magicsurfbus
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On our recent trip to Italy we stopped overnight at the Montgenevre aire in the Alps on the French-Italian border, elevation 1854m. It had been a clear day with a light breeze, and as night fell there was no Moon, which is crucial for star pics. Ironically, as I stepped out of the MH with my camera kit, a bright shooting star whizzed across the exact bit of sky that I was planning to photograph, but you can't win 'em all.
Anyway, the pic below was taken from behind some trees to block out the artificial lights from the Aire, exposure time 15 seconds, f3.5 (aperture wide open), ISO (ASA in the old money) 3200 and the camera was on a rock solid metal tripod I'd picked up by chance at an auction.
As you can see, altitude makes a hell of a difference to atmospheric clarity - the pale haze in the photo isn't smoke from a nearby fire, it's the gaseous background structure of our galaxy, more commonly known as the Milky Way. It made the long winding drive up from Grenoble all the more worth it.
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Anyway, the pic below was taken from behind some trees to block out the artificial lights from the Aire, exposure time 15 seconds, f3.5 (aperture wide open), ISO (ASA in the old money) 3200 and the camera was on a rock solid metal tripod I'd picked up by chance at an auction.
As you can see, altitude makes a hell of a difference to atmospheric clarity - the pale haze in the photo isn't smoke from a nearby fire, it's the gaseous background structure of our galaxy, more commonly known as the Milky Way. It made the long winding drive up from Grenoble all the more worth it.
Click the image below to see a larger version:
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