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Starwatch

My first serious try to capture some stars. I drove half an hour to get to an area with acceptable light pollution just to find out that a half moon was lightin...
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My first serious try to capture some stars. I drove half an hour to get to an area with acceptable light pollution just to find out that a half moon was lighting the scene and spoiling the appearance of the stars.
Big luck, cause i forgot my flashlight and the battery of my mobile drained.
Otherwise I would have had a hard time to find out of the forrest...
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NIKON D750

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Aperture f/2.8 ISO 800 Shutter 15/1 Focal Length 140/10

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Feb, 2017

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pity about the moon light, this should be reshot (with flashlight) I use live view fully magnified and shoot with mirror lock up a wi fi shutter release. I use a heavy video tripod as well for night work. I have not published yet i think because my Tamron lens is the 2.8 26-70. Looking for a lens faster and wider for better results and shorter exposures an my stars are not crisp enough.Patrick. Canon 5d Mklll

WI used 15 seconds as well on a black night. But i was torching a foreground. Next time take the same photo and work my way down from 14 seconds?? Patrick

Thank you for your thoughts and useful explanations, I´ll definitely shoot more stars in the future.