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Star Trails at The Balconies, Grampians National Park, Australia, 27/12/2013

One of the reasons I love taking images at night is you can have whole locations to yourself.  During the day this iconic vista is positively crawly with tourists, but as soon as the sun goes down they all leave.

I have been wanting to do this image for a long time now.  In fact I once did a 16 hour round trip in an attempt to capture an aurora display from here but was thwarted by clouds.  Finally got another chance last week whilst I was in the area visiting family over the festive season.  

Canon 5DMkII, 14mm, F/2.8, ISO 1600, 60 times 30 second exposures.  First image taken as the last glow of sunset faded on the horizon.  Stacked in StarStax.

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jlambe17 [2016-11-18 17:05:38 +0000 UTC]

great star trail. You have some amazing images

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CapturingTheNight In reply to jlambe17 [2017-01-15 05:10:22 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much 

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CaptainElsa [2014-11-25 18:49:32 +0000 UTC]

Wow! Awesome startrails.

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CapturingTheNight In reply to CaptainElsa [2014-12-07 08:49:26 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much

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MieCiaN [2014-10-24 11:26:35 +0000 UTC]

Amazing and breathtaking!

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CapturingTheNight In reply to MieCiaN [2014-11-09 05:59:48 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much

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Corvidae65 [2014-02-02 01:55:19 +0000 UTC]

Woah!   No wonder I keep falling sown all the time!  I thought I was just clumsy but it turns out that the earth is turning so fast it is unbalancing my equilibrium!   I learn sumpin' new every day!


  Cool work, Greg!  That star vortex has nice depth to it--like a true vortex instead of a flat disc.  Well done!

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CapturingTheNight In reply to Corvidae65 [2014-02-07 23:50:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much mate A little bit different stacking mode than usual to give that effect

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danUK86 [2014-01-17 21:17:25 +0000 UTC]

amazing shot!

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CapturingTheNight In reply to danUK86 [2014-01-19 00:35:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much

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danUK86 In reply to CapturingTheNight [2014-01-19 01:38:45 +0000 UTC]

welcome!

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The-Build [2014-01-13 20:49:59 +0000 UTC]

Awesome work Greg, really like the vortex work.

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CapturingTheNight In reply to The-Build [2014-01-16 05:39:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much

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The-Build In reply to CapturingTheNight [2014-01-16 19:11:18 +0000 UTC]

No worries Greg!

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game-n-art [2014-01-06 04:05:50 +0000 UTC]

is that you out on the balcony? haha nice shot

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CapturingTheNight In reply to game-n-art [2014-01-07 11:29:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much Yeah that's me.

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Scorpidilion [2014-01-04 13:37:54 +0000 UTC]

great shot

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CapturingTheNight In reply to Scorpidilion [2014-01-07 11:26:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much

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Aquilapse [2013-12-31 08:37:36 +0000 UTC]

Great shot Greg! I was staying at Halls gap this night! I decided to try out Lake Fyans instead though. 

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CapturingTheNight In reply to Aquilapse [2014-01-04 04:35:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much Adrian    Haha.  Small world.  Hope you got some good shots at the lake.  You know in all my time photographing at night I have never met anyone else out doing the same at the same location (apart from people I occasionally go out with).  Maybe one day/night we might bump into each other.

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Aquilapse In reply to CapturingTheNight [2014-01-08 02:23:45 +0000 UTC]

That would be awesome! I would have to say the same, of course most of the time I do go out at night is to get away from everything. Very peaceful.
Judging by your work I guess you're closer to the east coast than I am (Adelaide), but who knows!
Love your work, keep it up!

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lukiesyaya [2013-12-30 16:56:26 +0000 UTC]

Your work makes me   .

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CapturingTheNight In reply to lukiesyaya [2014-01-04 04:35:11 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much

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lukiesyaya In reply to CapturingTheNight [2014-01-05 21:23:11 +0000 UTC]

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DreamCraftsman [2013-12-30 16:36:28 +0000 UTC]

 SPAAAAAAAAAAAACEEEEE   

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CapturingTheNight In reply to DreamCraftsman [2014-01-04 04:35:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much

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yukamilee [2013-12-30 03:51:35 +0000 UTC]

eternaly beautiful! w

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CapturingTheNight In reply to yukamilee [2014-01-04 04:35:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much

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yukamilee In reply to CapturingTheNight [2014-01-04 05:04:58 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome!   

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MTM--Photography [2013-12-29 20:34:43 +0000 UTC]

I am just wondering how exactly you do this.  I have done it once but I have no idea how I did it!  XD  Thanks and wow!

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CapturingTheNight In reply to MTM--Photography [2014-01-04 04:36:11 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much www.capturingthenight.com/freq…

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Anthony-Freedom [2013-12-29 19:46:03 +0000 UTC]

So stunning..

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CapturingTheNight In reply to Anthony-Freedom [2014-01-04 04:36:17 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much

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foureyes [2013-12-29 19:45:54 +0000 UTC]

Stunning shot Greg     

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CapturingTheNight In reply to foureyes [2014-01-04 04:36:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much

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Lady-Lena-LaFaye [2013-12-29 16:04:20 +0000 UTC]

Amazing photo!

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CapturingTheNight In reply to Lady-Lena-LaFaye [2014-01-04 04:36:44 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much

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dswilliams10 [2013-12-29 15:45:47 +0000 UTC]

Wow! Out standing!  

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CapturingTheNight In reply to dswilliams10 [2014-01-04 04:36:51 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much

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alexyorim [2013-12-29 14:42:41 +0000 UTC]

The stars spin me right round like a record.  And in a good way.

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CapturingTheNight In reply to alexyorim [2014-01-04 04:37:22 +0000 UTC]

Haha.  Thank you so much   And now I have that song stuck in my head.............

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gokhanproject [2013-12-29 13:01:11 +0000 UTC]

Great work nice job.

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CapturingTheNight In reply to gokhanproject [2014-01-04 04:37:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much

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AlecsPS [2013-12-29 12:32:03 +0000 UTC]

Great work Greg!

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CapturingTheNight In reply to AlecsPS [2014-01-04 04:37:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much

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BezZeMad [2013-12-29 09:27:22 +0000 UTC]

That's incredible! I bet standing still for it was a pain though...

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CapturingTheNight In reply to BezZeMad [2014-01-04 04:38:04 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much Only needed to stay still for the first 30 second exposure.

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davincipoppalag [2013-12-29 08:57:26 +0000 UTC]

excellent!

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CapturingTheNight In reply to davincipoppalag [2014-01-04 04:38:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much

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davincipoppalag In reply to CapturingTheNight [2014-01-04 09:17:47 +0000 UTC]

welcome

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