I've never taken a milky way shot from highway 1 north of the santa cruz area. I've always wanted to but laziness, fear of dark places always gets to me. So I manned up and headed out since moon set was early, and no clouds in the sky. This is a shot with 5D MK II, samyang 14 @ F2.8. ISO 3200 - 29secs. Processed in PS.
edit: Does anyone know what that bright spot in the lower part of the milky way is? is it a Planet?
Jason.... all I can say is shame, shame, shame.... for not manning up sooner... This is a totally awesome shot! Spectacular even.... You nailed this shot in so many ways... If I didn't have a shoot on Saturday, I would get in the jeep and head up there myself!
You have my vote for the featured thread with this baby.
What a lovely capture, I should be less lazy too and "man' up as well. I was under the impression that you would need to expose for at least a couple of minutes (but perhaps ISO 3200 explain that). Very nice and motivating for the rest of us.
This is beautiful, Jason. I have yet to "hang out" at Davenport for a shot like this. Just the walk down to this area needs a bit of manning up more so in the dark.
JimFox wrote:
Jason.... all I can say is shame, shame, shame.... for not manning up sooner... This is a totally awesome shot! Spectacular even.... You nailed this shot in so many ways... If I didn't have a shoot on Saturday, I would get in the jeep and head up there myself!
You have my vote for the featured thread with this baby.
Jim
Thanks for your vote Jim!
If you come up to norCal, give me a shout. It's nice to shoot at night with more than me myself and my fears
roguecoolman wrote:
edit: Does anyone know what that bright spot in the lower part of the milky way is? is it a Planet?
Jason
If it is a planet, it's probably Venus. Venus is the 3rd brightest object in the night sky. The issue is, Venus should 'set' at the same location as the sunset, but it looks a bit off.
It's hard to say without knowing where the sun actually set, etc.
But Venus, being 1 spot nearer to the sun, is usually seen around sunrise or sunset, so at least in terms of timing, it works out.
Mirza Ahmad wrote:
What a lovely capture, I should be less lazy too and "man' up as well. I was under the impression that you would need to expose for at least a couple of minutes (but perhaps ISO 3200 explain that). Very nice and motivating for the rest of us.
regards, Mirza
Mirza, you only need a couple of minutes if you want to do star trails. With static stars and modern DSLR, high iso 1600-3200, stars can be shot from anywhere 15-30secs. Just make sure you shoot F2.8 or higher.
voltaire wrote:
This is beautiful, Jason. I have yet to "hang out" at Davenport for a shot like this. Just the walk down to this area needs a bit of manning up more so in the dark.
Congratulations!
Thanks. Yeah my original purpose was to shoot the rock structure during sunset but it didn't turn out well but stars did . The hike down is not bad so long as you stay on the trails. Just don't go out there at night on your first try, there are some steep drop offs!
boingyman wrote:
Very nice and natural. It feels like I'm there. I'm also one of those 'lazy' guys that barely ever shoot at night...I blame my domesticated lifestyle
haha! I know what you mean. I had to sneak out past the wife and kids :P
This is a totally awesome shot! Spectacular even.... You nailed this shot in so many ways... If I didn't have a shoot on Saturday, I would get in the jeep and head up there myself!
