First attempt at astrophotography, criticism/advises from better photographers would be appreciated.
With all the willpower I could muster, I got out of this airbnb shack at midnight to take photos of the beautiful stars, which I am not used to see because I rarely have the chance to get away from the city.
As this was my first attempt at astrophotography, I'm not quite satisfied with how the photo turned out. I think the main problems were the noise pollution from the shack, and the high ISO (1600, which usually looks fine on my camera, but the noise might be more apparent because of the long exposure time). I would appreciate advises from any of the talented photographers who help make Steemit a more beautiful place.
The camera was a tripoded Sony a77 with a Samyang/Rokinon 8mm f/3.5 fisheye lens. The settings were f/5.6, 20 seconds, ISO 1600.
I used Adobe Lightroom to post-process, mainly to change the white balance, to augment the contrast between the sky and the stars, augment clarity so the smaller stars are more visible, and to apply some noise reduction (not too much as this had a negative effect on the smaller stars visibility). Also defished the photo slightly.
Processed photo
Original RAW file
-aoi
I love the feeling of the night, sky, nature! Keep on going! Wishing you well on your photographic journey :)
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Thanks for the encouragement :)
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You're welcome. Enjoy your journey :)
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Likewise!
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