Milky Way

[CarpeyBiggs]

I was bored tonight, going through some images from warmer days past. Here is one from down in Escalante. ISO 3200, 2.8, 30 seconds, on my 5D with a 15mm fish. Painted with headlamps by a couple of us. (Can't remember if I posted this here before or not... :ne_nau: )

http://danransom.com/blog/images/20080124222534_milkyway.jpg

[CarpeyBiggs]

And another one, from the next night.

http://danransom.com/blog/images/20080124231100_milkywaytall.jpg

[JP]

That first one is pretty neat :2thumbs:

[rwpontius]

Cool shots! The fisheye distortion adds to the whole effect.
RWP

[accadacca]

Dan, that first picture is AMAZING! :eek2: :hail2thechief:

[mhambi]

Cool! :2thumbs:

[jiffers]

Both pics are amazing, but I have to echo everyone else's reply; that first one is spectacular. (So there is a reason for the ISO 3200 setting :haha:)

Very nice!!

[trackrunner]

I wish my ISO could go to 3200. Tops out at 400

[Sombeech]

Pretty sweet pics. :cool2:

[trackrunner]

Pretty sweet pics. :cool2:QFT :2thumbs:

this is from the NPS at Natural Bridges NM

http://www.nps.gov/nabr/naturescience/images/milkyway.jpg

[Jaxx]

Wow all those pictures are so cool looking. Very nice. :2thumbs:

[Scott Card]

That may be one of the most fantistic photos I have seen (the first one) in a very long time. Very Very cool and the colors are spectacular. :2thumbs: :2thumbs:

[Randi]

I was bored tonight, going through some images from warmer days past. Here is one from down in Escalante. ISO 3200, 2.8, 30 seconds, on my 5D with a 15mm fish. Painted with headlamps by a couple of us. (Can't remember if I posted this here before or not... :ne_nau: )

http://danransom.com/blog/images/20080124222534_milkyway.jpg

WOW! I have to agree with the masses. This photo is incredible! It's so surreal and otherworldly looking! It looks like the rock pillar is glowing from within! That second one was taken at Fence canyon right? I remember seeing that one or something similar!

I'm almost embarrassed to post any of my photos after seeing YOURS! Almost!!!! We cain't all be good as you or we'd have nothing to admire or aspire to....I guess... :mrgreen:

So do you have folks at the base of that rock shining lights on it?

~Randi

[Randi]

Pretty sweet pics. :cool2:QFT :2thumbs:

this is from the NPS at Natural Bridges NM

http://www.nps.gov/nabr/naturescience/images/milkyway.jpg

This is quite beautiful too! Looks just like one of Carpeys.
How'd ya light up that bridge?

[CarpeyBiggs]

So do you have folks at the base of that rock shining lights on it?

Yep. Your good buddy Doug Noel, in fact. He was the only one I could stir up out of camp to actually walk down the road with me. Tough to do it with just one person, so thanks Doug!

Thanks for the kind words everyone else. :2thumbs:

[CarpeyBiggs]

This is quite beautiful too! Looks just like one of Carpeys.
How'd ya light up that bridge?

For chimney rock, we used headlamps. For the real big stuff, you use these:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000MZAKB2/giftfella-20

[Randi]

This is quite beautiful too! Looks just like one of Carpeys.
How'd ya light up that bridge?

For chimney rock, we used headlamps. For the real big stuff, you use these:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000MZAKB2/giftfella-20

Hmmmm...I need to invest in one of those for sure. Not only for "cool" light-up-the-night pictures, but I could also
use it as locator beacon for when I get lost in the wilderness.
I could bring down a small plane with one of those lights! :mrgreen:

[trackrunner]

Pretty sweet pics. :cool2:QFT :2thumbs:

this is from the NPS at Natural Bridges NM

http://www.nps.gov/nabr/naturescience/images/milkyway.jpg

This is quite beautiful too! Looks just like one of Carpeys.
How'd ya light up that bridge?
bump came back here to look at these sweet pics again.

Randi, I thought I had already answered your comment. I guess I forgot to hit submit. That is not my pic. Like I wrote earlier it is from the NPS at Natural Bridges NM on their website. http://www.nps.gov/nabr/naturescience/darkskypark.htm

[TreeHugger]

First time I"ve seen these, truly amazing photos.

[bbennett]

Wow, I'm speechless. :hail2thechief: :headbang:

[waltny]

You use any special filter when doing the night shots? I had it suggested to me to that I would need a filter of some kind as the stars and moon may burn in on the sensor if I did an exposure for too long.

[Cosmic Kid]

Geez man, after that first pic, I'd feel like an idiot posting a picture ever again on the Web.

[Deadeye008]

Wow! Awesome pictures! Especially the first one. Which 15mm fisheye were you using? I've been thinking about getting one for my 5D. I currently have the Canon 28mm 1.8 as my widest lens.

[PhotoHound]

Very nice!

[asdf]

Wow! Awesome pictures! Especially the first one. Which 15mm fisheye were you using? I've been thinking about getting one for my 5D. I currently have the Canon 28mm 1.8 as my widest lens.


Dan is out of town for the next month.
Pretty sure he used the Canon 15mm F2.8 fisheye for that shot.