Earthlights2_dmsp_big.jpg (JPEG Image, 2400×1200 pixels) - Scaled (55. Australian photographer Lincoln Harrison endures 15-hour photo shoots to capture stunning night images of star trails. By Stephen Hull Updated: 12:26 GMT, 30 August 2011 At first glance these spectacular swirls of colour may look like clever computer graphics or the result of faulty camera work. They are, in fact, the product of hour after hour of painstaking night-time shooting by photographer Lincoln Harrison. His stunning pictures of star trails across the Australian night sky were taken over periods of up to 15 hours. Shooting stars: Photographer Lincoln Harrison spent up to 15 hours taking these long exposure pictures over Lake Eppalock near Bendigo in Victoria, Australia Ghostly: A gnarled old tree comes alive with the swirl of stars He said: ‘It was a gruelling night with a total shooting time was 15 hours in freezing conditions, sunset to sunrise.’
He had to spend entire nights outside, braving freezing temperatures in the depths of the Australian winter near Bendigo over the scenic Lake Eppalock. Mr Harrison, 36, bought his first camera last year to take pictures of clothes he wanted to sell on eBay. Heaven On Earth (8 Pics) For more fun facts, click HERE. 20110615TLEKotsiopoulos.jpg (JPEG Image, 1296×864 pixels) - Scaled (76.