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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: Dave Pluimer on February 05, 2014, 07:58:01 pm

Title: Milky Way Over Aspens
Post by: Dave Pluimer on February 05, 2014, 07:58:01 pm

The Milky Way in early October over the Santa Fe Ski Basin, New Mexico. Single exposure - Canon 6D, Canon 24-70 f/2.8 L

(http://davepluimer.smugmug.com/Land-Sky/i-Tff8zQW/0/L/NewMex__20131007_4608-L.jpg)

Title: Re: Milky Way Over Aspens
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on February 06, 2014, 12:54:37 am

Very nice.

Title: Re: Milky Way Over Aspens
Post by: NancyP on February 06, 2014, 02:54:26 pm

Agree, very nice. Andromeda Galaxy shows up nicely - everyone's favorite fuzzy.

I haven't done much of this sort of work that I would care to show, my trial and error runs have been at a not-so-picturesque astronomy park with a light dome and a zillion small planes from the local small-aircraft airport.# What I do think is fun about my light-dome-hampered photos with boring foregrounds is that at 100% the larger of the Messier galaxies and clusters are identifiable.  So, download a Messier celestial map and take a tour of your photo!

# where there are people around who 1. know what they are looking for and are happy to answer questions from newbies 2. provide safety in numbers, in the far suburbs.

Title: Re: Milky Way Over Aspens
Post by: slothead on February 06, 2014, 05:46:33 pm

Very nice Dave!  Tell us about the ISO, aperture and shutter speed?

Title: Re: Milky Way Over Aspens
Post by: Dave Pluimer on February 06, 2014, 06:07:20 pm

A single 30s exposure at f/2.8, ISO 4000.

I've had a lot of luck with 20-30s exposures between ISO 2500 and 4000 on the 6D. I've had a thought to try one of the wide/fast Rokinons to see if I get a better result.

Title: Re: Milky Way Over Aspens
Post by: Tony Jay on February 07, 2014, 03:09:43 am

Pretty, very pretty.

Tony Jay