Nikon d5500
35mm
ISO 4000
f/2.8
Foreground: 13 x 15 seconds
Sky: 45 x 30 seconds
iOptron SkyTracker

This is a 58 shot panorama of the Milky Way setting over a wheat farm near Wongamine, 90 minutes north east of Perth in Western Australia.

I had initially planned on placing the lone tree in the middle but when I arrived I noticed the light pollution, from the nearby town of Toodyay, and decided instead to use that as a kind of backlight for the tree. The clouds were unexpected and I was panicking through most of the shoot hoping they wouldn't make their way to the core, I've had several trips ruined or cut short by cloud cover. Thankfully that didn't eventuate. The very bright 'star' to the right of the tree is the diffused light of Venus.

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From the ferry "Herjólfur" on the way across the short distance to the Vestmannaeyjar Islands, South Iceland.

The islands are quite new geologically speaking. Last activity was from the volcano Eldfell which destroyed a fair part of the town of Vestmannaeyjarbær but created a better harbour. No lives were lost so I guess that is a "One All" draw.

Fuji X-T2, XF23/1.4, 1/250th sec at f/9, ISO 640

Recommend a big screen view of this and it’s a crop from the 23mm, not a pano :-)

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Vestmannaeyjarbær on the island of Heimaey. The harbour is the main port/town and heart of the Vestmannaeyjar Islands. This is a hand-held 8 shot stitched pano from the hugely underrated Fujinon XF18mm f/2.

The lookout point is only halfway up Heimaklettur (279m) and it was far enough :-)

View is looking SW - pretty much along the line of the mid-Atlantic Ridge. Major points of interest: at left - Eldfell (205m) responsible for nearly wiping out the town in 1973 and Helgafell in the background. The rumpled terrain at the left of the picture is the lava from Eldfell circa 1973 and what is really cool (sic) about this is the locals staved off the lava with cold water pumped out of the harbour. Lost a large part of the village but saved the town and made a better harbour.

The cliff/hill/crag at right is Stóraklif but of major interest to vulcanologists is Surtsey - the small island volcano on the horizon just to the left of Stóraklif. The entire landscape is of volcanic origin and only 11-12,000 years old.

Fuji XT2, XF18/2, 1/250th sec, f/10, ISO 200 - 8 shot stitch pano - handheld which is why it's a bit bendy. Not art as such - sometimes simple documentary is necessary :-)

A big 'Thank You' to you all who view, fave and comment on my work. A very special 'Thank You' to the proud peoples of Iceland.

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Walton on the Naze, Essex.

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