Milky Way Composite: Vacation Night Photo

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The discussion centers on a vacation night photo capturing the Milky Way using a 15mm lens. The image is a composite of long exposures, approximately 4 minutes each at ISO 800, combined with 13-second ISO 2000 images stacked in the middle. The photographer faced challenges with haze due to humidity but managed to create a visually appealing result. Additionally, a 7-image panorama was created with an 85mm lens, resulting in a high-resolution image of 10k x 10k pixels. The photographer plans to utilize a newly acquired Samyang 14mm ultra wide angle lens for future Milky Way photography.

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Just got back from vacation on the beach, there was one clear night which I used to do this (15mm lens):

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It's a composite (duh..) of long exposures for the trails (about 4 minutes each, ISO 800), with a burst of 13-second ISO 2000 images in the middle which are stacked. The humidity created a ton of haze which I was only partially successful in removing. The trial along the bottom is someone carrying a flashlight.

It's not quite as good as I hoped to achieve, but it's good enough for now.
 
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And here's a 7-image panorama, taken with my 85mm. The original is 10k x 10k pixels.

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I like composites ... great for some artistic fun :smile:

I bought a Samyang 14mm ultra wide angle lens last weekend. Just awaiting full Moon to be over and gone and then get out and do some Milky Way pixDave
 

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