Night into day at 2am

Thanks for this George. So good that you have enjoyed it and it has given food for thought. It all looked much too bright at the time but it came to a nice conclusion in the end via a bit of editing. The double row was a bit extravagant with this very wide 11mm as it only really added about 20% more sky here. I did in fact do an even higher third row but the fish-eye distortions for a stitch proved impossible to master. Since taking this I have taken another star (almost milky way) panorama nearer home again in two row but have now decided to keep it to just one row in future for this focal distance. I look forward to seeing your bright moonscapes in the future too.

ps Lots of cloud and rain at Perth for Steve and so an agonizing wait for clear skies again for him.

Cheers, Herb

Thanks so much Pam. So glad that you have enjoyed it.

You are right there Gudrun. I make all my photos on here quite large, the better to enable full screen viewing. Glad you enjoyed the overall photo and effect. ~ Herb

Thanks Keith. I must admit that when I first saw other peoples similar shots I felt the same as you do here. Fortunately having Steve Paxton (see intro) in my loop of Ipernity friends gave me a great start in enabling me to try and have a little success in this now. Of course, I have a long way to go in best techniques but like you perhaps, my biggest problem is getting to see stars in the first place here near Manchester. Glad you enjoyed it. You must have a go yourself -you only need a tripod and patience :) ~ Herb