing

    midzing

    brilliant work,,, well done Stuart

  • Kristina K

    Kristina K

    great work well done :)) k

  • Helene Kippert

    Helene Kippert

    Fantastic shot stuart

  • linda858100

    linda858100

    LOVELY

  • Rosalie Scanlon

    Rosalie Scanlon

    This one looks great too, super image

  • Andrew Bosman

    Andrew Bosman

    15 out of 10 for effort Mr C and 10 out of 10 for the result.

  • Steven  Agius

    Steven Agius

    Excellent work Stuart.

  • simonesphotos

    simonesphotos

    Fantastic work Stuart!!

  • Globalphotos

    Globalphotos

    Wow, awesome work !! You have great comp, tones, silhouettes, star trails and an amazing sky…... am jealous !! Wonderful image :-)) FAV

  • Squealia

    Squealia

    excellent, brilliant what more can I say!

  • Linda  Syms

    Linda Syms

    Fabulous capture

  • Plangman

    Plangman

    nice work stu, but the stars are a bit blured… lol! this is so cool how long was the shutter open for? i keep meaning to try this but you know how tired i get! plus i’m scared of the dark (thats when the monsters come out)!!!

  • Plangman

    Plangman

    ok…. just read the info, i also quite lazy!!! 30-36 seconds.

  • CanonViews

    CanonViews

    Fantastic image. This is something I’m hoping to try this year.

  • Simon Gladwin

    Simon Gladwin

    Nice stuff Stu..and gratz on getting on the homepage dude!

  • Lorraine Creagh

    Lorraine Creagh

    Congratulations on making home page…fantastic shot

  • Michael Oubridge

    Michael Oubridge

    Congratulations on the homepage mate, a wonderful way to start the New Year, i hope you are not intending on navigating by the stars at the next UKRB meet :)

  • Globalphotos

    Globalphotos

    Congrats on the HP, well deserved Stu :-))

  • Catherine Veal

    Catherine Veal

    Alian invasion Stuart. Great work mate. Hasnt the baby arrieved yet?x

  • shanghaiwu

    shanghaiwu

    amazing photograph/never seen anything quite like it

  • sirhowy

    sirhowy

    stunning

  • jacqi

    jacqi

    Fantastic work Stuart, a fabulous image and the light is so eerie

  • Rosemaree

    Rosemaree

    Fantastic Stuart… This is a fab shot…

  • syd baker

    syd baker

    Another excellent stars shot, you have such patience and amazing technique!

  • Richard Veal

    Richard Veal

    This is great work Stuart.
    I prefer this to the other one.

  • margaretfraser

    margaretfraser

    great shot love the color

  • Tainia Finlay

    Tainia Finlay

    Your description on effects seemed to be in chinese Stuart … the image & effects are superb!!

  • janniev

    janniev

    I don’t know about the spooky bit but, it sure is gorgeous. I love the light coming from below the hill in the centre and the way it lights up the trees. Brilliant processing.

  • Richard Veal

    Richard Veal

    Congrats on this making the homepage Stuart.

  • Wendy  Slee

    Wendy Slee

    Yay! Homepage! this so deserves such an honour!!!!

  • Danielle Knight

    Danielle Knight

    Stunning work Stuart, and yes a very deserved home page honour. I admire your dedication to your craft.

  • Joanne  Bradley

    Joanne Bradley

    Amazing image, congrats on homepage feature!

  • Anthony Hedger

    Anthony Hedger

    Congrats on the homepage feature Stuart it is a lovely shot

  • morphingdreams

    morphingdreams

    Very nice! Congrats on the front page!

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    WOOHOO! fantastic work stu and great news on the home page feature ! thoroghly deserved! ace!

  • Hena Tayeb

    Hena Tayeb

    great capture. congrats on making the homepage

  • Deborah Parkin

    Deborah Parkin

    I am sure it has all been said – such a stunning image Stuart and so pleased for you that it is getting the recognition it deserves – a big congrats on being on the Homepage too :)

  • David Clark

    David Clark

    brilliant photo and congrats for being on the homepage – dave

  • justlinda

    justlinda

    Great work, love the tree line and those glorious blue tones.

  • twinravens

    twinravens

    Fantastic shot! Very nice work.

  • Trenton Purdy

    Trenton Purdy

    Very cool! Love it!

  • Puffling

    Puffling

    Magical shot!!!!

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    perfectly done

  • invisible

    invisible

    EXQUISITE ARTWORK ….CHAPEAU TO YOU !

  • Earthmonster

    Earthmonster

    Congrats on the homepage…homeboy! Really good shot!

  • Jennifer Suttle

    Jennifer Suttle

    This is gorgeous.

  • Luka Skracic

    Luka Skracic

    Certainly is a little eerie, but wow does it look good, you’ve become really good at these ultra long exposures!

  • DawsonImages

    DawsonImages

    your patience is well rewarded, nice star trails

  • EOS20

    EOS20Greeter

    Wonderful image!

  • funkyfacestudio

    funkyfacestudio

    This is spectacular ! the colors and the light are amazing…............star trails poppin !

  • Stephen  Van Tuyl

    Stephen Van Tuyl

    Wow, far out man. Check out all the trails. ;-) Excellent shot Stuart!

  • lightsmith

    lightsmith

    Brilliant. What version of PSP do you use? I’ve tried to do this but never had any success at all. This truly is magnificent.

  • Heloisa Castro

    Heloisa Castro

    excellent again!!!

  • Joanne  Bradley

    Joanne Bradley

    Escellent shot, love how the light illuminates all the trees!

  • Anne  McGinn

    Anne McGinn

    stunning work!

  • melbourneguy75

    melbourneguy75

    Fantastic image :)

  • Goggo

    Goggo

    Love this shot muchly! It’s the tones I think. Just a lovely balance of light and beautiful emerald. Great capture! Oh, and clever too!

  • nedals71

    nedals71

    Scooby Doo, where are you? Scary!

  • Roslyn Slater

    Roslyn Slater

    Fantastic work!

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