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moonshinegnomie

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16. settings are highly dependednt on where your shooting from

Reply to crimycarny (Reply #14)

Thu May 29, 2025, 07:17 PM

May 29

big bend has the darkest skies in the US so i can maximize exposure time without wooring about light pollution.
a general guide is take 500/the focal length of your lens and thats the maximum you can shoot without star trails.

use the highest ISO your comfortable using with your camera and teh fastest lens you have wide open
I use ISO 3200 or 6400 on my camera at f4

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the milky way rising in Big Bend National Park [View all] moonshinegnomie May 29 OP

So worth the trip if it was half as stunning in person as your photo is for us. Just wow 🤩 Deuxcents May 29 #1

my wife laughs at me sometimes for doing it moonshinegnomie May 29 #4

Capturing a perfect silhouette as you did here JMCKUSICK May 29 #2

Thank you. I needed to see this. Made my day. LuckyLib May 29 #3

Stunning! MLAA May 29 #5

My words are not enough irisblue May 29 #6

Is the border crossing still open in the Park? We loved taking the row boat across to Boquillas. RamblingRose May 29 #7

yes it is moonshinegnomie May 29 #12

So beautiful Grim Chieftain May 29 #8

ooh. ahhh. AllaN01Bear May 29 #9

Very beautiful! Jay25 May 29 #10

Simply Awesome moonshinegnomie!! "Simply" but I know acquiring this image was anything but. Thanks! George McGovern May 29 #11

"Starry Night Over the Temple in the Desert" markodochartaigh May 29 #13

What settings did you use? crimycarny May 29 #14

Your post is beautiful and tugged at my heart. Deuxcents May 29 #15

When my son first passed I would go outside every night and just look up at the stars crimycarny May 29 #18

settings are highly dependednt on where your shooting from moonshinegnomie May 29 #16

Thank you! crimycarny May 29 #17

Agreed moonshinegnomie. Those settings work well with my Olympus, Thanks! George McGovern May 30 #19