Atrophotography with my DSLR - taking it up a notch

Great shots Bart. I love the ones of the moon and venus on either side of the spire. top quality shot. just got my new DSLR, moving up from a good old point and shoot. Ordered a new solid manfrotto tripod and head also. Looking forward to having a go at a few shots like these.

I'd loved a DSLR cam but they look so technical...........it puts me off getting one.....but i know if i ever want to take any kind of astro photo's that i am going to have to invest in one.

Point and click just doesnt cut it for astro photo's unless doubled up with a scope.

Point and click just doesnt cut it for astro photo's unless doubled up with a scope.

Horses for courses I guess Paul. Personally, I love the wide-field shots (e.g. like Keith G takes), but I especially enjoy those with some scenic stuff going on as well (Bart's Maynooth architectural/astro shots are simply gorgeous). But I wouldn't have the skill or the eye to take them myself so I'll stick to what I'm good at (well, *I* think I'm good at) - the science stuff...

Bart - I'm not sure one shot with a flash would wipe out the entire image. But perhaps two shots - one long exposure and one flash shot. Combine the two in Photoshop or a package of your choice but then "erase" the original dark trees to show the nicely lit up version.

I'm not sure either if the flash would be powerful enough to light up the trees if they were far away. But surely it would give at least *some* light?

Have a go and let us know how you get on.

Dave

Due to the mass migration out of dublin light pollution is impossible to escape from on the east.If wide angle astrophotography is something you like then i strongly recommend the CLS(anti light pollution) filter from Telescope service it really cuts out the artifical hase

Horses for courses I guess Paul. Personally, I love the wide-field shots (e.g. like Keith G takes), but I especially enjoy those with some scenic stuff going on as well

As do i. My "point and click" digicam takes great pics................but it cant pick up stars.

Bart - I'm not sure one shot with a flash would wipe out the entire image. But perhaps two shots - one long exposure and one flash shot. Combine the two in Photoshop or a package of your choice but then "erase" the original dark trees to show the nicely lit up version.

I'm not sure either if the flash would be powerful enough to light up the trees if they were far away. But surely it would give at least *some* light?

Have a go and let us know how you get on.

Dave

I have a feeling I can do it in a single shot (I prefer not to have to photo-shop anything) but there's only one way to find out - experiment

Not sure when I'll next get a chance to take shots like this but when I do I'll post back to let people know how the experiment went.

Bart.