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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oastudios
nice cool temp on this one stu, a great companion to your earlier star trails
Alex Stojan
Awesome Stuart :)
ANNETTE HAGGER
such a beautfiul shot Stuart….adding this to my favs….....anna…........xx
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...
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
cool shot, and very spooky… love the colours! :-)
Mel Brackstone
Ooooo….this is very spooky!!! Love those blues here, and the ghostly glow!
BigD
This is advanced skills, stuart and well done. BigD
richiedean
A labour of love eh Stuart, phenominal work, superb ….......!
sulaartist
Beautiful work !!!
Nancy Polanski
I love this! And the entire series on this page is fabulous!
Jim Worrall
A very nice result Stuart. It sure sounds like a lot of work, ...well done.
Rinkydink
oooh another goody with more running at 30 second intervals i presume? lol
Jane Keats
Wow, amazing work. Very patient of you and certainly worth it! Beautiful result Stuart!
MKWhite
Amazing work, Stuart :)
Kasey Cline
WOW Love the light behind the trees…Very cool.
Wendy Slee
this is so beautiful! (I would love to see this huge and hanging on a wall!!!!)
(preferable MY wall!)
midzing
brilliant work,,, well done Stuart
Kristina K
great work well done :)) k
Helene Kippert
Fantastic shot stuart
linda858100
LOVELY
Rosalie Scanlon
This one looks great too, super image
Andrew Bosman
15 out of 10 for effort Mr C and 10 out of 10 for the result.
Steven Agius
Excellent work Stuart.
simonesphotos
Fantastic work Stuart!!
Globalphotos
Wow, awesome work !! You have great comp, tones, silhouettes, star trails and an amazing sky…... am jealous !! Wonderful image :-)) FAV
Squealia
excellent, brilliant what more can I say!
Linda Syms
Fabulous capture
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
ok…. just read the info, i also quite lazy!!! 30-36 seconds.
CanonViews
Fantastic image. This is something I’m hoping to try this year.
Simon Gladwin
Nice stuff Stu..and gratz on getting on the homepage dude!
Lorraine Creagh
Congratulations on making home page…fantastic shot
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
Congrats on the HP, well deserved Stu :-))
Catherine Veal
Alian invasion Stuart. Great work mate. Hasnt the baby arrieved yet?x
shanghaiwu
amazing photograph/never seen anything quite like it
sirhowy
stunning
jacqi
Fantastic work Stuart, a fabulous image and the light is so eerie
Rosemaree
Fantastic Stuart… This is a fab shot…
syd baker
Another excellent stars shot, you have such patience and amazing technique!
Richard Veal
This is great work Stuart.
I prefer this to the other one.
margaretfraser
great shot love the color
Tainia Finlay
Your description on effects seemed to be in chinese Stuart … the image & effects are superb!!
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
Congrats on this making the homepage Stuart.
Wendy Slee
Yay! Homepage! this so deserves such an honour!!!!
Danielle Knight
Stunning work Stuart, and yes a very deserved home page honour. I admire your dedication to your craft.
Joanne Bradley
Amazing image, congrats on homepage feature!
Anthony Hedger
Congrats on the homepage feature Stuart it is a lovely shot
morphingdreams
Very nice! Congrats on the front page!
dinghysailor1
WOOHOO! fantastic work stu and great news on the home page feature ! thoroghly deserved! ace!
Hena Tayeb
great capture. congrats on making the homepage
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
brilliant photo and congrats for being on the homepage – dave
justlinda
Great work, love the tree line and those glorious blue tones.
twinravens
Fantastic shot! Very nice work.
Trenton Purdy
Very cool! Love it!
Puffling
Magical shot!!!!
Antanas
perfectly done
invisible
EXQUISITE ARTWORK ….CHAPEAU TO YOU !
Earthmonster
Congrats on the homepage…homeboy! Really good shot!
Jennifer Suttle
This is gorgeous.
Luka Skracic
Certainly is a little eerie, but wow does it look good, you’ve become really good at these ultra long exposures!
DawsonImages
your patience is well rewarded, nice star trails
EOS20
Wonderful image!
funkyfacestudio
This is spectacular ! the colors and the light are amazing…............star trails poppin !
Stephen Van Tuyl
Wow, far out man. Check out all the trails. ;-) Excellent shot Stuart!
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
excellent again!!!
Joanne Bradley
Escellent shot, love how the light illuminates all the trees!
Anne McGinn
stunning work!
melbourneguy75
Fantastic image :)
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
Scooby Doo, where are you? Scary!
Roslyn Slater 15 days ago
Fantastic work!