Night 06/25/17 Milky Way

06/25/17 Milky Way · **4 Likes**

Don't mind the data fields for the shot, they're probably not correct. The exif will have the real values (if DCU retained them). Boosted a little in DCU.

Milky Way taken on 6/25/17

Adam · 08-05-2017, 07:50 AM

Very nice! I like the foreground and the star trails in it!

Auzzie-Phoenix · 08-05-2017, 10:59 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Adam

Very nice! I like the foreground and the star trails in it!

This time of year, the dock is installed, so it makes for a nice foreground object, the lake at night is usually fairly calm unless its windy, so good reflections. The hillside and treeline of the peninsula covers the width of the frame, so it's a good border division object. As for the star trails, they occur naturally with the 10mm due to angle of the lens being just a bit too wide so you get the curvature at the edges bleeding away focus against center frame, and it's outside the effective range of the Astrotracer shifting ability. A lot of times it can be a bit undesirable, but sometimes the trailing adds to the image result. The really nice thing about the 10mm though, is that I'll sometimes unintentionally catch a meteor falling at the edge of the frame, that I would have missed otherwise.

**robgski** · 08-06-2017, 12:30 PM

Very nice shot. I went out last night but had no success.

old4570 · 08-08-2017, 03:28 AM

Yes Very nice

JohannSMac · 08-09-2017, 09:34 AM

Originally posted by Auzzie-Phoenix

Don't mind the data fields for the shot, they're probably not correct. The exif will have the real values (if DCU retained them). Boosted a little in DCU.

Milky Way taken on 6/25/17

That's stunningly beautiful to me. Great composition too - location is excellent! I need to look into some astral photography.

Photogoof · 08-07-2018, 09:54 AM

Originally posted by Auzzie-Phoenix

Don't mind the data fields for the shot, they're probably not correct. The exif will have the real values (if DCU retained them). Boosted a little in DCU.

Milky Way taken on 6/25/17

So beautiful.

**Ash** · 10-09-2019, 04:38 AM

Originally posted by Auzzie-Phoenix

Don't mind the data fields for the shot, they're probably not correct. The exif will have the real values (if DCU retained them). Boosted a little in DCU.

Milky Way taken on 6/25/17

Nice image.Well done. You can even see the star trails in the reflection of this long exposure.

vector · 10-09-2019, 09:42 PM

Nice, I love shots like this. Well done.

Greg1956 · 10-09-2019, 09:47 PM

Nice. The dock grounds it.

I didn't know that going too wide (10mm) would cause trails on the extremities. I'll keep an eye out for that when I use my Sigma 10-20mm f4

Greg

JTninja · 10-09-2019, 09:57 PM

Very impressive!

**dneira29** · 07-13-2021, 09:10 AM

Originally posted by Auzzie-Phoenix

Don't mind the data fields for the shot, they're probably not correct. The exif will have the real values (if DCU retained them). Boosted a little in DCU.

Milky Way taken on 6/25/17

nice shot. Did you use astrotracer for this shot??

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08-05-2017, 07:50 AM	#2
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08-05-2017, 10:59 PM - 1 Like	#3
Auzzie-Phoenix Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Photos: Albums Posts: 1,020 Original Poster	Originally posted by Adam Very nice! I like the foreground and the star trails in it! This time of year, the dock is installed, so it makes for a nice foreground object, the lake at night is usually fairly calm unless its windy, so good reflections. The hillside and treeline of the peninsula covers the width of the frame, so it's a good border division object. As for the star trails, they occur naturally with the 10mm due to angle of the lens being just a bit too wide so you get the curvature at the edges bleeding away focus against center frame, and it's outside the effective range of the Astrotracer shifting ability. A lot of times it can be a bit undesirable, but sometimes the trailing adds to the image result. The really nice thing about the 10mm though, is that I'll sometimes unintentionally catch a meteor falling at the edge of the frame, that I would have missed otherwise.

08-06-2017, 12:30 PM	#4
robgski Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,817	Very nice shot. I went out last night but had no success.

08-08-2017, 03:28 AM	#5
old4570 Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Melbourne Photos: Albums Posts: 2,551	Yes Very nice

08-09-2017, 09:34 AM	#6
JohannSMac Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Greater Cincinnati Posts: 41	Originally posted by Auzzie-Phoenix Don't mind the data fields for the shot, they're probably not correct. The exif will have the real values (if DCU retained them). Boosted a little in DCU. Milky Way taken on 6/25/17 That's stunningly beautiful to me. Great composition too - location is excellent! I need to look into some astral photography.

08-07-2018, 09:54 AM	#7
Photogoof Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Prague Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,422	Originally posted by Auzzie-Phoenix Don't mind the data fields for the shot, they're probably not correct. The exif will have the real values (if DCU retained them). Boosted a little in DCU. Milky Way taken on 6/25/17 So beautiful.

10-09-2019, 04:38 AM	#8
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Originally posted by Auzzie-Phoenix Don't mind the data fields for the shot, they're probably not correct. The exif will have the real values (if DCU retained them). Boosted a little in DCU. Milky Way taken on 6/25/17 Nice image.Well done. You can even see the star trails in the reflection of this long exposure.

10-09-2019, 09:42 PM	#9
vector Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Location: Alberta Posts: 713	Nice, I love shots like this. Well done.

10-09-2019, 09:47 PM	#10
Greg1956 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 76	Nice. The dock grounds it. I didn't know that going too wide (10mm) would cause trails on the extremities. I'll keep an eye out for that when I use my Sigma 10-20mm f4 Greg

10-09-2019, 09:57 PM	#11
JTninja Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: WA Photos: Gallery Posts: 176	Very impressive!

07-13-2021, 09:10 AM	#12
dneira29 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2020 Posts: 535	Originally posted by Auzzie-Phoenix Don't mind the data fields for the shot, they're probably not correct. The exif will have the real values (if DCU retained them). Boosted a little in DCU. Milky Way taken on 6/25/17 nice shot. Did you use astrotracer for this shot??