SebastianWarneke
FollowThe Church of the Good Shepherd with the milky way behind it in Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
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EOS 6D with Samyang 14mm @ f-2.8...
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The Church of the Good Shepherd with the milky way behind it in Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
One exposure:
EOS 6D with Samyang 14mm @ f-2.8
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One exposure:
EOS 6D with Samyang 14mm @ f-2.8
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Location
Under the fabulous night sky of New Zealand's South Island. Exactly in front of the little Church of the Good Shepherd, located next to Lake Tekapo in the Canterbury district.Time
It was not long after the sunset in the summer month in New Zealand, so about 11pm, when it was already dark.Lighting
The light which illuminates the church only comes from the little town Tekapo, which is very bright when you have a 30sec exposure. The light color cast on the horizon comes from the sunset which was not that long ago.Equipment
I used a Canon EOS 6D, a Walimex (Samyang) 14mm lens and a tripod.Inspiration
I think the location, the Mackenzie Basin is one of the "darkest" places on earth, so it's a dream for photographing the night sky. With the beautiful little church in the foreground in makes a great composition. I had luck that the moon didn't rise at this time I was at the church so I had also a great background with the Milky Way and the two Magellanic clouds.Editing
Yes, tried to make some layers to get the best details of the foreground and of the background. Wasn't that easy - I normally just change some things with the RAW converter.In my camera bag
Meanwhile I switched completely to Fuji. Now I have an X-T2, a Samyang 12mm, the 23mm, the 35mm and the 90mm lens in my bag.Feedback
Especially for astrophotography you have to be well prepared - check the moon phases, when does it rise and set. Use a program like Stellarium to see when the Milky Way can be seen over the horizon. And of course check the weather and have a look at daytime which location makes a great foreground when you shoot the night sky later. For places like the Church of the Good Shepherd, where many tourist come even when it's dark you need some luck. When I took this photo there were many photographers around me. Luckily I've never found a photo with the Milky Way in this position on the internet.