The Milky Way with the 300D

[Dusty]

Another early image of mine with the ol' trusty 300D and 10-22mm EF-S lens.
I was stoked with the way this one turned out, even got a plane in the shot.

Cheers

[Radar]

Beautiful shot mate. How long was the exposure for.

[Dusty]

Thanks Ray, from memory, it was 275 seconds I think.

:hmm:

[Radar]

That's a pretty good capture then. There is a lot of galaxy in that photo for such a short exposure. Was it riding piggyback or just stationary?

[Dusty]

Just on a tripod.
Since it's at 10mm F.L. I didn't get a lot of noticeable star trails.
The ISO was high too, either 800 or 1600.

When digital came along it re-ignited my passion for astro.
I didn't have a lot of luck with filum, some, but not much.

I take my hat of to all the guys that use emulsion.

[h0ughy]

Just on a tripod.
Since it's at 10mm F.L. I didn't get a lot of noticeable star trails.
The ISO was high too, either 800 or 1600.

When digital came along it re-ignited my passion for astro.
I didn't have a lot of luck with filum, some, but not much.

I take my hat of to all the guys that use emulsion.

I hope the arthritis is OK Dusty, must be good considering the length of time for those exposures?? nice stuff. BTW, where was it taken from, and don't say earth!!

[Dusty]

I hope the arthritis is OK Dusty, must be good considering the length of time for those exposures?? nice stuff. BTW, where was it taken from, and don't say earth!!
It's certainly getting harder to setup the gear, not as young as I used to be.
When I first started astro photography the Milky Way was only half it's present size and Andromeda was only thinking of coming over to visit us.
:cool:

This photo was taken from my property, located somewhere along the coast in NSW. I've got reasonably dark skies but like everyone, I can see the skies slowly getting lighter from the city lights.

[Draig]

Hi Dusty

Great photo, even with the plane in it.

Is there anyway of using software to removethe plane?

cheers Colin

[Dusty]

Hi Dusty

Great photo, even with the plane in it.

Is there anyway of using software to removethe plane?

cheers Colin

I kind of like the plane in the image, it's personal taste I suppose.
A lot of people have seen this image and have commented on the plane.

It's quite easy, I'd say, to remove it using software, I just never wanted to.

I know what you mean though, sometimes I find long satellite streaks annoying in astro photos.

[Noel Carboni]

Oh, oh, oh... My gosh what a beautiful image! What I would give for skies like yours. I love the color, detail, and even the plane in there.

I also have the 10-22 lens, but last time I tried to take a wide field shot of the sky from my home it ended up looking like.... Daytime!

Actually a few years ago we had a hurricane that knocked out virtually all the power here. I did equivalent shots with and without all the sky glow from light pollution. For a few days the astronomy here was SPECTACULAR! Then things began to return to normal. :( Still, I don't think our skies were as dark as yours even with most of the power out.

http://ncarboni2.home.att.net/LP_Comparison.jpg

-Noel

[Draig]

Good Gravy Noel,

How can you live under that much light pollution?

And I complain about the light in Balcatta!

This makes our photos even more amazing

Cheers Colin.

[Radar]

At least something good came from that Hurricane. :blink:

[Dusty]

Oh, oh, oh... My gosh what a beautiful image! What I would give for skies like yours. I love the color, detail, and even the plane in there.

I also have the 10-22 lens, but last time I tried to take a wide field shot of the sky from my home it ended up looking like.... Daytime!

Actually a few years ago we had a hurricane that knocked out virtually all the power here. I did equivalent shots with and without all the sky glow from light pollution. For a few days the astronomy here was SPECTACULAR! Then things began to return to normal. :( Still, I don't think our skies were as dark as yours even with most of the power out.
-Noel
Wow what difference it makes with the power out.
Thanks for the comparrison images Noel.

I'm glad you like my image.

:thumbsupmate:

[Jimbot]

Another early image of mine with the ol' trusty 300D and 10-22mm EF-S lens.
I was stoked with the way this one turned out, even got a plane in the shot.

Cheers

I would love to see some more of this style. Have to get out of Melbourne to get away from the light pollution. I am impressed with the shot and the plane adds to it in my humble opinion.

Jim

:hmm:

[AstroTasmania]

Hi All,

Amazing the variation in results with similar equipment. ? Only a difference is in the number of Pixels between 300 & 350D.

This is one of the first images I took last year when I got my 350D, standard supplied zoom 18-55 lens at 18mm, wide open aperture on a stationary tripod only 30 seconds at 1600 ISO, from my front driveway under my local sky conditions.

This image was reproduced in the centre spread previous issue of SKY & SPACE as part of an illustration of what is produced with bog standard gear and no special techniques.

For better images I would not use a zoom, but use a fixed focal length lens.

Images improve from this point on by using with better lenses. I am a long time Nikon user (film & digital) so all my lenses are high quality F1.4 & f/2.8 ED, including the zooms. Longer exposures on a driven mount will also improve the image as well as lowering the ISO rating .

More clear skies...

[Radar]

It's amazing how much can be captured in 30 seconds with these new cameras.

Top job Shev :thumbsupmate:

[Dusty]

Amazing the variation in results with similar equipment. ? Only a difference in number of Pixels between 300 & 350D

This is one of the first images I took last year when I got my 350D, standard supplied zoom 18-55 lens at 18mm, wide open aperture on a stationary tripod only 30 seconds at 1600 ISO, from my front driveway.

This image was reproduced in the centre spread previous issue of SKY & SPACE.

More clear skies...
It does highlight, especially in astrophotography, that if you want decent results, it's important to use high quality lenses.
The difference is really noticeable once you have the image printed to magazine size, the web is far more forgiving.
I suppose that's why they say, "you get what you pay for".

Cheers.

[h0ughy]

It does highlight, especially in astrophotography, that if you want decent results, it's important to use high quality lenses.
The difference is really noticable once you have the image printed to magazine size, the web is far more forgiving.
I suppose that's why they say, "you get what you pay for".

Cheers.


your quite right. I have had a few lenses that were cheap, and I bought a canon 200mm f2.8L series lens, I had a zoom 200mm lens and there is no way you can compare the two, the difference is that evident.

I did purchase a russian 17mm fish eye lens, and although it was full manual control it gived quite a good showing, and heaps of sky.

[Dusty]

your quite right. I have had a few lenses that were cheap, and I bought a canon 200mm f2.8L series lens, I had a zoom 200mm lens and there is no way you can compare the two, the difference is that evident.

I did purchase a russian 17mm fish eye lens, and although it was full manual control it gived quite a good showing, and heaps of sky.
Great choice on the Canon 200mm f/2.8 L, it's very sharp and some of the best astrophotographers highly recommend this lens for astro work!

[h0ughy]

Great choice on the Canon 200mm f/2.8 L, it's very sharp and some of the best astrophotographers highly recommend this lens for astro work!

thanks for the Highlights, the grey is really showing through:Chessy_Smile:

[Johatin]

wow rusty......u must have super dark skies.......spectacular shot......the plane makes it cool too........

[wakaleo]

That's a magic shot Dusty. I remember being blown away the first time I saw an image of our own galaxy. Your pic does it all again for me! And I think the plane lights are ok as well.

Shevill, I'll be trying out your settings with my Nikon but must see about getting my hands on a wide-angle lens to capture more of the sky.

[Dusty]

wow rusty......u must have super dark skies.......spectacular shot......the plane makes it cool too........


That's a magic shot Dusty.

Thanks everyone, I'm glad you enjoyed it.