How to spend a night with a new moon
Jun 25, 2017 03:01:32 #
I just caught the end of the clear weather here in NorCal on the night of the new moon. This is taken in an area called Panoche Hills, which shows up on Dark Sky finder, about 2 hours from San Jose.
The thing I like about it most is that the stars are pretty well in focus. I was successful (I think) at using Live View at 10x to focus on Venus.
The lens was a Sigma 20mm f/1.4, wide open, shutter speed 25 seconds, eight exposures stitched together in Lightroom. ISO 4000. LR did a pretty nice job on noise reduction, I think.
I removed an airplane trail in Photoshop.
Anyway, my dog sure likes going on night adventures :D
The thing I like about it most is that the stars are pretty well in focus. I was successful (I think) at using Live View at 10x to focus on Venus.
The lens was a Sigma 20mm f/1.4, wide open, shutter speed 25 seconds, eight exposures stitched together in Lightroom. ISO 4000. LR did a pretty nice job on noise reduction, I think.
I removed an airplane trail in Photoshop.
Anyway, my dog sure likes going on night adventures :D
Jun 25, 2017 04:11:39 #
wesm wrote:
I just caught the end of the clear weather here in... (show quote)
That's a beautiful photo! Well done from the captures to the finished result! I wish we had some dark sky in SoCal!
Jun 25, 2017 04:25:00 #
tsca wrote:
That's a beautiful photo! Well done from the captures to the finished result! I wish we had some dark sky in SoCal!
Joshua Tree NP. A couple of hours from LA. One of my all-time favorite places. Below photo from Pinto basin, near south entrance to park, right off of I10 near Palm Desert)))
Jun 25, 2017 05:42:01 #
wow, quite stunning. I have made attempts, but nothing like what you have accomplished. well done mate
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Jun 26, 2017 09:33:31 #
The first image is great. I simply cannot shoot the sky. You've done it quite well.
Jun 26, 2017 10:04:41 #
Jun 26, 2017 10:05:33 #
wesm wrote:
Joshua Tree NP. A couple of hours from LA. One of my all-time favorite places. Below photo from Pinto basin, near south entrance to park, right off of I10 near Palm Desert)))
Stunning!
Jun 26, 2017 13:56:16 #
Well, it took me several iterations, several trips. A lot of time spent solving problems.
I use the "500 rule", maximum exposure time is less than or equal to 500/focal length.
Aperture always wide open, seems like you need f/2.8 or wider, because the only other thing you can adjust is ISO, which introduces more noise((
Unlike a lot of things I do, Milky Way requires a lot of post processing, so I had to learn how to do that.
I may get more adventurous, try focus stacking with the foreground, since I'm essentially doing that anyway in post.
A long journey, but pleasant, lots to learn. And the subject isn't going away any time soon))
Thanks for your reply!
I use the "500 rule", maximum exposure time is less than or equal to 500/focal length.
Aperture always wide open, seems like you need f/2.8 or wider, because the only other thing you can adjust is ISO, which introduces more noise((
Unlike a lot of things I do, Milky Way requires a lot of post processing, so I had to learn how to do that.
I may get more adventurous, try focus stacking with the foreground, since I'm essentially doing that anyway in post.
A long journey, but pleasant, lots to learn. And the subject isn't going away any time soon))
Thanks for your reply!
AzPicLady wrote:
The first image is great. I simply cannot shoot the sky. You've done it quite well.
Jun 26, 2017 17:50:17 #
wesm wrote:
Joshua Tree NP. A couple of hours from LA. One of my all-time favorite places. Below photo from Pinto basin, near south entrance to park, right off of I10 near Palm Desert)))
Another very good place is the Bristlecone Pines up at 14000+ feet just east of Lone Pine, CA (20 miles south of Bishop, CA).
Jun 26, 2017 23:44:18 #
This is really a fantastic image, Wes! I loved it on download and on double download!
Jun 27, 2017 00:23:13 #
sailorsmom wrote:
This is really a fantastic image, Wes! I loved it on download and on double download!
Thank you so much. I kind of like it, myself
Jun 27, 2017 18:48:07 #
HueManImages
Loc: South Cakalacky (SC)
I hope you are in the Eclipse path and can get some of that captured. Very Very good image!
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