A first for me....
Aug 14, 2018 16:56:08 #
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
Harvey
Will you show us the image you took?
Aug 14, 2018 17:53:12 #
dpullum wrote:
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.
I love this memory for you!Aug 14, 2018 18:59:23 #
bwana wrote:
Great shot!
bwa
bwa
Thank you. I’ve been following your work as I learn about this genre of photography.
Aug 14, 2018 21:21:34 #
I'll have to pass om that as when I took a second look mine were not that great.
Harvey
Harvey
Fstop12 wrote:
Will you show us the image you took?
Aug 17, 2018 05:26:54 #
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.
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.
Thanks for all this info. I'm a neophyte at this kind of stuff, but really love taking star trail shots that i blend. I'm just wondering, when you are looking at the night sky to capture a shot like this, what did your naked-eye view of this shot look like before the shot? Is it close to what's in this shot? For all the night skies i've looked at, i can never seem to actually see this, so i'd never know where to shoot for it. Am i just never out there late enough at night, primarily between Florida and Maine? Or should i be watching for this kind of view/shot through the astronomer's ephemeris?
ML
Aug 17, 2018 08:20:16 #
melueth wrote:
Thanks for all this info. I'm a neophyte at this k... (show quote)
Today’s electronics can “see” more than the naked eye. The telescope enables us to increase magnification. In the same way, the human eye does not have the capability to gather enough light to view the sky in all of its brilliance. In a sense, it’s no different than the use of a super telephoto lens to bring distant objects closer than we can humanly see. So, no. No matter where you are on earth—and no matter the conditions, you’ll never see the sky with the same brilliance as you can capture under the best conditions.
However, because of light pollution (from Florida to Maine) you will never see a sky like you would in a dark sky location such as the desert Southwest. (My image was captured on a ranch 50 Miles from Santa FA New Mexico.)
Light pollution, here, is defined as any artificial light. Even on the darkest nights, there exists light from nearby cities....
Hope this helps.... if you google “dark sky locations” you should be able to identify the best locations near you.
Aug 18, 2018 10:05:21 #
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
Today’s electronics can “see” more than the naked ... (show quote)
Thanks very much for this thoughtful reply. I'll take a look at that google suggestion.
ml
Feb 9, 2021 20:10:40 #
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
12 f/2.0 mm wide open. I believe the exposure was 20 seconds
A dazzler of the heavens
Just beautiful 
Jun 24, 2021 14:14:09 #
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Jan 21, 2024 10:34:46 #
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
12 f/2.0 mm wide open. I believe the exposure was 20 seconds
Super nice job. I love Milky Way photography.
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