Milkyway nightscapes

S.R.M. wrote in post #19417737
A couple of panoramas from Thursday night... both shot with the EOS R and Samyang 24mm f/1.4.

The first is a wide pano of the Milky Way core above Wivenhoe Dam (west of Brisbane):

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2nFf​TaG Galactic Core over Wivenhoe Dam by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr


And the second is a narrower view with the Southern Cross and Pointers reflected in the dam:

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2nFd​mMh Southern Sky Reflections by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

Beutiful! Fantastic location for your shots

these are my more recent shots no edits

PSteven wrote in post #19417951
Thank you - I would love to try a milky way shot at Stonehenge - its a bit of a trek but would be worth it if I could pull it off

It is better in the later end of the 'season' rather than early on. I've done it for Milky Way & Orion.

Schonher wrote in post #19417964
these are my more recent shots no edits

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Certainly more exposure required. You ideally want the right side of your histogram to be somewhere close to the middle.

LeeRatters wrote in post #19417966
It is better in the later end of the 'season' rather than early on. I've done it for Milky Way & Orion.

Nice one - so perhaps still an opportunity this year to have a go.

PSteven wrote in post #19417973
Nice one - so perhaps still an opportunity this year to have a go.

Needs to be the next few weeks though.....!

LeeRatters wrote in post #19417974
Needs to be the next few weeks though.....!

Eep - thanks for the heads up. I better get my planning hat on and pray for clear skies

I never used the histogram so that would help, thank you!

PSteven wrote in post #19417960
Beutiful! Fantastic location for your shots

Thanks very much! It's only an hour drive from home, which is nice

PSteven wrote in post #19417979
Eep - thanks for the heads up. I better get my planning hat on and pray for clear skies

Well, presuming you want to catch the core in the image. If not I guess you could go another time.

LeeRatters wrote in post #19418141
Well, presuming you want to catch the core in the image. If not I guess you could go another time.

The core would make for a much better photo so I will pull out all stops to get there in the next 2 weeks

PhotoPills is your friend, you will be able to plan the core in the postion you would like

My pills started acting up lol... I tried the whole "recalibration" thing and it didn't save or it changes randomly... perhaps time to reinstall.

gaabnz wrote in post #19418174
PhotoPills is your friend, you will be able to plan the core in the postion you would like

markesc wrote in post #19418211
My pills started acting up lol... I tried the whole "recalibration" thing and it didn't save or it changes randomly... perhaps time to reinstall.

Mine is the same - not matter how many times I try to calibrate it, it just never seems to be even vaguely close to reality. I too may try reinstalling and learning how to use it would be helpful too

Schonher wrote in post #19417990
I never used the histogram so that would help, thank you!

Higher iso, faster aperture, darker sky and you will see the difference from your posted shots. If you can’t get all 3 try 1 or 2 of them