tylerjacobs
Two old friends - The Milky Way overhead an old rustic barn in Odell, IL
An old photogenic barn on the outskirts of Odell, IL painted by headlights of passing cars on I-55 with the Milky Way and its fellow stars hanging overhead in the southern skies. As I stood there taking photo after photo of this barn, I began to get unnerved at the idea of reviewing one of the photos and finding someone staring back at me from the barn. Walking around the country on dark nights like this is always an adventure in "What IS that noise?" and "Please don't stop. Please don't stop.", as cars pass by. I always manage to work myself into a state of anxiousness.
This is a composition of two photos; the foreground is a 800 ISO 20 second exposure, and the Milky Way is the same spot but at 1600 ISO. I've been frustrated with some of the noise I've been getting in the foreground of my shots, so I tried to minimize that on this go around.
Crossing off another of the photo ideas I have had in my head for years. It's been quite the adventure, first learning how to capture the Milky Way, and then scouting locations when you live hours away. Looking at my photos from a year ago and comparing them to now is very gratifying and humbling.
Samyang/Rokinon 12mm @ f2.0
Two old friends - The Milky Way overhead an old rustic barn in Odell, IL
An old photogenic barn on the outskirts of Odell, IL painted by headlights of passing cars on I-55 with the Milky Way and its fellow stars hanging overhead in the southern skies. As I stood there taking photo after photo of this barn, I began to get unnerved at the idea of reviewing one of the photos and finding someone staring back at me from the barn. Walking around the country on dark nights like this is always an adventure in "What IS that noise?" and "Please don't stop. Please don't stop.", as cars pass by. I always manage to work myself into a state of anxiousness.
This is a composition of two photos; the foreground is a 800 ISO 20 second exposure, and the Milky Way is the same spot but at 1600 ISO. I've been frustrated with some of the noise I've been getting in the foreground of my shots, so I tried to minimize that on this go around.
Crossing off another of the photo ideas I have had in my head for years. It's been quite the adventure, first learning how to capture the Milky Way, and then scouting locations when you live hours away. Looking at my photos from a year ago and comparing them to now is very gratifying and humbling.
Samyang/Rokinon 12mm @ f2.0