Here is anothe MW image from my trip to the Big Bend region of Florida.
Canon 6D, Samyang 14 mm, 30s at f/2.8, ISO 6400.
Milky Way over Big Bend Florida
Here is anothe MW image from my trip to the Big Bend region of Florida.
Canon 6D, Samyang 14 mm, 30s at f/2.8, ISO 6400.
Don Lacy
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Hi Don,
The colour is nice and I like the hint of FG, but the stars look a bit 'blockly' to me.. Maybe the exposure time is a bit too long?? I though 15 sec is about as long as you can use before trails or elongated stars become apparent without tracking gear.. Maybe I am wrong here..?
DON R
Love the image design and the stars look pretty good to me but this is not my area of expertise...
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Nicely done Don...I am planning on getting the Samyang lens this year for more of these night scape images...they are addictive :)
Hi Don - Great look at the Milky way and I like that you have put it on the diagonal. I agree with Don's description of the stars. It's something I struggle with on star shots and I still haven't really taken one that I'm happy with. Maybe I have to try shorter exposures.
TFS,
Rachel
Milky way is pretty well done. 25 sec. seems to be the limit for me.
I would like a bit more FG light. Maybe shoot earlier or with low rising moon some time.
Dan Kearl
Can't add much more that hasn't been said already, Don.
The general rule-of-thumb to prevent star movement (earth rotation, of course) to show up in your shot is to work out 600/FL (focal length), but I've found 20-30s works best for texture in the nebulae.
Your horizon looks skew here?
Very nice composition. Agreed that the star trail, especially at the top, is not ideal. The color is very well done. Reading Roger Clark's resources on this type of photography has really opened my eyes how difficult it is to get a good picture of our universe.
Lover MW image.. the 14mm can do 30" exposures without start trailing. I sometimes do 25" witch takes the 500 rule down to 400 being very conservative. Most of the trouble is with any lens showing a star as a pinpoint out towards the periphery of the lens. Very difficult optically to achieve that kind of perfection!
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