starry, starry night...

PNWPhotos.com a friendly and growing community of photographers with an interest in the Pacific Northwest region. We feature a Photography Discussion Forum and Pacific Northwest Photo Gallery. It's a fun and friendly place to talk with other photographers, ask questions, share you knowledge, view and post photos and more!


squirl033

squirl033

Super Moderator
Staff member
not the Van Gogh, just a couple of my first attempts at night sky photography, taken last weekend at my campsite along the Tieton River over in eastern Washington. shot with my 40D and Tamron SP17-35 @ 17mm, 30 sec at f/2.8, ISO 1600...

IMG_0723sm_filtered.jpg


IMG_0726sm_filtered.jpg
 
sorry to offer advice when it wasn't asked for but my first results with the 40d at 1600 iso were similar. when i dropped the iso down to 800-1000 and shot for 20 seconds things got better. I had less noise and more color in the sky along with brighter, more contrasty stars, and with the shorter shutter speed the stars didn't move as much. of course i was also shooting at 11mm which helps.
 
Brianjbean said:
sorry to offer advice when it wasn't asked for but my first results with the 40d at 1600 iso were similar. when i dropped the iso down to 800-1000 and shot for 20 seconds things got better. I had less noise and more color in the sky along with brighter, more contrasty stars, and with the shorter shutter speed the stars didn't move as much. of course i was also shooting at 11mm which helps.
Click to expand...

thanks for the tips, Brian! i'll definitely try that next time i get a chance...
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Affiliate Disclosure: We may receive a commision from some of the links and ads shown on this website (Learn More Here)



PNWPhotos.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

Back
Top