For AP with a fixed tripod, a prime lens with the highest flux is best—assuming the lens is up to the challenge of round stars, particularly in the corners of the frame. And zooms are sure to disappoint. But you should test ALL your options while you have the time before you go, I...
Shooting in the early morning also lets you capture a series that progresses from a pure black sky (or one with the moon and stars) to one of deepening purples and blues as the sun begins to rise, and finally gives you a chance to partake in the Magic Hour of sunrise itself. Yep, ...
A quick tip for photographing stars Once you reach your location, it’s better to first sit in the dark for at least 15 minutes to let your eyes adjust to the surroundings. This will help you see a lot of stars (and even the Milky Way) with your naked eye. It will also help you ...
To capture the night sky with stars, start with an ISO of 1600, your lens open to the widest aperture, and your shutter speed set to 10 seconds — see how that looks, then adjust on the fly How to Photograph Sunrises & Sunsets A quick review of some basics… Rule of thirds: use it...
Book Review: Stars of Fortune by Nora Roberts Winter (Snow + Christmas) Children’s Books from Penguin Random House Enjoy! Share this: Twitter Facebook More Loading... Leave a comment Posted inBooks,Uncategorized,WildlyRead Taggedbook,book review,books,new release,November,Wildly Read,wildlyread...
“star” because, like the stars in the sky, the Serendib Scops-Owl (Otus thilohoffmanni) and the Sri Lankan Bay-Owl (Phodilus assimilis) are only active at night. They spend the day motionless in a dense thicket, and when night falls on the landscape, they spread their wings and ...
The red stars show the approximate position of sunset on the 7th and 17th of March 2013 The chart also shows the position of the crescent moon on March 12th when the comet will be about 5 degrees (10 moon diameters) to the left of the moon. As the days pass the moon will get bright...
Actually, stars seen from earth do "block the darkness" of the night sky but only a very little bit, and only around the star. If you were out in space like on the space station, you would see pretty much pinpoints of light from the stars. But because of how the atmosphere bounces ...
Wide-angle lenses let you use longer exposures at night without stars streaking. A good rule of thumb is to divide 500 by your focal length for the maximum number of seconds you can use for exposure and still get acceptably sharp stars. It’s a relative figure—stars don’t appear to mo...
we were shooting in a dark sky reserve during a new moon so there was no light pollution, meaning that I could see a sky full of stars. In addition, I was shooting at a very wide angle so at each corner of the image, you can see the rotation points of the stars begin to change...