We constantly hear about people tracking and stacking to create Milky Way photos. Is it okay to take photos of the Milky Way using a single exposure? I’ll briefly cover three ways we can photograph the Milky Way. Then, we’ll see if the last way, a simple single exposure, might
You might hear the term “stacking” in photography. One can stack for focusing, perspective or star trails. This, however, is stacking for starry night skies, including the Milky Way. The idea here is to take several photos — one right after another — to reduce digital noise that generally occurs
If you’re stacking for star trail or Milky Way images, having a great timer is crucial. And if it’s easy to use at night is even better. Enter the Phottix Aion Universal Wireless Timer and Shutter Release (intervalometer and timer) with radio remote control. An intervalometer is a timer that
We encountered this unusual structure in a ghost town in the Sonoran Desert. Here’s how I got this unusual night photo. Imagination run amok During the waning light of the sun, my friend Mike Cooper and I came across this unusual structure. This was a 100-year old smelter. But to
