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Beautiful!!!

Jul 19, 2013 at 06:44 AM

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p.2 #2 · p.2 #2 · Milkyway over Alabama Hills.

harshaj1 wrote:
I started with rather conservative settings. My initial settings were ISO 640, F5.6 and exposure of 140 seconds. I got much better milky way shots with F2.8, ISO 800 and exposure time of 140 seconds.

given that you are letting in nearly three times the amount of light with your last settings, I am not surprised you where getting better results

Jul 19, 2013 at 07:08 AM

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p.2 #3 · p.2 #3 · Milkyway over Alabama Hills.

Very cool image. Love the surrealistic look of it!

Jul 19, 2013 at 08:03 AM

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p.2 #4 · p.2 #4 · Milkyway over Alabama Hills.

This is stunning Harsha! Only astronomy buffs will be able to separate the noise from the stars.

Morris

Jul 19, 2013 at 11:34 AM

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p.2 #5 · p.2 #5 · Milkyway over Alabama Hills.

Awesome Harsha, I like the tonality of the shy and the foreground ...they fit perfectly. I've been shlepping my tracking head around the globe for months now, and have yet to use it

But soon!

Best,

Jim

Jul 19, 2013 at 10:19 PM

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p.2 #6 · p.2 #6 · Milkyway over Alabama Hills.

Absolutely perfect Harsha!!! Amazing and celestial!

Jul 20, 2013 at 10:42 AM

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p.2 #7 · p.2 #7 · Milkyway over Alabama Hills.

I absolutely love this shot just the way it is. The presentation with the canevas and the shadow under the image is an awesome way to show your beautiful work sir, 2 thumbs up to you, thanks for sharing this

Jul 20, 2013 at 10:51 AM

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p.2 #8 · p.2 #8 · Milkyway over Alabama Hills.

very nice natural exposure. not overcooked. Great work Harsha!

Jul 20, 2013 at 11:16 AM

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p.2 #9 · p.2 #9 · Milkyway over Alabama Hills.

JimFox wrote:
Hey Harsha,

Now that looks very cool! Good work with your Astro-trac. The wb of the foreground is a bit different being so cyan cast, but it really works for me. Good job.

Jim
Thanks Jim. I have a less cyan version but went with this since it looks more natural.
Harsha

Jul 20, 2013 at 09:08 PM

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p.2 #10 · p.2 #10 · Milkyway over Alabama Hills.

roguecoolman wrote:
Beautiful Harsha,

the details in the milky way looks fantastic and I like the composition.

Jason
Thank you very much Jason. The sky has very little noise compared to non tracking shots I have done.
Harsha

Jul 20, 2013 at 09:09 PM

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kellyakinsart wrote:
Beautiful. Perfect setting for the Miky Way.I love the color.

Kelly
Thanks Kelly.
Harsha

Jul 20, 2013 at 09:10 PM

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p.2 #12 · p.2 #12 · Milkyway over Alabama Hills.

Todd wrote:
Looks nice! However the scene and Milky Way needs a lot more warmth. I feel it is too blue in color. I usually use the kelvin white balance when I photograph the Milky Way, usually between 3850k to 4100k depending on the light pollution and sky glow.

The two shot composite works well here, I have only done one ground/sky composite with my D800e and the astrotrac and it was a photo of the milky way over the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. I hope to get out and shoot more Milky Way soon, I like the photo....well done.

T

Thanks for the suggestion Todd. I will work on a version with suggested settings and see how it looks.
Harsha

Jul 20, 2013 at 09:11 PM

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p.2 #13 · p.2 #13 · Milkyway over Alabama Hills.

Derek Weston wrote:
Looks really good to me exposure/noise wise. And very well blended, I must say.

Just way too blue, I'd go a little warmer look.
Thanks Derek for the suggestion. Appreciate it.
Harsha

Jul 20, 2013 at 09:12 PM

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p.2 #14 · p.2 #14 · Milkyway over Alabama Hills.

AMaji wrote:
A lovely image Harsha.
Thank you.
Harsha

Jul 20, 2013 at 09:13 PM

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p.2 #15 · p.2 #15 · Milkyway over Alabama Hills.

Ben Horne wrote:
This turned out fantastic. I really like the color and very natural processing.
Thank you very much Ben.
Harsha

Jul 20, 2013 at 09:13 PM

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p.2 #16 · p.2 #16 · Milkyway over Alabama Hills.

Harsha, that's super shot. Very surreal.

Sasha.

Jul 20, 2013 at 09:31 PM

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p.2 #17 · p.2 #17 · Milkyway over Alabama Hills.

Great shot Harsha! Sure looks like an alien world as someone else said.

Jul 20, 2013 at 10:02 PM

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p.2 #18 · p.2 #18 · Milkyway over Alabama Hills.

Looks pretty sweet to me!!

Jul 20, 2013 at 10:54 PM

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p.2 #19 · p.2 #19 · Milkyway over Alabama Hills.

Beautiful image Harsha. Great composition and wonderful details.

Jul 21, 2013 at 12:49 AM

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p.2 #20 · p.2 #20 · Milkyway over Alabama Hills.

jingjing wrote:
excellent shot, like the foreground tune.

Thanks.
Harsha

Jul 21, 2013 at 08:54 PM

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