Astrophotography
I was able to capture the milky way during my time at Joshua Tree. I would love a critique on this and feedback on how I could possibly get it better next time.
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Charles Mercier
German contemporary art museum
Just a few shots - not of the art but the building interior!
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Last: Aug 03, 2026
Bartek M. Wojtkunski
Snowfall, Leon
A stone shepherd's cabin with an orange roof beside a high-altitude lake in the province of Leon during an unexpected late spring snowfall.
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Last: Aug 03, 2026
Dean Wilson
The Sun and the Moon: Edited to add last photo
I wanted to see how my 50 year old Canon FD 800mm f/5.6 s.s.c. would handle photographing both the Sun and the Moon.
1 - Revealing sunspots. (Square cropped)
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Last: Aug 02, 2026
Hector Reyes
Sterling in silhouette
I held a lighting workshop recently. Sterling was the model. I rarely shoot silhouettes but I wanted to incorporate that arch into a shot. Backlighting became an obvious choice.
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Depends how much you value star shapes in the image. Tracking the sky and slightly better focus would give more detail and pinpoint stars. You can also reduce noise substantially since you can lower ISO and get more exposure time = more SNR. Only other point would be the colors, with the LP gradient at the horizon and then blue/green turning to dark towards the top. Did you boost saturation quite a bit? Not trying to be harsh, just what I am observing.
Id try to find a location without LP anywhere within 100 miles of ESE to ESW. For me in FL, its nearly impossible unless I'm imaging on the beach towards the Gulf of Mexico.
Of forgot to mention, if your location will have some LP a Hoya Red Intensifier can help quite a bit by removing the high pressure sodium light from the spectrum hitting your cameras sensor. It also reduces light by a 1/2 stop or so.