nighthiker

I sort my startrails into appropriate folder (e.g. foreground, startrails, special effects, ..) and process them individually. The foreground can be an HDR or taken with a smaller aperture for ...

Star field example: https://www.dpreview.com/galleries/1157633880/photos/3832824/ I think t_wade wrote a little bit over that lens here.

1) There is no reason to use f/2.8. OK, you can test it, but the only effect is that you will get more - dim- stars with an open aperture and I don't like too many startrails in one image. ...

Hi! Is that view really to the North, and images to E and W can also be interesting. Light pollution is no issue as the pics from the twilight will be brighter :-) And yes: Many shorter exposures ...

Sigma Art 40/1.4? Have it and it's great for astro, probably the best astro-suitable lens (very low 'coma' and acceptable vignette) in the normal- to wide-angle domain. Check it first, as the QC ...

The thread starter is working with an 800mm lens (100-400 zoom x2 TC) und you recommend him to handhold that thing for sharp images, even with 1/800 sec? You are very funny ;-) I rather worry that ...

Stacking programs can have problems to align (e.g. moon) pictures if the images are rotated against each other and without stacking you will hardly get any good result. Well, if somebody is ...

Hi! I would also agree with Andy01, but before we blame the lens I would check the focus again and make several images and re-focus in-between. The 'blurring' is symmetrical, so it can be a ...

Hi! My recommendation: Before spending more money try to get the best out of your equipment as you already have good stuff! The mentioned software is free, but you might have to check the stability ...

Hi! Something is wrong with your image as it is looking blurry. Even my single-frame images are looking better. It's either blurred (use electronic shutter and stable tripod) or out of focus. ...

You ruine the night pics of others because you don’t see them as they are a kilometer away. Read here: https://clarkvision.com/articles/ethics-in-night-photography/ Good accessible, dark and scenic ...

Hi! I know many ‘gorgeous’ nightscapes (landscape at night) which are kitsch , especially when using flashlights to ‘illuminate’ the stars. Finding a good and realistic foreground can be demanding. ...

Additional light pollution at night, so called 'light painting'. Mmmmh, you might get many friends with that, but probably not in this forum :-|

Hi! Rule of 500 is outdated since ages. Scroll a little bit and you will find: https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/64638318 Stacking software: Sequator and Starry landscape stacker for Mac.

Hi! Thanks for the motivation, but the hike is part of the fun for me, only the back-pack was a little bit too heavy with 4 cameras. I'm working on a diet :-) I just checked the Geminids next year ...

Hi! Sounds as if the success-rate for observations - clear sky and available time - was pretty low this year. I'm not any different: We got a clear sky forecast two nights before the maximum ...

Hi! The usual good source for beginners: https://clarkvision.com/articles/beginning-astrophotography/ It's a little bit long (and thanks' god it's not You Tub), but full of good info. You can ...

Hi! Rule of 500 is outdated since ages as it comes from the analogue times with low-resolution films and mediocre lenses (from the recent perspective). I don't understand why people are still ...

My partially clear 'pre-peak' night is probably 2 nights before maximum, around -4 C, wind up to 10 m/s and chances for aurora. I just managed to book a scenic hiking shelter (strict Covid-19 ...

Lenses for the Sony E-mount cannot be fitted on the RF mount (unless you invent a 2mm 'thick' adapter :-) ). But there is new rumor about Sigma offering Z and RF mount next year ( https://nikonrumo ...