Glacier National PArk Milky Way: Last night in Glacier in late September. I can't say I'm pleased with these. Skies turned out ok, but the landscape and foreground is far too noisy.

mwilson315

Last night in Glacier in late September. I can't say I'm pleased with these. Skies turned out ok, but the landscape and foreground is far too noisy. Learning: Either light painting or foreground, or long foreground exposures with blending of sky/foreground images.

luvmypets Loc: Born & raised Texan living in Fayetteville NC

Really nice!!!

Dodie

NMGal Loc: NE NM

I like them.

Profshane Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

I love these..! Very nice set !

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

mwilson315 wrote:

Last night in Glacier in late September. I can't say I'm pleased with these. Skies turned out ok, but the landscape and foreground is far too noisy. Learning: Either light painting or foreground, or long foreground exposures with blending of sky/foreground images.

Outstanding images.

Fstop12 Loc: Kentucky

Nice images. When I am shooting startrail images. I will usually shoot several foreground images at the tail end of the blue hour. I will then choose the best of these images to blend in with the startrails.

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

mwilson315 wrote:

Last night in Glacier in late September. I can't say I'm pleased with these. Skies turned out ok, but the landscape and foreground is far too noisy. Learning: Either light painting or foreground, or long foreground exposures with blending of sky/foreground images.

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

When shooting at such high ISO settings it is obvious that we should expect noise but in the majority of the images I have seen of the Milky Way the noise has been very acceptable and the images have looked fine, like yours do.
My favorite is the first shot.

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

Nicely done!

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Great set!

photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

mwilson315 wrote:

Last night in Glacier in late September. I can't say I'm pleased with these. Skies turned out ok, but the landscape and foreground is far too noisy. Learning: Either light painting or foreground, or long foreground exposures with blending of sky/foreground images.

I enjoyed the last two the most.

Wilderness Images Loc: Apache Junction, AZ.

mwilson315 wrote:

Last night in Glacier in late September. I can't say I'm pleased with these. Skies turned out ok, but the landscape and foreground is far too noisy. Learning: Either light painting or foreground, or long foreground exposures with blending of sky/foreground images.

Thanks for posting those shots of the Milky Way. We don't know what you were using for a camera & lens or what your settings were, and that makes all the difference in the world. I have even taken a series of background shots during the early dusk hour and blend that into the final image to preserve the dark sky and enhance the foreground. The #3 shot ranks highest in my ratings.

Jack Olson

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

I did astrophotography for the first time while at White Pocket. I had to adjust for foreground and merge the images. But I was pleased with what I finally got. I like yours a lot.

raymondh Loc: Walker, MI