Style1½ inches thick (3.75 cm) Product Details Artist grade canvas, archival inks, wooden stretcher bars, and UVB protective coating
AvailablityUsually ships within five business days. ArtistNeil Creek Collectionfineart
Description This photo was taken the night before the panorama of the church you can see here on this site. The weather that day had been unseasonably windy, to the point that the waves on Lake Tekapo even had whitecaps. This near gale-force wind was coming right off the glaciers and cut right through you. It was into this weather that I ventured out in the pitch black night under the spectacular night sky to capture some photos of the Church of the Good Shepherd by starlight.Rugged up, bare handed, with tripod and kit bag, I looked around for a good spot, and fought the howling winds. I don't have a cable release and I quickly discovered that I needed more than the maximum 30 seconds shutter speed. I spent the next half hour sitting by the tripod as low as it would go for stability, finger holding down the shutter while I took shot after shot counting to 120 or 240 seconds, trying not to move during the exposure. For fear of getting more exposure than the sensor, I came inside after half an hour. I only got this one decent photo, but it was worth it. It was this experience that lead me to buy a wireless remote shutter release.
Neil Creek, Melbourne Member Since January 2008 Artist Statement Neil Creek is a passionate Australian photographer. He is motivated by the beauty of the world and likes to experiment with photographic techniques such as panoramic and 3D photography. He is participating in Project 365 - a photo every day for a year - on his blog.