Milky Way
This was a first attempt and I will repeat my effort both in the mountains of Montana and in the Grand Canyon this spring....
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This was a first attempt and I will repeat my effort both in the mountains of Montana and in the Grand Canyon this spring.
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Mar, 2016Views
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Winner in Looking Up! Photo Challenge
Peer Award
Absolute Masterpiece
Top Choice
Superior Skill
Magnificent Capture
Superb Composition
Outstanding Creativity
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Ove_Christensen
April 12, 2016
Great Capture. Welcome to ViewBug! Looking forward to seeing more of your images, Love the shots taken in Utah. One of my favourite spot to shoot.
LoriBea
April 13, 2016
Thank you Ove_Christensen. I am heading back to the southwest next month and look forward to sharper night sky photos, slot canyons & the Grand Canyon!
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johnboywalton196
July 19, 2017
Beautiful Milky Way arch and worthy winner of my challenge. Congratulations and well done!!
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Location
This photo was taken from my campsite after photographing Canyonlands National Park all day long.Time
It seems as if the only time to take a Milky Way image is in the middle of the night, but in this case it was about 8:30pm. By 9:30 the moon was rising and all opportunity was lost. I got my shot AND got into my sleeping bag early!Lighting
Because this was my first attempt at capturing the night sky, I just wanted it dark enough to see the Milky Way. It never occurred to me to light up the foreground trees.Equipment
This was shot on a tripod with a Nikon D7100 and an old Tamron 28-75, f/2.8Inspiration
I have always been fascinated with night skies and the mysteries of the Milky Way. Being a very new photographer, I just set up and started experimenting!Editing
I developed the raw file by lightening the exposure slightly and adding a bit of contrast. The editing was pretty simplistic as I was only using the program available on my iMac.In my camera bag
I always love to have everything with me! I start with my camera which is a Nikon D7100, then I like to have all my options covered for lens length. I carry a Nikon 24-120 f/4, Nikon 70-200 f/4, Tokina 11-24 f/2.8. Because I live where wildlife is plenty, I always have my Nikon 200-500 f/5.6 in the car. I also love using my hand held, 2 stop neutral density filter to capture a more dynamic sky.Feedback
Because I was new at shooting night skies, I didn't know to prepare your camera and lens as much as possible before you go out. Now I get it... Scout a good location before dark that will give your image foreground interest, check one of the many night sky apps that will show you the exact location of the Milky Way hour by hour to better help you find a location. Then, focus your lens on a distant object then switch everything to manual and tape the focus in place for later. Have fun!
