Tightening up the Milky Way!

JimFox

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Another one from near Black Bear Pass in SW Colorado a few weeks back. With so many megapixels now a days, I keep forgetting to crop my 14mm or in this case 10mm image down to be closer to a 24mm image. I finally did it this time! :)

I have a 24mm f1.8 I could use, but I prefer the 14mm or in this case 10mm since I can use a longer shutter speed then I could with a 24mm.

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f2.8

All comments are welcome,

Jim

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AlanLichty said:
Nice result. Looks like a nice place to escape the heat that's infesting the west right now.
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Thanks Alan. It would be a great way to escape. It's been 90 to 100 degrees at my daughters in Northern Colorado for the last week. Thankfully thunderstorms are coming in to cool things off a bit, although that ruins my chances at getting the Milky Way.
 
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Michael13 said:
Definitely has more impact with the milky way covering more real estate!
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Thanks Michael. It does have more impact for sure. The whole right side of the frame was pretty empty, so that helped me to think of cropping.
 
Kyle Jones

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I'll just note that if you are going to crop your 14mm to the same FOV as a 24mm, you would need to reduce your shutter time in order to maintain a "rule of 400" amount of star trailing.

I really like this composition and it represents why I like 24mm for MW photos - the core really stands out. For my taste, I think this one is a little over saturated.
 
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Kyle Jones said:
I'll just note that if you are going to crop your 14mm to the same FOV as a 24mm, you would need to reduce your shutter time in order to maintain a "rule of 400" amount of star trailing.

I really like this composition and it represents why I like 24mm for MW photos - the core really stands out. For my taste, I think this one is a little over saturated.
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Cropping a 14mm image that's already captured with small stars, I am not sure why I would have needed to change the shutter speed to match that as a 24mm lens would have required. Unless I am not understanding what you are saying.

This is saturated more then I usually do. It seems these days, at least on FaceBook that people think they can't get a colorful Milky Way unless they use a Move Shoot Move Nomad star tracker. So I wanted to show the level of detail and color that could be brought out. So I tried to match, especially in the core that brightness and color detail. Anyway, that's my reasoning. :)
 
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JimFox said:
Cropping a 14mm image that's already captured with small stars, I am not sure why I would have needed to change the shutter speed to match that as a 24mm lens would have required. Unless I am not understanding what you are saying.
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As I know you're aware, unless you use a tracker there is always star movement in long exposures. We simply follow guidance like the 400 rule (or 500 rule) to keep it from being objectionable. In any image, zooming in far enough will reveal that movement. Cropping into a 14mm image until it is 24mm equivalent will reveal more star movement than you'd see at 14mm.

For weight and flexibility, I have at times shot at 14mm and cropped. If I really care, and don't want to sacrifice pixels, I'll shoot at 24mm with a shorter exposure.

I'm pretty sure I have some exposures where I can show this when I get home.
 
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MonikaC said:
Nice comp, but the Milky Way is too hot for my taste.
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I appreciate that Monika. I actually think it's perfect. :)

I will be processing my future Milky Ways to look like this as this look gives it a stacked image feel. But I appreciate your thoughts.
 
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