Never Give Up: My Astrophotography Story in Spain
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- Опубликовано: 13 окт 2024
- I am on holiday in the Andalusia and Extremadura regions of Spain. While this is not a dedicated astrophotography trip, it isn't a total coincidence we are staying under dark skies in the middle of nowhere during new moon. Besides that, the sky in Spain is always clear, right? Photographing the Milky Way should be a walk in the park. My Nightscape Photography adventure turns out to be much more challenging than expected...
I try various techniques, including doing a 50mm mosaic of the milky way for the first time with single tracked exposures, a vertorama with non-tracked shots, a simple regular stacked photo and a full tracked & stacked set for optimal results. How do they compare?
I use an astro modified Canon 6D with the Canon 50mm f/1.8 and Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 Art lens. I also shoot with a Fuji X-T2 and Samyang/Rokinon 12mm f/2 lens. Tracked shots are done on a Skywatcher Star Adventurer star tracker.
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Let us hear your astro struggles and inspire eachother to just keep going until 'that moment'!
Just last time I was out my tracker had a failure. And I didn't take a backup with me since I was on a family trip. So I took 210 untracked single exposures for the sky to get Barnard's Loop with a non modified camera. Can't wait to show you the result.
Your results are always worth waiting for 😉
Nice new vlog, but I think the clouds love astrophotographer. That's why they are still on the sky at night 😅
Thanks Kevin! I think it's just an inside joke that some astro objects are called 'cloud complex' right? 😅
@@StarScaperPhoto hahaha 🤣
Once again you persistence paid off Jeroen. I particularly liked that final image. I'll look forward to your next adventure.
Thanks so much again for taking the time to comment! Really appreciated! I though that first night would be a total bust with those bad seeeing conditions but was happy to see that at least something came out. I totally agree though that the monastery shot was much closer to what I envisioned when planning out trip to Spain ;-).
Who doesn't love Rho Ophiuchi? 😌😎
Nice Vlog. Thanks for sharing
Rho should be loved by anyone, agreed! 😄
Great video Jeroen! I always enjoy this type of travel astrophotography videos. Can't wait for the next one 😍
Thanks Mark! Same for me. There are not even close to enough people who make them though. That's why I try myself 😄
Where is the swearing?! I want to hear and see more f*** words! 😂 nice one as always. Great they shut off the lights at the monastery! 💪
Haha, thx! YT doesn't allow the words. But they might have been there off camera 😉
Great job, I love the last image :D also, nice that you tried mosaic with a tighter focal length - I love doing those, because the quality is increased significantly. Cant wait for pt2 :D too optimistic for tomorrow?
Thanks for watching again Matej! I loved doing the mosaic! Although I did have to help PTGui a bit with the stitch despite the large overlap. Part 2 is an eaaasy edit so far compared to this one. Will probably put that out somewhere next week. It will be a good one! 😀
Great shot of the Monastery.
Thank you John!
Fantastic final image.
Thanks!
What an awesome video again. Love to procrastronate (yes deliberate typo) on these videos and postpone my own :P
Hahaha, thanks Martin! Looking forward to your new video also 👌
Awesome video, felt like we were there with you on the holiday, nice and chill video and glad u got rewarded! 😊
Thanks man! This was a pretty tough one to put together tbh haha. Felt all over the place + most of the filming was done after a long and tiring travel day. Therefore extra nice to hear you enjoyed it! I also did, despite the challenges. Already missing those dark skies. How is your new video coming along? Should be a good one 😎.
@@StarScaperPhoto yeah keep it up! Love the regular videos. And yeah it’s an absolute belter, loads of Milky Way and awesome Northern Lights, gonna be near 30mins long as so much stuff! Can’t wait to get it out this weekend! Good to get the season back!! 😊
Thanks for taking us along with you on holiday, Jeroen! Great video - really felt your frustrations with the Spanish weather (I had many nights just like that - clear in the day, and then cloudy from dusk!). The monastery shot was superb. 👌
I am so glad I didn’t hear your scorpion story before I went clambering around rocks at night a few weeks ago! 😬
PS A smile always comes to my face now when I hear your signature music at the end. Love it. 👍
Thanks for watching and your comment Paul! Always great to read! Yeah, I heard other guests talking that the weather was perfect, because 'who needs the sun at night' which made me laugh. Didn't see any more scorpions apart from that one in our room fortunately, but it was quite impressive I have to admit. Great the end music puts a smile on your face. I notice some astro friends beginning to hum that song sometimes during shoots also haha.
Thanks Jeroen for sharing your „vacation“ highlights. I really like the dramaturgy of the video. Sometimes it’s not easy with the weather but that what makes astro photography so special. I also love the last shot of the “castle”. Can’t wait to see the remaining images in a future vlog. Keep on with your wonderful channel. All the best from Germany, Nico
@@nicoheise_de thank you Nico! These kind of comments keep me going. Really appreciated!
So you were the one who brought the clouds to Spain? 😂😂😂 I hope you enjoyed your time here. Great video! 👏👏
Haha, I certainly hope the clouds didn't stick to me 😄. And yes, despite the clouds I absolutely loved your beautiful country! What a treat 👍
Seems that Spain is a popular destination for northern hemisphere astrophotographers... @nightscapejournals 🙄. I could feel your frustration but that last image at the monastery is a cracker 👌. Look forward to seeing what the final night brings.
Haha, indeed it is! Paul was in Spain I think just 1 week before me. Part 2 should be coming out somewhere next week if all goes well. Also love your results from the Canola fields and old bakery, stunning!
@@StarScaperPhoto Thanks Jeroen - stay tuned for an aurora adventure next vid 👍
Oehh! Sounds exciting!
Was that a meteor on the left at 12:10 ?
Sharp! I think it might be a bird or insect reflecting the lights from the pool area behind.
Ah not quite as exciting. Oh well!
@@Jalco28 haha, true!