Milky Way 24 image 871 megapixel 360 degree mosaic

[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

Beautiful work. I can appreciate the work that you've put into it. Well done.

Thanks very much JJJ. I've been really into DSLR imaging lately. A revival!

Originally Posted by colinmlegg

Greg, can you try a fisheye projection of this? I'd be interested in how well the software warps and stitches given the time between first and last image. Nice work mate.

I'll check PT Gui Pro. Not sure if it has a fisheye projection. It has spherical though.

Originally Posted by multiweb

Actually you could map that on an hemisphere and export to QT for a virtual tour.

I was thinking of doing something like that at some point.

Greg.

[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by colinmlegg

Greg, can you try a fisheye projection of this? I'd be interested in how well the software warps and stitches given the time between first and last image. Nice work mate.

I did a version. Its kind of interesting:


http://upload.pbase.com/gregbradley/...46126359/large regular

http://upload.pbase.com/gregbradley/...26359/original Large

Greg

[colinmlegg (Colin)]

Originally Posted by gregbradley

I'll check PT Gui Pro. Not sure if it has a fisheye projection. It has spherical though.
Greg.

Spherical is good. You should get something like the first image in this set - http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=92853 (also processed with PT Gui)

[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by colinmlegg

Greg, can you try a fisheye projection of this? I'd be interested in how well the software warps and stitches given the time between first and last image. Nice work mate.

Originally Posted by colinmlegg

Spherical is good. You should get something like the first image in this set - http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=92853 (also processed with PT Gui)

Thanks for the tip:


http://upload.pbase.com/gregbradley/...46126560/large regular

http://upload.pbase.com/image/146126560 large

I quite like the effect.

Greg.

[colinmlegg (Colin)]

Nicely done! If you're still out there and weather permitting, try another one tomorrow night before the moon sets.

[gregbradley]

Thanks Colin.

If its clear I'll give it a go.

I just ordered a Samyang 24mm F1.4 lens for this type of imaging as well. Mainly for time lapses but also for this sort of widefield work. It gets very good reviews.

Hopefully chromatic aberrations will be ok wide open. Reviews indicate it has low CA.

I'll post some images using it shortly after it arrives.

Greg.

[ourkind (Carlos)]

Oh dear this is going to sound tacky but what the heck...

TOUCHDOWN!!!!

:thum bsup:

I can't wait to see more!

[iceman (Mike)]

Well done Greg, lots of different ways to present the data!

[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by ourkind

Oh dear this is going to sound tacky but what the heck...

TOUCHDOWN!!!!

:thum bsup:

I can't wait to see more!

Cheers Carlos.

Originally Posted by iceman

Well done Greg, lots of different ways to present the data!

Thanks Mike. Yes there are quite a few projection methods and no doubt other software with special effects as well.

Greg.

[SkyViking (Rolf)]

A fabulous view of our Milky Way, I really like it. Good work with the different projections too, there are so many options to try.

[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by SkyViking

A fabulous view of our Milky Way, I really like it. Good work with the different projections too, there are so many options to try.

Thanks Rolf. I'll have to check out other ways to present it as well.

Greg.

[multiweb (Marc)]

That last projection is very cool. Nicely done.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Some fantastic results there Greg, the first version, even with the slightly compressed look, is very spectacular, the colours look perfect to me too and I like the black skyline.

Great work

Mike

[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by SkyViking

A fabulous view of our Milky Way, I really like it. Good work with the different projections too, there are so many options to try.

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Some fantastic results there Greg, the first version, even with the slightly compressed look, is very spectacular, the colours look perfect to me too and I like the black skyline.

Great work

Mike

Thanks Mike.

Greg.

[dannat (Daniel)]

Pardon my ignorance but is the panoramic shot over a time period or all at once

[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by dannat

Pardon my ignorance but is the panoramic shot over a time period or all at once

The whole sequence probably took 15 minutes or less in one go.

Greg.

[dannat (Daniel)]

Thanks greg

[Ross G]

Hi Greg,

What an amzing photo.

Clever and original.

Your initial photo is my favourite. The colours are great and the composition draws you in.

You're producing some great images with your D800E.


Thanks.

Ross.

[space oddity]

Nice piccy.
I reckon you may need to invest in a 10.5mm f/2.8 Nikon lens and /or a 4.5mm f/2.8 Sigma circular fisheye. These are two of my favorite lenses, great for full milky way shots.If you are near the city or eastern suburbs, you could borrow these lenses from me for a weekend.Generally, fixed focal length lenses are better due to less internal reflections and light falloff. Alas, Photokina has not unveiled any breakthrough technologies in photography.
Once curved sensors start being mass produced, it is time to chuck out all the old glass as fast lenses will be the norm, since a curved sensor means no more optical correction for flat field and spherical aberrations will be minimized.We should find the best performance to be at widest aperture. Look forward to f/0.95 lenses that do not cost a fortune or weigh a ton. I reckon that eventually such whole sky shots could be hand held or tripod jobs with cameras that use sensor shift for stabilization eg Pentax K-5.
If you can wait a few years, this sort of photo will be a mere snapshot instead of an impressive stitching job.

[dvj (John)]

Greg, this is simply stunning. How did you manage the seamless integration of all those frames?