
When I set out for an astrophotography expedition on this night it was totally clear, I drove a couple of hours to the location I had in mind only to be met with fog and a bit of a breeze.
I quickly packed up and traveled to spot number two, a few bays and hills over and was greeted with clear skies.
By then the Milky Way core and Mars was a bit higher than I had anticipated so I proceeded to set up my photography equipment as fast as possible and started imaging the sky.
I shot the sky with a 30 shot panorama at 1 minute each shot, so this section took 30 minutes.
I then shot the foreground with 15 shots at 2 minutes each to capture more light, this also took 30 minutes.
In total, just shooting this single photo took an hour, but it has huge resolution and low noise as a result of that time.
Blending the two panoramas was rather difficult but enjoyable, I wanted to add something to draw the eye and soften the horizon so did some light painting too.
Having a backup plan when going out to shoot is important, the weather has been rather bad for wind and cloud this year so I'm very happy I had a plan B.
A vision is very important, when you execute that goal it's a great feeling!
Shot on Banks Peninsula, New Zealand.
Canon 5D4 & Sigma Art 50mm
Sky: ISO1600, Ć’2.8, 60s x 30 shots
Ground: ISO1600, Ć’2, 120s x 15 shots
Date & Time | 2018: 11:30pm |
Location | Le Bons Bay, New Zealand |
Coordinates | -43.735653, 173.093889 |
Focal Length | 50mm |
Aperture | f/2-f/2.8 |
Shutter | 60 sec - 120 sec |
ISO | 160 |
Num of Exposures | 45 |
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Total Pixels | 324,245,992 px |
Width | 16,106 px |
Height | 20,132 px |
Aspect Ratio | 0.8 : 1 |
Date & Time | 2018: 11:30pm |
Location | Le Bons Bay, New Zealand |
Coordinates | -43.735653, 173.093889 |
Focal Length | 50mm |
Aperture | f/2-f/2.8 |
Shutter | 60 sec - 120 sec |
ISO | 160 |
Num of Exposures | 45 |
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