How to photograph the milky way?
Canon XSi
50mm f/1.8 at 1.8
10 and 20 sec.
ISO 1600
Post process was to convert to B/W (to eliminate the reddish glow) and boost contrast.
Exposures probably a bit long but trying to catch the random meteors.
Original
Boosted contrast
Another shot.
Hope the specs help. Hopefully will get good weather (and moon phase) this year to try some other settings. 2011 had full or bright moon phases and some clouds for all the major showers. I will also try higher ISO with my 60D.
Shoot, learn and share. It will make you a better photographer.
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mattmoran wrote: I've never taken a great milky way shot. The ones I've seen that are really great have always been low noise, which implies low ISO. But the key is location. You need to get high (like over 10,000 ft) and away from light pollution.
Or out in the middle of a desert
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