Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

NCHANT, how do you take pictures of the night sky like that? Techniques?

Those look awesome!

tombu wrote in post #16016269
Someone give me your 10-22mm I'll give you my 18-55mm kit lens
Awesome pics here.

Haha your welcome to borrow it want my 18-55mm as a spare? Haven't used it in over a year lol

Yogi Bear wrote in post #16016662
Awesome shots, Nchant!

Yogi

Thanks Yogi

BFox549 wrote in post #16017563
NCHANT, how do you take pictures of the night sky like that? Techniques?

Those look awesome!

My techniques have kind of gone out the window since getting the 6D, now learning how to get comfortable shooting 10,000+ ISO! But here's the basics:
• Wide angle lens
• ƒ1.8-4 ish - wider the better
• 20-30 second exposure
• 1600+ ISO - I use to shoot 1600-3200 on my 600D which worked really well, now I'm learning a completely different ball game
• Edit in LR4 or similar - noise, white balance, reduce highlights (if noise poluution is dominant) raise whites, little bit of contrast
• Edit in Photoshop - vibrance layer masked to the milky way, brightness/contrast - now this is where the magic happens, you will be surprised how much detail this layer will lift out of the shot once happy, save and upload

Another edit I have a heap of shots from last night, having a hard time choosing which ones to edit here's something a bit different @ 1600 ISO.

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/​photos/mikeymack/90142​38845/

How do you bring out the Milky Way like that?

TRhoads wrote in post #16019884
How do you bring out the Milky Way like that?

There is a detailed description below the picture if you click thru Flickr

So, PS is a must?

bipodsnapster wrote in post #16019909
There is a detailed description below the picture if you click thru Flickr

So, PS is a must?

thanks, I had not thought to look there...reading now.

TRhoads wrote in post #16019884
How do you bring out the Milky Way like that?

bipodsnapster wrote in post #16019909
There is a detailed description below the picture if you click thru Flickr

So, PS is a must?

Not necessarily a must, but I don't use any other software that mimics PS, but sure there's others out there that can help? I just wish there was a similar Brightness/Contrast slider in LR4, would make life a little easier

TRhoads wrote in post #16019927
thanks, I had not thought to look there...reading now.

Feel free to ask any questions

Reading your process.makes me want to go back re-edit my attempts...

Sitting under Mesa Arch, 5 shots, at 10mm portrait orientation...handheld​, and CS 4 managed to stitch it all together. Better than some I did on a level tripod with a panning clamp...

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com …/travisrhoads/9​030531542/

TRhoads wrote in post #16027475
Sitting under Mesa Arch, 5 shots, at 10mm portrait orientation...handheld​, and CS 4 managed to stitch it all together. Better than some I did on a level tripod with a panning clamp...
MesaArch by Travis Rhoads, on Flickr

Great looking shot, love the depth and colors in this picture.

Thanks, much appreciated.