Rick Whitacre

I have something similar but always forget to use it. :-)

Wow!

Tech details in Alt Text and here: flic.kr/p/2rjywku

A Deepscape image of the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex setting over Cathedral Peak from Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park. Antares is the bright yellow star at the center of the frame A timelapse video of the frames taken is here: <a href="https://vimeo.com/1105606262?share=copy#t=0" rel="noreferrer nofollow">vimeo.com/1105606262?share=copy#t=0</a> Deepscapes are made by using an Equatorial Tracker to track the nebulae as they move through the night sky to gather enough data to bring out more detail than can be captured in a single image. Planning is required to determine where the Deep Sky object will rise or set and then place yourself at the right spot to capture them with a dramatic earth-based foreground. The location of the camera and the focal length used does not change. The relative size and place of the Cloud Complex to Cathedral Peak have been preserved. Sony A7IV astro modified, Sony 70-200mm f/2.8, 163mm, f/4, ISO3200, 60 sec. Sky stacked using Siril and then composited with a Blue Hour foreground taken from same location and focal length. Over 2 hours of Lights collected to bring out the detail. Full set of Darks, Bias, and Flat frames were also captured.

Cosmic Volcano - Cathedral Peak and the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex

Amazing collection!

Sublime! A real beauty

Amazing!!!

Stunning!! Bonus shot from the moonlit HTF?

Wow!!

Damn!!!

Why isn’t MSNBC carrying it live??

Ignore them, bro.

If you won’t fight, resign and let someone take your job who will. Respectfully

That rocks! Wow

Great comp, Dan!

Looks amazing!!

Really stunning. Love it

Grumpy old man… :-)

That’s a keeper!

Thanks!

Sony A7IV astro modified, Sony 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3, 500mm, f/6.3, ISO3200, 90 sec. Sky stacked using Siril and then composited with a Blue Hour foreground taken from same location and focal length. Over 4 hours of Lights collected to bring out the detail. Full set of Darks, Bias, and Flat frames were also captured.

Flame and Horsehead Nebulae over Mount Whitney

A Deepscape image taken from Lone Pine, CA. The location and relative sizes of the nebulae and Whitney have been preserved.

Tech details: flic.kr/p/2qK1cJQ
Timelapse video: vimeo.com/1053583172

That is very brave. Are there any special oils you have to use for re-assembly?

Does anyone know if there is a group of photographers that commit to not use AI? It’s not hard to tell them now, but it’s going to get much harder. I don’t want to second guess every great photo I see.

Love the mood!

Sunset Toroweap

This is one of the panos that went into my Night to Day image posted below. Taken at Toroweap Overlook on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon

Thank you, Ryan! They are not easy to pull off, but we sometimes get lucky

Night to Day - Toroweap

It was actually taken from Sunset to after astro-dark, but Western readers like going left to right, hence titled Night to Day. The crescent moon shows up in the Blue Hour section in the middle. Pre-BlueSky image taken a few summers ago

That’s a stunner. Great work

Dang! Love it

Welcome!