Utah Astrophotography
Christmas Meadows Milky Way
I had been planning on shooting here all year, wanted to go up and get some shots of the Milky Way over wildflowers, but I was too busy earlier in the year and most of the wildflowers were gone. The Bear River really calms down at night which makes reflections perfect...except for when the beavers get tired of you and start slapping their tails in the water. Really dark skies here, on my way up a large wildfire had erupted about 40 miles to the west of here and I had to drive through the intense smoke. Wasn't sure the skies would clear up, thankfully the winds out of the north pushed most of the smoke straight south.
10 shots for this one, 4 for the sky, 4 for the foreground, and 2 for the reflections. Sky shots were 3 minutes, ISO 800, and f2.5. Foreground shots were 3 minutes, ISO 800, f1.4. Reflection shots were 45 seconds, ISO 1600, f1.4. All were taken with my Nikon D600 and Rokinon 24mm f1.4 lens on a Sky Watcher Star Adventurer tracking mount.
Christmas Meadows Milky Way
I had been planning on shooting here all year, wanted to go up and get some shots of the Milky Way over wildflowers, but I was too busy earlier in the year and most of the wildflowers were gone. The Bear River really calms down at night which makes reflections perfect...except for when the beavers get tired of you and start slapping their tails in the water. Really dark skies here, on my way up a large wildfire had erupted about 40 miles to the west of here and I had to drive through the intense smoke. Wasn't sure the skies would clear up, thankfully the winds out of the north pushed most of the smoke straight south.
10 shots for this one, 4 for the sky, 4 for the foreground, and 2 for the reflections. Sky shots were 3 minutes, ISO 800, and f2.5. Foreground shots were 3 minutes, ISO 800, f1.4. Reflection shots were 45 seconds, ISO 1600, f1.4. All were taken with my Nikon D600 and Rokinon 24mm f1.4 lens on a Sky Watcher Star Adventurer tracking mount.