skypointer2000
Spaceship
After 10:22 hours of night flight, the light dome along the European coast of the Black Sea is greating the tired aviators. Home is slowly coming closer, but still a long 2h30min away. Before the flight is over, full concentration will once more be needed, as the last is also one of the most challenging parts of the flight: approach and landing.
Airborne astrophotography is similar: It is almost as challenging, yields good results with the right technique and smooth conditions definately make life easier.
Incorporating the flight instruments is even more complicated: The dynamic range of such a scene is pretty wide. Even fully dimmed, the flight instruments are much brighter then the night sky outside and the illuminated buttons produce reflections in the windows. Furthermore, the depth of field is huge, spanning from the very close glareshield to the infinity of space.
A single exposure cannot capture the whole scene in good quality. I therefore blended a two step focus stack for the flight deck with a third, longer exposure focused on the stars.
Prints available: ralf-rohner.pixels.com
EXIF
Canon EOS 6D astro modified
Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8
Spaceship: Boeing 777-300ER
Flight Deck:
2 image focus stack of 1/8s @ ISO12800 f/2.8
Sky:
Single exposure of 5s @ ISO12800 f/2.8
Spaceship
After 10:22 hours of night flight, the light dome along the European coast of the Black Sea is greating the tired aviators. Home is slowly coming closer, but still a long 2h30min away. Before the flight is over, full concentration will once more be needed, as the last is also one of the most challenging parts of the flight: approach and landing.
Airborne astrophotography is similar: It is almost as challenging, yields good results with the right technique and smooth conditions definately make life easier.
Incorporating the flight instruments is even more complicated: The dynamic range of such a scene is pretty wide. Even fully dimmed, the flight instruments are much brighter then the night sky outside and the illuminated buttons produce reflections in the windows. Furthermore, the depth of field is huge, spanning from the very close glareshield to the infinity of space.
A single exposure cannot capture the whole scene in good quality. I therefore blended a two step focus stack for the flight deck with a third, longer exposure focused on the stars.
Prints available: ralf-rohner.pixels.com
EXIF
Canon EOS 6D astro modified
Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8
Spaceship: Boeing 777-300ER
Flight Deck:
2 image focus stack of 1/8s @ ISO12800 f/2.8
Sky:
Single exposure of 5s @ ISO12800 f/2.8