Galactic Kiwi Dreams (Milky Way Setting over Mt Taranaki)
Galactic Kiwi Dreams (Milky Way Setting over Mt Taranaki)
19 shot blended composite
Story: I was booked in to do a snow course up the mountain on that weekend so when I saw that the forecast was for fine clear skies on the Friday night I decided to head up the night before the course started to do some astrophotography from near Tahurangi Lodge.
I'm calling this a composite because while the Milky Way was in that position I had to move the tripod about 10 metres to the right to get the foreground shots later in the night after the moon had risen. I had tried setting up the tracker at the same location as I ended up shooting the foreground but the ground was too steep and unstable to set up the tracker due to the snow and soft ground.
I'm glad that this image ended up working out because I had a lot of challenges in the process of shooting it. Getting heavy astrophotography gear up the mountain was one challenge, but then during the actual shooting I had problems with the snow and ice and getting set up. At one point I thought it was some of my photography gear that I'd dropped and saw flying down the mountain side, but later I realised that it was just a cheap water bottle. I'll probably find it next summer after the snow thaws.
Some of the Nebula in image: Lagoon Nebula, Cat's Paw Nebula, Lobster Nebula, Triffid Nebula
Taken: Fri 16 Sep 2022, 10:17pm - Sat 17 Sep 2022, 1:47am
EXIF:
Camera: Canon EOS R (h-alpha astro modded)
Lens: Samyang 50mm f1.4
Filter: LP extreme (dual narrowband) (using Canon drop-in filter system)
Tracker: Sky Watcher Star adventurer 2i
Settings: Sky: tracked 10 shot Pano, 16 Sep 2022 at 10:40pm approx,
Unfiltered: 5 shots at ISO 1600, 2min, f3.5, 50mm
Filtered: 5 shots at ISO 1600, 4min, f3.5, 50mm
Foreground (illuminated by 60% waning gibbous moon): 9 shot pano (3 x 3 focus stacked), 17 Sep 2022 at 1:30am approx, ISO 800, 90sec, f4, 50mm
Software: PTGUI, Lightroom, Photoshop, StarXTerminator
Printed on high quality premium photographic paper, canvas (ready to hang),
or metal (aluminium Chromaluxe, ready to hang). Framed prints include a mat border.
Prices in NZ Dollars. Foreign currencies calculated automatically at current rates after processing. Shipping if required is calculated at checkout.
Galactic Kiwi Dreams (Milky Way Setting over Mt Taranaki)
19 shot blended composite
Story: I was booked in to do a snow course up the mountain on that weekend so when I saw that the forecast was for fine clear skies on the Friday night I decided to head up the night before the course started to do some astrophotography from near Tahurangi Lodge.
I'm calling this a composite because while the Milky Way was in that position I had to move the tripod about 10 metres to the right to get the foreground shots later in the night after the moon had risen. I had tried setting up the tracker at the same location as I ended up shooting the foreground but the ground was too steep and unstable to set up the tracker due to the snow and soft ground.
I'm glad that this image ended up working out because I had a lot of challenges in the process of shooting it. Getting heavy astrophotography gear up the mountain was one challenge, but then during the actual shooting I had problems with the snow and ice and getting set up. At one point I thought it was some of my photography gear that I'd dropped and saw flying down the mountain side, but later I realised that it was just a cheap water bottle. I'll probably find it next summer after the snow thaws.
Some of the Nebula in image: Lagoon Nebula, Cat's Paw Nebula, Lobster Nebula, Triffid Nebula
Taken: Fri 16 Sep 2022, 10:17pm - Sat 17 Sep 2022, 1:47am
EXIF:
Camera: Canon EOS R (h-alpha astro modded)
Lens: Samyang 50mm f1.4
Filter: LP extreme (dual narrowband) (using Canon drop-in filter system)
Tracker: Sky Watcher Star adventurer 2i
Settings: Sky: tracked 10 shot Pano, 16 Sep 2022 at 10:40pm approx,
Unfiltered: 5 shots at ISO 1600, 2min, f3.5, 50mm
Filtered: 5 shots at ISO 1600, 4min, f3.5, 50mm
Foreground (illuminated by 60% waning gibbous moon): 9 shot pano (3 x 3 focus stacked), 17 Sep 2022 at 1:30am approx, ISO 800, 90sec, f4, 50mm
Software: PTGUI, Lightroom, Photoshop, StarXTerminator
Printed on high quality premium photographic paper, canvas (ready to hang),
or metal (aluminium Chromaluxe, ready to hang). Framed prints include a mat border.
Prices in NZ Dollars. Foreign currencies calculated automatically at current rates after processing. Shipping if required is calculated at checkout.
Galactic Kiwi Dreams (Milky Way Setting over Mt Taranaki)
19 shot blended composite
Story: I was booked in to do a snow course up the mountain on that weekend so when I saw that the forecast was for fine clear skies on the Friday night I decided to head up the night before the course started to do some astrophotography from near Tahurangi Lodge.
I'm calling this a composite because while the Milky Way was in that position I had to move the tripod about 10 metres to the right to get the foreground shots later in the night after the moon had risen. I had tried setting up the tracker at the same location as I ended up shooting the foreground but the ground was too steep and unstable to set up the tracker due to the snow and soft ground.
I'm glad that this image ended up working out because I had a lot of challenges in the process of shooting it. Getting heavy astrophotography gear up the mountain was one challenge, but then during the actual shooting I had problems with the snow and ice and getting set up. At one point I thought it was some of my photography gear that I'd dropped and saw flying down the mountain side, but later I realised that it was just a cheap water bottle. I'll probably find it next summer after the snow thaws.
Some of the Nebula in image: Lagoon Nebula, Cat's Paw Nebula, Lobster Nebula, Triffid Nebula
Taken: Fri 16 Sep 2022, 10:17pm - Sat 17 Sep 2022, 1:47am
EXIF:
Camera: Canon EOS R (h-alpha astro modded)
Lens: Samyang 50mm f1.4
Filter: LP extreme (dual narrowband) (using Canon drop-in filter system)
Tracker: Sky Watcher Star adventurer 2i
Settings: Sky: tracked 10 shot Pano, 16 Sep 2022 at 10:40pm approx,
Unfiltered: 5 shots at ISO 1600, 2min, f3.5, 50mm
Filtered: 5 shots at ISO 1600, 4min, f3.5, 50mm
Foreground (illuminated by 60% waning gibbous moon): 9 shot pano (3 x 3 focus stacked), 17 Sep 2022 at 1:30am approx, ISO 800, 90sec, f4, 50mm
Software: PTGUI, Lightroom, Photoshop, StarXTerminator
Printed on high quality premium photographic paper, canvas (ready to hang),
or metal (aluminium Chromaluxe, ready to hang). Framed prints include a mat border.
Prices in NZ Dollars. Foreign currencies calculated automatically at current rates after processing. Shipping if required is calculated at checkout.