Milky Way over lake in Maine

[broca]

I've been on vacation in Maine for the past two weeks imaging from dark skies. I live in light polluted Florida so it was quite impressive to see dark skies.
Imaged from Lake Anasagunticook in Canton, Maine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton,_Maine)
Canon T2i
ProOptic 8mm fish eye lens (f/3.5)
30 second exposure
August 4, 2013
Higher resolution image can be found here (http://coatesastrophotography.com/p511019156/h62523235#h64271034)

[iceman]

Nice work Steve, lovely image.

[ourkind]

wow nice shot!

[rogerg]

Nice composition and reflections :)

[prokyon]

Great result! I love these pictures with water in the foreground.

[gregbradley]

A tip - fisheyes will give a straight horizon at one point (and one point only). Its when they are level and pointing horizontally to their target.

Fisheye plugins that I have tried do not correct that well.

Try that and see if you like it.

I am not 100% sure if that datum is true with the camera in portrait orientation but it may well be, which would mean level the camera in portrait and do your panorama/mosaic that way. Don't angle up the camera use the widefield of the fisheye.

Greg.

[dutch2]

Great shot.