Our Galactic Neighborhood - Page 2

Hagar (Doug) · #21 22-09-2010, 09:13 PM

Lovely image Luis. I had a look around your web site. Brilliant. Great work.

Octane (Humayun) · #22 22-09-2010, 10:01 PM

Good landscape photography is often about escaping from reality. And, this image is a great example of that.

I'm not sure why people expect every photograph taken to be replicas of real life. Even Ansel Adams, arguably the greatest photographer to have ever lived, manipulated his images in post, and look at how amazing they are -- they've stood the test of time.

Keep it up, Louis.

H

luigi · #23 23-09-2010, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Hmm? Ok fair enough, it is probably due to the fact that the hills are so well lit..? The scene may look more real if the hills were no so evenly and well illuminated..? It may also just be a function of the dynamic range handling and the fact that the scenes field of view is so similar to a naked eye scene that the brain (well mine and Gregs anyway

) doesn't believe it as it is so far from the visual reality ..?
Mike

I understand, I lifted the exposure on those hills and that may be a little unnatural as it was a pitch dark night. I appreciate your feedback as it helps me find a balance between light and darkness in the foreground.

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Originally Posted by Lester

Very nice image Luis, thanks for the view. All the best.

Ty!

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Originally Posted by sly

I love this wideview!
Really GREAT!

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by rcheshire

Bien hecho Luis... ?Donde esta? Patagonia
Excuse my Spanish. That's a breathtaking view.
Astrotrac is doing a great job.
PM sent.

Ty! It's only 330km away from Buenos Aires. Still far from where Patagonia begins. This hills are part of the Tandilia System, it's one of the oldest rock formations on earth dating from more than 2000 million years ago. Millions of years ago the mountains where higher than the Himalayas reaching 9000mts, now they range from 50 to 400mts. It's a nice place to explore!

PM answered!

luigi · #24 23-09-2010, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Hagar

Lovely image Luis. I had a look around your web site. Brilliant. Great work.

Ty a lot!!

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Originally Posted by Octane

Good landscape photography is often about escaping from reality. And, this image is a great example of that.
I'm not sure why people expect every photograph taken to be replicas of real life. Even Ansel Adams, arguably the greatest photographer to have ever lived, manipulated his images in post, and look at how amazing they are -- they've stood the test of time.
Keep it up, Louis.
H

Ty H! I completely agree with your vision. What's funny is that this maybe one of my most unprocessed images in terms of changing reality. Besides letting the camera expose and stacking for noise reduction I really did very little to the scene. I went with a group of people to this location and the ones that were along with me see it as a very natural scene, only brighter than what the eyes could see.

iceman (Mike) · #25 27-09-2010, 07:01 AM

Wonderful image Luis. This is now IOTW.

astroboy · #26 27-09-2010, 07:50 AM

Great shot Luis.
The Nikon lens seems to be the only game in town for this stuff , I use one with the Novoflex mount they are in stock at Mainline in Sydney.
One question if your using a tracking mount why isn't the foreground blurred ?
Nice work , I wish I had broadband so I could have a proper look at your web site.

Thanks
Zane

DarkRevenge (Luis) · #27 27-09-2010, 10:26 AM

Amazing picture, Luis! Congratz!

Altough I travel very often to Córdoba (Yes, I'm from Argentina and my name is Luis too!), I have never been able to see such a dark sky...

I hope one day the good luck help me

Saludos, and congratulations again!

that_guy (Tony) · #28 28-09-2010, 12:52 AM

great shot Luis TOP JOB!!! that is just plain breath taking

Cheers,
Tony

luigi · #29 28-09-2010, 02:10 AM

Thanks a lot for the comments and for the IOTW award, I'm really really reallly honored!

luigi · #30 28-09-2010, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by astroboy

Great shot Luis.
The Nikon lens seems to be the only game in town for this stuff , I use one with the Novoflex mount they are in stock at Mainline in Sydney.
One question if your using a tracking mount why isn't the foreground blurred ?
Nice work , I wish I had broadband so I could have a proper look at your web site.
Thanks
Zane

My site should load faster on a good day, give it a chance

I'm surprised to know the Novoflex adapter for G lenses is in stock anywhere, what price does it have there?
The foreground is not blurred because I took a shot of the foreground with the drive mount off. Many times I forget this and then I hate myself

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Originally Posted by DarkRevenge

Amazing picture, Luis! Congratz!
Altough I travel very often to Córdoba (Yes, I'm from Argentina and my name is Luis too!), I have never been able to see such a dark sky...

I hope one day the good luck help me

Saludos, and congratulations again!

What are the chances of finding two Luises from Argentina here? It's a small world! The Cordoba Sierras should be really dark and drier than this location, keep trying!

astroboy · #31 28-09-2010, 07:58 AM

Thanks Luis
The Novoflex mounts cost ( from memory ) $ 285 AUD , I also saw one on Ebay that went for abot $250 posted.
So the shot is done as 2 separate layers one for the foreground and one for the Milky Way stack , sorry to go on about this but its the sort of imaging that interests me now . I've been doing them all in one shot which limits me , but doing things your way would give me a reason to use the Kenko sky memo which hasn't seen much action for a while.

Thanks
Zane

luigi · #32 29-09-2010, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by astroboy

Thanks Luis
The Novoflex mounts cost ( from memory ) $ 285 AUD , I also saw one on Ebay that went for abot $250 posted.
So the shot is done as 2 separate layers one for the foreground and one for the Milky Way stack , sorry to go on about this but its the sort of imaging that interests me now . I've been doing them all in one shot which limits me , but doing things your way would give me a reason to use the Kenko sky memo which hasn't seen much action for a while.
Thanks
Zane

Yes, one stack for the foreground and one for the background. Without a tracking mount the same stack can be used for both things, just aligning the stars in one stacking session and doing a no-alignment in the other session.

cmfeldsberg (Carlos) · #33 29-09-2010, 09:45 PM

Muy buena la foto. Felicitaciones.

Carlos/ Martinez / Buenos Aires

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Originally Posted by luigi

Hi All,

I shot this image last weekend on a trip to a dark site. Great conditions but very humid I had a nasty fight against condensation (I can ask for everything!).

It shows the Milky Way and the two Magellan Clouds near Azul, Argentina about 300km away from Buenos Aires.

http://www.luisargerich.com/recent/haf83126#haf83126
(click to see larger)

Data:
Canon 5DII
Nikon 14-24 F2.8
Astrotrac Mount
ISO1600 F2.8 14mm 10x1minute
Stacked with DSS

Cheers!
Luis

p1taylor · #34 29-09-2010, 11:39 PM

really grate image, wish i could do as well.

peter

Marcus10 (Marcus) · #35 01-10-2010, 10:21 AM

Truly stunning photo, amazing skies, amazing galaxy we live in

rcheshire (Rowland) · #36 02-10-2010, 08:33 AM

Congratulations on IOTW Luis.

luigi · #37 02-10-2010, 10:22 AM

Thank you a lot, I'm humbly honored by the IOTW mention.
It really shows a lot of honor and good will to choose somebody from a foreign country and new to the community for the award. I really appreciate that.
I'll be around here for a long time, sometimes my images will be bad so mind the journey.

Thanks again!

h0ughy (David) · #38 08-10-2010, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by luigi

@Daniel, @Ric: Thanks a lot!

@Alex: Ty again and I think you are right DSS might have eaten some stars at the corners.

@Michael: Ty for your feedback. You had to be there, the scene really looked like the photo.I can send you one of the RAW files if you need to believe. It's as real as it can be.

LOL unless tis fits mike wouldnt know what to do with a DSLR raw file

what a cracker of a shot

Dygerati · #39 19-01-2011, 02:34 PM

So, not sure if this is the place for this question, but it's just a quick one.

I've admired these types of photo's for a while. Would this type of capture be possible with a Nikon D90? I realize it's not nearly the caliber of camera, but a solid DSLR in its own right. So, with the proper lens/tracking system/etc, would it be possible?

Thanks!

luigi · #40 19-01-2011, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Dygerati

So, not sure if this is the place for this question, but it's just a quick one.

I've admired these types of photo's for a while. Would this type of capture be possible with a Nikon D90? I realize it's not nearly the caliber of camera, but a solid DSLR in its own right. So, with the proper lens/tracking system/etc, would it be possible?

Thanks!

Yes, of course you can do it with a D90.

The "key" is to find dark skies. If you are in Australia you already have the Southern Hemisphere advantage to the Milky Way

Even without tracking you can get excellent results. Stacking helps reducing noise levels and lets you squeeze more light from the photo without making it ugly.