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Nolan River Nightscape

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Posted by Darren Huski on July 30, 2015 at 1:03 PM
Nolan River Nightscape

Standing in Nolan River in the middle of the night photographing the Milky Way. We have a lot of clear sky here in the summer so I try to go photograph the Milky Way. 

Posted by Howard Cheek on July 31, 2015 at 7:39 AM

Looks like an alien rock has landed.. or at least I heard some 'whispers'enlightened

Very nice Darren!!devildevil

Posted by LeRoy Gunderson on July 31, 2015 at 9:39 AM

Wow, really nice.  Would you be willing to share your settings?  I have yet to get a decent star image.  I have to ask what is the red object?

devil

Posted by Darren Huski on July 31, 2015 at 12:28 PM

Howard, thanks. I was here in May when the river was 30' deep from a flash flooding. 

 

LeRoy,

I generally these settings:

Canon 5D2 with 14mm or my Sony NEX6 with fisheye

ISO 6400, 30 seconds, f/2.8

This shot though was with my new Sony A7S which I got specifically for nights and I was using ISO 25,600 for 20 seconds at f/2.8. 

 

The light painting is from a single red led on my headlamp. 

 

Give it a try sometime