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Love it mate, could I have a large version for Le iPad?
would you mind? 
such a nice picture,
where was it taken / what settings?
It was taken in a farmer's field in Lincolnshire at about 9pm the other night when the moon was out. I've taken photos there before so went again to get myself back in the mood for nightshooting, its a small barn at the edge of the field out of which a bloody great barn owl flew when I approached, cool stuff.
This is the original shot I took there when it was crystal out.
Star Story by 42zx, on Flickr
This is the original shot I took there when it was crystal out.
Star Story by 42zx, on Flickr
That is rather nice, is it one single exposure? Time? It's a shame about the overexposed lower left though I'd say!
A night time HDR to get those areas well exposed would be very awesome
Follow Trey's guide:
http://www.stuckincustoms.com/hdr-tutorial/
A night time HDR to get those areas well exposed would be very awesome
Follow Trey's guide:
http://www.stuckincustoms.com/hdr-tutorial/
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thats great 42zx
Thanks for the comments. Occasionally I try daytime shots too, pity about the powerline in this one.
A Break In The Clouds by 42zx, on Flickr
A Break In The Clouds by 42zx, on Flickr
Yeah, I noticed it was clear driving home but also freezing, the best weather for it!
During the day I always find myself looking for things that would make a decent composition, maybe go back to some places you might have taken pictures of in the daytime. Set the camera up in manual before you leave (30 sec, ISO 1600, wide aperture, 2 second timer etc) make sure you know how to infinity focus your lens and um, wrap up warm, it quickly gets cold standing there waiting for 30-120 sec exposures.
Try and get to remote place too, cameras pick up light pollution so easily, somewhere with hills around you helps. I also usually take my dog for a bit of protection and a good LED torch with adjustable output so you can see what you're going to be shooting as well as light painting a subject. Enjoy
During the day I always find myself looking for things that would make a decent composition, maybe go back to some places you might have taken pictures of in the daytime. Set the camera up in manual before you leave (30 sec, ISO 1600, wide aperture, 2 second timer etc) make sure you know how to infinity focus your lens and um, wrap up warm, it quickly gets cold standing there waiting for 30-120 sec exposures.
Try and get to remote place too, cameras pick up light pollution so easily, somewhere with hills around you helps. I also usually take my dog for a bit of protection and a good LED torch with adjustable output so you can see what you're going to be shooting as well as light painting a subject. Enjoy
Yeah, I noticed it was clear driving home but also freezing, the best weather for it!
During the day I always find myself looking for things that would make a decent composition, maybe go back to some places you might have taken pictures of in the daytime. Set the camera up in manual before you leave (30 sec, ISO 1600, wide aperture, 2 second timer etc) make sure you know how to infinity focus your lens and um, wrap up warm, it quickly gets cold standing there waiting for 30-120 sec exposures.
Try and get to remote place too, cameras pick up light pollution so easily, somewhere with hills around you helps. I also usually take my dog for a bit of protection and a good LED torch with adjustable output so you can see what you're going to be shooting as well as light painting a subject. Enjoy
cheers, i thought it was pretty obvious but thought id ask anyway! not many places to go around oxford without use of a car, but gonna go into the hills where theres very little or no light polution. maybe daft question tho doesnt iso 1600 make it grainy?
Yes, but you wont be able to tell, pretty much all astro shots Ive seen are poorly detailed if you zoom right in, its the overall effect thats impressive. You can start lower it depends on the overhead conditions but generally most people seem to use 1000+ to bring out the stars. Initially I started going out to try and get shots of the milky way after seeing a guy called Eric Hines on Flickr, who puts my stuff to shame completely -
Abandoned Ranch House Milky Way by Eric Hines Photography, on Flickr
Where I live its too flat so the light pollution travels and I dont seem to be able to get shots like above.
Abandoned Ranch House Milky Way by Eric Hines Photography, on Flickr
Where I live its too flat so the light pollution travels and I dont seem to be able to get shots like above.
Photographs from last night of my girlfriend. She looks really great on camera. I like the slightly exposed appearance on her face which brings out her nice features. Slight post editing to boost levels. Still getting used to my new DSLR but so far going great, enjoying it!
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