Milky Way in Central Oregon

bdillon · 21st of May 2012 (Mon)

I took this shot of the Milky Way over the Three Sisters (volcanoes) from the McKenzie Pass. I would have liked to have got a little more of the horizon in the shot, but some hippies came along and lit a fire about 20 ft from me and polluted the lava fields with light.

Mike Gray · 21st of May 2012 (Mon)

Amazing shot of the Milkyway!
Take a strobe flash or Cree P7 and shine it on those fire starters

bdillon · 21st of May 2012 (Mon)

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Originally Posted by Mike Gray

Amazing shot of the Milkyway!
Take a strobe flash or Cree P7 and shine it on those fire starters

At first I thought it might be cool, they might be helping light paint the lava for me.......but with exposures of 30 seconds, it was way too much light, causing flares in the lens, etc. Earlier in the day I had eaten wasabi peas, beef jerky, smoked almonds and a bbq brisket sandwich which I washed down with a liter of Mountain Dew. I had horrid gas, and the wind was blowing their way.

adilh · 22nd of May 2012 (Tue)

wow amazing! what time did you snap this shot?

iamsammy84 · 22nd of May 2012 (Tue)

yeah what time did yo u snap this shot? amazinG

bdillon · 22nd of May 2012 (Tue)

It was July last year, maybe midnight? That's the cool thing about central Oregon, we have really dark skies. There's an observatory not far from there. I want to dabble in EQ mounts for my camera. Anyone have suggestions for a cheapish one? This was really my first attempt at it, I don't really know what I'm doing.

MidnightSun · 23rd of May 2012 (Wed)

Beautiful shot....

victorelessar · 23rd of May 2012 (Wed)

so beautiful

dfinn · 25th of May 2012 (Fri)

single exposure?

bdillon · 25th of May 2012 (Fri)

Yeah. 30'seconds, f2.8, ISO 1600 with a 16-35 2.8L and a 5D II. I don't know how to do stacking yet.

Gutterscum · 25th of May 2012 (Fri)

Love milky way shots and this is a great one.

Note ..... Light your farts next time, if you have horrid gas it will make the hippies go!

CRobH · 25th of May 2012 (Fri)

Spectacular shot! Single exposure at that. Wow!

21st of May 2012 (Mon)	#1
bdillon Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 660	Milky Way in Central Oregon I took this shot of the Milky Way over the Three Sisters (volcanoes) from the McKenzie Pass. I would have liked to have got a little more of the horizon in the shot, but some hippies came along and lit a fire about 20 ft from me and polluted the lava fields with light.

21st of May 2012 (Mon)	#2
Mike Gray Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Brisbane Posts: 82	Re: Milky Way in Central Oregon Amazing shot of the Milkyway! Take a strobe flash or Cree P7 and shine it on those fire starters

22nd of May 2012 (Tue)	#4
adilh Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Nevada Posts: 459	Re: Milky Way in Central Oregon wow amazing! what time did you snap this shot? __________________ 1Ds Mkii \| 5DMkii \| 50D \| 7D \|17-40 L\|70-200 2.8 IS L \|24-70 2.8 L\| 50&85 1.8\|100 2.8 \| & Still Suffering from Gear Acquisition Syndrome Flicker\|Facebook]\|Adil Photography website \| Feedback1 \|Feedback2\| Zenfolio 10%off : F18-9FY-CYX

22nd of May 2012 (Tue)	#5
iamsammy84 Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 50	Re: Milky Way in Central Oregon yeah what time did yo u snap this shot? amazinG

22nd of May 2012 (Tue)	#6
bdillon Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 660	Re: Milky Way in Central Oregon It was July last year, maybe midnight? That's the cool thing about central Oregon, we have really dark skies. There's an observatory not far from there. I want to dabble in EQ mounts for my camera. Anyone have suggestions for a cheapish one? This was really my first attempt at it, I don't really know what I'm doing.

23rd of May 2012 (Wed)	#7
MidnightSun Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Afton, VA / Korat, Thailand Posts: 1,204 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Milky Way in Central Oregon Beautiful shot.... __________________ Dave Canon 350D, AE-1, Orion 8" Newt. f/4.9; EQ6 w/ modified motor drive; Orion 70mm f/10 Refractor Guide Scope; Celestron NexImage CCD Imager; Starshoot Autoguider. Orion Electronic Focusers. Astro Setup / Midnight Sun Astrophotography

23rd of May 2012 (Wed)	#8
victorelessar Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Maceió, Brazil Posts: 186	Re: Milky Way in Central Oregon so beautiful __________________ Canon EOS 1100D \| Canon EF-S 18-55mm \| Helios 50mm 1:2 \| sigma DL 70-300mm

25th of May 2012 (Fri)	#9
dfinn Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: SLC, UT Posts: 202 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Milky Way in Central Oregon single exposure?

25th of May 2012 (Fri)	#11
Gutterscum Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 598 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Milky Way in Central Oregon Love milky way shots and this is a great one. Note ..... Light your farts next time, if you have horrid gas it will make the hippies go! __________________ Canon 60D gripped , Nifty 50 1.8,, 75-300 1:4-5.6Tonkina 11-16 f2.8

25th of May 2012 (Fri)	#12
CRobH Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 723	Re: Milky Way in Central Oregon Spectacular shot! Single exposure at that. Wow!

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