Milky Way

[LeGozt]

ahhh... SWBTA

I was there twice during my army days. Beautiful night sky, but unfortunately I wasn't interested in photography yet.

Nice =)

Thanks for your kind comments bro. I wish I could go back and re-shoot this This time I'll bring my shutter release hahaha..

nice attempt. consider using a tripod, mirror lock up, shutter release, small aperture (F8 or smaller), in 30secs, star trails shldn't have formed a lot, i think could be some camera shake.

thanks for sharing! Was it visble by naked eye? or spotted it using binocs/telescope etc first?

Hey there! This was visible to the naked eye because the training area is seriously pitch black. Thanks for your suggestions bro! If I get another chance, I'll definitely use a smaller aperature, shutter release and mirror lock up. Btw it was on a tripod =p

Thanks for dropping by!

 

[weixing]

Hi,
Some suggestion and idea for your reference:
1) You can use the self-timer for 30s exposure without remote.

2) For long exposure, you don't need mirror lock-up as it won't show on your star fields photo.

3) For astrophotography, you should use aperture as large as possible to get the most light, but basically all lens will show some aberrations at large aperture especially at the edge when shooting stars... shooting pinpoint light sources across a wide field is the most difficult test possible for a camera lens. Usually, stop down 1 or 2 stops will give the best possible result, but what aperture to use is depend on how "round" the star is acceptable to you.

4) The maximum exposure time you can use without star trails become really visible without motorised EQ mount is depend on which part of sky you shoot and your lens focal length. Here is a guide for your reference (remember to take your DSLR crop factor into account):
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=219390

Happy shooting and have a nice day.

 

[LeGozt]

Hi,
Some suggestion and idea for your reference:
1) You can use the self-timer for 30s exposure without remote.

2) For long exposure, you don't need mirror lock-up as it won't show on your star fields photo.

3) For astrophotography, you should use aperture as large as possible to get the most light, but basically all lens will show some aberrations at large aperture especially at the edge when shooting stars... shooting pinpoint light sources across a wide field is the most difficult test possible for a camera lens. Usually, stop down 1 or 2 stops will give the best possible result, but what aperture to use is depend on how "round" the star is acceptable to you.

4) The maximum exposure time you can use without star trails become really visible without motorised EQ mount is depend on which part of sky you shoot and your lens focal length. Here is a guide for your reference (remember to take your DSLR crop factor into account):
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=219390

Happy shooting and have a nice day.

Hey bro, I used the self timer lah of course. :bsmilie:

Thanks for the other tips though!

 

[weixing]

Hi,

Hey bro, I used the self timer lah of course. :bsmilie:

Ops... pai sai... I thought you hand trigger it... ha ha ha :embrass:

Have a nice day.

 

[haqeel]

Jawdropping-ly awesome

 

[kohanson]

totally awesome, I tried to look into the sky everynight but can only see like 10 stars. haha.