Mt Banks - Blue Mountains

[adavis (Andrew)]

A couple of firsts.
My first post to the NightScapes thread.
My First Nightscape shot.

I'm fairly pleased but I know that there is work to do.
Stay tuned as I will taking a LOT more of these

[gregbradley]

And what a stunner it is!

Mt Banks, I have taken some daytime photos from there. A great spot.

Greg.

[Ross G]

Beautiful wide panorama Andrew.

I love the colours.

What a great start.

What equipment did you use?

Good luck.

Ross.

[alan meehan (Alan)]

What a beautiful shot ,a first wow yes what gear were you using
AL

[Larryp (Laurie)]

That's excellent, Andrew

[adavis (Andrew)]

Hi Guys, thanks for the great feedback.
I am happy with the shot but I see lots of areas for improvement of course.

Canon 7d
Canon 18-200 zoom
30 second exposures
6400 ISO
f4
18 vertical shots stitched into the pano.

[rogerg (Roger)]

very good first post! 7D at 6400, must be noisy at 100%? I really don't like using mine above 3200.

[ourkind (Carlos)]

Excellent result Andrew, what a great start. Looking forward to seeing more of your work

[iceman (Mike)]

Great first start, Andrew! to IIS!

[adavis (Andrew)]

Thanks again, happy to be part of this community

Yeah the noise is an issue that I need to deal with, and yes it is very noisy at 100%.

[astronobob (Bob)]

Thats a wonderful scene Andrew, dig them sky colours
18 Panels, wow, 6 frames just dont stitch right as I found out, eh, 6 frames produces a milkway with about 20 arms to it, Lol,
Nice work and I appreciate your shairing your photo!
Wecome & looking forward to your next work

[adavis (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by rogerg

very good first post! 7D at 6400, must be noisy at 100%? I really don't like using mine above 3200.

I re-cked the images and it was ISO 3200.
That said it is VERY noisy and Im going to have to work on that.

[naskies (Dave)]

Well done, it's an addictive hobby

[bloodhound31]

I have very fond memories of Mount Banks as one of my regular haunts when I was living in Penrith. Lovely rock-climbing, abseiling and canyons all around it. I just wish I was a photographer back then!

Thanks for the memories encapsulated in this beautiful shot.

Baz.

[rogerg (Roger)]

Originally Posted by adavis

I re-cked the images and it was ISO 3200.
That said it is VERY noisy and Im going to have to work on that.

I find 3200 workable on the 7D, but takes some practice and playing to find techniques that work.

[adavis (Andrew)]

Yeah, well Im still working through them, but getting there.

Any tips would be appreciated

Originally Posted by rogerg

I find 3200 workable on the 7D, but takes some practice and playing to find techniques that work.