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Steve Perry
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p.2 #1 · p.2 #1 · Silent Stargazers

Thanks for the kind words everyone

@dgdg - Thanks for the PM!

@Mr Grimm - I mostly shot at 1600 because the ISO is pretty clean on my D800 and I wanted to capture the max amount of stars without things getting too bright. I could probably get away with 800 though, I had to pull this down a bit to make it look right. However, it looked good at the time when I was shooting and with the temps where they were, I didn't want to experiment too much - just get the shots and get back

Feb 06, 2013 at 06:02 PM

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p.2 #2 · p.2 #2 · Silent Stargazers

dgdg wrote:
astrodave gave me some tips on luminance masking for this kind of thing. I sent you a pm on it but looks like his screen shot did not copy over. If you want the screen shot, pm your email to me.

hey wouldnt mind tips on that!

Feb 06, 2013 at 06:47 PM

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p.2 #3 · p.2 #3 · Silent Stargazers

Love this shot.

Feb 06, 2013 at 08:07 PM

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p.2 #4 · p.2 #4 · Silent Stargazers

Steve, amazing wow kind of shot . This is really beautiful. Regards Dean

Feb 06, 2013 at 09:37 PM

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p.2 #5 · p.2 #5 · Silent Stargazers

Wow, quite an image Steve with all those stars. Very nicely done, especially with your first attempt. Don't know if anyone else has mentioned it, but I would have thought there would be more colors from the Milky Way with the long exposure. This image sure makes it tempting for me to whip out my tracking telescope mount and try the same.

Feb 06, 2013 at 10:03 PM

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p.2 #6 · p.2 #6 · Silent Stargazers

This is some beautiful work! Having photographed stars in +30-degree weather while freezing my ass off, I can confirm that there were some difficulties in making this shot happen.

Feb 07, 2013 at 12:52 AM

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p.2 #7 · p.2 #7 · Silent Stargazers

Very nice. Great job. Thanks for sharing. Scott

Feb 07, 2013 at 08:41 AM

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p.2 #8 · p.2 #8 · Silent Stargazers

Thanks for the comments everyone!

@Tune Le - Thanks. Yeah, I was hoping for a bit more color, but I was fighting a crescent moon not too far away and I think it influenced the color a bit. I have a shot from messing around earlier in the trip of just the sky (no moon) where I did pick up more of the brownish color in the milky way.

Feb 07, 2013 at 10:37 AM

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p.2 #9 · p.2 #9 · Silent Stargazers

Nice work Steve!
Douglas

Feb 07, 2013 at 10:45 AM

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p.2 #10 · p.2 #10 · Silent Stargazers

Impressive! Looks amazing

Feb 07, 2013 at 06:17 PM

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p.2 #11 · p.2 #11 · Silent Stargazers

Great effort and commitment to make that shot, excellent.

Feb 08, 2013 at 05:55 AM

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p.2 #12 · p.2 #12 · Silent Stargazers

Wonderful starscape against a fantastic landscape and a nice blend of the two! Jupiter, Orion, Sirius and Procyon very prominent in that cold winter sky.

I like the play between the stars and the dusting of snow here....really nice.

-David

Feb 08, 2013 at 10:17 AM

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p.2 #13 · p.2 #13 · Silent Stargazers

I have never seen so many stars in my life...so the image stands out to me. However I dont know if its believable because I have never seen anything like it. great work.

Feb 08, 2013 at 10:27 AM

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p.2 #14 · p.2 #14 · Silent Stargazers

Amazing work.

Feb 08, 2013 at 12:28 PM

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p.2 #15 · p.2 #15 · Silent Stargazers

Thanks for the kind words everyone

@Jeff - yeah, the camera sees a LOT more stars than I do!

Feb 08, 2013 at 03:08 PM

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p.2 #16 · p.2 #16 · Silent Stargazers

Wow! Amazing!

Feb 08, 2013 at 03:44 PM

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p.2 #17 · p.2 #17 · Silent Stargazers

very nice night pic Steve

great composition and execution of the shot.

Feb 08, 2013 at 04:21 PM

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p.2 #18 · p.2 #18 · Silent Stargazers

Great shot, technique & processing.
I really like the balance of this.

Dan

Feb 08, 2013 at 04:22 PM

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p.2 #19 · p.2 #19 · Silent Stargazers

Nicely done!
Thanks for sharing!

Feb 08, 2013 at 04:39 PM

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p.2 #20 · p.2 #20 · Silent Stargazers

First try? You make this seem too easy.

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Feb 08, 2013 at 05:23 PM

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