McNaught over the Rangitikei, a photo from Manawatu, North Island

Photographer's Note

I finally got my shot if the Comet McNaught. After what seems like weeks of overcast evenings we had one of partial cloud and then after waiting on the river bank for about an hour and a half the clouds parted and there it was. This image was shot with a standard 50mm lens on a tripod about 9 at night.
I know it痴 not the only shot of Comet McNaught on TE but it痴 my version. Simon (propofol) and Murray (dauntless111) also have photos of the Comet and I guess there are probably others also. In fact it was Simons that inspired me to get out and have a go.
The colour in the sky lower right is not the sunset but the lights of Bulls 1 or 2 KM痴 away.
I知 off on my summer holidays on Saturday for about a week so if I don稚 catch you before I will catch you after.
Enjoy.
Cheers, Paul.

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Lix (0) 2007-01-31 4:23 [Comment]

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Stan (2770) 2007-01-31 4:28

Hello Paul,
This not the first shot of this comet, but it's the best i have seen. Beautiful composition and exposition. The tail's comet is splendid... i also like the warm tones from city lights. Maybe you could erase the two connect tree in the foreground, even a beautiful shot, well done!
Serge

ManuMay (36447) 2007-01-31 4:29

Wonderful Picture!!!
Good composition and colours, I know about the difficulties for this shot.
TFS
Manuel

tibervince (781) 2007-01-31 4:29

Hi Paul,
This is a wonderfull picture... light, colors and sharpness are perfect...
bravo!
Vincent

ChrisJ (172466) 2007-01-31 4:29

Hi Paul

A spectacular shot of this interesting comet, & one I'll miss, by the time I get back to Australia in August/ September. A marvellous time exposure, with good sharpness & lighting. Tfs!

AdrienneClaire (722) 2007-01-31 4:35

Congratulations on getting your comet shot. It is beautiful! The layers of light and lake make it "fall" into a fine composition.

barrufeto_77 (28888) 2007-01-31 4:43

Hi Paul.

Excellent moment! The contrast with the night is great.

You summer holidays? Mmmm....enjoy them. Anything interesting I hope.

Rgs, Oscar

matman (29) 2007-01-31 4:44

Hi Paul

Wow, that is a cool photo! The city lights make a great substitute sunset, can't tell the difference. TFS

Cheers
Matt

sevy (58) 2007-01-31 4:55

Hello Paul,

I like very much your photo. The frame is well balanced with the forest and tree with still some details visible and the comet on the top with enough place for the tail.
The color variation between the dark-blue of the sky and the orange of the town provide the last touch.
Do you get some noise issue with the exposure of 22sec, which setting for iso did you take?

Yves.

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daddo (28748) 2007-01-31 5:16

Hi Paul. Great atmosphere you have created here with the river in the foreground and silhouetted trees which together with the light(although man made) create a sense of timelessness.And then in the sky countless stars and the comet- reminding us of how brief is our stay on Earth. Emotive and conteplative work. Well done. Regards. Klaudio.Enjoy your holidays.

dkeus31 (27739) 2007-01-31 6:26

Hello Paul,
A nice view of this wonderfull southern comet.
Regards
didier

asajernigan (21427) 2007-01-31 6:40

Paul,
This is a great shot of the comet. The composition here is very good including the tress and reflection on the lake. The city lights create a nice warm feel.
TFS,
Asa

tonyking (1612) 2007-01-31 6:41

Hi Paul,
I have an image of the comet that I plan to post as well but your photo is absolutely amazing! The composition is fantastic and your light management is truly excellent. The lights of Bulls really add a nice touch here and the silhouetted trees to the left of the pic give it a very nice balance. I also love the detail you've captured in this low-light situation.
I'm very impressed by this outstanding image.

Hugs,
Tony

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Henryk_Bilor (20803) 2007-01-31 7:53

Hi Paul
You are lucky! I hoped to catch the comet, but still the sky was full of clouds... Next comet moved to be visible on south hemisphere.
Great image. Lovely colours and excellent composition.
Regards

Closed account (0) 2007-01-31 7:55

Wow
What an excellent picture. Your very lucky to catch a comet

magnificent

Robin

Cricri (176) 2007-01-31 9:04

Bonjour Paul,
Houl�, joli la prise, un instant magique qu'on n'oublie pas, un jour soir pleine de douceur, tr駸 romantique, compliment
bonne journ馥
amiti�
cricri

cherryripe (21033) 2007-01-31 12:28

Hi Paul
Lucky you capturing the comet in just the right place and how well it's balanced with the lights in the background. I just find the branches at the bottom of the image and the noise rather distracting. I did a little WS
Regards
Nikki

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vapours (8264) 2007-01-31 12:43

Congratulations on a great looking shot of the comet. It is probably the best I have seen from the many I have viewed. Love the light in the distance even if it is artificial.

Photo65Net (43144) 2007-01-31 13:10

Bonsoir Paul,
A great one !
Perfect comet shot, with perfect exposure.
Sky is superb, the stars are well caught, and so is the comet.
Great one !
JB.

riclopes (35577) 2007-01-31 14:47

Ol� Paul, I have to say that I'm impressed. It's a great shot of the comet. The exposure time did a beautiful image of the sky, with a perfect vision of the stars and the comets tail. Wonderful colors and excellent vertical composition, showing a nice landscape downthere. Very well done!
Enjoy the holidays,
Ricardo

gracious (20025) 2007-02-01 1:39

Hey mate,
Awesome, man!
perfect sharpness, superb and details
best POV to show us
cheers
Tony

axiotea (21651) 2007-02-01 3:26

Hello Paul,
A fine compo with great capture of the comet/the starry sky and lovely silhouetted landscape with good exposure and colors. Well done...
Cheers,
Marilyn

PixelTerror (0) 2007-02-01 4:37

Hi Paul,
Wowo that's a nice result, you got plenty of stars and comet motion, and all that with an exposure of 22 seconds only ! Well thinking twice, I guess it was wise not to select a longer one, otherwise your comet would have been polluted by the stars motion, anyway a very interesting picture.
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

Bluejeans (64251) 2007-02-01 8:34

Ola Paul fantastico , muito bom trabalho , parabens!!!
Um abra輟 Gon軋lo

pboehringer (770) 2007-02-01 14:32

Hi Paul, ot a lot to say here. Just sitting in front of my monitor at work an be in awe. OK, one little thought - why not using HDR or several layers to light up the lower part of the shot?
Regards, Peter

Emiel_Skyfreak (3002) 2007-02-01 15:06

Hi Paul,

Congrats with this photo! Very nice, I haven't seen any other comet photo (thus also not another McNaught shot) so to me it's an original photo..and you've captured it very well! The image quality is very good, not too noisy, different stars are well visible, some brighter than others, which is nice. The light from Bulls (I guess it's a city/town ?) is a nice addition..and I think it actually did something for your photo. Nice colours, good foreground scene, I like that you've placed a few trees on the left of the frame. Very well done!!

nels (2623) 2007-02-02 8:03

hi paul,, brilliant view of the night sky and the comet Mcnaught,, i saw the comet a couple of weeks ago while in perth on holiday amazing sight its tail seemed to go on for ever tfs:)

adrian

sebinho342 (19329) 2007-02-02 12:09

Hi Paul, this is an excellent picture here, i saw other pictures of this comet and yours is the best. At 22 sec F/4, the result is very high level, you got a tremendous sky with those stars.
Of course some noise but i don't care
Great !

toto (0) 2007-02-02 13:04

Belle photo, d置n don de notre terre, elle nous donne ces spectacles magnifiques partout dans le monde. Amicalement d置n amoureux des ｫ lever et coucher de soleil ｻ. Thomas

Janice (4403) 2007-02-03 3:24

Oh Paul, so you saw Comet McNaught- I never managed to see it at all. And I must look at the other photos of it too.
This is great - you must have been pleased with this result. The stars have come out really well too, as well as McNaught.
Thank you for sharing,
Janice

P.S. BTW, I think your comet photo is the BEST on TE - Bravo!!

coco (30439) 2007-02-03 9:47

Hi Paul.

Wonderful night shot. Really beautiful.
For me the noise is not a problem in the photo because this landscape is, by itlsef, so good that I cannot complain.

Regards.

ribeiroantonio (22730) 2007-02-04 0:56

Spectacular!!! And shot with a 50mm is still better. It just means that the comet was absolutely visible in the sky. Is it still visible? I am going back to Brisbane on Wednesday and I would like to try to spot it but, I do not know if it is still there and also if it is visible from Brisbane. I have to make some research, I guess. Well done.
Antonio

PS: enjoy your holiday and bring many photos.

Davidwh (3662) 2007-02-06 3:15

Hi Paul,
A lovely image of one of the most spectacular phenomenons that can be seen on earth.Well done in being patient as it certainly paid off.Nicely composed with the silhoetted trees and landscape.Enjoy your hols....see you soon.
Regards, David

anes_lc (14968) 2007-02-06 15:09

special moment,stunning shot.
what can i say more.thanks for share.
anes

jaywalker (16105) 2007-02-06 16:11

Hi Paul, This is a magnificent capture of this falling comet, the composition alone is superb however this special detail adds extra quality, great colour & excellent framing, kind regards Wilson.

jrj (34843) 2007-02-07 6:58

Perfect result Paul, well worth waiting for. Every little detail and light as they should be for a graphic and interesting capture of the comet.

cuneyt-sb (6576) 2007-02-07 7:26

Hi Paul
22 seconds , pfff very good man , you captured just like what you want i think, very good and very clever compo
TFS\ Kind regards

zeca (19762) 2007-02-07 17:46

Hello Paul!
The most beautiful picture I saw showing this comet! Very nice POV, well exposed and with that very interesting lights on the background! Congratulations! A favorite!
Regards,
Zeca

Dubsie (346) 2007-02-09 13:10

Hey Paul,
Wonderful work! The amazing exposure...these are such works that I always always plan to execute and then get lazy... :(. Thank you so much for sharing this post...it gives me inspiration.
Enjoy your week off!
Best,
durba

fserajian (2299) 2007-02-11 0:48

Hi Paul,

What a fantastic capture, not only you have managed to capture the Comet but also a very well presented foreground and POV. TFS

Regards,

Fara

emjleclercq (15778) 2007-02-11 1:51

Really beautifull picture, Paul, to remember us that this is summer in the Southern Hemisphere : the trail of the comet, the stars in the sky, the fading light of the sun on the horizon, an excellent line of trees, some water reflecting the lght, a dead tree half immerged... Almost to romantic for me. Thanks for sharing,

Emmmanuel

carper (96) 2007-02-11 3:34

fantastic shot Paul Bakker,
it sound so Dutch, good photo job here, great night atmosphere
the point of view is great, good photo job here. fijne dag verder
gr. jaap

AiresSantos (56155) 2007-02-11 4:06

Hi Paul,
Great capture with this wonderful comet. Very good colours, light and sharpness.
Very well done
Aires

hay_kes (31439) 2007-02-11 4:42

Hi Paul,
Just a wonderful night shot.İmpressive exposure.Lighting, colours are perfect.TFS.
Cheers!

hAyAti

UnTrained (0) 2007-02-11 4:52

Hi Paul,
if I had seen that out of TE, I would have thought of a painting (It is not easy to believe that one can capture that). I had also a look on both other comet captors and must say that yours is the most impressive (both others are also great). Seems to be well prepared are excellent executed. Wonderful composition with the framing trees and the coastline. Congratulations.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

kiwi_explorer (12209) 2007-02-11 5:00

Hi Paul,
A truly impressive composition ... WOW! There is really nothing more I can say that hasn't been said in this thread. A masterpiece indeed ... everything is perfect ...EXCELLENT! TFS
Cheers,
Renier

Giorgio (11279) 2007-02-11 5:09

- In any case, the result is superb, this comet gave you the occasion of a splendid image, it's true, the proximity of the city makes think of a sunset, well done!
giorgio

jhm (211738) 2007-02-11 5:36

Hi Paul,

A spectacular shot of this interesting comet, my compliments for this effort during late evening or early in the morning?
Very difficult for taken, but wonderful done!
Thans for sharing, I'm glad you see again.

Have a nice day,
John.

josepmarin (59385) 2007-02-11 7:25

Hi Paul,
Wow! Great capture of the comet, in a very beautiful image for his light, the stars shining in the still blue sky, the silhouettes in backlight and the soft tones.
Your patience and perseverance has given you to the end your prize, this wonderful photo.
Great work.
Best regards,
Josep

sufi (9588) 2007-02-11 11:58

Merhaba paul, my friend...
Wow... It's a perfect night-shot... Also perfect timing... The starry sky and the comet are amazing... Wonderful point of view, colors and silhouettes of the trees too...
TFS...
Stay well..
Salim.

Budapestman (82620) 2007-02-11 12:12

Hi Paul,
This is a gorgeous and very spectacular photo. I like the fabled and particular atmosphere. Very fine composition and picturesque atmosphere. Beautiful impression!
Thank you, nice days
George

plimrn (21344) 2007-02-11 12:22

Hi Paul,
This is just stunning!! I like it better than any comet photo I've seen!! That sweep of light quickly defines the light souce. Shooting it at the blue hour was an inspired decision. I try to avoid selecting photos as favs that already have the designation; but I have to make it 5!! HLJ, Pat

sebcz (2345) 2007-02-11 13:01

Hi Paul!
It's too amazing to be true. Naah, I don't believe you've made it :)
Joking. Very nice and probably cost you some patience.
A fave.

Seb

jafadabret (56501) 2007-02-11 14:59

Hi Paul,
Tu as r饌lis� le r黐e de beaucoup de photographes : fixer une com鑼e dans une image. L�, tu as r騏ssi en plus un beau paysage avec le soleil � l'horizon et des arbres en contre-jour.
Excellente photo.
Jacques

cunejo200 (7281) 2007-02-11 21:52

Hi Paul,
Awesome. One of the best nocturnal scenes I have seen here. Congratulations! Danilo

vesalius (861) 2007-02-12 0:06

WOW Paul, I don't know what to say. Not only did you manage to get the capture, the exposure and composition are absolutely perfect. This is one of my absolute favourites.

Don

evanrizo (462) 2007-02-12 3:47

Woooooh it is soooo wonderful! It looks unbelievable.
A great,great moment, it has a very nice lightness and sharpness.Very good framed too.
Thanks for share it.
Evan

Didi (61591) 2007-02-12 6:14

Hello Paul
That's great !
Very good sharp composition
It was impossible to take it from my place because of the bad weather.
Well done.

atilgone (0) 2007-02-12 6:18

Hi Paul!

Great shot! I heard that one from the news and newspaper. But your work is the best I've ever seen. Good job.
TFS
Kind regards

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alejandroguzman (4684) 2007-02-12 9:28

Hello Paul:
Stunning shot !!!
Very well composed, perfect exposure, and DOF.

TFS
Regards,
Edgar

anesugur (18789) 2007-02-12 17:06

Hi Paul,
Very well captured and composed shot.
Thanks for sharing and best wishes. Uğur

izmirli (3989) 2007-02-12 17:07

merhaba my friend paul
wonderful night and stars.beautiful light and colours.beautiful trees and silhouettes.
best regards.
g�rkan ak軋kır.

t0mmm1 (5442) 2007-02-12 18:08

Hi Paul,
wonderful shot... so evocative. Great! And even if that lights in the lower righ corner arent sunset, this adds really wonderful drama and interest to a overall great executed photo. I like it very much.
Tomi

Graal (103040) 2007-02-13 2:32

Hi Paul,
fantastic shot, beautiful view, interesting note, superb quality of photo. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

MLINES (12516) 2007-02-13 2:55

Hi Paul. This will be a classic. Better than most professional photos of this sort of event. Excellent composition, clarity and colours. Congratulations. Murray.
PS Suggest you send to NASA they may be interested to buy it from you.

alainh (33209) 2007-02-13 3:53

hello PAul
i had not seen this one. A master piece !!!
in France, it was possible to see mAc Naught but not as perfectly.
a lot pleasure i suppose to realise such a rare capture.
congratulations !!!
in my favorites
have a nice day Paul
alain

IgorDeleze (585) 2007-02-13 4:40

Hello,

Nothing else to say :

BEAUTIFULL !

Congratulations.
Greetings.
Igor

danyy (0) 2007-02-13 6:07

Bonjour Paul,
plut rares les photos de com鑼es sur le site, et pour cause, cela arrive encore plus rarement que les 馗lipses.
Une photo qui montre bien ce ph駭om鈩e de queue de com鑼e et de 'vent' lat駻al.
Elle attire notre attention sur la photo, mais je n'en n'ai pas oubli� d'admirer le paysage sous cette faible lumi鑽e, tr鑚 joli.
Regards.
Daniel.

John_F_Kennedy (43797) 2007-02-13 6:34

Wow! A really great shot of the comet. Well done
Achim

ahmetgedikli (25609) 2007-02-13 7:11

Hi Paul,
Wonderful shot, lovely light! Beautiful colours too... Congratulations.
Best wishes.
Ahmet

Viera (948) 2007-02-13 9:41

Hi Paul,
wondeful picture,good light and colours!
Cheers,
Viera

tabora (0) 2007-02-13 15:14

Bonsoir Paul,
F駘icitations un super shot, que de belles lumi鑽es et une tr鑚 jolie train馥 de la com鑼e,le soleil donne un magnifique effet a l'ensemble.
A+ Joseph

capthaddock (28790) 2007-02-13 16:54

Hi Paul - this is certainly something special, the timing and condition could not be any better, one of the most unique shots I've seen lately.

Angshu (56760) 2007-02-13 22:48

Hi Paul
Spectacular! perfect exposure (22 secs!) to capture the speeding heavenly body against the sky glittering with stars. It sure is a difficult shot, which you've pulled off marvellously. Into my favourites.
Regards
Angshu

Vato_Law (12732) 2007-02-14 15:04

Hello Paul,
Fantastic capture with this sky full of stars and this comet and his trail. Love the contrast it makes with the lower part of the sky where the sun's light still is present.
The trees silhouettes completes well this composition. The choice for vertical format was very clever.
Cheers.
Paulo

ollie59 (796) 2007-02-14 16:34

Congratulations paul on getting your comet shot.your exposure time did a great view of the sky and the comet. superb colors and nicely balanced view
ollie

maphoto (8082) 2007-02-14 21:40

Hi Paul, very nice long exposure shot, great sky and well framed, great subject, well done !

vagabondtravels (6511) 2007-02-15 2:22

Hey Paul

Great capture. Spot on with the exposure.
Simple stunning. Well done.
Ben

prumod (8300) 2007-02-15 8:56

hi paul,
here got the succeful achievement... this beauty id not comparable...
take care
pramod

prezntime (3946) 2007-02-19 21:53

Hello Paul.
Now that is a photo of a comet...I mean, THE photo of a comet. Such a beautiful tail; the proper name slips my mind right now. THe lights of the city(?) behind give some nice contrast to the dark blue of the sky...this helps to bring the whole shot together in a more dynamic way. Alot of times with such exposures we will see some blurring of the stars due to slight movement, none here...just great.
Best wishes,
Chris.

chc (1468) 2007-02-20 13:07

Hello Paul,
A very good composition and a dreaming sky as a result. Bravo
christophe

lu_muratori (618) 2007-02-21 0:47

Hi Paul,
Great composition and exposure. It is not only the comet, but the fact that you actually got the sun setting + all the elements in the scene. All this together make this a suberb shot.
Cheers,
Luci

MIG13 (0) 2007-02-22 11:12

A wonderful capture, Paul! Great lightening and sharpness! Well done! TFS! Best regards! Miguel.

xavshot (69835) 2007-02-23 3:28

Bonjour Paul
magnifique cette photo ! tr鑚 impressionnante ! j'aime beaucoup la gestion de la lumi鑽e, il ne fallait pas la rater. Excellente dur馥 d'exposition qui permet de faire ressortir le premier plan. Bravo
Xavier

dcawker (5717) 2007-02-23 9:47

Wow, fantastic shot of the comet.. Really beautiful all-around photo! Regards, Doug

jmcl (14535) 2007-02-24 2:29

Hi Paul,

the comet is stunning .. just drew me to this like a a magnet .. the color of the city on the water is really interesting ... I would add that I think I like that you left everything so dark .. If the trees came out of silhouette I bet it would detract from the comet .. I love the simple "here it is" presentation .. man I bet the exposure was a fun game.

wonderful image.

take care,

John

colinb (1592) 2007-02-24 11:52

Wow, amazing picture, Paul. The capture of the comet is just perfect. Thanks for sharing!

marianita (3455) 2007-02-26 3:44

Paul
excellent photo! you were lucky to catch this comet
marianna

vincent24 (9060) 2007-02-26 14:53

Hello Paul,
Incredible shot of a rare event,you were lucky to make such a picture,nice quality,well done,
bye,
vincent

Donald (136) 2007-02-27 11:08

Thats beautiful Paul. you lucky guy, well worth waiting for and beautifuly captured.
Top Stuff I will place it in my favorites!!
Cheers
db

Loic_bzh (7646) 2007-02-28 4:31

Hi Paul!

Wow. Just wow. Great moment incredibly well shot. The city lights look like sunset and definitly brings your pict something more.

Cheers,

Lo�c

paido (944) 2007-03-01 1:37

Wow... this is a rare view. The picture is noisy, but I know that low-light shooting can be tricky.

Beside the obviously-amazing comet, you've caught a great sky there. The colors are awesome!

Yffic (6106) 2007-03-01 3:15

Hi Paul..

What an awesome picture !!!

It's really a gem !!
I really like it !!

Regards.

Yves

Shoot_Score (650) 2007-03-01 7:04

This is an amazing shot! I just came in from shooting a solar pillar at sunrise... I get lucky here and there that way. But when the McNaught comet came, we had cloud cover! I came close but had to settle for Venus.

Anyway what a gorgeous shot, with amazing colours in layers!
Tfs, Jay

pablominto (53746) 2007-03-01 12:57

Hello Paul,
The image is very well composed, and the long exposure gives way for particular rich colours and good light effects!
Very well done on capture of the comet!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Scharan (14144) 2007-03-07 19:57

Ol� Paul

FANTﾁSTICA esta foto.
EXCELENTES cores e composi鈬o.
PARABﾉNS!!!

Grande abra輟,
Vera.

darrasin (2860) 2007-03-20 3:32

Wow Paul! Truly inspirational. Everything seem so perfect almost like a painting. Beautiful colors, sharpness, and I like how the path of the comet is heading into the frame. Well done!

Congrats,
Doug

asus_gps (305) 2007-04-23 9:38

hello Paul!

this is the great photo of late sunset lanscape, as well a shot of the rare object, not too much peoples can see the comet itself, so rare the good photos of it. perfect composition and great combination of illustrative and artistic ideas, well done. and thank you for sharing!

regards,
Igor

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chpp (4283) 2007-08-17 6:46

Hi,
What a fantastic picture you made, it looks like a paint.
What a beautiful composition, the details on the river, the glow on the horizon, the colours of the sky, the tail of the comet. Really amazing shot
Cheers
Christian

MadraRua (887) 2007-08-17 16:31

Great capture Paul.
I wish I had a chance to even see it :o(
Nice composition, some good layers here. I like the framing with the forest and the lake in the foreground. I agree with cropping the grass on the bottom.
Regards,
Hauke

jmdias (116663) 2007-09-20 17:26

paul

this photo is a masterpiece. Really nice way you put shapes of trees, reflections, a sun rise and stars making company to this comet.

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jorge

gigiotta (453) 2007-09-20 23:18

Too perfetct to be a simple shot, what to say more? Donatella

utkue (3420) 2007-09-21 13:03

Hello Paul,
Wonderfull, wonderfull and wonderfull.
This photo incredible and very impressive.
Congratulations.
Best regards from Ankara and have a nice weekend.
Utku

ugur_yilmaz (26) 2007-09-22 12:46

Hello Paul,
It is wonderful phhoto. I liked it a lot.
Thanks
Ugur

giorgimer (35017) 2007-09-24 0:18

Hi Paul,

this is really INCREDIBLE!
Perfect sky, comet and light.

WELL DONE!!

Gio

edytungkal (4551) 2007-10-31 2:11

Wow... missed this wonderful pictures, great moment to capture great 'McNaught' on the gorgeous sky. Great one Paul..
Thanks

daniel

humayun (3129) 2007-11-19 2:18

hi bakes888...............
nice stars.........
great timing...........
weldon...............

Docarmo (9767) 2007-11-19 2:33

Hi Paul,
This picture is on the entrance page of TE now.
Marvelous! It is a beautiful comet image! All other elements of the composition are very well chosen at a good position, as well. An excellent night capture.
Congratulations!
MC

Matthew-Watt (5934) 2008-01-03 19:10

Hello Paul,

This really is a one off chance to catch the comet. It has nearly been one year since it was here, so I will post this critique now. I shared the same problem as you, overcast nights were so frustrating, and blocked the view of this great comet (many times brighter than Halley's Comet as my parents remember). Finally I was able to see it after sunset one night (January 23 I think it was), not long after sunset. There was a small crowd of people and I was the first to excitedly spot it. It was so surreal to witness. Unfortunately, I was unable to photograph this wonder myself as my camera was rather new and I had not studied the manual, and did not know how to take long exposures! Not to worry, I have remarkable photos like this to enjoy and remind me of that wonderful event. I may attempt a workshop of this to see if I can remove some of that fine speckle. TFS, it is a beauty. Shine on you crazy diamond!

Matt

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drweizy (536) 2008-04-29 1:11

well captured, a beautiful comet. TFS

kiks (12805) 2008-05-12 9:42

Hi Paul, fantastic moment to catch! I wish i was there! I've never seen a comet 'live'.
Althoug there is some noise the pic is ondeful and the light of BUlls give something special to it. Thanks for the fantastic pic
KIks

mikele_pl (2400) 2008-05-20 2:44

Hi Paul,
much has already been said about this picture. Let me just say that it is absolutely awesome. The sunset effect (although it is not a real sunset) only adds to the overall stunning impression. This one goes straight to my favourites!
Thanks for sharing
Michal

AdrianWrobel (1676) 2008-05-22 4:55

good moment

jrleborgne (1554) 2008-08-03 9:58

Hello Paul,

Simply unique !

danos (110407) 2008-09-25 11:29

Hello Paul,
excellent shot of this rare phenomenon over the sky of NZ.Congratulations for your patience to shot this perfect scene.Bravo.

Regards,Danos

JCG (35153) 2009-03-08 1:18

Hi Paul,

I discovered your album and I'm in love. New Zealand is a country that makes me dream by the multiplicity of these beautiful landscapes that I discovered thanks to our friend Tony (Gracious). Here is a great time photographing you, you had to be patient, I think ... The picture quality is amazing in details and color management. Thank you Paul.

With all my friendships and a very good Sunday,

Jean-Charles

JudyR (1671) 2009-07-18 20:26

Stunning shot of the comet with great colors on earth. Spellbinding shot! Congratulations. Judy

CLODO (45118) 2009-07-26 11:55

Hi Paul
I remain deaf in front of this marvelous picture.
Congratulations
CLODO

Yves-triga (5149) 2009-08-04 7:55

Bonjour Paul, un shoot r饌lis� magnifiquement,c'est impressionnant de beaut�.
Tres beau travail
yves

Tukan-T5 (4317) 2010-01-27 4:48

Hello Paul,
it's beautiful world and universe.
Fantastic capture.
Great comet light and the stars.
Trees perspective and light ouers good old star, give en masse a piece of art.
Congratulations!
Best regards Tomas