Shooting the Milky Way,
Jul 16, 2018 21:46:47 #
I was given the opertunity finally here in Washington State to do some night photography in the mountains on a Moonless night. The Milky way was awesome since the sky was clear and we were at about the 8000ft level in the snow still. Seems like all the videos I watched and studied for the last several months just went blank when it came time for the set up. I have included a few examples and your advice is always helpful.
These were taken with a Canon T3 using a Tamron 28-300 DI VC Aspherical Lens and of course tripod.
These were taken with a Canon T3 using a Tamron 28-300 DI VC Aspherical Lens and of course tripod.
Jul 16, 2018 21:53:17 #
Jul 16, 2018 21:55:15 #
ElderJames wrote:
There are some fine pix here that I would love to have taken!
Thank you on the compliment. this was my very first attempt at it since we only get 12 times a year and you can bet its going to be cloudy atleast 11 of those times in western Washington.
Jul 16, 2018 21:59:27 #
Jul 16, 2018 22:01:08 #
Thank You Andy. I figured at the very least I would try everything I could and see what came out. Had all night to shoot it from that altitude.
Jul 16, 2018 22:07:23 #
out4life2016 wrote:
I was given the opertunity finally here in Washing... (show quote)
Getting the image is one thing, but it is all in the post processing.
This video is a great place to start:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpWsIOKzmfs
Jul 16, 2018 22:12:31 #
mflowe
Loc: Port Deposit, MD
out4life2016 wrote:
Thank you on the compliment. this was my very first attempt at it since we only get 12 times a year and you can bet its going to be cloudy atleast 11 of those times in western Washington.
Please explain the " only 12 times a year".
Jul 16, 2018 22:19:39 #
Gene51 wrote:
Getting the image is one thing, but it is all in the post processing.
This video is a great place to start:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpWsIOKzmfs
This video is a great place to start:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpWsIOKzmfs
Thank you for the link. Post processing is something I do very little of. I know I should learn to but I feel that when you complete a lot of post processing to one image then your basically just creating a computer created image and taking away from the art of the photographer. That is of course just my opinion.
Jul 16, 2018 22:21:58 #
mflowe wrote:
Please explain the " only 12 times a year".
Well I could be wrong but a new moon comes around about once every month. I know the moon rises and falls at different times however the light from it can still cause pollution
Jul 16, 2018 23:37:33 #
out4life2016 wrote:
Thank you for the link. Post processing is something I do very little of. I know I should learn to but I feel that when you complete a lot of post processing to one image then your basically just creating a computer created image and taking away from the art of the photographer. That is of course just my opinion.
Nice image.
Good job.
Thanks for sharing.
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To some degree, if not overdone, post processing brings out the dynamic range already captured by the camera on location so that the human eye can experience what was there at the time. It is an art to post process this way because adjustments are very subtle. On location the human eye can distinguish between very fine shadow and dark details and gradations that may not show up on the "on camera" image. The value of post processing is to recover what is remembered.
But, you're right, with the power of post processing software available now, it's easy to "over do" beyond what was seen at the time with the human eye. Many folks over enhance, some for artistic reasons, some for other reasons. Yes. It is art so it's personal.
Again,
Thanks for sharing a beautiful sky.
The second shot is nice.
aloha
jim
Jul 17, 2018 00:08:05 #
RRS
Loc: Not sure
Gene51 wrote:
Getting the image is one thing, but it is all in the post processing.
This video is a great place to start:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpWsIOKzmfs
This video is a great place to start:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpWsIOKzmfs
Thanks so much for the link Gene!
Jul 17, 2018 00:24:03 #
Nice captures. If you wish to see a master at work, search on Facebook for Carol Ward Photography. She is a friend of a friend and her sky work is a class in itself.
Jul 17, 2018 00:38:46 #
mflowe
Loc: Port Deposit, MD
out4life2016 wrote:
Well I could be wrong but a new moon comes around about once every month. I know the moon rises and falls at different times however the light from it can still cause pollution
Gotcha.
Jul 17, 2018 07:21:50 #
Jul 17, 2018 07:28:44 #
Gene51 wrote:
Getting the image is one thing, but it is all in the post processing.
This video is a great place to start:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpWsIOKzmfs
This video is a great place to start:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpWsIOKzmfs
You are right. That is a good place to start.
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