Dark as daylight

Stargazing continued in a 2h exposure.
An image of our 'nightly' sky with an exposure of 120minutes sharp, reasonably high aperture and low iso values to match. Still too light:) We live we learn though it is a slow curve given the exposure time:) Missed the North star as the center and the stray light is amazingly present, though wih the naked eye it really looks dark to me. With these exposures even a bit of light is like a flashlight. Story continues!

comments (4)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

You're making great progress, Ludo, this is vast leap ahead. Can't wait to see where this journey ends. Posted 13 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

Thanks, Master F, I am honoured with such a remark. Yes, and hope to journey a lot on this:)
To quote a part of one of my favourite TLOTR poems:
" Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say."

Funny thing to know: after 5 clicks with long exposure it drained half my battery (est. 6 hours exposure combined). Given the fact that my Canon 60D can take an avg. of 1800 photos in a single charge that is impressive too:)
To all JungleDragon enthousiasts a last quote:
"Hop along, my little friends, up the Withywindle!" Posted 13 years ago

bpeters

Mountain Gorilla

Interesting photo but indeed a little on the light side. With modern DSLR camera's that have sensitive sensors, it is not at all easy to make long exposure night shots. An ND filter can help you solve the "overexposure", or even better, visit a place far away from urban lights :) Posted 13 years ago
1. Ludo Sak
  
  Lion
  
  Hi B,
  I tried again more recently with a (for me) new technique: the combination of many 30 second exposures, not a single long exposure. The problem with a long exposure was that the CCD showed numerous hot pixels, due to the heat/rising temperature of such a long exposure to the inner electronics. The software does not add light when totalling these shots into one composed shot, resulting in a more blackish sky.
  Much more easy to do, much more predictable as to the final outcome.
  Have a look at
  
  Posted 12 years ago