Here's a pano of the Milky Way rising above the Arch Rock in Joshua Tree NP.
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Landscape Photography
With Elia Locardi
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I gave it 5 star. I stuck between 4 and 5. so why not giving it a 5 :-) great work, Chad!
Thanks Alexander, A lot of planning and time went into this shot. Appreciate the nice words
Yeah I know. And that‘s why it deserves a 5 star Rating to me. The composition is amazing! In my optinion the foreground could be a little brighter, but it’s all about how I would edit it :-)
Good luck! Maybe the best image in this contest so far... in my opinion.
Thanks again Alexander, Yeah I can agree the foreground is a little dark but thats kinda my style. Most of my images tend to be on the darker side. I'm glad you enjoy it!
How many shots/stacks?
Great Shot
whoops wrong spot
This pano is made up of 7 vertical shots. There was no stacking for this image. My settings were 14mm at f2.8 ISO 6400 and either 20 or 25 sec shutter
I guess stacking isn't as necessary when shooting large panos so that makes sense.
Yes stacking for all 7 vertical shots would have taken a lot of time. But it definitely would've helped reduce some of the noise in the final image.
Does the milky way naturally curve like that, or does it just appear that way when taking pano with wide lens? It has been straight for me, the few times I have managed to see and photo it. But I have never seen all of it at once.
Awsome photo! This should be the cover of national geographic or something. World class!
I think the best way to imagine it is look left where you are standing, and then move your head looking into the sky until you reach the right side of your view. That's basically what you are seeing here in a square image. So no, it doesn't naturally curve like that in real life.
It's an effect of wide angle and fitting 180degrees into one image.
Thanks for the reply Alex
Thanks so much Henrik, Yes like Alex said its the effect of the wide angle and fitting a very larger area into one image. The top of the image is almost looking straight above if you were standing there. Hope this explains what you were asking. Appreciate the nice words
Very Cool.