Destination Unknown

[CapturingTheNight]

Been a long time between drinks astrophotography wise for me this year. Work has been all consuming and coupled with the very wet weather lately I was desperate to get out a few nights ago when it was clear. No plan. No killer location. Just went for a drive and gazed up.

"Destination Unknown"
20 image panorama. Canon 6D, 24mm, F/2, ISO 6400, 15 seconds exposures
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Cheers

Greg

[strongmanmike]

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:....

Sorry :ashamed: it's so good... it just made me cackle :eyepop:....:screwy:

Great shot :thumbsup:

Mike

[GOTO]

Great photo. May I ask what do you use to stitch them together?
Cheers
Geoff

[blink138]

cracker!
pat

[CapturingTheNight]

Thanks Mike (I think) Never had anyone laugh at how good something is before. :D



Thanks Geoff :D PTGui Pro. Not cheap but it is a great bit of panorama stitching software.



Thanks Pat :D

[strongmanmike]

Probably like when people are so happy they cry...:question:...or those goats that go stiff and fall over when you startle them..

Mike :D

[gregbradley]

Nicely done Greg.

I am thinking 21/24mm is a good focal length for these shots as the distortion is so low they stitch together so much nicer.

Greg.

[CapturingTheNight]

Thank you very much Greg :D The position of the Milky Way at the time is a big factor in these "Milky Waybow" type images without too much distortion. For me, when the central bulge of the MW is in the west about 45 degrees above the horizon, it is in the ideal position to capture it without too much distortion. If the bulge is too high in the sky it is difficult to get the band without distortion. I used to do them with the MW bulge rising in the east, but the area around Crux is really high and distorted too much.
I primarily shoot with my 24mm these days because it is a lot sharper than my 14mm.

[gregbradley]

All good points Greg.

Samyang just released a premium version of its 14mm and its now F2.4. No price yet.

Greg.

[CapturingTheNight]

Yeah I saw that. Will be very interesting to see what it can produce (and what it will cost). The original is already in the top 5-10 best lenses for wide angle night photography (and probably number 1 in terms of quality versus price) in my opinion.