We held the last Milky Way and Night Sky workshop in Sedona, Arizona this past week. It was a good one! Three students participated, who all have studied with me in the past got to see and photograph the Bortle Four skies. Can’t wait to see what they have captured
When you work with a wide angle lens there is some distortion inherent in the image. Tilt the camera up and it really rears its ugly head. Here are some thoughts on working through the problem. See this image article on noise reduction for the start of this photo. Distortion
In the previous article, I shared ideas on capturing the Milky Way using multiple images to help tame noise. In this article, I’ll show how those images can be processed for the stars. To stack or not to stack Stacking multiple captures is a great way to reduce noise in
Getting out under the canopy of stars is always a great treat for me. Using a fair amount of iPhone apps helps in my quest for Milky Way and other night sky phenomenon. There’s a drawback that can be overcome from their use. Read on for some night sky photography
This is the follow-up to the Milky Way Stars noise reduction: Stars article from a couple days ago. Foreground noise reduction is a different beast and needs to be tamed in a different way. Here’s how I take care of it. Capture First is the gathering of the images. In
Many times it is better to increase the ISO to make sure you have information in the shadow areas of your Milky Way foreground blend images. I use two techniques to tame the noise in my images. One for the sky and another for the foreground. Milky Way capture Let’s
As I mentioned in an earlier article on noise reduction, it’s Milky Way huntin’ season for capturing the Galactic Core. To capture the arch, I use a panorama technique. In this instance, I captured and stitched together eight image slices for the stars and the foreground. Panorama equipment A panorama
It was peak night in Sedona, AZ December 13-14, 2023 for the Geminids Meteor Shower. Weather was perfectly clear for most of the moonless night. Between 9:15 p.m. and 5 a.m., I made over 1000 images. See the initial cull of the images using Adobe Bridge here. Capture 1,230 images
Sometimes it doesn’t look as if the Milky Way is going to make an appearance. That’s no reason to put away your gear because you just never know. While you wait, make an image and see what else you can come up with. Cloud apps There are cloud prediction apps
Making multiple images as you are photographing the Milky Way can give you more opportunities for creative projects. You can stack images for noise reduction. Combine photos for time-lapse. Ensure that if the skies change during the night, you already have some clean photos “in the can.’ Intervalometer Many cameras
As a resident of Sedona, Arizona I have had the opportunity to explore and find many beautiful locations for landscape photography. In my mind the only thing better is nightscape photography featuring the Milky Way and the heavens. Night Sky Workshop I’ve designed night sky photo workshops around Sedona’s International
New to astrophotography? One of the technicalities that you may want to learn at this point is what focal length to use. In a nutshell, it depends on the night sky object you want want to capture. Today’s featured astrophotography tip, however, will give you a better idea on this
