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p.1 #12021, Milky way in NM
This post should be the sequel to a similar post for 2020 (that I never made). Although things got better in 2021, still so much of the travel I did during this year was domestic, and particularly locally in New Mexico. One of my favorite styles is astroscapes, and I did a lot more of that in 2021. I think most folks are OK with these types of photos in this forum judging from past posts.
Here are a few of my favorites for 2021. I shoot with 2 systems (Fuji & Sony), but these were shot with the Sony a7r3, and with a 16-35mm Sony or 17-28 Tamron; + low-level lighting for the foreground, and stacking 8-10 shots for the background for noise reduction.
Cottonwood forest and the Milky Way:
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51150709082_68d5ac7a23_h.jpg
Chaco Canyon NP:
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51220778873_0dd76acc9b_h.jpg
The NM Badlands #1:
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51276234805_b6c8f754e3_h.jpg
The NM Badlands #2:
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51660189265_588d8380b6_h.jpg
Mystery barn:
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51749989728_bb1d63bc8a_h.jpg
Thanks for watching.
Edited on Dec 27, 2021 at 07:40 PM · View previous versions
Here are a few of my favorites for 2021. I shoot with 2 systems (Fuji & Sony), but these were shot with the Sony a7r3, and with a 16-35mm Sony or 17-28 Tamron; + low-level lighting for the foreground, and stacking 8-10 shots for the background for noise reduction.
Cottonwood forest and the Milky Way:
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51150709082_68d5ac7a23_h.jpg
Chaco Canyon NP:
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51220778873_0dd76acc9b_h.jpg
The NM Badlands #1:
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51276234805_b6c8f754e3_h.jpg
The NM Badlands #2:
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51660189265_588d8380b6_h.jpg
Mystery barn:
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51749989728_bb1d63bc8a_h.jpg
Thanks for watching.
Edited on Dec 27, 2021 at 07:40 PM · View previous versions
Dec 27, 2021 at 04:45 PM
p.1 #22021, Milky way in NM
Wow fantastic night sky view - beautifully presented
Dec 27, 2021 at 05:32 PM
p.1 #32021, Milky way in NM
Not sure how I decide a best image from this incredible series. Leaning towards the first but all are truly captivating and moving. Thank you for sharing these beautiful photographs.
Bill
Voted!
Bill
Voted!
Dec 27, 2021 at 08:17 PM
p.1 #42021, Milky way in NM
Great set of photos, hard to pick a favorite, but I'd pick Cottonwood Forest, Badlands#2, and Mystery Barn.
Dec 27, 2021 at 10:31 PM
p.1 #52021, Milky way in NM
Fantastic series. By NM "badlands", I assume you mean Bisti?
Dec 28, 2021 at 07:09 AM
p.1 #72021, Milky way in NM
Cotton wood forest would be my pick. Beautifully composed and perfectly captured 👍🏻
Dec 28, 2021 at 09:38 AM
p.1 #82021, Milky way in NM
I like those. Are you using Sequator or Starry Landscape Stacker to freeze the foreground?
The road to Chaco is in terrible condition. The bumpy ride destroyed one of my mechanical backup drives.
The road to Chaco is in terrible condition. The bumpy ride destroyed one of my mechanical backup drives.
Dec 28, 2021 at 10:01 AM
p.1 #92021, Milky way in NM
WOW...Excellent work. Are the brighter ones planets ?
Like in image 2, is the orange spot a planet and the others are brighter stars ?
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Beautiful work.
Like in image 2, is the orange spot a planet and the others are brighter stars ?
.
Beautiful work.
Dec 28, 2021 at 10:10 AM
p.1 #132021, Milky way in NM
stanparker wrote:
Fantastic series. By NM "badlands", I assume you mean Bisti?
Bisti is just one location in the NM badlands. That area is actually gigantic. I don't think that one of these was at Biti but I have others from that location.
Fantastic series. By NM "badlands", I assume you mean Bisti?
Bisti is just one location in the NM badlands. That area is actually gigantic. I don't think that one of these was at Biti but I have others from that location.
Dec 28, 2021 at 07:32 PM
p.1 #142021, Milky way in NM
photonoclast wrote:
Incredible stuff, Igal!!
Thanks!
Incredible stuff, Igal!!
Thanks!
Dec 28, 2021 at 07:32 PM
p.1 #152021, Milky way in NM
keepclicking wrote:
Cotton wood forest would be my pick. Beautifully composed and perfectly captured 👍🏻
Thanks
Cotton wood forest would be my pick. Beautifully composed and perfectly captured 👍🏻
Thanks
Dec 28, 2021 at 07:33 PM
p.1 #162021, Milky way in NM
newhaven wrote:
I like those. Are you using Sequator or Starry Landscape Stacker to freeze the foreground?
The road to Chaco is in terrible condition. The bumpy ride destroyed one of my mechanical backup drives.
I do use Starry Landscape Stacker to reduce noise, if that's; what you mean.
That road to Chaco has always been bad. It's better with a high clearance vehicle and also you need to find the right speed between destroying your shocks and feeling every bump
I like those. Are you using Sequator or Starry Landscape Stacker to freeze the foreground?
The road to Chaco is in terrible condition. The bumpy ride destroyed one of my mechanical backup drives.
I do use Starry Landscape Stacker to reduce noise, if that's; what you mean.
That road to Chaco has always been bad. It's better with a high clearance vehicle and also you need to find the right speed between destroying your shocks and feeling every bump
Dec 28, 2021 at 07:34 PM
p.1 #172021, Milky way in NM
Bill Gass wrote:
WOW...Excellent work. Are the brighter ones planets ?
Like in image 2, is the orange spot a planet and the others are brighter stars ?
.
Beautiful work.
I can't say for sure.. Maybe. That day there was some strange combination of humidity in the air that created that halo-like around bright stars. I never saw that again (and this is not post-processing - there are filters that would do this BTW).
WOW...Excellent work. Are the brighter ones planets ?
Like in image 2, is the orange spot a planet and the others are brighter stars ?
.
Beautiful work.
I can't say for sure.. Maybe. That day there was some strange combination of humidity in the air that created that halo-like around bright stars. I never saw that again (and this is not post-processing - there are filters that would do this BTW).
Dec 28, 2021 at 07:37 PM
p.1 #182021, Milky way in NM
Burnard wrote:
Excellent quality images.
Thanks @SeattleDucks @Burnard
Excellent quality images.
Thanks @SeattleDucks @Burnard
Dec 28, 2021 at 07:37 PM
p.1 #202021, Milky way in NM
What a lot of fun to go through this series. That first one is just too great. All are good, but number one is a cracker.
Dec 28, 2021 at 10:39 PM