Milky Way from Apollo Bay
Photographing the Milky Way with a standard DSLR camera
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Photographing the Milky Way with a standard DSLR camera
Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints
Allison Lane
Kay, this is amazing! What were your settings? What lens did you use? Stunning shot!
Cain Doherty replied
It was a bit of fiddling around in fact. A five image stack, aligned with hugin, screened, curves layer on top. Each image shot at iso1600, f/4, 20sec, focus at infinity, 17mm with 350D. cheers Alison.
Allison Lane
Well worth the fiddling! Amazing shot!
John Arkleton
Well done Cain, you must have had a lovely dark sky. More please.
H M Bascom
Very well done.
louishiemstra
This is incredible!
Paul Vanzella
wow – love the abstract quality here!
AdamDonnelly
Awesome! Should be called the Coke Spider Way. Looks delicious!
Rikki Pool
very well done man!
Daniel J. McCa...
Stunning!!! Awesome job!!!
Marc McDonald
Wow! This is fantastic! Too much light pollution to do this here, in NYC. Great shot!
Zaldy Infante
thanks for the inspiration cain, i’d love to try my hand in astrophotography!!
Michelle Hitt
Oh my! VERY beautiful!
:-)
Stuart Green
WOW! Cosmic shot. I respect the patience and practice you need to get stunning shots like this.
AthenaBlanco
Very nice! Well done!
Shannon Clough
Wow! Amazing image!
Maxhamish
Stunner, amazing image….............
number7dream
That’s a great shot! Really impressive. I noticed how you remarked on your profile about your analytical style, I know exactly what you mean. I think it’s something that rubs off on the rest of your life from studying engineering/science.
Helene Kippert
Brilliant image!
bmckain
Love the astro-photography, well done.
John Wright
Incredible. I expected a telescope, not a 17mm! It is so three-dimensional, well done!
Steve Chapple
I agree…17mm?, how good is that outcome! Great image.
Natalie Broome
Amazing capture!
salsbells69
Awesome work.
don quackenbush
beautiful
Keegan Wong
This shot is beyond real Cain, awesome!
Darren Post
This is so cool, I so have to give this a go myself…. brilliant work Cain :-)
aroha
Wow what an incredible shot!
phillip wise
great shot !
juliettesteen
this is amazing, congratulations
Mark Jones
This is fantastic. I have tried similar but obviously am not doing how you have said. The whole, 5 shot, blending this with that then doing it again, then giving it a hug :). It would be great if a tutorial on how to achieve this was done. The result is just superb.
Frank Legault
This is an awesome piece of work!!! well done!!
PPPhotoArt
wow this is unbelievable!!!!
well deserving of home page!!!!
Rachel Counts
Nice!
LovelyFocus
That is just amazing and beautiful.
Joanne Bradley
Stunning capture! Congrats on homepage feature!
Kenny Gulley Jr.
i live in LA..stars dont exist in the sky :( wooooow
Megan Dacy
Wow, I can’t believe you could aim your camera at the sky and capture this. I’m stealing your camera. If it’s gone in the morning, not gonna lie, I took it. :)
rosepepper
amazing…looks like a giant oyster or similar shape in the milky way, never saw that before. fantastic.
Jewd
Fantastic, thanks for sharing the cosmos with us….brill..
Dayonda
Congratulations on having this fine work Featured on the RedBubble HomePage! 14 July 2008 AGAIN! In the same batch even!
Even better than the other that was featured today; this one’s a show-stopper!
Dayonda
And were it possible that man could number
the particles of the earth, yea, millions of earths like this,
it would not be a beginning to the number of thy creations;
and thy curtains are stretched out still; and yet thou art there,
and thy bosom is there; and also thou art just;
thou art merciful and kind forever.
PEARL OF GREAT PRICE MOSES 7: 30
Moses 7: 28-30 is the whole “bite”.
Prologue
amazing!
Dawne Olson
Wow… unbelievable image! Very good work and congrats on home page!
Mark McClare
I’ve seen shots taken like this before but they mention that the camera has to be modified (ie the sensor) to recieve infrared from space, does your 350D have any modifications?
Fantasic Photo too!
Cain Doherty replied
no mods – read above!
peter
Brilliant image … I could stare into the stars forever.
Sarai
Imagine His Great Return. We see Him coming in the clouds, but He first must come through the stars.
Awesome!
S
Rhana Griffin
This is absolutely incredible. I’d love this as a poster above my bed!
Rocketchook
Hey dude u took these through a telescope right?
Rocketchook
Because I’ll tell u what I have 1 and no 17mm view will show u this.
Cain Doherty replied
haha – how much do you want to bet?
Cain Doherty replied
this link will show you the view at approx 10mm shot by my uni mate: http://www.pbase.com/escalus/image/48636566
Rocketchook
Is thay eye piece through a telescope ?
Cain Doherty replied
no. if you’re claiming to know so much about this stuff, what’s the angle of view i’ve physically covered in this shot? I think you’ll find it’s 75 degrees (the angle of view of 17mm on a 350D).
Rocketchook
Both of you are full of it , that is N.A.S.A
Cain Doherty replied
you can’t be serious?!
Rocketchook
That is a N.A.S.A photo and both of you are totally full of it.
Cain Doherty replied
i’d be honored if you considered it to be that good!
check this out:
http://www.flickr.com/search/?ss=2&w=all&q=milky+way+17mm&m=text
Rocketchook
Get real the milky way moves and your saying , what was the shutter speed . 20 seconds. So you have a tracker on your tripod?
Cain Doherty replied
at 17mm the movement is hardly noticeable
Cain Doherty replied
do you have an email address? i will send you a sample shot with exif data. unprocessed of course.
Rocketchook
Hey I know how things move out there and if u had a shutter speed of 20 seconds , u need a tracker on your tripod . 20 seconds gives u lines unless u have a motor to track on the tripod.
Cain Doherty replied
i’m saying i will send you a photograph to prove to you it can be done. haha – if i’m right you can buy me a motor.
Rocketchook
So you use the radio photographic process? With motorised computer star tracking on your tripod . Thing is Canons don’t do that without a telescope and a adapter which slots the camera in the eye piece.
Cain Doherty replied
how many times do i have to tell you i used nothing of the sort? why are you so skeptical?
Rocketchook
Because I take photos of outer space and unless u have comuterprised tracking on the scope it can not be done . A normal camera physically can not take this shot .
Cain Doherty replied
i think i have proved it’s possible with none of the equipment you mention and i am willing to settle your disbelief. what would it take?
Rocketchook
It can only be taken through a telescope with a radio graphic adapter with computers on the lens taking 500 shots and a computer star chart tracker on the scope . A 20 second exposure will give you a blurred black and white shot.
Rocketchook
Your full of it.
Cain Doherty replied
ok – this is borderline harassment now. how can you even say that when you haven’t tried it under the same conditions?
Rocketchook
So your saying u took this through a normal camera , normal tripod with a 20 second exposure ?
Cain Doherty replied
now that we’re back on track – yes – it can definitely be done with that equipment
Rocketchook
I shoot all night with a telescope and camera . I know the results mate.
Cain Doherty replied
well i don’t – i’m telling you i wish i did
Rocketchook
Remember if you publish a photo ( radio graphic ) from N.A.S.A and you don’t tell people they shot it they will kick your arse . I’m going through the N.A.S.A photos now looking for that nebula.
Cain Doherty replied
i think you’ll find i have the copyright – but happy searching nonetheless!
Rocketchook
When I find it , your gone . I would recomend u take it down otherwise you will be sued by N.A.S.A
Cain Doherty replied
now i think i will report your actions
Rocketchook
Like Mark said unless you modify your camera , it is impossible.
Rocketchook
Your a hoax.
Keegan Wong
Lol RC, chill out dude. The reason why you can get this shot is because a) it has to be a clear blue sky b) its a series of BLENDED shots my friend. That means that its multiple shots put onto one single shot. I’ve done a 10 minute exposure before and I manage to get similar results…and it was just one photo.
MaddyPaddy
Amazing Capture Cain!
Jared Revell
Awesome work Cain !!
And thanks for sharing your tutorial on how you achieved this here
salsbells69
Its a wicked Shot~! Remember to always look up..Great work Cain ~!! :D
salsbells69
Very..~!!
whitelikeblack
AMAZING
truly amazing
SpreadinPeace
I am so very glad I stumbled upon this absolutely, ultimately awesome capture…..I am so into the universe….space is so amazing…....one look at this and inspiration takes over….brilliant, very lucky for you to get this!
Peace Always ♥
melbourneguy75
This is fantastic, amazing capture :)
Paul Gana
amazing shot
simonesphotos
Brilliant image by a brilliant photographer, great work Cain!!
Trancer
Brilliant shot :)
chrisdade
I love the variety and beauty of your images, very impressive.