First night sky

grimey121uk · 31st of October 2008 (Fri)

Went out tonight at the top of winter hill to get some shots of the stars
Sadly it was slightly cloudy.

Both the pics below were shot at 30 seconds
I did try for a longer exposre but a few cars full of chavs pulled up with thier lights on.

It will be doing it again on the next clear night (cant wait)

Anyway here they are
30seconds
f/4.0
iso 1600

constructive c&c welcome

Adrena1in · 1st of November 2008 (Sat)

Shame about the clouds and chavs, but it looks like you get pretty dark skies at that site? What was the focal length and which lens were you using? I'm guessing the 17-40 at 17mm? 30s is about the limit at that focal length, and you can already see some star trails.

They're good shots though. I love images like this as they're a great way to learn the constellations, and thus make it easier to find those deep space objects you're after. Try the same sort of thing with the 50mm f/1.8, only with less exposure time. The first pic is straight at Cygnus, which is rich with Milky Way stuff, and the 50mm will bring some of it out.

I see you managed to capture Andromeda in the second pic too!

grimey121uk · 1st of November 2008 (Sat)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adrena1in

Shame about the clouds and chavs, but it looks like you get pretty dark skies at that site? What was the focal length and which lens were you using? I'm guessing the 17-40 at 17mm? 30s is about the limit at that focal length, and you can already see some star trails.

They're good shots though. I love images like this as they're a great way to learn the constellations, and thus make it easier to find those deep space objects you're after. Try the same sort of thing with the 50mm f/1.8, only with less exposure time. The first pic is straight at Cygnus, which is rich with Milky Way stuff, and the 50mm will bring some of it out.

Thanks for comments and advice

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adrena1in

I see you managed to capture Andromeda in the second pic too! ;

really i cant see it

timescapes.org · 1st of November 2008 (Sat)

try to get some foreground elements into these shots. that gives the person viewing the pics more perspective, IMO.

Smokey911 · 11th of November 2008 (Tue)

Loving photos mate. U the moon yet?

Adrena1in · 11th of November 2008 (Tue)

Quote:

Originally Posted by grimey121uk

really i cant see it

You have to whack up the highlights and fill light. Kills the image, but brings out the "invisible" detail. (Andromeda Galaxy is circled. Easy to find as the right-side of the 'W' of Cassiopeia points to it.)

Jeff · 11th of November 2008 (Tue)

Quote:

Originally Posted by grimey121uk

I did try for a longer exposre but a few cars full of chavs pulled up with thier lights on.

Chavs? Translation?

grimey121uk · 11th of November 2008 (Tue)

Quote:

Originally Posted by jseivert

Chavs? Translation?

Basicaly it means people that go around thinking that they are bad ass when really they are idiots

grimey121uk · 11th of November 2008 (Tue)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adrena1in

You have to whack up the highlights and fill light. Kills the image, but brings out the "invisible" detail. (Andromeda Galaxy is circled. Easy to find as the right-side of the 'W' of Cassiopeia points to it.)

this thing ??

31st of October 2008 (Fri)	#1
grimey121uk Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bolton UK Posts: 721 IMAGE EDITING OK	First night sky Went out tonight at the top of winter hill to get some shots of the stars Sadly it was slightly cloudy. Both the pics below were shot at 30 seconds I did try for a longer exposre but a few cars full of chavs pulled up with thier lights on. It will be doing it again on the next clear night (cant wait) Anyway here they are 30seconds f/4.0 iso 1600 constructive c&c welcome __________________ Canon 50D [] Canon 40D [] Sigma 50 f1.4 EX [] Sigma 10-20 EX [] Sigma 70-200 f2.8 EX [] Canon 17-40 L [] Canon 100-400 L [] Canon 430EX flash [] My Site http://www.urban-photography.co.uk FlickR http://www.flickr.com/photos/l_glass/ Urbex Blog http://l-glass.blogspot.com/

1st of November 2008 (Sat)	#2
Adrena1in Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Winchester, Hampshire, UK. Posts: 1,703 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: First night sky Shame about the clouds and chavs, but it looks like you get pretty dark skies at that site? What was the focal length and which lens were you using? I'm guessing the 17-40 at 17mm? 30s is about the limit at that focal length, and you can already see some star trails. They're good shots though. I love images like this as they're a great way to learn the constellations, and thus make it easier to find those deep space objects you're after. Try the same sort of thing with the 50mm f/1.8, only with less exposure time. The first pic is straight at Cygnus, which is rich with Milky Way stuff, and the 50mm will bring some of it out. I see you managed to capture Andromeda in the second pic too! __________________ Canon EOS 450D, Sigma 18-200mm, Canon 50mm f/2.5 Macro, 2x TC, Revelation 12" f/5 Dobsonian, Mintron PD2285-EX webcam.

1st of November 2008 (Sat)	#4
timescapes.org Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 292	Re: First night sky try to get some foreground elements into these shots. that gives the person viewing the pics more perspective, IMO.

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Smokey911 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: UK Posts: 90 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: First night sky Loving photos mate. U the moon yet? __________________ My Kit - Canon 400D [] EF-S 18-55, nifty fifty - a true amateur

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