night sky shock (best viewed big if you have the time or inclination) 17.8.12

... well once the fire had died down I remembered how to do the long exposure (15 seconds) and lay down on the bench with the camera next to me. Got a few dots of white and Laddie the cat was well amused.
Anyway - came inside for a better look and all I could see was a couple of white dots. Then I clicked by accident on the cinemascope tab and look what happened!! I had no idea I had picked up the roof, the satellite dish, the tree,... nor all those stars! (Many more than I could see with the naked eye) I guess the 'cinemascope' effect not only stretches it but brightens it hugely and adds a sepia tone?! Amazing - and a happy accident.

[ShanneW]

great accident so much detail from that long exposure

[Sheila Coates]

Great picture - is that the plough at the top?

[Tony]

Wow, how did you hold it steady for such a ling time ??

[GPix]

Stellar pic!!

[KWind]

Cool shot. The roof and things frame the stars nicely.

[Henri Russell]

Cool shot. It's amazing what the camera can capture when it appears to be dark.

[Bob]

Clicking on "view large" does the picture justice. Nicely done!

[davide]

great sky! the tones work very well

[Bev]

Isn't it cool what the camera picks up and you don't know it? Like when I took a picture of Orion the Hunter just for S&Gs and not really thinking it would come out but then I got all the other stars in the sky too! This is really great! I love it! Well done!

[michelle mcintyre]

Great night sky - love the tone ...handy to remember !!

[Lyn]

beautiful!