[GKC] Singapore got nice places to shoot meh?


Never in my wildest dream would I think that shooting the Milky way was possible in Singapore, that is until I came across a post by a local photographer, Justin Ng, where he showed that it was technically possible even in our heavily light polluted country. Like many I was intrigued, and maybe just a little skeptical, but I told myself that until proven otherwise I would take it as plausible. One day, my friend showed me an image he shot that showed a hint of the Milky way, and I saw another image posted by another friend that clearly showed that it was possible, and this piqued my curiosity. Luckily for me, my friend had been experimenting for quite awhile and was kind enough to teach me what he knew. Once I knew what to do, I waited, and waited for the optimal conditions to present themselves.

This morning at around 1am, I picked up my stuff and headed to location, after getting some sample shots, I came home to check on them, once I realized I was on to something, I rushed out again for a second attempt. It was close to 3am when I finally revealed the Milky way in post production, it was subtle, but it was there, I continued with the 2nd round of post production once I woke up, doing everything I could to draw out the details, and at long last it is completed. The satisfaction level of this image is none that I have experienced before, my beat up D90 has been pushed to its absolute limits and pushed even more in post, granted, the resulting image is quite possibly noisier than a plane taking off, and my post processing technique is still pretty much trial and error based, even so, this opens up so many possibilities and I would never ever see our skies the same way again.

Gear used - d90, sigma 10-20
Technical details - ISO 6400(hi3), F4, 30s


New beginning by GohKC, on Flickr​
 

Very interesting. Would love to see more of the Milky Way..
 

Gear used - D90, Sigma 10-20
Technical details - ISO 200, f11, 1/1000s


Hope by GohKC, on Flickr​
 

Gear used - D90, Sigma 10-20
Technical details - ISO 200, F11, 1/30s


Radiance by GohKC, on Flickr​
 

So far I have managed to capture the milky way 3 times, although with varying degrees of success, this was shot this morning at 2am after the sky became clear. Photographing it is really not the problem anymore, and is perhaps the easiest part of the process. I still have not developed a fool proof way of post processing but generally it remains pretty much similar. As of now my images are still limited by the sensor, but that is the least of my worries because it is also the simplest problem to solve, the priority is now to practice and perfect the editing process, and then to attempt actual compositions eventually.

Gear used - D90, sigma 10-20
Technical details - ISO 6400, f4, 30s​


Cosmic Gate by GohKC, on Flickr​
 

So cool. I wanted to head out yesterday to shoot the milky way too but faced some technical issues :( so envious. tonight's sky so cloudy :(
 

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So cool. I wanted to head out yesterday to shoot the milky way too but faced some technical issues :( so envious. tonight's sky so cloudy :(

Actually it was cloudy too when i shot at 12 am, but it became clear at 2 am. Maybe tonight will be the same haha. What technical issues did u have anw?
 

Actually it was cloudy too when i shot at 12 am, but it became clear at 2 am. Maybe tonight will be the same haha. What technical issues did u have anw?

I'll probably be heading out to try later. If not will at least give a go at my block. My trigger was not triggering properly irregardless of wired/wireless. Keep cease shooting by itself when it was in bulb mode. Figured out the reason why just now, it was cos of the low battery -.-
 

I'll probably be heading out to try later. If not will at least give a go at my block. My trigger was not triggering properly irregardless of wired/wireless. Keep cease shooting by itself when it was in bulb mode. Figured out the reason why just now, it was cos of the low battery -.-

Haha, i held my shutter for multiple 3 minute shots before when i forgot to bring my remote, hand got pretty cramped afterwards
 

Gear used - D90, sigma 10-20
Technical details - ISO 200, f8, 1/180s


Matriarch by GohKC, on Flickr​
 

Gear used - D90, Sigma 10-20
Technical details - 12x2 panorama, ISO 200, F11, 1/20s



Sentinel by GohKC, on Flickr​
 

Gear used - D90, Sigma 10-20
Technical details - 5 image pano, ISO 200, F8, 1/30s


Crystal by GohKC, on Flickr​
 

Gear used - D90, Sigma 10-20
Technical details - ISO 200, F22, 1/2s


Aeon by GohKC, on Flickr​
 

I like your creativity and ability to perfect the reflections. Do share with me the formula =) Thumbs up for Aeon.
 

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