Awesome Picture

[Fouros]

Originally Posted by pezz

great pic
whats the go with all the ghost people at the waters edge..... spooky

timed exposure

[jeepilot]

ive done photography courses and if its not real someone is very very good with a computer

[Steve]

Originally Posted by killa

Sorry guys,

There's no beaches like that on the Swan River where the fireworks are held, I call the 'chop.

Sorry I should have said it was taken just north of Hillary's boat Harbour. Wasn't on the Swan at All.

From the email:

Thought you may like this photo was taken by one of the guys at my work
last Friday Night...

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Check out this awesome photo - this one deserves an award. Fireworks, Lightning, Sunset, a Comet, and the greatest of Aussie icons, the Beach all in one image.

In addition to the obvious features in the photo, look between the two displays of lighting up the sky to see the third - McNaught's Comet.
The photo was taken just north of Hillary's Marina, which you can see the harbour wall on the left with fireworks being launched.

[Steve]

Originally Posted by Bomber

Been there for the new years eve firewoks last year, I agree with killa - especially since the comet is heading the wrong way.

Which way does the sun set in the east? Same as on the WEST COAST I assume? To the WEST!!!

[Bomber]

Hey Steve, Hillary's Boat Harbour explains it all - makes a huge difference to which way "everything" is from the viewpoint of the camera. From the Swan there was no way the city can be on the left and the comet heading across the frame on that angle. From Hillarys all makes sense - in fact that was about the only place I could picture it being taken given all the other visual cues. Face south west and the comet is heading west not north, the city can be on the left and ......

[jun180]

definetly multiple exposures merged together, but still a great photo none the less.

[hillsjeep]

It looks like a long shutter time was used and the fireworks would have been acting as camera flashes, thus the ghostly images would be where people were standing each time a large firework went off.

I still think it would make a great poster!