Just been re watching this video Richard, and it's so inspiring and I really appreciate your artistic impression, it's still one of my favorite images you have done. I can't wait for the day I can find a old building (that has access) to have a go myself. There is certainly no secrets on the Richard Tatti show, you are willing to teach us everything and for this......thank you
Thanks heaps again Rob. I actually love this image myself. It's not too often I mix up focal lengths but maybe I should do some more of it in the comings days mate.
Good morning from New Zealand! I love your work. I'm a newbie so I appreciate the detailed explanations of the process, it's exactly what I need. Looking forward to Orion reappearing in summer. Hope you have a great day.
I agree on using sky replacements. For my situation of taking pictures out in farm country, I can avoid traspassing and take pictures from the road. I have to perk my ears up to listen for farm dogs that are not chained up.
Thanks Richard for the tutorial. I know this video is a few years old but the techniques are very much relevant. Trees can always be a pain to blend through and the sky replacement tool does a pretty good job.
G'day Richard I never thought it would be possible to get a better video blog of the night sky than Richard Tattis, but I reckon I have found one. It's Richard Tattis Mark II. Your joy and love for this subject is back with a vengeance and this video diary shows it off perfectly. I love the way you explained each Rich-masterpiece-ard creation and your methods that you used in each of the mirage of shots, that you obviously enjoyed doing. Your spring is back mate, keep it up and I will look forward for your next collection of beautiful night skyscapes. Happyphotographymate Greg
Just love your work Richard and have been following you for a while, love your passion and your workflow has definitely helped me experiment - thanks and keep publishing more
Fantastic job my friend, you are going to make me come to Australia to make me learn this technic. I be waiting for your tutorials even that yet I have never tried photographing the sky at night. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Stay safe.
Amazing. Please keep doing what your doing. There times when I run out gas and don't have the energy to do Astros Photography. Mostly because we have not had a clear sky for 6 weeks. But when I see your work it's the inspiration I need stay patient and look forward to get out there and take amazing photos of the stars.
I use your basic workflow. Thanks so much for teaching me and countless others. When it is time to run out the sky however, I do it differently. I use TK8 which is an inexpensive photoshop plugin. Amount many other things, it has an action button to select the sky. One click and you are almost always right there. Thanks, Richard.
Thank you for your video and sharing your own thoughts on the subject of focal length blending, which polarises so much opinion among astrophotographers. The sky replacement feature looks an amazing tool for blending tracked and static images.
Thanks very much Craig. I think that anyone who uses a star tracker must face the reality that if we want a foreground in our shots we need to do sky replacement. I think that's a completely different conversation to replacing the sky in daytime landscape photos. As far as mixing focal lengths . .that a creative choice and one that I reckon needs full disclosure especially for those who don't fully understand such things. Creativity should have no borders but honesty in my opinion is very black and white.
Great video Richard!!! I am amazed how your video camera was showing the live stars as you were doing your light painting. Would really love to see you do a video on how you bring out the nebulasity in your Orion tracked shot, Thanks for another interesting and informative video!!!
Thanks a lot for watching Gary. That's why I bought the Sony A7S3 .. it produces excellent low light video in the field. One day I'll do a video about the processing of the sky images.
Oh wow... what a great video and one I will be bookmarking and returning to often. I will be sending my Canon EOS R in this week for an Astro modification and can’t wait to work with these methods once I get it back. I don’t have a tracker but think I will have options for lovely images even without one. Thank you so much for your tutorial and inspiration. Perfect timing, too!
What a fantastic tutorial. I never knew about the Sky Replacement Tool. I tried to do something similar to this with my Comet Neowise photo but never could work it out correctly. I always thought it was just layer masks and tedious selection tools. I'll definitely be giving this a go sometime.
Thanks Richard! Even though this video is going back a while it’s still great! I agree, sometimes sky replacement is great to use. I sometimes do this when I find an amazing subject that would be impossible to get the image with a milky sky. Love your work mate even though I have many of my own techniques I always like to see it from someone else’s perspective. Cheers Clarkie
Great video - one I will likely watch a number of times to really get all the nuances of what you did there. I’ve played around with blender night sky/foreground and it has been sooo frustratingly difficult when working with a broken horizon; especially with trees! Now all I need is some clear skies, no moon, and pandemic-free travel!
Hi Richard, great video. Can't believe I've only just come across it as i'm a regular watcher. The sky image is superb for an unmodified camera, So much Ha. Great processing, you even got the Witches Head to show up. Maybe i'll keep my tracker and throw the telescope away.
Love it and very helpful. Going to France dark sly next week to photograph the milky way and hopefully will be able to create a stunning picture like yours. 👌
Hi Richard, this was the video I have been waiting for and I was not disappointed. In your last video some one asked about polar alighnment and I replied telling of the Polemaster. This is basically the same as your iOptron one, but yours is all built in, very nice. The pics were terrific. I was gobsmacked to see the image of Orion with the 50mm f1.8 - I will have to try this myself, I can hardly believe it can show the nebulosity. Once again, many thanks for this detailed video, it was well worth it. By the way, when I shot orion I will make sure his head is at the top !
That is beautiful Richard and thank you for clearly setting out your work flow, in the field and editing, I learn so much from watching your content. Can't wait for the next one!
Absolutely fantastic.... The best ever channel to learn detailed workflow for light painting and night scape images... Thank you Richard for your continuous efforts 🙏
This is absolutely insane mate, I've learn't more in one tutorial then most of the TY channels I'm currently subscribed too! You've found yourself a new subscriber ☺️
Fantastic, not only your photography tips and tricks, but your easy to follow photo editing tutorials, I learn something every time I tune in :) ........ Thankyou.
Oh my, that is a gorgeous shot. Expertly executed and explained so thoroughly and clearly. That sky replacement feature is a revelation. I think the image you produced is my favourite of yours (which is a tough choice). Thanks again for such high quality content and inspiration. You are a master of your craft.
sorry to be so offtopic but does anybody know of a tool to log back into an Instagram account..? I stupidly lost my password. I love any help you can offer me
@Judson Brendan I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and Im in the hacking process atm. Seems to take quite some time so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
Thanks a lot for watching. Yes of course we can run that risk and it always comes down to the post processing. Added to that we all have different tastes. Appreciate your comments.
Another exceptional video and those images...oh my gosh! Just stunning! This video is definitely going into a "save folder" for reference. Art is Art. Our cameras do not see like the human eye does. I think your shooting and editing style is just incredible!
Once again you have simplified a difficult subject with your well organized and articulate teaching style. I can't wait to get out into the field and experiment with some of the techniques you introduced. Thanks Richard!
Dear Richard, I think it's good that you have new ideas and try out new possibilities. It is important that all of us are open to new techniques and are able to think out of the box. Time will tell what kind of techniques you prefer for your excellent night photography.
Amazing work flow. Learning so much from your video tutorials. Particularly how to use Photoshop LR tools fresh is a daisy when it comes to editing. Cheers !
@@nightscapeimages.richard your efforts are not going unappreciated. What are your secrets for finding these amazing locations? I'm a local truck driver here in the US. I generally travel and within a 160km radius of Philadelphia. The light pollution here is bortle 9 but I travel through Bortle 3-5.5 and have been amassing a flagged folder on Google maps with interesting locations I see in my daily travels for future use.
Very nice to see the set up and use of the tracker in the southern hemisphere. Certainly makes it much more tempting to get one. Here's hoping they can figure a way to do the align with a smart phone since I already go everywhere with two phones (iPhone for work and my personal phone is android)... Might experiment with the sky replacement before diving into a tracker. 17mm f1.2 should give me some nice sky when added to the 7-14mm F2.8.
Richrad great video, your are very articulated and your videos are tops, I need to have a coffee with you when I'm in Victoria next and pick your brain on you tube and photography lol. Great stuff mate.
Thank you fantastic video, as you say its art and even though I don't use a star tracker I will be trying your light painting techniques once the milky way core season stars again.
What a special treat, life changing, I am lucky enough to live near the bottom of the South Island of NZ and have had the pleasure many times but they are all still as exciting as the first one....Loved hearing your excitement it’s something you never forget! Your movies are going from strength to strength Richard well done!
Great tutorial as usual mate, very informative. Timely also as I just received the move shoot move tracker today, can't wait to get out with it and put these tips into practice. Cheers
Just insane this upgrade of your workflow..Impressive results and images of another galaxy .. This coming season have to give my skywatcher another chance and of pick it out of the dust.Thanks a lot Richard for share your out-of-this-world wisdom..Brilliant
Hi Richard, you made a great job! now, more than the milkway, it is great that you fill your background with nebulas! what a gorgeous nightscape! It includes the Orion, the horse head and the flame nebulas, I couldn't imagine that this could be possible using a 50mm. lents. Super!
Fantastic results mate! And a great way to add some interest in the sky for the MW off season, when the core isn’t visible in the Southern Hemisphere . You made the polar alignment look extremely simple too, looks like it will work great, even when Polaris isn’t visible to the eye. I have no doubt I’ll be referring back to this video numerous times to help me out, and really appreciate the detail you’ve put into it. Thanks for the inspiration Richard! 10/10👌🏻
Just wow!! Incredible. Thank you for taking time and showing your work flow when a tracker is involved. And absolutely love your fore ground choices and the thought you put into them.
Excellent work Richard. I also like blending backgrounds with a greater focal length to mitigate the effect of them almost disappearing when a wide angle lens is being used. A lot of people who criticize this don't understand that what we are trying to do here is to overcome the problems created by a wide or ultra wide angle lens and represent something that is more realistic!!
Love this!!! Awesome explanation as usual... I just picked up an iOptron Skytracker Pro. I'm so excited to use it for my milky way shots and deep sky objects as well..
Ooh, controversial! But, as you say, it’s art! To be honest, it isn’t too unrealistic. It reminds me of that cool compression effect you get with a very long lens, so the final image appears as if it has been shot from much further away if that makes sense. Keep up the great work!
Thanks a lot for watching Phil. Yes the compression of the background does have that effect. Everyone has an opinion on these things. I don't see any issues as long as people are honest about the way they shot an image. The vast majority won't go into detail on how the show was compiled however. Photographers don't like sharing their secrets ...!!!
Great work Richard. This is the exact reason why I purchased my tracker. Can't wait to give it a good go. It opens up so many possibilities for images.
Just been re watching this video Richard, and it's so inspiring and I really appreciate your artistic impression, it's still one of my favorite images you have done. I can't wait for the day I can find a old building (that has access) to have a go myself. There is certainly no secrets on the Richard Tatti show, you are willing to teach us everything and for this......thank you
Thanks heaps again Rob. I actually love this image myself. It's not too often I mix up focal lengths but maybe I should do some more of it in the comings days mate.
Good morning from New Zealand! I love your work. I'm a newbie so I appreciate the detailed explanations of the process, it's exactly what I need. Looking forward to Orion reappearing in summer. Hope you have a great day.
I very much appreciate you watching my friend. Glad it's helpful.
Wow...your hard work really made the picture pop!
Thanks a lot Darren. Yes I was really happy with this one.
Richard, You have set the bar to another level altogether. This technique is wonderful. Thank you.
You're very kind indeed Keith, thanks so much for watching again my friend.
Wow!Just Wow Richard. Thank you for being so generous with your skills and knowledge. Totally hooked on your Astro art!
Thanks so much for your kind words Andrew, I very much appreciate you watching.
I agree on using sky replacements. For my situation of taking pictures out in farm country, I can avoid traspassing and take pictures from the road. I have to perk my ears up to listen for farm dogs that are not chained up.
Yes those farm dogs don't miss much do they Jim. Thanks for watching.
Thanks Richard for the tutorial. I know this video is a few years old but the techniques are very much relevant. Trees can always be a pain to blend through and the sky replacement tool does a pretty good job.
Thanks for watching Dean, really appreciated.
That looks fantastic. You are a true artist!
I'm pleased you like it, thanks for watching.
Love your work Richard great stuff. Great energy.
Thanks very much Gary, appreciate that.
Another outstanding video and instructions that make it easy to understand..Thank You.
Many thanks indeed James, I'm pleased you liked it.
Another great video Richard. Love the technique in this video too. The final image is fantastic.
Thanks so much for watching Steve. Really appreciate it.
Amazing shot. Really enjoy how you thoroughly explain the process.
Thanks so much for watching Peter, really appreciated.
Thanks for sharing. I have an interest in light painting and including a nighttime sky. This tutorial is very helpful.
Thanks so much for watching, I really appreciate that.
Great video Richard! Thank you for sharing to techniques and process!
Thank you very much Lonnie. As always I appreciate your comments.
Simply stunning!
Thanks a lot for watching Alan
Another great educational video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and enthusiasm.
My pleasure, I'm glad you liked it.
Excellent video and very informative.Thanks a lot Richard.!!!
You're very welcome Andreas. I appreciate you tuning in.
Amazing, just amazing - thank you for sharing!
You're very welcome Denis. Thanks for watching.
Wow Richard that was a fantastic video I've been waiting for this video on this subject and it was brilliant.
Thanks heaps Brad. Glad you liked it mate. There isn't much out there regarding this topic when it comes to nightscapes. Appreciate you watching.
G'day Richard
I never thought it would be possible to get a better video blog of the night sky than Richard Tattis, but I reckon I have found one. It's Richard Tattis Mark II.
Your joy and love for this subject is back with a vengeance and this video diary shows it off perfectly.
I love the way you explained each Rich-masterpiece-ard creation and your methods that you used in each of the mirage of shots, that you obviously enjoyed doing.
Your spring is back mate, keep it up and I will look forward for your next collection of beautiful night skyscapes.
Happyphotographymate
Greg
Good on you Greg, as always I very much appreciate your comments my friend.
Outstanding work Richard
I'm pleased you like it my friend.
Fantastic video. Thank you fir showing how you produced that beautiful image. I can’t wait to give it a try.
I'm really pleased you like it Bruce, thanks a lot for leaving a comment.
Thanks Richard, I really appreciate this and can't wait to try it.
Thanks a lot for watching Tom
A very informative video Richard. Your result is excellent. You managed to extract fantastic nebulosity etc out of the sky. Well done! Cheers
Thanks very much Tony, appreciate you watching.
Most excellent presentation. Many Thanks!!
Thanks a lot John, I'm really pleased you liked it.
Just love your work Richard and have been following you for a while, love your passion and your workflow has definitely helped me experiment - thanks and keep publishing more
Thanks so much for your support Dipen, really appreciated.
bloody great pictures Richard!
Thanks for taking a look, really appreciated.
Fantastic job my friend, you are going to make me come to Australia to make me learn this technic. I be waiting for your tutorials even that yet I have never tried photographing the sky at night. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Stay safe.
Thanks very much for watching Mario, I really appreciate it.
Amazing. Please keep doing what your doing. There times when I run out gas and don't have the energy to do Astros Photography. Mostly because we have not had a clear sky for 6 weeks. But when I see your work it's the inspiration I need stay patient and look forward to get out there and take amazing photos of the stars.
Good on you Sean, I really do appreciate your comments. I want to help inspire people and that's the main reason I put these videos together.
Awesome video Richard. Thank you.
I'm pleased that you liked the video Garcia. Thanks so much for watching.
Absolutly beautiful Richard 😍👌 aim begining to understand the work with layers and skyreplacement. Thank you so much 🙏
It does take quite a while to get our heads around this stuff Michael. Thanks for watching.
@@nightscapeimages.richard a plesaure as allways Richard - really appreciate your videos 🙂
I use your basic workflow. Thanks so much for teaching me and countless others. When it is time to run out the sky however, I do it differently. I use TK8 which is an inexpensive photoshop plugin. Amount many other things, it has an action button to select the sky. One click and you are almost always right there.
Thanks, Richard.
That's great to know that option works also. Thanks so much for watching.
Thank you for your video and sharing your own thoughts on the subject of focal length blending, which polarises so much opinion among astrophotographers. The sky replacement feature looks an amazing tool for blending tracked and static images.
Thanks very much Craig. I think that anyone who uses a star tracker must face the reality that if we want a foreground in our shots we need to do sky replacement. I think that's a completely different conversation to replacing the sky in daytime landscape photos. As far as mixing focal lengths . .that a creative choice and one that I reckon needs full disclosure especially for those who don't fully understand such things. Creativity should have no borders but honesty in my opinion is very black and white.
Great video Richard!!! I am amazed how your video camera was showing the live stars as you were doing your light painting. Would really love to see you do a video on how you bring out the nebulasity in your Orion tracked shot,
Thanks for another interesting and informative video!!!
Thanks a lot for watching Gary. That's why I bought the Sony A7S3 .. it produces excellent low light video in the field. One day I'll do a video about the processing of the sky images.
mate you are the astro god! I cant wait to try out some of your techniques when we get some clear weather up here in north queensland.
Good stuff Evan, I'm pleased you got something out of the video. Thanks for watching.
Oh wow... what a great video and one I will be bookmarking and returning to often. I will be sending my Canon EOS R in this week for an Astro modification and can’t wait to work with these methods once I get it back. I don’t have a tracker but think I will have options for lovely images even without one. Thank you so much for your tutorial and inspiration. Perfect timing, too!
I'm really glad you found this video helpful Andrea. Thanks so much for watching. I hope the Astro mod works really well for you.
Thank you so much :-) Your videos are great learning and inspiration :-)
Thanks very much for watching Niels. I hope you get something out of the videos.
Fantastic stuff Richard.
Thanks very much for watching Andrew
What a fantastic tutorial. I never knew about the Sky Replacement Tool. I tried to do something similar to this with my Comet Neowise photo but never could work it out correctly. I always thought it was just layer masks and tedious selection tools. I'll definitely be giving this a go sometime.
Thanks a lot for watching. Yes it's a new feature in the latest version of photoshop. As you say the tedious selection tools are a real pain.
Thanks Richard! Even though this video is going back a while it’s still great! I agree, sometimes sky replacement is great to use. I sometimes do this when I find an amazing subject that would be impossible to get the image with a milky sky. Love your work mate even though I have many of my own techniques I always like to see it from someone else’s perspective. Cheers Clarkie
Good on you Clarkie, appreciate you watching.
Thank you Richard! This really helps me out!
I'm very pleased to hear that Eri. Thanks a lot for watching.
Very informative, as always...... Thanks
Thanks so much as always Guy.
Amazing man it's totally Gorgeous, learning a lot from you thanks.
I very much appreciate you watching.
Very well done, this one is top shelf thank you
I'm really pleased you like it Phillip.
Great work as always
Thanks heaps for watching Daniel
Great video - one I will likely watch a number of times to really get all the nuances of what you did there. I’ve played around with blender night sky/foreground and it has been sooo frustratingly difficult when working with a broken horizon; especially with trees! Now all I need is some clear skies, no moon, and pandemic-free travel!
Thanks a lot for watching Nigel. I've found this method to be very accurate so far. Some images are better than others to blend however.
Hi Richard, great video. Can't believe I've only just come across it as i'm a regular watcher. The sky image is superb for an unmodified camera, So much Ha. Great processing, you even got the Witches Head to show up. Maybe i'll keep my tracker and throw the telescope away.
Haha, well don't be too hasty Keith ..!!! Appreciate you watching mate.
Fabulous job thank you so much for inspiration
I really appreciate you watching Max, thanks a lot.
Great video Richard love that shot.
Thanks so much for looking Jeff.
Love it and very helpful. Going to France dark sly next week to photograph the milky way and hopefully will be able to create a stunning picture like yours. 👌
Thanks so much for watching my friend.
Great tutorial Richard, I got the same effect, but much more work. Thanks!
Thanks so much for watching my friend. I really appreciate it.
Hi Richard, this was the video I have been waiting for and I was not disappointed. In your last video some one asked about polar alighnment and I replied telling of the Polemaster. This is basically the same as your iOptron one, but yours is all built in, very nice. The pics were terrific. I was gobsmacked to see the image of Orion with the 50mm f1.8 - I will have to try this myself, I can hardly believe it can show the nebulosity. Once again, many thanks for this detailed video, it was well worth it.
By the way, when I shot orion I will make sure his head is at the top !
Thanks so much for watching again David, really appreciated as always. Haha . .yes Orion is doing cartwheels down here ...!!!
Superb presentation!
Thanks so much for watching.
Once again fantastic video Guru. I really like the out of focus stars glowing when you adjust the tracker 😎
Yes I like that look as well my friend. Thanks again for watching.
Absolutely incredible image and video. I am desperate to get out for some astro photography now.
Thanks a lot James. There's nothing like time out under the stars that's for sure.
Great image's thanks for the insight in how to try and make an image like that.
Thanks very much for watching Martyn.
Fascinating Shot, Richard. Your explanations are a big help to raise my skills. One Problem: I now have to buy a tracker 😁
Thanks a lot for watching Matthias. Yes that is always a problem ...!!!
That is beautiful Richard and thank you for clearly setting out your work flow, in the field and editing, I learn so much from watching your content. Can't wait for the next one!
Thanks a lot for watching Nick, appreciate your comments.
Incredible!!!!
Appreciate you watching my friend.
I always enjoy watching your processing steps. Lots of work go into your videos, appreciate it.
Thanks a lot Tony. Yes there is a lot of work in producing these videos. I really appreciate you watching.
Fantastic. You open up so many creative possibilities... Thank you for your continued dedication to create these videos. Much appreciated
Thanks a lot for watching Speliotis. I very much appreciate your comments.
Absolutely fantastic.... The best ever channel to learn detailed workflow for light painting and night scape images... Thank you Richard for your continuous efforts 🙏
I'm really pleased you like it Santosh. Thanks so much for watching.
This is absolutely insane mate, I've learn't more in one tutorial then most of the TY channels I'm currently subscribed too! You've found yourself a new subscriber ☺️
I really appreciate you watching Sam, thanks heps.
Just absolutely wonderful work Richard! I'm speechless!
I'm pleased you like it Bret, thanks heaps for watching my friend.
Fantastic, not only your photography tips and tricks, but your easy to follow photo editing tutorials, I learn something every time I tune in :) ........ Thankyou.
Thanks very much for tuning in Ray. I very much appreciate your support.
Oh my, that is a gorgeous shot. Expertly executed and explained so thoroughly and clearly. That sky replacement feature is a revelation. I think the image you produced is my favourite of yours (which is a tough choice). Thanks again for such high quality content and inspiration. You are a master of your craft.
Thank you very much for your encouraging comments Simon. As always I appreciate you watching.
sorry to be so offtopic but does anybody know of a tool to log back into an Instagram account..?
I stupidly lost my password. I love any help you can offer me
@Aries Zander Instablaster =)
@Judson Brendan I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and Im in the hacking process atm.
Seems to take quite some time so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@Judson Brendan it did the trick and I now got access to my account again. I am so happy:D
Thank you so much you saved my account :D
Awesome image!
Thanks very much for watching Fred.
Beautiful shot. I do see a risk of shooting the sky with a longer focal length lens however - it can begin to look artificially magnified and bright.
Thanks a lot for watching. Yes of course we can run that risk and it always comes down to the post processing. Added to that we all have different tastes. Appreciate your comments.
As always blown away with the photos that you create. Love your simple no frills explanation of the process, can’t wait for lockdown to be over.
Thanks a lot for watching Alan, really appreciate your comments.
Another exceptional video and those images...oh my gosh! Just stunning! This video is definitely going into a "save folder" for reference.
Art is Art. Our cameras do not see like the human eye does. I think your shooting and editing style is just incredible!
You're very kind indeed. Thanks so much for your continued encouragement and support.
Once again you have simplified a difficult subject with your well organized and articulate teaching style. I can't wait to get out into the field and experiment with some of the techniques you introduced. Thanks Richard!
Your feedback is most welcome Todd, thanks heaps.
Dear Richard, I think it's good that you have new ideas and try out new possibilities. It is important that all of us are open to new techniques and are able to think out of the box. Time will tell what kind of techniques you prefer for your excellent night photography.
Thanks so much for your comments Tom. You are correct . .there are many great options now to use.
Amazing work flow. Learning so much from your video tutorials. Particularly how to use Photoshop LR tools fresh is a daisy when it comes to editing. Cheers !
Thanks so much for your kind comments.
@@nightscapeimages.richard your efforts are not going unappreciated.
What are your secrets for finding these amazing locations? I'm a local truck driver here in the US. I generally travel and within a 160km radius of Philadelphia. The light pollution here is bortle 9 but I travel through Bortle 3-5.5 and have been amassing a flagged folder on Google maps with interesting locations I see in my daily travels for future use.
Fantastic.
Thanks so much for watching Jose.
Thank you. Wow 😲👏
I really appreciate you taking the time to watch.
Absolutely a game changer! Amazing. I can hardly wait for your next year's calendar.
Haha, thanks a lot Walter. Well it's only January . .plenty of time left to compile a collection of images.
Amazing tutorial!
Thanks so much my friend.
looks really great Richard. I look forward to watching each week.
I very much appreciate that Mike. Thanks a lot.
2 mins in and already saved this for some learning whilst I’m off work. Thanks rich, you’re a top fella 🍻🍻
I'm really pleased you like it Gavin. Really appreciate your support.
Very nice to see the set up and use of the tracker in the southern hemisphere. Certainly makes it much more tempting to get one. Here's hoping they can figure a way to do the align with a smart phone since I already go everywhere with two phones (iPhone for work and my personal phone is android)...
Might experiment with the sky replacement before diving into a tracker. 17mm f1.2 should give me some nice sky when added to the 7-14mm F2.8.
Thanks for watching. Yes I wish they'd have an android or iphone app to control these things.
thank you Richard.
Thanks so much for watching, I really appreciate it.
Richrad great video, your are very articulated and your videos are tops, I need to have a coffee with you when I'm in Victoria next and pick your brain on you tube and photography lol. Great stuff mate.
Hey Jeremy, I really appreciate your encouragement mate. Yes I'd love to catch up one day and chat about all things photography.
@@nightscapeimages.richard legend
Thank you fantastic video, as you say its art and even though I don't use a star tracker I will be trying your light painting techniques once the milky way core season stars again.
Thanks very much for watching Ian, really appreciate it.
What a special treat, life changing, I am lucky enough to live near the bottom of the South Island of NZ and have had the pleasure many times but they are all still as exciting as the first one....Loved hearing your excitement it’s something you never forget! Your movies are going from strength to strength Richard well done!
Thanks heaps for watching John, much appreciated.
Great tutorial as usual mate, very informative. Timely also as I just received the move shoot move tracker today, can't wait to get out with it and put these tips into practice. Cheers
Good on you Michael, I'm sure you'll get some beauties with that tracker.
Thanks again Richard, leaning with everyone of your videos!
Thanks so much again Dave. Appreciate you watching.
wonderful!!!
Thanks so much Chris.
Just insane this upgrade of your workflow..Impressive results and images of another galaxy ..
This coming season have to give my skywatcher another chance and of pick it out of the dust.Thanks a lot Richard for share your out-of-this-world wisdom..Brilliant
Thanks so much Zarcos. I know what you mean about dusting off the old star tracker ..!!!
Hi Richard, you made a great job! now, more than the milkway, it is great that you fill your background with nebulas! what a gorgeous nightscape! It includes the Orion, the horse head and the flame nebulas, I couldn't imagine that this could be possible using a 50mm. lents. Super!
Thanks so much for watching Armando. I really appreciate your support my friend.
Fantastic results mate! And a great way to add some interest in the sky for the MW off season, when the core isn’t visible in the Southern Hemisphere . You made the polar alignment look extremely simple too, looks like it will work great, even when Polaris isn’t visible to the eye. I have no doubt I’ll be referring back to this video numerous times to help me out, and really appreciate the detail you’ve put into it. Thanks for the inspiration Richard! 10/10👌🏻
Thanks heaps Mick. There's always something new to stretch our boundaries. Glad you liked it mate.
Just wow!! Incredible. Thank you for taking time and showing your work flow when a tracker is involved. And absolutely love your fore ground choices and the thought you put into them.
Thank you very much for watching Evangeline, I really do appreciate your comments.
Excellent work Richard. I also like blending backgrounds with a greater focal length to mitigate the effect of them almost disappearing when a wide angle lens is being used. A lot of people who criticize this don't understand that what we are trying to do here is to overcome the problems created by a wide or ultra wide angle lens and represent something that is more realistic!!
Thanks a lot for your comments and insight Thanos. I very much appreciate you watching.
Love this!!! Awesome explanation as usual... I just picked up an iOptron Skytracker Pro. I'm so excited to use it for my milky way shots and deep sky objects as well..
Good on you Mike. You'll have a lot of fun with the tracker for sure.
OUTSTANDING!! This will go into my collection of videos to revisit often, Richard. Well done!
I'm really pleased you liked it Bruce. Thanks so much for watching.
Ooh, controversial! But, as you say, it’s art!
To be honest, it isn’t too unrealistic. It reminds me of that cool compression effect you get with a very long lens, so the final image appears as if it has been shot from much further away if that makes sense.
Keep up the great work!
Thanks a lot for watching Phil. Yes the compression of the background does have that effect. Everyone has an opinion on these things. I don't see any issues as long as people are honest about the way they shot an image. The vast majority won't go into detail on how the show was compiled however. Photographers don't like sharing their secrets ...!!!
Wonderful images, Richard. True art. Looking forward your another experiments.
Many thanks indeed Branislav. I appreciate you watching again.
Love this video Richard. Great job of explaining everything. My wife says that you are amazing!
Haha, well lots of thanks to you and the wife Don. I very much appreciate you watching.
Hi Richard. Gorgeous image and fascinating process. Many thanks.
Thanks a lot for watching Robert, really appreciate it.
Great video Richard. This process obviously takes a lot of time and effort but what a stunning result 👏👏👏
Thanks very much Ian. Once again appreciate you watching.
Great work Richard. This is the exact reason why I purchased my tracker. Can't wait to give it a good go. It opens up so many possibilities for images.
Thanks so much for watching. Yes I agree it's good to have more options for this type of work.