dgdg wrote:
great shot. must be an amazing environment to be in.
I have a couple nits/questions.
For the sky exposure, on a moonless night, zero light pollution, iso 800, f/2.8, I need about 3 1/2 minutes for proper exposure to get that many stars. I realize with the moon, exposure will be less, but I see more noise than I'd expect for your ISO. Did you push exposure in post?
The clouds/fog on top of the mountains look blown out.
I still like your photo a great deal!!
David
Hey dgdg,
Yes, I did pushed exposure in post (not much) and that added a little bit more noise I guess. The clouds are not blown out but because they stand out against dark background they sure look this way. They certainly are very bright and white.
Guys please remember that I've got a bit excited about this image and I just did a QUICK processing on my laptop. Once I get back home I will reprocess it, and use a better noise reduction technique etc.
I will also have some new shots from Patagonia but from Chilean side (that seems prettier). I'll post some of them later on too. Another thing I've learned is that what I thought is Andromeda Galaxy may actually be a Magellanic Cloud, which is only visible in southern hemisphere. I need to learn more about skies I guess
In any case, I was able to see it with my eyes, no problem. The skies here are without any pollution, plus I'm in the middle of nowhere. Buenos Aires is 2700 km away!
Greg
Mar 12, 2014 at 11:21 PM
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That's not andromeda....that is the Large Magellanic Cloud in the Southern Hemisphere. That is one beautiful image and I would love to go there myself with my telescope and AstroTrac. That irregular galaxy can't be seen from the northern hemisphere and I've never seen it in person.
Gregg B. wrote:
Hi All,
Here is another shot from Patagonia I managed to upload today. This is the beautiful Fitz Roy mountain in El Chaltén, Argentina. The place has virtually no light pollution and many stars are easily visible to human eyes. Exposing for 30 seconds (only 30 seconds at ISO 800 and 14mm at f/4.0) I was able to capture some southern Milky Way clouds as well. The mountain was illuminated by the rising Moon so it came out brighter than I expected.
FYI, the bright spot in the center top is actually Andromeda Galaxy. I'll post some more shots later in one or to weeks, because it seem that the further I go the less the Internet connectivity there is
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Gregg B. wrote:
Guys please remember that I've got a bit excited about this image and I just did a QUICK processing on my laptop. Once I get back home I will reprocess it, and use a better noise reduction technique etc.
Greg
Wow getting that result with a quick processing job, I can't wait for your return home with all your shots!!!!! Have fun.
Spectacular!!!! I will have to be there before the civilization arrives and destroy every thing for us, photographers!
What time of the year was this picture taken?
Pretty crazy. Curious though...youd have to shoot at around 24mm to get the stars 'still' at 30s....this looks like a telephoto in to the peaks........?
Magical! That's the first word that popped into my head when I saw this. Just amazing country, and an amazing photograph Gregg. Can't wait to see more, before and after your end-processing.
Thanks for sharing
