These are pretty much straight off the camera with no stacking/HDR/etc... Only changes to exposure/saturation/noise reduction in Photoshop.
I didnt have the time I wanted to really get this done as it required me getting up at 3:00 and driving to a location, getting setup, focusing with no light, etc... The Milky Way is a bit tricky if you want a foreground and no star trails. I didnt have a real tripod (just a Gorilla Pod) and that was a MAJOR pain in the butt. I was basically setting up on tables/ground/sand or whatever I could find in the dark hah. I really wanted to go up to Haleakala (10000ft) and take pictures from there but the 3 hour drive, 50mph wind and cold temps prevented that from happening. Overall I am happy with the way they turned out, but like everyone I am already thinking about what to do on the next set.
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No Milky Way in this one but turned out good...
I didnt have the time I wanted to really get this done as it required me getting up at 3:00 and driving to a location, getting setup, focusing with no light, etc... The Milky Way is a bit tricky if you want a foreground and no star trails. I didnt have a real tripod (just a Gorilla Pod) and that was a MAJOR pain in the butt. I was basically setting up on tables/ground/sand or whatever I could find in the dark hah. I really wanted to go up to Haleakala (10000ft) and take pictures from there but the 3 hour drive, 50mph wind and cold temps prevented that from happening. Overall I am happy with the way they turned out, but like everyone I am already thinking about what to do on the next set.
Click the images to see larger...
No Milky Way in this one but turned out good...
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