Chasing ISON

Comet ISON is presently in the early morning sky before dawn near the bright star Spica, below and east of reddish Mars.  I tried getting a shot Sunday morning, but cloud obscured the view.

Remarkable View

A panoramic view of the fire behind Remarkable Ridge.

Looming Fire

A cloud of smoke and ash looms on the distant horizon near West Leichhardt. Small pieces of ash were falling from the sky even though the fire was many kilometres distant.

Remarkable Ridge

A remarkable ridge stands out against a smoky fire in the background

Sunset Panorama

A panorama of sunset from the base of razorback cliff near Mount Isa.

November Sky

An overcast sky in November indicates the wet season has almost arrived in Mount Isa. Unfortunately the rain it contains is still very minimal.

Shade Of A Milky Way Tree

The Milky Way sets over the iconic Big Red sand dune near Birdsville.

Raining Stars

After playing around with a  great little program called StarStax, I produced this image. I like the effect it created.

Sunset Pastels

As the sun set further atop Big Red, the colours came from the clouds in the sky, and reflected in the lake below.

Big Red Sunset

An old photo I had not uploaded from my trip to Big Red near Birdsville.  I enjoyed a quiet sunset on top of the dune.