Azoutlaw480 0 Posted December 24, 2017 So my wife and I have had this Nikon D3100 for a few years and Ive always wanted to shoot the stars. I finally got to do that while out hunting this weekend. I think it turned out well! Jeep is my buddies. I was trying to focus on Orion and M42 Nebula. close jeep stars by Jason Montes, on Flickr Jeep Stars by Jason Montes, on Flickr trees stars by Jason Montes, on Flickr stars 1 by Jason Montes, on Flickr Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theksmith 2,047 Posted December 24, 2017 that last one is starting to show some trails, but otherwise very nice crisp shots IMO! i've been wanting a newer pocket camera for a while. one of my requirements is that the sensor be large enough to capture some Milky Way shots. we travel to so many remote places with great "dark sky", i figure i should be able to get some great images with the right camera and a little practice. this photo came from an article on lonelyspeck.com about using large-sensor point-n-shoots for this purpose: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EliMac 0 Posted December 26, 2017 Man, those are some great shots! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Azoutlaw480 0 Posted December 27, 2017 This one also came out great! Started to trail a little though. I think I also got a plane or something in the lower right side. Sky by Jason Montes, on Flickr Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jgaz 358 Posted December 27, 2017 I’d go with a UFO. Nice pictures. AZ is definately a great place for star gazing or pictures. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theksmith 2,047 Posted December 27, 2017 nice! are you shooting raw? what processing/editing software are you using? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Azoutlaw480 0 Posted December 27, 2017 Yes these are RAW, turned into jpegs. This was edited with my phone! I dont have any software at the moment on PC/MAC. I took 2 years of graphic design and learned on Photoshop 7. Im assuming that version is ancient by now! Ill have to start looking at different ones, got one to recommend? I can see myself getting carried away with this new hobby! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JeepUniq 5 Posted December 27, 2017 Search for Affinity Photo. Much cheaper (and IMO better) than Adobe Cloud. Check-out dpreview.com for a review if it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZRNintheJeep242 233 Posted March 25, 2018 Awesome pics!. Been chatting with a buddy of mine that shoots lava flow photos in HI, and he's been giving me pointers on shooting star/landscape photos with my Nikon D3400. Once I am moved completely I am looking forward to getting out and doing some shoots. Will share my photos here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CAVU2 126 Posted June 16, 2018 I found the best advice on Ken Rockwell's site. Here's some examples Shot with Nikon D750 with a Tokin 17mm manual focus lense (bought used for < $200) on a tripod. I don't like the autofocus lenses for this work. Rough area was f3.5-f5.6 , ISO 5000, 20sec exposure , the star trail shot was 45 minutes at ISO800. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
