Milky Way In The Trees

GriffinGriffin Registered Users Posts: 16 Big grins
edited August 23, 2009 in Other Cool Shots
I took this photo while camping last weekend. The trees are pinon pines -- quite green in the daylight, but here they are lit by firelight.

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  • SKnightSKnight Registered Users Posts: 112 Major grins
    edited August 22, 2009
    Very good shot, about a three minute exposure?
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  • eL eSs VeeeL eSs Vee Registered Users Posts: 1,243 Major grins
    edited August 23, 2009
    Beautiful! thumb.gif
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  • GriffinGriffin Registered Users Posts: 16 Big grins
    edited August 23, 2009
    SKnight wrote:
    Very good shot, about a three minute exposure?

    Yup ... 154 seconds to be exact. I have other shots with much shorter times, but the trees didn't glow like this.

    I do love the Canon 10-22 @ 10mm for these shots. Now I just need to perfect my focus in the dark.
  • adbsgicomadbsgicom Registered Users Posts: 3,615 Major grins
    edited August 23, 2009
    Very nice shot, great effect on the trees. Amazing you don't have any sparks going up in the picture, or did you clean those out in post?
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  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited August 23, 2009
    Your shot came out pretty well. Nice foreground interest and bright stars. Seems a little blurry center up and not so much everywhere else. Still, a
    nice take. What f stop? Focus @ infinity or? :D
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  • GriffinGriffin Registered Users Posts: 16 Big grins
    edited August 23, 2009
    DaddyO wrote:
    Your shot came out pretty well. Nice foreground interest and bright stars. Seems a little blurry center up and not so much everywhere else. Still, a
    nice take. What f stop? Focus @ infinity or? :D

    I didn't have any sparks from the fire -- wasn't that close to the fire.

    Yeah, the picture is blurry because I didn't get the focus spot on. I was lazy and just guessed -- by setting the indicator to infinity. Normally I would AF on a brighter distant object, or use live mode, but everything was so dark it would make it harder. 154 seconds, f3.5, 10-22mm @ 10mm, iso 400
  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited August 23, 2009
    rolleyes1.gifLazy. Know the score there. A flashlight helps tons to focus foreground
    in the dark. Infinity is finicky in night shots. Its not always right on the bar.
    Sometimes a tad before or after the marker. Pays to make note where it is
    given whatever lens once you hit sharp and know it for sure.
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  • justin24justin24 Registered Users Posts: 402 Major grins
    edited August 23, 2009
    Beautiful shot, I have something similar to that.
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