I'm going to call this one... "Ponce Inlet NIGHThouse"

[itsneedtokno]

Using Photoshop I swapped the back round on one of my photos.

What do you guys think?

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[Deleted member 103366]

Superb, but how did you shoot it?

 

[itsneedtokno]

The lighthouse? With my MA2

The night sky? Stock imagery on Google

 

[Deleted member 103366]

Awww darn, I thought it was all your own work, :-( Still spectacular though

 

[itsneedtokno]

Awww darn, I thought it was all your own work, :-( Still spectacular though

I WISH I could take night shots like that!

I found aerial photography more enjoyable than long exposure, but will always have a place in my heart for those kinds of photos. still taking them when the opportunity presents itself

and thank you though

 

[Deleted member 103366]

I came across a great youtube video sometime ago by some guy using a weird lens mask for manaul focusing and he stacked loads of deliberately under exposed shots as he did not use a motorised mount. To my eye he got some great results, unfortunately I can't find the bookmark.

 

[Dale D]

Using Photoshop I swapped the back round on one of my photos.

What do you guys think?

poncenighthouse hosted at ImgBB

Image poncenighthouse hosted in ImgBB

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Of course my immediate thought was, there is absolutely no way to shoot the Milky Way anywhere in Florida. There is WAAAY too much ambient light. To get that sort of full arc of the Milky Way you really need super dark skies for many hours. So basically, you took the Milky Way stock image and then selected the Ponce lighthouse image in Photoshop, then moved it onto the Milky Way image and did the composition. I might have given the lighthouse a bit more darkening. To shoot actual Milky Way images like this requires a full course from an expert. I have taken several astro photography workshops in areas of the US where there are dark skies, but never was able to create the full arc of the Milky Way. It is a nice job however!!

 

[Lets Fly]

Of course my immediate thought was, there is absolutely no way to shoot the Milky Way anywhere in Florida. There is WAAAY too much ambient light. To get that sort of full arc of the Milky Way you really need super dark skies for many hours. So basically, you took the Milky Way stock image and then selected the Ponce lighthouse image in Photoshop, then moved it onto the Milky Way image and did the composition. I might have given the lighthouse a bit more darkening. To shoot actual Milky Way images like this requires a full course from an expert. I have taken several astro photography workshops in areas of the US where are dark skies, but never was able to create the full arc of the Milky Way. It is a nice job however!!

Yes dark skies are the best, and we have some very dark skies in certain areas, but I can get some great shots in Florida.
I took the photo at left that's my Icon of M31 from my observatory and light polluted skies.
Getting the arc of the Milky Way would take some dark skies and wide angle lens.
I would like to see that lighthouse in daylight from a little higher up.

 

[Capt KO]

100 miles out in the Gulf of Mexico, All you see Is the Milky Way. Beautiful! Gods work. Stuff I’ll never forget.