when shooting milky way at night sky, usually using a wide angle lens. Of course you can use 85mm f1.4 lens, a telephoto lens renders stars larger and provides a different look to a night and it just different view like astrophotography. You can't capture foreground interest and you probably do not want to exceed roughly 5 seconds exposure at 85mm ^^

A simple rule of thumb to use for determining the longest exposure time that can be used without star trails becoming problematic is 600/(focal length). By this formula, a 14mm lens requires a 43 second or shorter exposure. An 18mm lens requires 33 seconds or less and 24mm can use no more than 25 seconds.

Interesting to know, definitely try to shoot stars with 85mm f1.4 and stack images, see how it goes.

I think take panoramic shots of milkyway & stitch them together. You'll get gigantic super wide angle shots of milkyway.

Taken at Kuala Kubu. One of my friend's took this and i edit 3 horizontal panorama then stitch together.

Yeah, will try my best since shooting stars is not expertise

How do you lit up the people? Pop a flash for a second during the exposure?

by using rear curtain sync mode is one of the creative techniques at your disposal when you work with flash. Basically, the flash fires off towards the end of an exposure, or just before the rear/second curtain closes. With this technique, you can produces some really cool-looking blur and light trails while your subject remains in focus.

Here i'm setting flash at ground rear sync for the selfie with milky way. This is single shoot.


Image:- IMG_1836.CR2
Metadata:- 30sec, 16mm f/2.8, ISO3200
Flash:- Did fired at rear curtain
Lens:- EF1635 f/2.8L
Camera:- EOS 5D MkIII

Thank you, heard rear curtain sync flash mode before, never know can use to shoot this kind of great shot.

Gonna experience with my mirrorless camera Sony A7III.

How come this thread has been quiet during the Milky season?

IMG_4308 by Apa Macam, on Flickr

This post has been edited by Loseeker: Jul 18 2020, 09:28 AM

got seasons? never done milk way photography before or learn about it. interested to join the group

Milkyway season June, July and August. What camera and lenses you have ?

Currently I'm using Fujifilm Xt-3 and 35mm f2 lens

You'll need wide lens.

Any focul length suggestions?

15-16mm or wider on APS-C.

Samyang 12mm f2 for fuji X mount. It is an Manual lens though. The photo I posted was done with that lens paired with XT20.

Great thanks2

anyone know where to see Perseids shower?

https://worldofbuzz.com/msians-will-be-able...o-look-out-for/ this seems to be a good guide. Next available date 8/9th October.

Astronomy photo contest

T&c pls refer to :
http://www.mysa.gov.my/portal/index.php/ms...ngsaan-2020-msn