Planes, Trucks, Cars, Clouds & Time........HFF

A concept shot. Surround the tree in a halo.
Easier said than done when you cant see the Southern Cross or the Pointers. this was method three as it was all I could see. I watched for days the expected cloud cover to see if it was even possible.

www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/37255060/in/album/723117

On the bus trip we went back to the same pace and I had a window in the dark of 1/1/2 hours before the bus left. I am out in a field in grass heads chest height( snake territory) Electric fence at my back. This is only 40 of the total 50 shots before the clouds closed the night far to early but thats part or Astro photography.

I am chuffed my head shot you can see before you in all its unexpected glory.
PIP three years earlier.

Christa1004, Erika+Manfred, Gudrun, and 25 other people have particularly liked this photo

37 comments - The latest ones

Chris10 ^club

Really very nice Steve...

Greetz, Christien.

6 years ago.

Steve Paxton ^club has replied to Chris10 ^club

Many thanks I was happy to get what I had in my head despite the many extras I did not bargain for.

6 years ago.

Xata ^club

Great spinning wheel!

6 years ago.

Steve Paxton ^club has replied to Xata ^club

that the very best way to describe the two poles but in the south it takes more to get right as we have no star to go to just imaginary points. I do note the top of the tree has been trimmed to remove the dead wood in the three years.

6 years ago.

Marie-claire Gallet

AMAZING, Steve ******************************

6 years ago.

Steve Paxton ^club has replied to Marie-claire Gallet

Thank you Its always good to see a plan work out.

6 years ago.

Ko Hummel ^club

well done Steve

6 years ago.

Steve Paxton ^club has replied to Ko Hummel ^club

It always hard to pick south with no actual star but the use of the two Magellanic clouds is quite easy to use. will be my method from now on as this time of year no Southern Cross or Pointers, Glad you like the shot .

6 years ago.

Daniela Brocca ^club

That's great, Steve! You are lucky to have the Southern Cross , I saw it the only time when I was in Peru.

6 years ago.

Steve Paxton ^club has replied to Daniela Brocca ^club

yes you will only see the southern cross in the southern hemisphere like Peru. we also do have a false cross in the sky as well only 4 stars but southern cross is 5 stars. Glad you like the shot.

6 years ago.

cammino ^club

Great!

6 years ago.

Steve Paxton ^club has replied to cammino ^club

it was worth the time to get a shot like this, very glad you like it.

6 years ago.

Diana Australis ^club

Shades of ‘starry starry night.....”

6 years ago.

Steve Paxton ^club has replied to Diana Australis ^club

The interesting thing is he would never have seen these at all but you are right as I know the painting well.

6 years ago.

Herb Riddle ^club

A fine composition Steve. I like the time and trouble you went to, to get the southern cross right at the top centre of the main tree trunk. I know there things are not easy. I see this is a multiple exposure and so I presume you used 'stacking' for this? ~ Another masterpiece -well done. ⭐

Cheers, Herb

6 years ago.

Steve Paxton ^club has replied to Herb Riddle ^club

In this case there was no southern cross that was below the horizon ,so I used method three the two Magellanic Clouds to find south. this going forward will be my method as its much easier and you always can see the two clouds. Starstax was the program a very god one for this and very easy to use. this is also some thing you also could try using the northern star as your center as you can see you dont have to have that many to get the halo happening......

No Milky way this is the next best thing . Glad you like it.

6 years ago.

Herb Riddle ^club has replied to Steve Paxton ^club

I had not realised that this also was also chosen to include that illusive fence for you Steve. Another addition for you. Well done.

HFF, have a Great weekend, Herb

6 years ago.

Steve Paxton ^club has replied to Herb Riddle ^club

Interesting It was 7' fence I could not get it out of the shot so it made it perfect for HFF and a worth addition to the night fences. HFF from down under.

6 years ago.

David G Johnson ^club

Splendid work... most interesting info' too... Have a HFF Steve ... David J'.. UK.

6 years ago.

Steve Paxton ^club has replied to David G Johnson ^club

HFF to you DJ hope you have a very good weekend coming up.

6 years ago.

Leon_Vienna ^club

Wonderful work!
HFF Steve, don't get dizzy. ;-)

6 years ago.

Steve Paxton ^club has replied to Leon_Vienna ^club

I didn't but its a wonder we dont when this is happening all the time around us. HFF and hope you have a great weekend.

6 years ago.

tiabunna ^club

Well aligned and taken. HFF, Steve.

6 years ago.

Steve Paxton ^club has replied to tiabunna ^club

have to say came out just like I had planned but for the number of shots and the look of they sky because of this. HFF from way out west.

6 years ago.

Ulrich John ^club

Wow ! That's really great ! HFF and a good weekend, Steve !

6 years ago.

Steve Paxton ^club has replied to Ulrich John ^club

thank you just shows you what you can do. HFF to you and a great weekend.

6 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

HFF and a nice weekend Steve.

6 years ago.

Steve Paxton ^club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Thank you great fence HFF hope you have a good weekend.

6 years ago.

Antje P. ^club

Fabulous! HFF, Steve!

6 years ago.

Steve Paxton ^club has replied to Antje P. ^club

thank you certainly was worth the effort HFF and all the best for the weekend.

6 years ago.

ColRam

HFF Steve
Have a pleasant week end

6 years ago.

Steve Paxton ^club has replied to ColRam

many thanks all the best for your weekend from down Under, HFF.

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club

What a great shot, the celestial roundabout! You very cleverly integrated that foreground fence:-) I'd have been scared to go into snake terrain....

6 years ago.

Steve Paxton ^club has replied to Gudrun ^club

Who dares wins I live on the principal they dont like me and would rather move away and I wanted the shot to prove it could be done and in the hope in the last three years I did learn some thing. Fence I could not take out of the shot it was a 2M high fence so it was always going to be in the shot. Hey HFF material.....

6 years ago.

Herb Riddle ^club

Good to see that you have created a new album for all these star-trails Steve. Well done, Herb

6 years ago.

Steve Paxton ^club has replied to Herb Riddle ^club

I thought it best for any one who wants to learn from these to put them all together in one place. It makes it easier to see the subtle differences.

6 years ago.

Christa1004 ^club

An amazing astronomical document, well photographed by you.

2 years ago.

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