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Nighttime in Fazana, Croatia

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Finally I caught the elusive (at least for myself) Milky Way with my camera!

I went on a trip to a little seaside town called Fazana, Croatia and came up with these images.

PP was done in Photoshop this time.

 

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Nikon d750 with Nikon 20mm/1.8 @ f2.2, iso 4000, 20 sec

 

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Nikon d750 with Nikon 20mm/1.8 @ f2.2, iso 4000, 20 sec

 

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Nikon d750 with Nikon 20mm/1.8 @ f2.2, iso 6400, 20 sec

 

 



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Well done, Urban! I love to see these kinds of images--and it's nice to see it from another part of the globe.  :) I'm looking for a dark site to photograph the Milky Way at the end of this month (we will be moonless for some good portions of the night, so conditions will be ideal as long as the weather cooperates).



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Fantastic shots!!  Those are really nice.  Well done. 



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Well done, Urban! I love to see these kinds of images--and it's nice to see it from another part of the globe.   :) I'm looking for a dark site to photograph the Milky Way at the end of this month (we will be moonless for some good portions of the night, so conditions will be ideal as long as the weather cooperates).

 

Thank you, Nicole! I have to find a place like this closer to my home and be able to take more shots like this :)

I agree, the weather also plays a big role in images like this.

 

Please post your images from your trip!

 

 

Fantastic shots!!  Those are really nice.  Well done. 

 

Thank you, Thumper! I appreciate your kind words.



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Wow, that's really beautiful :)

I was trying to get similar results but i don't know why it's not working 

Is the standard 18/55 lens in Nikon D5200 can shot image like this ? or need other lens ?



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David, it could be for a number of reasons, lens choice is only one of them. In addition to camera equipment or settings, it could have to do with the light conditions or the moon phases or the weather.

 

Here's a blog post I made a few years about tools for planning Milky Way photography--you might find it helpful: Tools for Planning Milky Way Photography - NikonForums.com

 

 

If you want to share some of your attempts and tell us when you were shooting and what your settings were, we could possibly help you figure it out.

 

 

 

Edited to add, that no, it's not going to be as easy to capture the Milky Way with your kit lens (18-55). I'm not going to say it's impossible because, honestly, I've never actually tried it with a kit lens. Your aperture on that lens is more limited, so that will influence your exposure. You can get a fairly inexpensive wide angle lens that will allow you to get these types of images--for instance, you may want to check out the Rokinon/Samyang/Bower 14mm 2.8, which can be had for a few hundred dollars. I use one often for Milky Way photos and get pretty good results.



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The 18-55 isn't wide enough to catch the full scene. To get something like Urban's 20 mm on FX, you need a 13 mm focal length on your D5200.

 

The light conditions play a big part too, as Nicole said.

 

Another problem is that you need to keep the exposure time shorter than about 25 seconds or so to avoid annoying streaking from the earth's rotation, so you will have to raise the ISO well into the noisy levels as there are very few fast ultrawides below 20 mm.



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Wow, that's really beautiful :)

I was trying to get similar results but i don't know why it's not working 

Is the standard 18/55 lens in Nikon D5200 can shot image like this ? or need other lens ?

Thank you, davidlogan. 

 

As Nicole has suggested try looking at Samyang 14mm 2.8 lens if you want something faster and wider. This lens is a good perfomer and quite inexpensive.

 

Also try to find a dark place to get the best out of the image, as mentioned before by Peter & Nicole. You can check different sites like this.

 

I also use a mobile app called Stellarium to get information regarding Milky Way position and position of the moon (you would want to have a moonless night).

 

Feel free to ask as many questions as you want and we will try to help you :)



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David, it could be for a number of reasons, lens choice is only one of them. In addition to camera equipment or settings, it could have to do with the light conditions or the moon phases or the weather.

 

Here's a blog post I made a few years about tools for planning Milky Way photography--you might find it helpful: Tools for Planning Milky Way Photography - NikonForums.com

 

 

If you want to share some of your attempts and tell us when you were shooting and what your settings were, we could possibly help you figure it out.

 

 

 

Edited to add, that no, it's not going to be as easy to capture the Milky Way with your kit lens (18-55). I'm not going to say it's impossible because, honestly, I've never actually tried it with a kit lens. Your aperture on that lens is more limited, so that will influence your exposure. You can get a fairly inexpensive wide angle lens that will allow you to get these types of images--for instance, you may want to check out the Rokinon/Samyang/Bower 14mm 2.8, which can be had for a few hundred dollars. I use one often for Milky Way photos and get pretty good results.

thank you that's really helpful :)

 

The 18-55 isn't wide enough to catch the full scene. To get something like Urban's 20 mm on FX, you need a 13 mm focal length on your D5200.

 

The light conditions play a big part too, as Nicole said.

 

Another problem is that you need to keep the exposure time shorter than about 25 seconds or so to avoid annoying streaking from the earth's rotation, so you will have to raise the ISO well into the noisy levels as there are very few fast ultrawides below 20 mm.

i will keep that in my mind, thank you :)

 

Thank you, davidlogan. 

 

As Nicole has suggested try looking at Samyang 14mm 2.8 lens if you want something faster and wider. This lens is a good perfomer and quite inexpensive.

 

Also try to find a dark place to get the best out of the image, as mentioned before by Peter & Nicole. You can check different sites like this.

 

I also use a mobile app called Stellarium to get information regarding Milky Way position and position of the moon (you would want to have a moonless night).

 

Feel free to ask as many questions as you want and we will try to help you :)

i will, thank you :)







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