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iceman

10-12-2012, 07:23 AM

Hi guys

Since my trip to the Kimberley’s (http://www.mikesalway.com.au/tag/kimberley), this image of the Arching Milky Way over the Bungle Bungles (http://www.mikesalway.com.au/2012/07/25/milky-way-galaxy-over-the-domes-of-the-bungle-bungles/) has become one of my more famous images, partly thanks to receiving an APOD (http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120911.html) for it back in September.

I’ve received loads of feedback and lots of questions about the image, so I thought it’d be great to share all the details about how I captured and processed it. I hope that it helps you!

You can read it on my site here:
How To: Capturing and Processing the Arching Milky Way over the Bungle Bungles (http://www.mikesalway.com.au/2012/12/10/how-to-capturing-and-processing-the-arching-milky-way-over-the-bungle-bungles/)

Thanks!

mbaddah

11-12-2012, 09:48 AM

Hi Mike,

Great article thanks for uploading.

Question, why didn't you use a slightly lower ISO and increase the shutter speed? I would have thought with the 14mm on a 5D you could should for at least 45seconds without trailing? Or alternatively stop down the aperture by a stop and increase the shutter?

dannat

11-12-2012, 10:31 AM

good article

jamiep

11-12-2012, 07:10 PM

Mike,

thanks so much for taking the time to create that article ... i'll be giving a few of those tips a try in the coming months.

thanks again.

Jamie

naskies

11-12-2012, 07:18 PM

Great article, Mike. Thanks for sharing!

ourkind

12-12-2012, 01:50 AM

Wow thanks Mike. Legend!

iceman

12-12-2012, 05:23 AM

Thanks guys - appreciate the feedback.

Hi Mo

Even with the 14mm on the full frame, any more than 30-35 seconds and you start getting trails (when you zoom right in).

The aperture was as f/2.8, the fastest the lens will go. We want it wide open and capturing as much light as possible in as short a time as possible - that's also the reason for the high ISO.

The 5D Mk 2 handles ISO3200 easily, and the resulting noise/grain is certainly not offensive, and easily handled well by Topaz De-Noise or one of the other de-noise plugins or programs.

Keeping the shutter speed as short as possible is the aim.