Shooting stars in the summer and what i learned from it #Ulog2
Decided to spend a week at friends summer-house near Tartu, where the whole small town is built around the observatory. Quiet and mostly with low light pollution, it was one of the best places in Estonia to shoot stars in summer.
center of milky way galaxy and Tartu-Tõravere Meteorological Station
Weather station with center of Milky way galaxy
Tartu observatory and outer side of the Milky way galaxy
Center of Milky way galaxy
Small telescopes near Tartu observatory
This was my first try on capturing night sky and i've learned a lot! I'd list them here for readers not to repeat my mistakes
- Use highest ISO possible(not max, highest that doesn't have too much noise). For my Canon 6D it was ISO-6400
- Don't focus to infinity, turn back the notch just a little bit.
- If possible don't use wide aperture, my f/2.5 didn't keep everything crispy and sharp. Next time I'll turn it up one step.
- Make panoramas for WOW effect.
- Dont go over 30 sec shutter, it will leave trails. Best results were with 25-28 sec
- Lightroom has a Dehaze slider, use it to make stars pop up even more :)
- Don't drink and/or smoke grass !!!
For better feeling, read it here: http://ungert.photos/shooting-stars-in-the-summer-and-what-i-learned-from-it-ulog2/
Stunning area! the best and maximum beautiful things inside the global cannot be seen or maybe touched - they have to be felt with the coronary heart. the vicinity is incredible, and the photos are the first rate
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I'd agree with all your notes to improve these already amazing shots except the last one. It should be amended to read- "drink more booze and smoke more grass". Must have been a typo.
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@annaabi These are beautiful shots! I've never tried to shoot at night because I know that it is a risky thing to even try. These turned out so well!
@ilsaione it's better to scout the area before nightfall, so you know where everything is located. Head flashlight is recommended
Thanks for the information! I might try night time shooting one of these days!
Jebus how much upvotes it got, thank you all so so much :) Next trip i'll make proper photos...panorama nd shit
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Very magical photos ! Now I have to borrow the dslr from my bad stepmom :-) to shot some on my own.
I think one of the most important points, is to take the pics in an location with very low low light pollution? Unfortunately we live in a megapolis. This will be very difficult 😬. So im glad That i found your pictures :-) 👍
@avizor indeed :) For low light spots, i used this: https://www.lightpollutionmap.info
Oh nice great tool. Perhaps I could use it, when I’m on vacation. To locate a good place.
Thank you :-)