Sunday, July 26, 2009

Dark Skies

Self portrait with the summer Milky Way (near the Sabinal River in Utopia, TX, July 2009).




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Canon 5DII with Canon 24mm f/1.4 II
25 sec.
f/2.5
ISO 3200

2 comments:

  1. TJ, love this, I think the best MW shot I've seen, don't know why mine don't look like this, need more practice... Did you take any with the lighting lower, your silhouette is a bit contrasty. I get that you looking up at it and that powerful visual line, but would like that a little more subtle. Great job, glad your posting...

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  2. Mike - thanks! Yeh, I should have tried a few more shots with different lighting.

    The lighting was done with my LED headlamp. I turned it on for about 3 seconds (yeh, the camera is just that sensitive). I could have tried a shorter "burst" from the lamp or perhaps put a few pieces of paper over the light to dim and diffuse it.

    Next time.... :-)

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