The Milky Way over Lake Tahoe

[CaptainTonus]

Canon Rebel XT, Tokina 11-16 @ f/2.8, ISO 800, 30' exposure, MF to Infinity, no noise reduction.

http://home.tiora.net/tony/Tahoe/IMG_8522small.jpg

[canonnoob]

great shot! i think it is pretty cool

[Karl Johnston]

Love it, really good shot

[boclcown]

fantastic

[elysium]

Stunning. That is my photo of the day. :)

Really love the framing, the colours, the entire thing is great. Thanks for sharing.

[Gorveatt]

Wow. the only thing i can think of that would make it better is if the trees weren't there, but that's just me, you may have intended them to be there

[Desertraptor]

Nice shot

[cspratt]

Great shot love the tree framing.

[CaptainTonus]

Thanks for the compliments guys. :)

As far as the trees, it was sort of hard to avoid having them in the frame. I could have done without them, but I do think it frames the shot somewhat as well. The lights showing up on them were from cars going past, might have been better if they weren't half-lit.

[windpig]

Most excellent!

[Vulcan58]

Blimey! It's all there.
Superb detail - thank you.

[aram535]

I'm amazed, I would have figured 30' of exposure would have given you a bit of a star trail, no?

[CaptainTonus]

I'm amazed, I would have figured 30' of exposure would have given you a bit of a star trail, no?

At an 11mm focal length it takes a lot longer of an exposure to get trails, usually around one minute.

[Adam Jones]

Cool photo! Potential noob question here:

Would a reverse ND filter have had a positive effect on the shot? (For the light pollution from the horizon down).

[CaptainTonus]

Cool photo! Potential noob question here:

Would a reverse ND filter have had a positive effect on the shot? (For the light pollution from the horizon down).

I've never thought about that. In general, I avoid using any and all filters at night, because they can cause nasty flares and reflections.

[ejicon]

Holy goodness. Excellent. Was this with a telescope or just mounted on a tripod and shot? Excellent indeed.

[unnerv]

spectacular

[CaptainTonus]

Holy goodness. Excellent. Was this with a telescope or just mounted on a tripod and shot? Excellent indeed.

No telescope. I was using an Ultra-Wide Angle lens. I had everything mounted to a $20 tripod I bought from Wal-Mart. :)

[markjpcs]

Cool shot!

[Celestron]

Looking good Captain !

[Naturalist]

I think it is a great image but would be better if the line of lights on the far shore were level. Very nice.

[ckckevin]

So this is 30" rather 30', haha... i was thinking it must have some sort of tails too...

[CaptainTonus]

So this is 30" rather 30', haha... i was thinking it must have some sort of tails too...

Sorry for the confusion there. It was a 30-second exposure, not 30 minutes.

[Jon Foster]

Wow. That is a fantastic shot! There is no way we could shots like that around here. I'm jealous!

Jon.