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AzureC · 03-17-2013, 01:52 PM - **2 Likes**

This was my very first successful shot of our Galaxy, looking to improve as the weather is right to practice the next two nights, Tripod shot with a 60 sec exposure 800 ISO aperature 4.0. I will reduce the time to 30 seconds on my next attempt to freeze the star movement and boost the ISO to1600. Hoping to improve on this shot over the next 2 nights, thanks : )

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**PJ1** · 03-17-2013, 03:40 PM - **1 Like**

Nice shot. Some landscape always makes these interesting. I have had a play with photographing the Milky Way as well. I did a 30 second exposure at ISO 800. It still gives a star trail of course, but I pulled a bit more out with PP and manipulated the image with some diagonal compression to reduce the "stretch". I could do that because I only wanted a small image to use on a web page. I look forward to seeing the results as you develop your technique.

wildman · 03-17-2013, 04:01 PM - **1 Like**

Stunning

**dms** · 03-17-2013, 04:46 PM - **1 Like**

This is not an area I have expertise in--but as a question/suggestion, if you reduced the exposure (e.g., keep iso 800 at f/4, and use 30 sec.) would you still capture the beautiful sky colors--but with darker sand/sky and less of the lower magnitude stars?

In any event really lovely, and no doubt it will improve with experience.

AzureC · 03-17-2013, 04:48 PM

The purple and green coloring I had dismissed as noise, however after some research it has been determined that it was the aurora borealis, very rare from this latitude

**Ex Finn.** · 03-17-2013, 05:49 PM - **1 Like**

Nice capture.
edit: I was going to comment about the purple noise, but it being aurora, you had no control over it.

**jbinpg** · 03-18-2013, 12:35 PM - **1 Like**

I think the only way to have improved on this image would have been to approach it in two halves. Using the O-GPS1 in Astrotracer mode, you could have had exposed stars without trails. Then taken a photo of the foreground without the GPS unit and combined them in your preferred image editing program. Otherwise this is brilliant.

Alliecat · 03-18-2013, 09:33 PM - **1 Like**

I was thinking "noise" too.
Very cool shot. I really like the blue colouring in the upper part of the sky.

davidsyd · 03-19-2013, 02:29 AM - **1 Like**

lovely shot. I will give it a try this weekend.

bezuidar · 03-19-2013, 10:08 PM - **1 Like**

Interesting landscape picture. Well done.

03-17-2013, 01:52 PM - 2 Likes	#1
AzureC Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Cape Cod, MA Photos: Gallery Posts: 90	Milky Way over Sea Lens: 10-20mm Sigma Camera: Pentax K-5 Photo Location: Chatham, MA ISO: 800 Shutter Speed: Above 6s Aperture: F4 This was my very first successful shot of our Galaxy, looking to improve as the weather is right to practice the next two nights, Tripod shot with a 60 sec exposure 800 ISO aperature 4.0. I will reduce the time to 30 seconds on my next attempt to freeze the star movement and boost the ISO to1600. Hoping to improve on this shot over the next 2 nights, thanks : ) Attached Images

03-17-2013, 05:49 PM - 1 Like	#6
Ex Finn. Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Maryland. Espoo. Kouvola. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,975	Nice capture. edit: I was going to comment about the purple noise, but it being aurora, you had no control over it. Last edited by Ex Finn.; 03-17-2013 at 06:05 PM.

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03-17-2013, 03:40 PM - 1 Like	#2
PJ1 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Toowoomba, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,487	Nice shot. Some landscape always makes these interesting. I have had a play with photographing the Milky Way as well. I did a 30 second exposure at ISO 800. It still gives a star trail of course, but I pulled a bit more out with PP and manipulated the image with some diagonal compression to reduce the "stretch". I could do that because I only wanted a small image to use on a web page. I look forward to seeing the results as you develop your technique.

03-17-2013, 04:01 PM - 1 Like	#3
wildman Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Flyover America Posts: 4,469	Stunning

03-17-2013, 04:46 PM - 1 Like	#4
dms Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: New York, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,192	This is not an area I have expertise in--but as a question/suggestion, if you reduced the exposure (e.g., keep iso 800 at f/4, and use 30 sec.) would you still capture the beautiful sky colors--but with darker sand/sky and less of the lower magnitude stars? In any event really lovely, and no doubt it will improve with experience.

03-17-2013, 04:48 PM	#5
AzureC Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Cape Cod, MA Photos: Gallery Posts: 90 Original Poster	The purple and green coloring I had dismissed as noise, however after some research it has been determined that it was the aurora borealis, very rare from this latitude

03-18-2013, 12:35 PM - 1 Like	#7
jbinpg Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Prince George, BC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,546	I think the only way to have improved on this image would have been to approach it in two halves. Using the O-GPS1 in Astrotracer mode, you could have had exposed stars without trails. Then taken a photo of the foreground without the GPS unit and combined them in your preferred image editing program. Otherwise this is brilliant.

03-18-2013, 09:33 PM - 1 Like	#8
Alliecat Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: East of Everywhere, Canada Posts: 740	I was thinking "noise" too. Very cool shot. I really like the blue colouring in the upper part of the sky.

03-19-2013, 02:29 AM - 1 Like	#9
davidsyd Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sydney Posts: 77	lovely shot. I will give it a try this weekend.

03-19-2013, 10:08 PM - 1 Like	#10
bezuidar Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Centurion, South Africa Photos: Gallery Posts: 380	Interesting landscape picture. Well done.

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