I thought there might be more than higher ISO..... I'll check out Flickr!
Any night shooters here?
#11
Posted 01 September 2018 - 01:41 AM
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#12
Posted 01 September 2018 - 02:33 AM
Ya know, on your way down or back and if the smoke clears, you might check out Res "C" on the lava bench on the Modoc NF. It is known for it's great night shots of the sky and no nasty city lights. Easy access from 139 or 395 has a prim cg and not many people 'cept day fisherman. I camp there allot myself-like to hear coyotes at night! West side road of Smoke Creek desert from Gerlach to Sand Pass also good area for shooting stars and neat rock formations!
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I am planning on stopping at the black rock playa, that's close enough for me to check it out. Thanks for the tip! The res would be a good place to try for a surface reflection of the sky.
#13
Posted 01 September 2018 - 02:43 AM
Another secret is to take photos (locked down on a tripod) at different ISO. So foreground at a high ISO to bring out details, then shoot the sky at a lower ISO to have crisp stars. Load the images as layers into photoshop, and mask out the areas in each layer/image that detracts from the composite.
Here’s an example
I mostly shoot a single shot, exposed for the sky, and do as many tries as it takes to get the foreground light where I like it. But when I do make blends, I do the opposite - I expose the sky at high ISO so I can shoot faster, then turn the ISO low, stop down and shoot longer for the foreground. With Long exposure NR turned on for both. More than one way to skin a cat!
#14
Posted 02 September 2018 - 03:17 PM
Another secret is to take photos (locked down on a tripod) at different ISO. So foreground at a high ISO to bring out details, then shoot the sky at a lower ISO to have crisp stars. Load the images as layers into photoshop, and mask out the areas in each layer/image that detracts from the composite.
Here’s an example
Another question if you don't mind. Are you shooting in RAW format or JPEG?
#15
Posted 02 September 2018 - 04:45 PM
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#16
Posted 02 September 2018 - 05:48 PM
Ok I think that's one of my problems too...thanksI almost always shoot raw...
#17
Posted 02 September 2018 - 09:21 PM
Here is a shot I got at Gettysburg a couple years ago.
D810 24mm ISO1600 13sec. Edited in photoshop
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#18
Posted 03 September 2018 - 01:52 AM
So what can be used for amateurs if they don't have the $$ for photoshop?
#19
Posted 03 September 2018 - 02:17 AM
Gimp is free and fairly powerful. You just need to learn the menus. There are several tutorials available for it:)
Paintshop Pro is also a good alternative and if you can live with it's limitations Adobe Photoshop Elements isn't bad and can be had for a good price around Black Friday sales.
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Posted 03 September 2018 - 12:35 PM
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