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David_Pavlich
May 25, 2019
South of the equator? You have the Large and Small Magellenic Clouds in the shot. :-)
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Location
This was taken at the Pinnacles Desert near Cervantes in Western Australia. This is located about two and half hours north of Perth along one the create western highways in Western AustraliaTime
This was an image taken about 9-10pm at night when I was on a summer holiday. You can see in the horizon the lights of Perth City. But is was a great night to get the milky way and two of the magelong clouds.Lighting
The lighting effect I learn't from a trip I took in the US around the Grand Canyon on a photographic tour. The guide introduced me to Astro Photography using a similar technique. Using a battery powered LED panel. I had set the camera on a tripod ready for the shot. My wife handled the trigger and I stood behing the rocks with the light panel. When I called out for her to shoot the camera with the remote I switched on the panel and lite the area for about 1-3 seconds. Shining it around, the camera was setup with a 30 second exposure. In this way it captured the light of the panel but then had well over 25+ seconds to capture the stars.Equipment
I have a carbon fibre traveling tripod, Nikon D600 full sensor, Tamron 15-30mm wide angle lens and the light panel.Inspiration
This was an experiment from the skills I had learnt from a photoguide I had in the Grand Canyon. This had been the first opportunity I had. Before I could try the shot I needed to get the wide angle lens 2.8 15-30mm lens, and the led light panel which I purchased off ebay. I had seen so many shots like this I thought I would give it a go.Editing
I imported the photo into lightroom and adjusted it to get the best view.In my camera bag
I have a pelican case which I carry all my gear, I never know when, where or what light I will have so I make sure I have everything I need.Feedback
Experiment, experiment and experiment. You need at least 2.8f stop or 1.8 is best for Astro photography.
