Sky Nerds, a photo from New South Wales, East

Photographer's Note

Last night I went out with the astronerds again to see the Milky Way. I could see the full arc of it, but unfortunately, it's now a little high for my camera to capture it all. So here is a little part of it.

The red light was caused by one of the other astronerds unintentionally turning his head torch on and walking towards my camera. It's not everyone's cup of tea but I thought it was a happy accident.

Yarramundi is about an hour and a half drive north-west of Sydney. This particular spot is favoured by campers, fishermen and astronerds and is located at the junction of the Grose and the Nepean Rivers.

Canon 5D MkIII
Tripod
Intervalometer / shutter release
14mm f/2.8 Samyang lens
f/2.8, 14mm, 25 seconds, ISO4000

snunney, pajaran, worldcitizen, Fis2, macjake, Cricri, tyro, Royaldevon, ourania, ktanska, danos, ChrisJ has marked this note useful

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No_One (4) 2016-07-24 6:51

Heavens above Lisa, literally :) this is a great accident, the combination of the stars and the red tint is beautiful, and it almost looks like your photographed a willow the wisp, not something you get to di everyday. Cool photo. Skynerds be useful!
Cheers
Noel

snunney (130967) 2016-07-24 6:56

Ciao Lisa,
The unintentional swathe of red brings an interesting eerie effect to the scene and contrasts beautifully with the dark surroundings. Excellent realisation for this original capture, though I bet you were swearing under your breath at the time!

pajaran (116041) 2016-07-24 7:37

Pozdrav.
Interesantan i lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Dobar rad, kompozicija, perspektiva i kontrast, lepo pokazano mesto i trenutak.
Lep refleks na vodi i zvezde, lepo uhvacen trenutak.
Lepo mesto za odmor i ribolov.
Sve najbolje, srecno.
Paja.

Hello.
Interesting and beautiful view, a good text ...
Good work, composition, perspective and contrast nicely shown the place and moment.
A beautiful reflection on the water and stars, caught a nice moment.
Nice place for rest and fishing.
All the best, good luck.
Paja.

holmertz (102834) 2016-07-24 8:56

Hello Lisa,
This would have been a great composition in any case but the clumsy nerd made it very special. The red effect is wonderful. It looks like something that appeared to me after anesthesia when my mind was totally confused.
Best regards,
Gert

worldcitizen (16108) 2016-07-24 11:43

Hello Lisa,
That happy accident created a very unique and beautiful photo. The red glow seems like something from another world, and I'm surprised by how much of the foreground is illuminated by that single head torch. The exposure of the sky is perfect and fascinating, too.

Fis2 (170919) 2016-07-24 12:13

Witaj Lisa!
Amazing effect!
Very impressive colors.
Excellent light and POV.
Very well done.
Bravo!
Best regards.
Krzysztof

lousat (139352) 2016-07-24 13:37

Ciao Lisa,non ho mai sperimentato foto del genere e mi fai venire voglia di provare,i tuoi exif data sono molto interessanti,ed il risultato è davvero magnifico,cattura molto professionale,un passo avanti rispetto a tutti! Complimenti e buona settimana,Luciano

macjake (98456) 2016-07-24 13:48

Hi Lisa
yeah, pretty funky.
as i mentioned to you on Insta Gram, i need to try this for myself one of these days.

the final results you get are awesome.
so you're saying if your friend didn't walk towards you the sand in the lower fg wouldn't be red either? heck, i think it turned out better this way.

and i love that blue grey sky color, its what i'd like to have on the walls of my appartment. sweet shot, its OUT OF THIS WORLD! haha...couldn't help myself
cheers
craig

carlo62 (81265) 2016-07-24 14:42

Ciao Lisuccia
la romanticona che vive in te ti spinge a guardare le stelle, la fotografa che vive in te ti spinge a fotografarle, l'artista che vive in te si impegna a far diventare originale entrambe le cose sfruttando una...luce, geniale!!!
Baci
Carlo

abmdsudi (95869) 2016-07-24 17:32

Hi Lisa
Accident = Amazing.
Very unusual and happy accident is the phrase that sprung to my mind and good to see a different night shot like this when the stunning fiery 'liquid red' seems to have an energy and sense of motion as if pointing towards main interest in the sky. Great too that the long exposure is so well balanced to produce this one brill accident very eye catching against the dark night. Fantastic imagery!! Congrats
Best wishes

Tue (92514) 2016-07-24 19:08

Hello Lisa,
Wow, what an awesome photo of the milkyway again, captured so fantasically well. The red sand and light trail are really nice too. Thanks for sharing!
Lars

Mics (1020) 2016-07-24 19:18

Hi Lisa,

Whoa! I thought it was a natural phenomenon. The "unintentional turned-torch" produced an awesome image and most important, you were so alert to capture it. It was so lovely even on thumbnail!

Have a good day!

Mics

Cricri (176) 2016-07-24 23:11

Hi dear Lisa
WOW En plus des étoiles , des reflets, le sable "rouge" donne un cotè surréaliste , fantastique, magnifique
belle journée
bisous
cricri

jemaflor (147270) 2016-07-24 23:46

Hi Lisa,
Impressive result with the red color, well captured the light,so beautiful sky with stars, congratulations, so well managed your photo.

emka (158204) 2016-07-25 0:13

Ciao Lisa,
Spectacular view of the Milky Way but here the red colour is more eye catching. Very original capture.
Warm regrads Malgo

tyro (30513) 2016-07-25 2:12

Carissima Lisa,

Yes, a happy accident indeed! This image would have been good enough without the red torchlight (and I'm sure that you took quite a few other photographs without the "offending" fellow astronerd "spoiling" them) but the deep red light picking out the details in this sandy shore and the water's edge certainly adds some very bold and striking foreground interest while the Milky Way, spectacularly seen high above, looks down on you.

A stunning image, very well seen and taken and with a very happy accident too!

Fabulous!

Kind Regards,

John.

P.S. Thanks for the exif data too. That 14mm Samyang lens must be a cracker, being able to resolve such incredible sharpness wide open at f/2.8. And not a hint of any noise with that 5D Mk III at ISO 4000!

Royaldevon (85932) 2016-07-25 2:33

Ciao cara Lisa,

Accidents can often be the discovery of something new!
I love this accident!
The red light adds that sense of science fiction to your wonderful exploration of the stars!
It's a stunning shot! There is such a temptation to say, "Good Heavens! What a shot!"

There is definitely a trail from the sky to the land which adds to the whole supernatural effect!

Thanks for sharing this,
Bev :-)

Sergiom (117241) 2016-07-25 6:06

Ciao Lisa,

Je me demandais bien ce qui avait créé ce trait rouge dans l'image et si c'était intentionnel. J'aime toute de même le résultat ainsi que l'effet de la longue exposition.

Amicalement

Serge

ourania (51103) 2016-07-26 4:09

Hello dear Lisa,
I think it's a very happy accident too, the warm light created a very special effect and given your photo a fascinating abstract aspect. I like the subtle balance of the lines and the beautiful view of the starry sky, the textured ground and the mysterious shadows. It's great you were able to combine all these effects in such a smooth way. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a lovely day,
Ourania

ktanska (44832) 2016-07-26 10:52

Hi Lisa,
Fun to see unexpected results of this accident. The charm is in not knowing beforehand how the final image looks. Strange to see head torch showing saturated red.
Maybe that would be a sort of disappointment if it was your only take of the Milky Way, but of course it isn't.
Kari

danos (110407) 2016-07-26 23:20

Ciao Lisa,
nice the view of the milky sky with the red light to adds colour in the scene and an eerie hue in it.Good presentation.

Regards,Danos

gervaso (28177) 2016-07-28 13:52

Hello, Lisa!

The red light gives a very interesting effect to the photo, making a great contrast with this fantastic sky with all these stars! Wonderful capture! Excellent job!

ifege (48217) 2016-07-31 0:32

Hi Lisa
The flash of torch light adds an extra touch of drama. I do love the red foreground as well. A great night shot.
I'll try to be good and keep posting - off to Europe at the end of next week (not including your favourite Naples but including a month in Sicily) so will have to post from my tablet for a while.
cheers
Ian

heimann2 (2067) 2016-07-31 6:46

GREAT !!!
would have put 4 points if possible!!

Juzo (2151) 2016-08-06 4:12

Hi Lisa,
The unintentional red light makes this stand out. Often the best photos are happy accidents. A wonderful visual feast here.
I hope all is well!
Cheers
Justin