Milkyway nightscapes

pkim1230 wrote in post #17092624
Wow that looks great. Can I see the original unprocessed?

Pkim, have you taken any Milky Way shots yet? I see you bought your lenses, would love to see what you shot with them.

LisaBlue85 wrote in post #17093141
Pkim, have you taken any Milky Way shots yet? I see you bought your lenses, would love to see what you shot with them.

I haven't had a chance to drive out of the city yet. Light pollution is terrible here. Just lurking the forums for now, trying to absorb all the information

Have you checked out ClearDarkSkies.com? Light pollution in New Jersey is horrible at best, this site really helped with some very do-able locations. I'm on vacation & just used it to find a great place, less than 2 miles away, to do some nightscapes.

LisaBlue85 wrote in post #17093214
Have you checked out ClearDarkSkies.com? Light pollution in New Jersey is horrible at best, this site really helped with some very do-able locations. I'm on vacation & just used it to find a great place, less than 2 miles away, to do some nightscapes.

Thanks but I'm not in the states anymore. I'm in South Korea. I have to search for Korean sites and blogs to get recommendations for dark sites and they are usually at least three hours away from Seoul.
I'll be going on a road trip at the end of the month, so I'm marking locations I want to visit.
I miss Rhode Island!! I'll be sure to use that site when I'm back in the states. It seems really useful.

LisaBlue85 wrote in post #17093214
Have you checked out ClearDarkSkies.com? Light pollution in New Jersey is horrible at best, this site really helped with some very do-able locations. I'm on vacation & just used it to find a great place, less than 2 miles away, to do some nightscapes.

Do you know of good sites for Europe?

piQturesQue wrote in post #17093767
Do you know of good sites for Europe?

Have you tried typing dark skies in google? It worked for the UK.

beano wrote in post #17094069
Have you tried typing dark skies in google? It worked for the UK.

gives me a movie But showed some apps as well, which I might as well try

My first serious attempt using a 5D3 and Samyang 14mm f2.8 25 sec. Taken in Sedona, Az. When zoomed in, the stars look like Xmas ornaments, I guess this was a result of mis-focus?

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piQturesQue wrote in post #17093767
Do you know of good sites for Europe?

No, sorry! Wish I could be of more help.

piQturesQue wrote in post #17093767
Do you know of good sites for Europe?

I tried in the Schwarzwald (Black Forrest) and it worked rather well. There was still some light pollution but less than where I usually go.

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virginie24jb wrote in post #17099109
I tried in the Schwarzwald (Black Forrest) and it worked rather well. There was still some light pollution but less than where I usually go.

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Above Our Heads by virginieb20, on Flickr

Yeah, I guess I'll just be checking forests which are close to me for a start

piQturesQue wrote in post #17099495
Yeah, I guess I'll just be checking forests which are close to me for a start

I didn't know exactly where you were in Germany but now that I've checked, yes, you may be looking for something closer. But for my defense, you asked "in Europe" so...

Just try to get away from cities and look for a place where there's no light pollution in the direction that you'll be shooting. If the Milky is South - South-West then try to look for a place without big cities in that direction.

a less-than-hot mess of a photo with way too many layer masks going...
Too many different colors going... ;P

5D ii, 16-35 @ 16mm, f/2.8, 65 seconds, 3200 ISO.

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My last shots in Playa Hermosa Costa Rica

D5100, 16mm, f2.0, iso 3200, 25"

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