0440 Burnett Range from Collingwood

A cool southerly breezed down the Aorere valley as dark descended on the chief settlement of western Golden Bay. Heading out on Beach Road, away from the village, soon demonstrated the power of microclimate, as around the corner, in the lee of the hill forming a backdrop to the township, there was utter calm. The two photos were taken about 100 metres apart, but with telephoto (135mm) and wide angle (28mm) lenses. Above, 30 seconds; below, 15 seconds – almost too slow to hold the cloud formation. Not surprisingly, clouds move faster on telephoto images than on wide angle ones.

 0430 Beach Rd, Collingwood

Posted by Barney Brewster

Tags: clouds, Golden Bay, long exposure, moonlight photography, mountain, movement, Nelson, Nikon D700, street lighting;, telephoto, wide angle

Categories: Night photography