Night Milky Way and Sunrise

Milky Way and Sunrise · **5 Likes**

For months I had been planning to get out to some dark skies away from the light pollution of Chicago. Since it's so flat around here, the light pollution stretches out really far and I had to drive 3 hours to get to a dark place called Green River State Wildlife Management Area. I finally went last weekend and rented a Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6 lens from cameralensrentals.com. Anyway here are the resulting pictures.

(Votes are appreciated on this one)

**jford** · 08-24-2012, 06:27 PM

You got some amazing images. Truly beautiful.
At least, IMO.
Thanks for sharing.

deaning · 08-24-2012, 06:28 PM

Fantastic shots, well done and I just love Road to the Fog, wonderful composition!

fotogaffer · 08-24-2012, 06:41 PM

Excellent shots - well done. I especially like Galaxy Road. Looks like you "painted" the road with your car lights? If you don't mind me asking, did you take these on tripod only, or did you have a motorized mount for longer exposures, since your star fields are so sharp?

Ole · 08-24-2012, 06:43 PM

Wow, what else is there to say!

krp · 08-24-2012, 06:56 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by jford

You got some amazing images. Truly beautiful.
At least, IMO.
Thanks for sharing.

Originally posted by deaning

Fantastic shots, well done and I just love Road to the Fog, wonderful composition!

Originally posted by Ole

Wow, what else is there to say!

Thanks everyone, it was amazing to see just how much of the night sky light pollution was hiding. Even though I brought my telescope, I spent most of the night just gazing at the milky way and taking pictures, I can't wait to go back.

Originally posted by fotogaffer

Excellent shots - well done. I especially like Galaxy Road. Looks like you "painted" the road with your car lights? If you don't mind me asking, did you take these on tripod only, or did you have a motorized mount for longer exposures, since your star fields are so sharp?

Yeah, I used a flashlight to light up the road. These are all taken with an ordinary tripod at 30 seconds or less to avoid trailing. But I pushed the K-x to the limit with very high iso's and used several PP techniques to bring out faint stars and details. Sometimes I stack pictures of the stars, but these are all single exposures.

bossa · 08-24-2012, 07:05 PM

Great stuff. I love the 1st two landscapes particularly.

Thanks

AussieTrev · 08-24-2012, 11:19 PM

Stunning shots, well done.

**Bob Harris** · 08-24-2012, 11:42 PM

You got your monies worth out of the lens, All great shots and a pleasure to view. Bob

**baro-nite** · 08-25-2012, 04:59 AM

Originally posted by deaning

Fantastic shots, well done and I just love Road to the Fog, wonderful composition!

Complete agreement -- excellent set, and this one is the standout.

**dcmsox2004** · 08-25-2012, 05:01 AM

i echo ole's sentiments.. WOW!! living by cities, i really have never been afforded such a clear view of the (magical) night sky....
thanks for your incredible efforts in making it possible for me... dave m

slowpez · 08-25-2012, 06:02 AM

Fantastic series. I absolutely love the galaxy road and startrails and the sunrise images. Heck, I like them all and thank you kindly for sharing them.

**Sailor** · 08-25-2012, 06:09 AM

A striking set of pics, for sure. I enjoyed them all.

Jer

Dionisis_K · 08-26-2012, 09:46 PM

Amazing shots, Just stuning.. I think you should own this lens.!!

navilink · 01-27-2013, 05:24 AM

Amazing pictures from K-x.. I owned a K-x also and over 30k of pictures, still can't get as good as yours!

Can you share the Custom Setting you used (Bright, Natural, Vibrant, etc) and the saturation, contrast, sharpness etc you used for the sunrise or other landscape photos in general?

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08-24-2012, 06:27 PM	#2
jford Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Indiana PA USA Posts: 1,396	You got some amazing images. Truly beautiful. At least, IMO. Thanks for sharing.

08-24-2012, 06:28 PM	#3
deaning Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Photos: Albums Posts: 737	Fantastic shots, well done and I just love Road to the Fog, wonderful composition!

08-24-2012, 06:41 PM	#4
fotogaffer Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 716	Excellent shots - well done. I especially like Galaxy Road. Looks like you "painted" the road with your car lights? If you don't mind me asking, did you take these on tripod only, or did you have a motorized mount for longer exposures, since your star fields are so sharp?

08-24-2012, 06:43 PM	#5
Ole Administrator Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,408	Wow, what else is there to say!

08-24-2012, 06:56 PM - 1 Like	#6
krp Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Illinois Photos: Gallery Posts: 470 Original Poster	Originally posted by jford You got some amazing images. Truly beautiful. At least, IMO. Thanks for sharing. Originally posted by deaning Fantastic shots, well done and I just love Road to the Fog, wonderful composition! Originally posted by Ole Wow, what else is there to say! Thanks everyone, it was amazing to see just how much of the night sky light pollution was hiding. Even though I brought my telescope, I spent most of the night just gazing at the milky way and taking pictures, I can't wait to go back. Originally posted by fotogaffer Excellent shots - well done. I especially like Galaxy Road. Looks like you "painted" the road with your car lights? If you don't mind me asking, did you take these on tripod only, or did you have a motorized mount for longer exposures, since your star fields are so sharp? Yeah, I used a flashlight to light up the road. These are all taken with an ordinary tripod at 30 seconds or less to avoid trailing. But I pushed the K-x to the limit with very high iso's and used several PP techniques to bring out faint stars and details. Sometimes I stack pictures of the stars, but these are all single exposures.

08-24-2012, 07:05 PM	#7
bossa Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Adelaide Posts: 4,546	Great stuff. I love the 1st two landscapes particularly. Thanks

08-24-2012, 11:19 PM	#8
AussieTrev Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,590	Stunning shots, well done.

08-24-2012, 11:42 PM	#9
Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477	You got your monies worth out of the lens, All great shots and a pleasure to view. Bob

08-25-2012, 04:59 AM	#10
baro-nite Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: North Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,295	Originally posted by deaning Fantastic shots, well done and I just love Road to the Fog, wonderful composition! Complete agreement -- excellent set, and this one is the standout.

08-25-2012, 05:01 AM	#11
dcmsox2004 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: rhode island Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,522	i echo ole's sentiments.. WOW!! living by cities, i really have never been afforded such a clear view of the (magical) night sky.... thanks for your incredible efforts in making it possible for me... dave m

08-25-2012, 06:02 AM	#12
slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,461	Fantastic series. I absolutely love the galaxy road and startrails and the sunrise images. Heck, I like them all and thank you kindly for sharing them.

08-25-2012, 06:09 AM	#13
Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coastal Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 26,203	A striking set of pics, for sure. I enjoyed them all. Jer

08-26-2012, 09:46 PM	#14
Dionisis_K Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Athens - Greece Photos: Albums Posts: 249	Amazing shots, Just stuning.. I think you should own this lens.!!

01-27-2013, 05:24 AM	#15
navilink New Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 17	Amazing pictures from K-x.. I owned a K-x also and over 30k of pictures, still can't get as good as yours! Can you share the Custom Setting you used (Bright, Natural, Vibrant, etc) and the saturation, contrast, sharpness etc you used for the sunrise or other landscape photos in general?