p.2 #3 · Colorado Aspens and Milky Way + new Milky Way
I like all three quite a bit. The sky in #1 is a little bright for me, but that is an artistic decision and you are consistently artistic! Have you considered darkening the line of trees going up the hill on the left in #1? They have a tendency to draw my eye away from the rest of the photo.
p.2 #4 · Colorado Aspens and Milky Way + new Milky Way
Thanks everyone! Glad you all have enjoyed these
kylebarendrick wrote:
I like all three quite a bit. The sky in #1 is a little bright for me, but that is an artistic decision and you are consistently artistic! Have you considered darkening the line of trees going up the hill on the left in #1? They have a tendency to draw my eye away from the rest of the photo.
Thanks and the sky may be a little bright. Might do just a little tweeking on it. Yep those trees have been bothering me a bit as well. Definitely going to tone them down a touch.
p.2 #10 · Colorado Aspens and Milky Way + new Milky Way
Very nice Klaus. The tracking device sure does a good job reducing noise and bringing the details out. But it feels a little bit to much, most likely because we are not used to seeing so much details with naked eyes. Second darker version works much better for me and if you work on the trees a little the results are going to be stunning. I really like the contrasty "Sneffels Sunrise". All that does not change the fact that you have great set of images here.
p.2 #13 · Colorado Aspens and Milky Way + new Milky Way
Thanks Jim, Dan, Artur, Craig and indiginess. Very much appreciated.
ArturS wrote:
Very nice Klaus. The tracking device sure does a good job reducing noise and bringing the details out. But it feels a little bit to much, most likely because we are not used to seeing so much details with naked eyes. Second darker version works much better for me and if you work on the trees a little the results are going to be stunning. I really like the contrasty "Sneffels Sunrise". All that does not change the fact that you have great set of images here.
Artur, Thanks and we are not used to seeing that many stars and details. I guess it might be too much for some people to digest after we all have been subject to the same 30 second exposures that only show so much detail.
The Milky Way looks a bit funny sticking straight out of the peaks but that's the way it looks when you are there. Perhaps not the best location for a Milky Way shot.
p.2 #14 · Colorado Aspens and Milky Way + new Milky Way
We don't see all the detail with our eyes. What's real? What works? What do others like? What do I like in my images?
Milky way astro-landscapes are highly subjective. This is certainly a nice one. It is something to time the milky way to shoot straight up from a saddle or prominent subject.
I find sitting out on a clear 'dark' sky by myself to be incredibly rejuvenating. I enjoy capturing the moment with my astrotrac as well.
p.2 #15 · Colorado Aspens and Milky Way + new Milky Way
dgdg wrote:
We don't see all the detail with our eyes. What's real? What works? What do others like? What do I like in my images?
Milky way astro-landscapes are highly subjective. This is certainly a nice one. It is something to time the milky way to shoot straight up from a saddle or prominent subject.
I find sitting out on a clear 'dark' sky by myself to be incredibly rejuvenating. I enjoy capturing the moment with my astrotrac as well.
David
David,
You are absolutely correct. Its all subjective and every exposure of the Milky Way is real in one way or the other.
If we were to capture the Milky Way as our eye can see it then it is a bit boring. There lies the photographers artistry to capture it as they see fit. No photographer captures it as the eye can see it.
The problem with most DSLR's is that they fail to capture the true colors of the universe. Most if the time the color balance is off or the camera is unable to capture the color that's out there. A longer exposure helps bring out these very faint objects and colors. The Nikon D810 is able to capture these colors better than any other stock DSLR I have used. I think in time more photographers will see the advantages to the long exposures. From what I have experienced, the general public, followers and people who buy my work love the details and color of the longer exposures. I really don't care what other photographers think beyond that.
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p.2 #16 · Colorado Aspens and Milky Way + new Milky Way
Very nice series man! I like a little more subtle Milky way shots, so I would consider subduing that a little if it was mine. But your work is obviously awesome!!!
p.2 #17 · Colorado Aspens and Milky Way + new Milky Way
Klaus,
Nice work. I like both Milky way shots though the second seems, hum, more intense. Might be the darker mountains and such. You said you used a "tracking device" for a 12 minute exposure. Impressive. What sort of device did you use and is such affordable by mere mortals?
Had to chuckle at myself. I lived in the San Juans for quite some time and drove by that fence countless times getting to the "city." Never took a shot of it. A case of not seeing your own backyard. A nice rendition of a classic, but then they are classic because even though they've been done a lot, people keep coming up with differing interpretations.
Robert
BTW living now deep in the Sonoran desert (one of the darkest places in the lower 48) I can testify that when you look directly into the center of the Milky Way the sky is definitely not black. I think we (humanity in general) really have no clue to the fact that there are billions of stars out there and they're all giving off light.
p.2 #18 · Colorado Aspens and Milky Way + new Milky Way
OntheRez wrote:
Klaus,
What sort of device did you use and is such affordable by mere mortals?
BTW living now deep in the Sonoran desert (one of the darkest places in the lower 48) I can testify that when you look directly into the center of the Milky Way the sky is definitely not black.
He mentioned the Astrotrac. It is within your reach!
Astro photographers I have learned from suggest deep sky black point levels of 30/30/40 as a good place to start. I agree. This is fairly dark with a touch of blue.
p.2 #19 · Colorado Aspens and Milky Way + new Milky Way
Thanks Mark and David! Much appreciated!
OntheRez wrote:
Klaus,
Nice work. I like both Milky way shots though the second seems, hum, more intense. Might be the darker mountains and such. You said you used a "tracking device" for a 12 minute exposure. Impressive. What sort of device did you use and is such affordable by mere mortals?
Had to chuckle at myself. I lived in the San Juans for quite some time and drove by that fence countless times getting to the "city." Never took a shot of it. A case of not seeing your own backyard. A nice rendition of a classic, but then they are classic because even though they've been done a lot, people keep coming up with differing interpretations.
Robert
BTW living now deep in the Sonoran desert (one of the darkest places in the lower 48) I can testify that when you look directly into the center of the Milky Way the sky is definitely not black. I think we (humanity in general) really have no clue to the fact that there are billions of stars out there and they're all giving off light....Show more →
Robert,
Thanks and you are correct. There is no pure black in the night sky. If you are at a dark sky site the sky is dark gray. A product of the millions of stars in our galaxy. I don't think most photographers realize this fact.
Its very cool when you are at a dark sky site you can actually see the whole hub of the center of our galaxy. Its pretty impressive with the eye and even more so with a good exposure.
The image was done with an Astrotrac mount. The whole setup is about a grand with a good tripod and manfrotto geared head. It is one of the best mounts I have used next to my Takahashi NJP and P2Z mounts. The 12" diameter drive is very accurate compared to most mounts.
Thanks again,
