Late last night, I grabbed the Nikon with the 24/70mm lens attached and headed to the backyard for a few more attempts at night photography and seeing the stars through the Nikon. Here they are, not bad for an amateur photographer eh? Photography keeps me sane…
I see more light pollution than stars. Keep in mind that 30 sec is too long. If you didn’t have the light pollution you would see a slight blur to the stars from the movement of the earth. On manual mode with your ISO set from 100 to 800, 400 is a good place to start, try different exposures from 1/2 sec up to 15 sec and see what will produce decent stars given the light pollution. You can have your f-stop wide open since there is no need for DOF in a night sky. I find getting focused at the right infinity is always a problem.
Very nice John!
Hi Maria, thanks very much!! I hope two are well. ❤️😎👍🏻
Thank you! We are doing great! I hope you are well. Is the worst of the heat gone for this time?
It’s been much cooler for a few days now, Maria, but today will see 99, the next few will be back into the low 100’s. This summer has been brutally hot! I hope this winter will see less rain though. Yet we need the rain so badly! 😂