Today Cape Town was featured on Mashable, and that’s kind of a big deal.

This photo, taken in 2014 by South African and UK photographer Eric Nathan, is probably one of the most spectacular I’ve seen of the ‘big rock by the sea’ and was winner of the 6th annual 2015 International Earth & Sky Photo Contest, a competition which honours photographers who venture out into the night to snap brilliant images of the sky.

In photographers terms, the photo consists of a stack of over 900 30-second exposures, creating the effect of the star trails above Table Mountain.

Here you have it, in all of its glory:

table-mountain

Watch the video of all the entries in the competition.

Photography Eric Nathan

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  • Shane Majoor
    Shane Majoor
    June 18, 2015 at 1:35 pm

    so that’s what Capetown looked like before candle power by Eishkom 🙂

  • Rohini Gaonkar
    Rohini Gaonkar
    June 18, 2015 at 1:40 pm

    Rohidas check out the video

  • Jeanette Gibbs Persson
    Jeanette Gibbs Persson
    June 18, 2015 at 2:00 pm

    Wow that is awesome. Congratulations

  • Lindie Bhebhe
    Lindie Bhebhe
    June 18, 2015 at 2:16 pm

    Amazing stuff… only in our beautiful city!

  • Isabella Sherman
    Isabella Sherman
    June 18, 2015 at 2:16 pm

    Awesome !!!! Congratulations :):)

  • Marguerite Winton
    Marguerite Winton
    June 18, 2015 at 2:39 pm

    Stunning!! Brilliant photography

  • Jeneane Morgan
    Jeneane Morgan
    June 18, 2015 at 3:02 pm

    Simply da best

  • John Titus
    John Titus
    June 18, 2015 at 3:17 pm

    The world’s most beautifull city.

  • Angela Bosman
    Angela Bosman
    June 18, 2015 at 3:20 pm

    Awesome pic!! A real beauty!

  • Yvette Oosthuizen
    Yvette Oosthuizen
    June 18, 2015 at 3:28 pm

    Wowwwww congrats Eric Nathan !!

  • Marleen la Grange
    Marleen la Grange
    June 18, 2015 at 3:38 pm

    Congratulations Eric. Absolutely stunning.

  • Dorothy Perez
    Dorothy Perez
    June 18, 2015 at 4:23 pm

    what a beautiful world

  • Lowki Fhm Abrahams
    Lowki Fhm Abrahams
    June 18, 2015 at 4:30 pm

    to the world thats just a photo…to me, that’s home!
    gotta love it.

  • Campie Camphausen
    Campie Camphausen
    June 18, 2015 at 4:47 pm

    Congrats!!!

  • Shaun Henry Swanepoel
    Shaun Henry Swanepoel
    June 18, 2015 at 4:53 pm

    Respect

  • Shaun Henry Swanepoel
    Shaun Henry Swanepoel
    June 18, 2015 at 4:55 pm

    Luke De Villiers Ruben Alexander Swanepoel Kai Kevlar Jeremy Loops Kirsty Sky.

  • Eric Nathan Photography
    Eric Nathan Photography
    June 18, 2015 at 5:44 pm

    Thank you. For those of you that are interested here’s the time-lapse video I created from the very same photos from which the image is comprised: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oxk6e6M7kQ

  • Mariette Viljoen
    Mariette Viljoen
    June 18, 2015 at 5:47 pm

    Kobus Vermeulen jou Tafelberg foto’s is enige tyd net so mooi!

  • Allan Jackets
    Allan Jackets
    June 18, 2015 at 6:09 pm

    Wow stunning

  • Cassandra Pedersen
    Cassandra Pedersen
    June 18, 2015 at 6:09 pm

    Beautiful pic, thanks to photoshop!!!!

  • Edith Margaret Coombes
    Edith Margaret Coombes
    June 18, 2015 at 6:40 pm

    We live in a wonderful home

  • Michael Samuels
    Michael Samuels
    June 18, 2015 at 6:54 pm

    The best City to live

  • Marlene Thuynsma
    Marlene Thuynsma
    June 18, 2015 at 7:00 pm

    This is prettyU0001f602

  • Noelene Fortuin
    Noelene Fortuin
    June 18, 2015 at 7:16 pm

    Congr Cape Town you did it again,..the best City and mountain view .,,

  • Alex Black
    Alex Black
    June 18, 2015 at 8:15 pm

    Eric….you are awesome…right back to those London days with winning a TNT competition……BOK NAAI!

  • Willem van Ryswyk
    Willem van Ryswyk
    June 18, 2015 at 8:53 pm

    Duidelik the best photo

  • Anthea Smith
    Anthea Smith
    June 18, 2015 at 9:33 pm

    Absolutely stunning! Our beautiful mountain, our beautiful city!

  • Ronell Stone
    Ronell Stone
    June 18, 2015 at 10:03 pm

    Absolutely fabulous!!

  • Akira Erika
    Akira Erika
    June 18, 2015 at 11:17 pm

    Wow

  • Johann Steyl
    Johann Steyl
    June 18, 2015 at 11:32 pm

    Congratulations winning team, what a place to call home!

  • Mark Schmidt
    Mark Schmidt
    June 18, 2015 at 11:38 pm

    Pure Magic .Thats Table Mountain and Cape Town the Mother City of all Cities

  • Philip Bray
    Philip Bray
    June 19, 2015 at 12:22 am

    Amazing time lapse photography. Simply amazing, and I am not surprised that it won!!

  • Kyle George Williams
    Kyle George Williams
    June 19, 2015 at 12:51 am

    Realy nice photography, i cant take that away from you. I have seen many photos like this what makes this pitcular photo any difrent.

  • Sonia Toerien
    Sonia Toerien
    June 19, 2015 at 1:08 am

    Wow breathtaking

  • Sandra Hussey
    Sandra Hussey
    June 19, 2015 at 7:34 am

    Wow

  • Retha Visser
    Retha Visser
    June 19, 2015 at 9:07 am

    WOW!

  • Loretta Brigden
    Loretta Brigden
    June 19, 2015 at 9:44 am

    Dont recognise the road leading up to Table Mountain. No such road.

  • Robertha Gabriels
    Robertha Gabriels
    June 19, 2015 at 10:12 am

    Look beautiful

  • Trudy Smith
    Trudy Smith
    June 19, 2015 at 10:43 am

    Amazing wow!

  • Cape Town Etc
    Cape Town Etc
    June 19, 2015 at 10:47 am

    Amazing! Thanks Eric Nathan Photography 😀

  • Tim Brown
    Tim Brown
    June 19, 2015 at 11:20 am

    Awesome!

  • Marcia Rollandi van Wyk
    Marcia Rollandi van Wyk
    June 19, 2015 at 11:21 am

    awesome!

  • Charmaine Stoltz Van Zyl
    Charmaine Stoltz Van Zyl
    June 19, 2015 at 12:22 pm

    Congrats Cape Town!

  • Di Kershaw
    Di Kershaw
    June 19, 2015 at 12:51 pm

    Beautiful!! Pity the video had the time bar obscuring some of the city names.

  • Francois Van Eck
    Francois Van Eck
    June 19, 2015 at 1:30 pm

    Stefni van Vuuren Wys vijo pa!!!!

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