Perseid Meteor Shower

This was my very first attempt at shooting the Perseid Meteor Shower. I set the camera up on a tripod and using Magic Lantern I set an intervalometer for 20 second frames shooting for about two hours. I then ran down the length of the field with a can of starter fluid which I ignited with a cigarette lighter. This gave me the lighting on the charcoal kilns.

I then left the camera and went for coffee. Two hours later when I checked the LCD I discovered I had two meteors in one frame and one meteor in a separate frame. So this image comprises three frames. The meteors angles were not changed, only one meteor was added in to make this balance out and of course I had to add in the initial frame for the lighting on the kilns.

I remember at the time seeing a lot of images on the internet that had been taken of the Perseid Meteor Shower. I had no idea really how to get my shot out there to the masses but I felt i really had got a good shot and on my first try.