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Re: night sky pictures

Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 9:28 am
by uwe
Hi,

Wondering if there were any camera tripods you all would recommend or what you use to keep the camera perfectly still for your night shots. BTW - some really great shots. I'm very appreciative of the sharing of the fs, speed and other settings. Anybody ever haul out telescopes? How did that work out?

Re: night sky pictures

Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 9:54 am
by Tory Wells
uwe wrote:Hi,

Wondering if there were any camera tripods you all would recommend or what you use to keep the camera perfectly still for your night shots.
A good quality, sturdy one. Seriously, that's about it. If you buy a flimsy one, expect to get lesser results.

Re: night sky pictures

Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2016 9:48 am
by vonmackle
Tory Wells wrote:
uwe wrote:Hi,

Wondering if there were any camera tripods you all would recommend or what you use to keep the camera perfectly still for your night shots.
A good quality, sturdy one. Seriously, that's about it. If you buy a flimsy one, expect to get lesser results.
And if you're anything like me, you'll break it pretty quickly. My cheap tripod didn't last long. If you're serious, get the best you can afford. You should be able to get a decent tripod for a reasonable price. I once used a Manfrotto that I believe wasn't too pricey. I use a Really Right Stuff tripod now, which is on the pricier side. You can always hang something from the tripod to give it more stability if it has a hook. I often do that when it's windy.

Also, don't forget to turn off image stabilization if your lens has it. I've forgotten to turn mine off before when I had my camera on a tripod, resulting in blurry images.

Re: night sky pictures

Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 8:57 am
by rmattas
Great weather recently, clear twilight, clear nights...

Re: night sky pictures

Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 9:38 am
by jrs1965
The Bells and the June New Moon...

Re: night sky pictures

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 2:50 pm
by rmattas
Lost lakeā€¦f1.4 iso 3500 exp 25sec.

Re: night sky pictures

Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2017 12:14 pm
by Mark Curtis
Nice shot of the Slough and East Beckwith! Be nice to see it larger. :idea:

I recently started with night photography.....or at least I took a stab at it:

ImageHistoric mining remnants along Bachelor Loop, Creede Colorado by Mark Curtis, on Flickr

Re: night sky pictures

Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2017 2:18 pm
by Mark Curtis

Re: night sky pictures

Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2017 2:20 pm
by rmattas
Lost Lake CC

Re: night sky pictures

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 2:53 pm
by dude4mountains
Culebra

Re: night sky pictures

Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 10:01 am
by rmattas
Lost Lake, again.

Re: night sky pictures

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 8:43 am
by rmattas
(3) 150 second exposures (guided)- ISO 1600 -stacked manually in photoshop.

The Pleiadies, or "the seven sisters"