Milky way photo settings

The differences of the colors between slc_dan's and Laura's Milky Way pictures is the result of the different systems?
I'm on APS-C like Dan and my results of milky way are very similar.


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Michael said:
The differences of the colors between slc_dan's and Laura's Milky Way pictures is the result of the different systems?
I'm on APS-C like Dan and my results of milky way are very similar.
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The color differences are likely related to settings used like white balance and how they were processed rather than the size of the sensor.
 
Thanks for clarifying, Nick.


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Dori Coplien said:
I was thinking of buying the Rokinon 14mm 2.8 lens for milky way shots and after seeing your photo ordered it. It was a big debate as it didn't sound like the best lens for anything else. Have a question. I almost always leave picture style set at faithful (6D). What do you use for milky way and star trails with this lens? Any other pointers in regards to settings?
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I don't use picture styles. I shoot in RAW (picture styles don't effect the RAW file) and process the image in Adobe Camera RAW/Photoshop.
 
Nick said:
The color differences are likely related to settings used like white balance and how they were processed rather than the size of the sensor.
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Yep, the white balance you choose will have the most effect on the color of your Milky Way shots.
 
steve said:
Good feedback, thanks. For me, shallow DOF in a very wide angle was my main goal (not that an f 2.8 gives me a much shallower DOF). I think i'm going to dig this lens for video work.
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I bet. I'd definitely choose it over it's competitors for your purposes.
 
Thank you, Randy.
If I remember me right WB was in auto mode.
Here at home I don't have really a chance train my skills. To much light pollution around me.


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You can easily see how WB effects one of your existing milky way shots by just changing it in your editing software, assuming it is a raw file. This is a crop of an otherwise untouched raw file with only the white balance adjusted at three different settings. Personally, I usually like the 4000-5500k range the most for night skies. I think 'daylight' is around 5200k on most cameras.

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Many thanks, that will help me. ☺️
I shoot in Jpg and Raw.
I've to brush up my post-processing skills in PS or LR too.


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Nick said:
Is that one of the JPEG picture styles? I'm not familiar with using those. I usually shoot in RAW and white balance to Daylight for night shots.
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Yep, I shoot jpeg + RAW with the hopes of no editing. Reading some sites about shooting the milky way it seems some set white balance to tungsten as it keeps the brown down. Since I haven't tried it, have no idea if that's actually true. I expect for these shots my jpeg's will simply take up space on the SD card but who knows. Nights here the wind-chill have been -10 to -35 so won't be experimenting in the near future.
 
Michael said:
The differences of the colors between slc_dan's and Laura's Milky Way pictures is the result of the different systems?
I'm on APS-C like Dan and my results of milky way are very similar.


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you need to adjust your white balance at night. Get rid of the auto white balance, because you will end up with way too warm and yellowish colors. I set my white balance manually to preserve the blue sky.
And the type of light used for the light painting of the foreground also adds to some of the colors.
 
I have the Rokinon 16mm 2.0. A bit faster but not quite as wide. I like speed :)
 
Just got my Rokinon 14mm f2.8. I didn't realize it was fully manual aperture and focus. Should be fine for night stuff though. Feels like a solid lens. Can't wait to try it out this weekend.
 
Nick said:
Just got my Rokinon 14mm f2.8. I didn't realize it was fully manual aperture and focus. Should be fine for night stuff though. Feels like a solid lens. Can't wait to try it out this weekend.
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I prefer manual controls for night photos.
 
Here's the tryout of my only one from 2014, w/ light pollution of Escalante.
Lens 12/24 4. Rule of 600 on crop. WB: daylight. Noise reduction off.
Postprocessing in Bridge w/ Nick's hint.

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A shot with the Rokinon 14mm 2.8 from over the weekend. I should have done a different comp as the distortion made things look a bit whacky, but overall, I'm pleased, especially since I didn't work on it much. The crispness of the stars is definitely a great improvement. Looking forward to when the milky way becomes a bit more defined later in the year. Light painting courtesy of flaming tumbleweed.

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