Milky Way @ 15mm by Sue Wotton
One of the first I took, the other night. Used my 15mm wide, at f/4. It was a tad slow but some judicious post-processing (with reduced saturation) was able to extract this.
Pentax K-5 + DA15mmLtd
One of the first I took, the other night. Used my 15mm wide, at f/4. It was a tad slow but some judicious post-processing (with reduced saturation) was able to extract this.
Pentax K-5 + DA15mmLtd
Comments
This is fabulous Sue. Not an ‘obvious wide angle’ for my group but I love it :)
Thanks, Polly. I wasn’t sure when I submitted, but there ya go. :) Thanks for letting me know, and for your kind remarks.
– Sue Wotton
It’s a difficult concept sometimes, especially when you yourself know it was taken with a wide angle lens and you know what it looked like with the normal eye. I’d so love to capture images like this. I live in an unlit, open, rural place with fabulous skies and I have a telescope I’ve never used but have never attempted photographing the stars.
You don’t need a telescope, polly, just a camera that can do timed shots and sit on a tripod without shaking. this one was 30 seconds, ISO 1600 (IIRC) f/4 and 15mm. No telescopes. no equatorial mounts, no GPS tracker. Just an eye and the determination to get the shot. Afterwards, theres Adobe Camera RAw.
– Sue Wotton
Another great one Susie … you seem to have a talent for this … something I haven’t tried♥
Thanks, Bev, its not that difficult, but you have to be ready to take off well after sundown, and go somewhere you can avoid light pollution. Then, just try a whole bunch of different exposures and see what works. I have a LOT of duds.
– Sue Wotton
Well I have all of those so I’ll have to knuckle down and give it a go one night. Thanks Sue x
My pleasure, Polly.. I’ve put you on my watchlist so I can see what you do. Off you go girl!
– Sue Wotton
Haaa, give me some time, clear skies at night aren’t happening much in Ireland at the moment!
That is fabulous Susie, coomba skies are brilliant for this type of shot
Thanks heaps, Anna.
No light pollution in Coomba I guess. Might have to do an overnight one weekend (if I can persuade Tommy that he will be OK on his own) and we can both go out and have a go :)
– Sue Wotton
Fuc&!^g fantastic for a first attempt. My first few rolls of film turned out nothing to keep.
Clear Skies
Andrew
Thanks, Andrew :) I’m hoping to get some more shots as the weather warms up again… that week was just freezing out there.
– Sue Wotton
Spectacular shot!
Thank you :)
– Sue Wotton
Thanks you, and my apologies for having missed your comment!
– Sue Wotton
A jewel!!!!! Incroyable!
Thank you, Neutro, again, for the fave and the enthusiastic comment :)
– Sue Wotton