This is excellent Harsha ! I am sure sharing technical details of the image (how planned & executed it, exposure details etc) will greatly benefit our members here. Please do share your knowledge if you don't mind

I remember we spending a whole night at Mydanahalli during a month of Nov (or Dec?) a few years back with no luck ! It is amazing you got several streaks here (multiple long exposures?)

Thanks Ganesh, coming to the technicality of the image, yes you are right. This is a multi exposure image. Infact the foreground (rocks and mountains) were exposed in the last light of the evening (6pm ish) and the meteor strikes itself were shot at around midnight and beyond. I did this primarily to have a uniform illumination of the FG which is not possible using light painting which would look artificial, and also because it was a new moon that night. If it wasnt for this technique, I would have ended up with a completely dark image. So with one image exposed in the evening for the FG I then left the camera and gear outside till the showers began by midnight. Each meteor streak here is an image which I have merged onto the image of the FG. I was firing a 28 sec exposure every 30secs. This helped me with capturing all the meteor strikes which were in frame. But what I realized during the shoot was that there were a lot more strike that I missed which were outside the frame! The ratio of the "on frame to outside the frame" would be in the region of 1:10 to give you an idea of the intensity of the shower.This image represents close to 12 hours of activity shot over 2 nights.

And yes we have come a long way from our Mydanahalli attempt (which was on Nov 19 2007).After that there was a Kodachadri attempt during our CNP meet, and one Kabini attempt last year. While they were all for the Leonids showers, this one is the Geminid showers, which is brighter and more colorful and also happens in December when we have clearer skies.

Hope that helps.

Thanks a bunch Harsha, and the focal length of the lens used ?

I was at 16mm f2.8 on a 5D MIII, to get as much as I could in the FOV.

This is one amazing image.Thanks Harsha for the sharing technicalities. I must congratulate you for the outcome of your hard work.Thanks for sharing.

This is Phenomenal Work... Just too Brilliant Sriharshji... If you dont mind, could you please share some tips on how you kept noise under control noise while making the images?

Sensational !!! The efforts have paid off very well here. Like all, even am curious to know more about the shooting process.

Thanks Vinay and Hrishikesh. The noise was avoided by doing multiple short exposures (28 sec) and then blending them into a single image. Also since I was shooting on the 5D MIII noise was further minimised. Also the f2.8 lens helped me a lot. I actually purchased my 16mm f2.8 lens specifically for this image.

Harsha, would you mind sharing the ISO?

As if there is a celebration going on for some divine intervention with all elements of nature eagerly waiting for its manifestation on them...Brilliant imagery!!

Soham I kept the ISO at 800.

A monumental image, Harsha! I kept coming back to it. Every time it creates a feeling of elation, joy, and celebration. My heart just fills up looking at it. Thanks so much for sharing the image and the works behind it. Take a bow!

Completely different image from the usual star trails. Thanks a bunch on the technique explanation. A lot of things to plan for on a dark night ! As always , mega inspiring !

Masterpiece.. (Y)
Thanks For Sharing..

Harsha, can only gape and gawk at these celestial magic moments....the technical mastery is awe inspiring and absolutely divine..just lovely how you keep coming up with jaw dropping stuff..hats off..