A first for me... 12 f/2.0 mm wide open. I believe the exposure was 20 seconds...

LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field

12 f/2.0 mm wide open. I believe the exposure was 20 seconds

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MadMikeOne Loc: So. NJ Shore - a bit west of Atlantic City

LoneRangeFinder wrote:

12 f/2.0 mm wide open. I believe the exposure was 20 seconds

WOW! That’s all I can say - just WOW!!

Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA

Very nice!!
Pat

Beowulf Loc: Aquidneck Island, RI

Ditto on Pat's comment.

Fstop12 Loc: Kentucky

Nice! What camera, lens and ISO did you use. Again, very nice.

melueth Loc: Central Florida

I'd like to know where you were and what time of night . . . ??

PattyW60 Loc: Northwest Illinois

I love it!! I'd love to know what time of night you captured this shot, especially if this was taken recently. Thank you for sharing!

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

Such a beautiful photo. It reminds me of growing up in WW2 when blackouts were mandatory and living in rural Michigan where the sky was soot black with many diamonds. Thank you for boosting the memory.

LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field

Thanks for all of the comments.
I used a Fuji xt2 with the Rokinon 12mm/f2 lens.
I was in New Mexico in the hills about 20 minutes out of Sante Fe.
3200 ASA, 20 sec exposure
Date: 8/11/18 9:50 PM
The only processing was +3 EC using the in-camera raw processor.

Fstop12 Loc: Kentucky

LoneRangeFinder wrote:

Thanks for all of the comments.
I used a Fuji xt2 with the Rokinon 12mm/f2 lens.
I was in New Mexico in the hills about 20 minutes out of Sante Fe.
3200 ASA, 20 sec exposure
Date: 8/11/18 9:50 PM
The only processing was +3 EC using the in-camera raw processor.

Thank You for this.

OneShot1 Loc: Wichita, KS, USA

Love it. Some friendly tips: I recommend Royce Bair's ebook: http://intothenightphoto.blogspot.com/2015/01/milky-way-nightscapes-ebook-preview.html
I like that you've got some foreground trees, but it would be better to get a single "large" foreground item and light paint it during the exposure. Such as an old building, abandonded car, rock formation, interesting tree, etc. And finally, if you keep bumping the contrast and color you can make that photo spectacular! Happy hunting...

Harvey Loc: Pioneer, CA

Great image - I too have been working on my stary night images and believe I captured my best last night - I credit that watching several Youtube videos on the subject my setup was - Canon T3i, tamron 18-200 @ 18 mm, F3.5,iso 1600 & 20 sec - my greatest changeling was getting the focus right - I set the focus at the farthest distance I could in the afternoon and taped the focus ring -
Harvey

OneShot1 wrote:

Love it. Some friendly tips: I recommend Royce B... (show quote)

LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field

OneShot1 wrote:

Love it. Some friendly tips: I recommend Royce B... (show quote)

Thanks for the link and suggestions. I avoided light painting because I was with a “Star group” and adding light was a no no with the guide. He had a telescope set up and was showing us different star clusters, Jupiter, Venus, Mars, & Saturn. He explained how the early astronomers were able to debunk the theory of why the earth could not be the center of the universe. Used a lot of Trigonometry. Interesting....

I was off to the side but had to stay within the restricted area. It was on a private ranch in the hills outside of Sante Fe about an hour drive....

LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field

Harvey wrote:

Great image - I too have been working on my stary night images and believe I captured my best last night - I credit that watching several Youtube videos on the subject my setup was - Canon T3i, tamron 18-200 @ 18 mm, F3.5,iso 1600 & 20 sec - my greatest changeling was getting the focus right - I set the focus at the farthest distance I could in the afternoon and taped the focus ring -
Harvey

Love to see some....

bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada

LoneRangeFinder wrote:

12 f/2.0 mm wide open. I believe the exposure was 20 seconds

Great shot!

bwa