Wollongong Harbour

[Gadgit]

These are some images from an outing with one of the local camera clubs. I thought that I'd try something different and limited myself to only using 14mm.




HDR - 5 Images:

[gstark]

Steve,

Great work here.

The're all good, but I love the result you've achieved in the first with the stars' visibility contrasting with the white of the lighthouse. (I'm presuming it's a lighthouse ... ) You've nailed the exposure on the white tower, but have captured the stars.

[Killakoala]

I never realised Wollongong Harbour could be interesting, you've proved me wrong. I especially like the first image with the stars in the background. Nice idea.

[Alpha_7]

Wow the first one, with the stars and the perspective. Reminded me of Defying Gravity a new Space drama on US Tv. I litterally had a brief moment where I though wow you went to... hang on that doesn't make sense.

[Big V]

My preference is the fourth one as an astronomer I can identify the scorpius constellation in this shot. They are all nice and show what can be done with with some thought.

[biggerry]

I am a fan of the last one, i bet this looks great at full res.

The third one is very nice also, but a bit of cropping to remove some, not all, of the yellow foreground would suit my tastes..

[Gadgit]

All,

Thanks for the encouraging feedback. It was about time I posted some images.

Gary, I really like the 1st one as well. It's the same lighthouse as 3 and 4. There are 2 lighthouses at Wollongong Harbour. This is the old one and is not usually on, I was lucky on the night we were there.

Craig, I agree. Someone pointed out that if it wasn't part of the series that it could have been taken on a space station.

Big V, Thanks. The 1st one looks a lot better at a higher resolution. Scorpios is very apparent in this shot.

Biggerry, I agree with the 3rd one. I tried a few different crops but ended up sticking with the original.

[DebT]

Glad to see you finally posting some of your shots - I like the different perspective and you have nailed the exposure
DebT

[aim54x]

Great series there. If I had to pick a favourite it would have to be the first...very surreal. Can I ask how you managed it?

[surenj]

Great stuff indeed!

The first could be improved by removing the mildly distracting dark area at the mid bottom of the image.

Love those starry skies!

[TonyT]

Great shots
i like the third but agree with biggerry comments.

cheers
Tony

[Gadgit]

Cameron,
There was nothing too special about the 1st shot. D300, 14-24 at 14mm, 30s, F2.8. The camera was placed really close to the lighthouse, so close that I couldn't see into the viewfinder and liveview was too dark to see. I ended up chimping test shots to see if the camera was pointed correctly. Focus was set to infinity so the stars would be crisp.

[Frankenstein]

My preference is the fourth one as an astronomer I can identify the scorpius constellation in this shot. They are all nice and show what can be done with with some thought.

Yep, Antares really stands out.

I would love to see the last image with the number of stars from the first one. I think the smaller size of the lighthouse contrasts beautifully with the larger expanse of deep black sky - it looks like a spaceship awaiting liftoff to the heavens.

Frank