Southward Night Sky

My first attempt at Star Trail Photography.

Cape Schanck, Victoria, Australia.
Looking south over Bass Strait towards Tasmania.

Canon EOS 50D, Tamron SP AF10-24mm F/3.5-4.5 Di-II LD Aspherical [IF] lens, Velbon 250R Tripod.

This is actually 105 separate 30-second exposures, to combat noise and sensor flare.
I also "painted" the shrubs and fence post with my car's headlights during the final exposure to add a foreground element. The black line in the background is the waterline.

The exif data for this shot got a little skewed during post production, working with 105 shots will do that! The actual data should be as follows:

Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS 50D
Shutter Speed: 30/1 second (x 105)
Aperture: F/4.0
Focal Length: 10 mm
ISO Speed: 800
Date Taken: 21/12/2009 - 22/12/2009, 11:26pm - 12:27am.