Milky Way quick snap

[rogerg (Roger)]

Just a quick snap of the Milky Way, nothing fancy. Testing a new setup. Taken in my suburban backyard under moderate light pollution.

Canon 7D
3200 ISO
8 x 3 minutes
F/4
Unguided

Cropped to remove a tree.

Roger.

[mithrandir (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by rogerg

Just a quick snap of the Milky Way, nothing fancy. Testing a new setup. Taken in my suburban backyard under moderate light pollution.

Your idea of light pollution and a Sydneysider's are different. That would almost count as dark sky here.

I'd be happy with that as a "real" shot.

Cropped to remove a tree.

Isn't the best way to crop trees a chain saw?

[shelltree (Shelley)]

This is superb Roger, great work!

[mill (Martin)]

That looks mighty fine Roger.
I wish chopping a tree would be that easy

[Mighty_oz (Marcus)]

Is that from a different suburban place than Lower Chittering ?

Nice pic also

[rogerg (Roger)]

Thanks for the replies everyone

Originally Posted by mithrandir

Your idea of light pollution and a Sydneysider's are different. That would almost count as dark sky here.

I'd be happy with that as a "real" shot.

Isn't the best way to crop trees a chain saw?

Light pollution - maybe I'm not in "inner suburbia" .. this is a raw exposure from the series to show you what LP is in the RAW:

http://content.rogergroom.com/cms/001235.jpg

I suppose you're right about being happy with it as a "real" shot ... I'm just so used to seeing all the stunning stuff posted here these days that in comparison this kind of a shot is so "yesterday" it seems

Originally Posted by shelltree

This is superb Roger, great work!

Thanks

Originally Posted by mill

That looks mighty fine Roger.
I wish chopping a tree would be that easy

Well, it's actually a tree we like so hence have to resort to cropping rather than chopping in this case

Originally Posted by Mighty_oz

Is that from a different suburban place than Lower Chittering ?

Nice pic also

close but not quite I'm in the hills. See link above for what the raw shot looks like with the glow

[TrevorW]

Good one Roger