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07-08-08, 02:02 PM
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On a recent trip to the Sea Lochs on Scotland's West Coast, I had been waiting to capture that perfect Sunset shot.

I waited...and waited...and waited...and waited....until finally the Sun slowly sank below the horizon, and I got my Sunset.

But then I decided to wait a little longer.......and when everyone else was tucked up in bed...fast asleep...I was having the time of my life capturing the night sky, in all it's heavenly glory

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07-08-08, 02:06 PM
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Beautiful work well done


     
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07-08-08, 02:25 PM
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Re: Starscapes

These are beautiful MD, I think my faves is no1, 6 and 8 it looks so peaceful.

No4 is a clever shot, I love it, your shadow looks like a gunslinger about to draw

The only constellation I recognise there is the Plough, but they are all pretty, and twinkly

Fab skies you have up there, the colours are awesome.


     
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07-08-08, 04:19 PM
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Re: Starscapes

they are great md! love the last one best and think no4 is brilliant ! bet you got abit cold waiting lol
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07-08-08, 05:41 PM
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Re: Starscapes

Thanks for the comments folks




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No4 is a clever shot, I love it, your shadow looks like a gunslinger about to draw
Thanks Moonstone.

There was a huge light behind me when I took this shot, hence the shadow and the light on the trees. There was no way for me to keep the shadow out of the shot, so I decided to see if I could capture it too. But because the shot was a 20 or 30 second exposure, I had to stand absolutely still for that length of time, otherwise the shadow would have blurred. I'm glad no one was around to see me, coz I did feel a bit of a prat.

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they are great md! love the last one best and think no4 is brilliant ! bet you got abit cold waiting lol
Thanks CL


You know...it wasn't cold at all



It had been a really warm day, and the evening was quite balmy. I didn't even have a jacket on.


     
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07-08-08, 06:22 PM
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WOW! Stunning shots MD.
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07-08-08, 06:22 PM
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Some nice shots there, especially the sunset
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07-08-08, 06:43 PM
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love them all were they all 20 sec exposures ?


     
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07-08-08, 07:05 PM
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love them all were they all 20 sec exposures ?
Some of them were 30 sec exposures, but I noticed that I was beginning to get some tiny star trails on some shots, but not others, which was slightly confusing
so I then experimented with various exposure lengths.

I've also looked again at the " gunslinging shadow " data
and that was only an 8 sec exposure. That must be why I was able to stand so still.


     
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07-08-08, 07:16 PM
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Great shots and I am suprised with all the land lights you managed to get such good shots of the sky.
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