Lake Moogerah - Jul18

Another trip out to Lake Moogerah for some more astro imaging. This spot is really hard to beat, primarily as it is not too far from Brisbane, and the views facing south have minimal light pollution.

This time we had a couple of added bonuses - firstly the sun set was excellent (potentially aided by a bush burn off which may have added colour to the sky) and secondly a boatie cast some excellent lighting into the scene which illuminated the mid ground.

I have also played around with the temperature and tint settings in Lightroom to create some interesting colours in the Milky Way.

Anyway, enjoy the shots!

Lake Wivenhoe - Jun18

It was time to try a new location out for my astro project. Normally I shoot from Lake Moogerah which is a 1-1.5 hour drive from home. The advantage of this location is the very low light pollution.

Last night I drove to Lake Wivenhoe which is slightly shorter in driving time and offered a new perspective.

While it was good to try a new spot out, there was some definite light pollution on the southwards facing horizon, but still enjoyable nonetheless.

The selected images I experimented a bit with the temperature range - any feedback on which colours work best would be appreciated! As usual, click on the images to enlarge.

Lake Moogerah - May18

It's that time of year again to photograph the Milky Way and the heavens from Lake Moogerah.

As stated the other day, we had less than ideal conditions last Sunday night with enough cloud cover to ensure my elusive panoramic of the Milky Way didn't happen.

I did create a few panoramics from the lakeshore and one directly above. Enjoy the shots and as always, click on each image to enlarge.

Commonwealth Games Marathons - Apr18

I got up very early this morning and did the one hour drive south to the Gold Coast to watch the marathon events.

It has been a warm and sunny day but I had a good spot near the start to snap the runners.

First up where the wheelchair participants including Australia's Kurt Fearnley (he won in the end). Then the women's marathon, followed by the men's marathon.

While I have not been to any other event, watching the marathons was pretty special.

Having said all this, I feel for the Scottish runner Callum Hawkins who got so close but his body gave way. Luckily (as I type) he is recovering ok and I wish him all the best for his future events.