Joshua Trees, Milky Way, Airglow, and... (29mm)
Testing shorter exposures and longer focal lengths with sky stacking (15 seconds at 29mm here), also different workflows to preserve the aurora-like green airglow in the night sky.
If the light pollution is going to be directly under the Milky Way, might as well put it where it can draw attention to the subject.
Single press of the shutter release, several adjacent images moderately post-processed (about a minute to capture and a couple of minutes to adjust). Done.
No compositing/time-shifting.
No tracking mount.
No noise images, no long exposure foreground images.
No special lighting, or added light.
No new camera or back-lit sensor.
No multiple focal lengths, no focus stacking.
No Photoshop, no layers, no sky or foreground substitution (just Lightroom and a shareware app or two).
Night photography doesn't have to be complicated or time-consuming, or involve special gear beyond camera, lens, tripod. Many cameras produced in the last 13 years and probably all in the last 4-8 years can capture shots like this. I've re-processed images and produced great results from my 2009 Canon 5D Mark II and crop sensor 70D. Join our workshops to find out how!
Joshua Trees, Milky Way, Airglow, and... (29mm)
Testing shorter exposures and longer focal lengths with sky stacking (15 seconds at 29mm here), also different workflows to preserve the aurora-like green airglow in the night sky.
If the light pollution is going to be directly under the Milky Way, might as well put it where it can draw attention to the subject.
Single press of the shutter release, several adjacent images moderately post-processed (about a minute to capture and a couple of minutes to adjust). Done.
No compositing/time-shifting.
No tracking mount.
No noise images, no long exposure foreground images.
No special lighting, or added light.
No new camera or back-lit sensor.
No multiple focal lengths, no focus stacking.
No Photoshop, no layers, no sky or foreground substitution (just Lightroom and a shareware app or two).
Night photography doesn't have to be complicated or time-consuming, or involve special gear beyond camera, lens, tripod. Many cameras produced in the last 13 years and probably all in the last 4-8 years can capture shots like this. I've re-processed images and produced great results from my 2009 Canon 5D Mark II and crop sensor 70D. Join our workshops to find out how!