Noctilucent Cloud 06/2006 - Les Gamble

This display occurred mid June 2006 and was that impressive that I had to head straight up to Culloden Moor to capture it. The Society’s observatory is just to the left of the car (centre of frame) and the Battlefield visitors centre is on the far left. Seven frames were stuck together in Photoshop CS2 to produce this image. Individual frames were matched by adjusting their brightness/contrast. The resulting mosaic was then tweaked using Photoshop’s shadow/highlight filter to try and even out the overexposed horizon and the darker overhead sky (even though it was around 2 am the sky was already getting quite bright) All frames taken using Pentax ME Super, 28mm lens. 6 sec exposures @ f2.8. Fujichrome Sensia 400 slide film. Les