In the Northern Hemisphere the bright, complex center of our Milky Way Galaxy is visible above the horizon if you can find an area with dark skies (little light pollution from cities). This was taken in early August, when the Milky Way is visible to the southwest. To an observer as the night goes by the Milky Way moves right and tilts up on the left side, and at 10:45 pm it had a tilt perfect for vertical compositions.
The Milky Way in the Eastern Sierra in August
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Very beautiful image Jeff!
amazingly capture …a beautiful night sky ……
How did you see it for composition?
Under dark skies on a moonless night (before the moon has risen or after it has set), the Milky Way is visible to the eyes, just like this +Al Alvera. It takes about 20-30 minutes for your eyes to gain maximum sensitivity for night vision, so I set my camera before leaving the car, and I try not to use lights after that. In many places, where there are not lots of trees to block the light, the light of the Milky Way alone is bright enough that you can see the landscape well enough to walk around and set up your shots. In that first 20 minutes before your eyes have fully adjusted you can still see the brightest stars and the general stripe of the Milky Way, so you notice where those stars are in your viewfinder to line up the composition.
Beautiful!!
Wonderful ! +Jeff Sullivan thank you
Stunning!
Amazing
nie pic
Under starie sky's the opportunity of watching them and taking the pictures had to be great.
Veri good.
If you don't mind my asking, what kind of ISO do you go to for an image like this? I'm assuming you're using a fast lens fairly wide open? I'm wondering about the trade-off of high ISO noise vs long exposure noise.
The image was captured in July 2010 on a Canon 5D Mark II at ISO 6400, on a moonless night. Here's a blog post on the process +Andrew Wisler:
Producing Milky Way Images
http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/2011/05/25/producing-milky-way-images/
Any less of an ultra-wide lens than 16mm and you increase drag in the stars at a 30 second exposure. Any less light than f/2.8 and you'd have to bump up the ISO beyond 6400. The noise is high but manageable on a full frame sensor.
Jeff, thank you for sharing your gift with all of us. You truly are gifted…beautiful shot.
Bello cielo
süper bir gökyüzü manzarası
Starry night ～ Beautiful
Thanks for this wonderful view of The Milky Way… effusion of the Milk of Compassion and of tenderness. The Great Love, the One Initiator. Om
Thanks, awesome as usual, +Jeff Sullivan. One reason I should have sprung for the 16-35 when purchasing an UWA for landscape recently (or kept my Tokina 11-16 2.8). Otherwise I'm very happy with my 17-40. There's too much light pollution where I live out east for serious astrophotography, but I'll have to give it a whirl when I can.
Once again you have captured a captivating image. So glorious!
Beautiful picture
Awesome
Magnifique
Beauty at itz best……love it
Magnificant
What's the thing in the sky
Stunning. Love it.
Gorgeous click Jeff!
Extraordinario !!!
amazing and stunning. i wish iwere there.
luv it.
سبحان الله العظيم
sky always makes me feel so good
So this is a thirty second exposure Jeff?
Great photo and work! +Jeff Sullivan
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Nice
Moment is hard to fine 🙂
Amazing to be there
So gorgeous, dazzling !
Adorable photo, thanks !
wow
Good night, hug
José Luis
wow tjays kewl thamks