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Posted By: WSG, 10-15-2012, 11:05 AM

We spent an afternoon here waiting for the sun to go down. The reason for the trip was to try and shoot the Milky Way. You can see a few of the Draconid meteors on one of the Milky Way photos.These are just a few of what we came back with. I edit in a HDR program.

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10-15-2012, 12:32 PM - 1 Like   #2
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I must have been thru there two dozen times. I never "saw" your first image when I looked at it!

I like it! Good job! Nice use of HDR.
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Thanks!

Hi lmd91343,
I'm a newbie at HDR. But using it often in order to get better at it. I SAW the Milky Way there on our way back from L.A. a few weeks ago. I then pestered my boyfriend until he agreed to take me back. lol!!! He had more fun than me once we got there. The first photo is at "The Romero Visitors Center" which is on the eastbound side of 152. Here is the link: Recreation, Locations
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you got some talent my friend

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Thanks!

WOW!!! I sure would love to visit your neck of the woods! I've always wanted to photograph Petra, Jerusalem and the Dead Sea. I pray one day.............G-d willing.
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Nice shots. The milky way sure is fun to photograph, I'm looking forward to seeing it more next spring. You might want to try increasing the iso even more, the k-5 can handle it.
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Up The ISO

Thanks! I wish I had, I was so awestruck, (not good for a photographer) that I blew it. But yes, I'm looking so forward to the spring as well. Have you shot it before? Do have any advice for what lens and settings work best for you? If so, I'd be grateful to hear it.

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Pretty darn good - I have yet to try my hand at this type of photography one day.
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Nice series. I like the first and third ones the best. Sky photography is an art that I have never tried either. Good job.
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A very nice eclectic series.---charliezap
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QuoteOriginally posted by WSG Quote
Thanks! I wish I had, I was so awestruck, (not good for a photographer) that I blew it. But yes, I'm looking so forward to the spring as well. Have you shot it before? Do have any advice for what lens and settings work best for you? If so, I'd be grateful to hear it.
I've shot it a couple times. I think for the milky way you want the widest fastest lens you can get. I've tried several lenses, and I currently use a Samyang 14mm f2.8, but I will probably trade that in for the recently announced Samyang 10mm f2.8. The goal is to capture the most light without letting the stars trail. So settings of 30 seconds, f2.8, iso 3200 and up usually work well. But I still have a lot to learn, I've only been to truly dark skies once.
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