Another great video and very timely to remind us how awesome our southern summer sky is. The church images are great and as always your light painting is unbeatable, but that last panorama with the reflection in the dam…. Wow! If you get time in the schedule a video of processing the more subtle details of the summer sky like Barnard’s loop etc that show up so well in these images would be brilliant, I know this is a big challenge for many photographers. Great work and thanks as always.
I love the church image - what a great shot!! I am planning to get out and shoot some hay bales and do star trails behind them - so your images have inspired me to get out and do it!!
@nightscapeimages.richard I went hunting on Google for old railway lines near me, but couldn't find anything suitable, also I look at trees now, thinking that would look cool under the night sky, lol
@ yes I am well thanks - hope you are also. Reassuring to know that we do not get all of the bad weather - we are in the middle of yet another storm! Quick question - I have just treated myself to a Z6ii and was thinking of getting my old Z6 Astro modified. Is yours just H-alpha modified or full spectrum?
Wonderful images Richard, I was out last night here in Scotland, also photographing a church in very windy conditions, tried a vertical pano but now wish I’d tried a traditional pano as very warped edges, your light painting in your pano is incredible, as I ended up using a couple of video lights to keep my lighting consistent. Love your railway track shot too
Thanks Stephen. Yes you're right about the heat haze, although it was quite a bit cooler during the night, and the wind may have been responsible for that.
A very productive couple of nights you had there Richard. Superb images of the church and the Orion Cloud complex, and the railway tracks was a lovely balanced composition with the tree on the left and the LMC top right, magic! 👏👏
Absoutely amazing images Richard. The weather was playing ball there, there is an Orange weather warning here in southern Ireland at the moment 9.16pm. Again fab video & loved it 👏👏👍🇮🇪
Great video Richard. The northern sky is spectacular with all the ha! Really want to get one of my cameras ha modified soon. My favourite pic out was the last one with the dam in the foreground. Spot on mate!!
You know, that railway shot is wonderful. I'm glad you snuck over there. I do prefer the muted light painting in the first shot too. Great video once again.
It's funny to see you in shorts and t-shirt, while we Northern Hemisphere dwellers can only go out at night dressed like astronauts ready for hyperspace at this time of year. Great video, fantastic photos and inspirational talk Thank you
Welcome back Orion and the Gum Nebula and the Summer Constellations. Orion looked very prominent over the church and the Ha shone through really well. The shot over the dam really showed the Gum Nebula well! You had a great adventure with plenty of rewarding images under the night sky. 😎😁👌
Great work again Richard Glad you have been able to get out for some Astro! I've been struck with crappy weather for the past month during the weekends when I have time to shoot , could go out during the week but makes it a too late of a night when you have to work the next day....P.S to those of you who are buying Astro Gear please Stop your bring in clouds...
@@nightscapeimages.richard Been my only option at the moment with work giving me another New person to work with every couple of days! Means I have to be on my toes so No accidents happen
Awesome images as always Richard. Santa came early and gave me a tracker which arrived last week and I have been wondering about what to attempt with it. I don't have a modified camera but you have given me some inspiration just the same. Time to wander around the Mallee and scout out some locations.
I'm often opening up the aperture to f1.8 . .that makes a huge difference. Sometimes you can extend the shutter speed also if the lens doesn't open up wide.
Fantastic video Richard. Beautiful compositions. You also gave me an answer to something i was wondering about. I'm in the Northern Hemisphere. Orion is always ( to me) right side up. His sword goes down to the left. In your Hemisphere. He's upside down. I've always wondered about that. If i ever could. I'd love to get down there. Such great targets there. I've seen mine for almost 67 years now. Would love to get the Statue of Liberty nebula. Clear skies!!!
In your final image of the dam I like how you created a highlight on the far side of the dam using the torch by shining it back towards the camera so as to make it appear as though the sky was reflecting off the water. Hope I got the right.
Thanks for watching Trevor. That highlight on the water is natural . .I didn't shine the torch back towards the camera . .in fact there is no light painting at all in that image.
Yup! Always start with the end in mind. Always important in nightscape photography, so you make sure you capture all of the data you need in the field so you can do the edit you want when you get home.
Aeems like a spectacular location. I think I might have treied to use that lovely gate as a foreground. Having seen your finished shots, I will really have to think about getting a modified camera!
Great images as always Richard! I know you have done an Orion processing video in the past but if you ever had time to walk through your process for that pano it would be brilliant to see 🙏
Great vlog and images, Richard. I will have to find one more video of yours, where you explain the settings for timelapse shooting. My external intervalometer died and its a good chance I learn how to use build-in option.
@@nightscapeimages.richard thank you Richard, I will take a look. I know Uroš was experimenting with internal timelapse a while ago and it felt like a complete science :D haha. But I am sure once you figure it out, it makes sense and easy to use.
Lovely spot out there, though I did leave a tripod behind last time I was there, just straight up forgot it 🙄. Not a good one thankfully. Lovely images of Orion, Bernard's loop is one of my favourites.
Well to be honest Rob I did do a long exposure and I also added a light painted image of those at the back. It just gets too complicated to explain all of that as text in the video.
Wonderful creative shots as always Richard. About to purchase my first tracker. Do you prefer the Skywatcher tracker over the MSN Nomad? Inspired by your work! Peter
Thanks for watching Peter. As a general rule I'd say the Skywatcher trackers are more robust but the Nomad is so light and easy to use . .and good for when you need to walk a distance from the car. Both produce spectacular results.
Hey Richard - awesome shots, thanks for sharing 💜 Would love to see a video of the editing process. When you're lightpainting, do you use a torch with a specific colour temperature?
Thanks for watching Cathy. I use an led torch but add a 1/2 cto gel over the front to warm up the colour a bit. I also make further adjustments in post as necessary but this gets me very close.
You mentioned that you needed to change your settings a bit to pull enough signal from Orion, as opposed to what you usually do for the Milky Way. Do you mean 1600 ISO rather than 800? I'd also love to see a future video on editing your summer sky constellations, as that's what I have to work with now in the US. Again, thanks for a great video!!
No it's not so much about the settings as how many shots I took. So for Orion I like to stack maybe 10 images rather than just take one image ... which is what I tend to do with the milky way. Stacking gives you greater signal and less noise so you can push the image more in post. Having said that, the final panorama of the dam is made up of single frames for each panel and that came up really well.
Thanks for watching. I set the white balance on this camera to 3000k with plus 1.5 green tint. But then I do a lot of extra adjustments in post processing.
Thanks Steve. It's just one I found on ebay. See here: www.ebay.com.au/itm/404302831105?_skw=tripod+stone+bag&itmmeta=01JEFTJW41122XH816NFM4R5A9&hash=item5e22539e01:g:UGQAAOSwQUhkbK3X&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA8HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKn5khNCFXE2lsUd3i7OwaWw2%2BnEQPr%2B2PwqVna%2Bsjbj7V1wDITAo0bgiBXF%2FiYWC5bG6UkolNSz6PmyURKYXzSmt4lcG%2B%2B5Imivrz9Di8gn36SElhDoLoDCNwfDLQSF%2BhRLSMlNWI07QzWwa8FJcAC2Hr9o%2BdhbBomAiEhnsZP1Jaf8bFcPiIHRMID828pJeRceTFKk5EeML3xhBJUplgmVN2tfyLjVkIRXT%2Faj%2B%2Ffiga4SpIQRl0Yj9p49TK%2F%2BYbbbsK2nqz0%2BA9AdHFXpB580l1BU3g9aoDymV9zW8fFzig%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABFBMmMLL-vNk
Should have shot me a message the night you went out, being only 10 minutes away i could have come to check out the master in action. I find it hard this side of town to find decent subjects, but I'm a bit more nervous of approaching farmers and asking permission but from my drives around Muskerry/Myola area there's not overly much although about 5km as the crow flys on Rigbye Rd there is an old shed and broken windmill but couldn't find anyone to ask about it.
Richard . Thank you for such a beautiful video. My friend & I shot Orion in January this year: found it more technically challenging: so as Eric mentioned, an editing video if possible, would be so awesome please. And can I ask what torch do you use for light painting of large objects ? Thank you again for your magical content. Cheers Manjul
Thanks again for your great encouragement Manjul. I'll have a look at another editing video as the season rolls on for sure. I used the LED Lenser P7 torch for lighting on the church and hay bales etc. I do sometimes use small led panels to do low level lighting but I prefer the torch .. but it's harder technically to do.
Great video and images. Thx. I always find it difficult to find the right amount of light painting. Do you have a rule of thumb for that, or is it just trial and error?
hello Richard and community, another amazing nightscape photo thanks for all you videos and tutorials ^^ i have a question : is your Nikon z6 II partially or totally unfiltered please because i want to buy one and i don't know if i have to do this ?
Thanks for watching. It has what is known as a "Visible + h-alpha" modification. This is different to a "Full Spectrum" mod. You certainly don't have to do any modifications to a Nikon Z6ii to achieve wonderful images .. it just helps see more of the reds and pinks.
Love your stuff, Richard. Question: Since it looks like you used your astro modified cam for the whole shoot, did the church come out red? Did you have to color correct it in post?
Thanks Terry. Yes I did use the astro mod camera for the foregrounds as well. I set the white balance in camera to about 3000k and change the tint a little to the green. But yes the original RAW files have a lot more red than normal and I do considerable color correction in post.
Another great video mate. A question, when you was light painting the church, you looked to be between the light and the camera, how does this not leave a missing silhouette of light?
Thanks for watching. A lot of the video footage isn't when I'm actually taking the images .. I have to make the lighting a bit brighter for the video recording.
Thanks for another wonderful and inspiring video Richard. Just went to order a couple of calendars from your Facebook link but says I need a password. Loved the 2024 sending a 2025 calendar to my wife in Japan for new year. Please let me know - Dave
Your daytime planning and long nights have certainly paid off! Absolutely cracking images! Just a quick question - I notice you use white torch/headlamp during setup, does this mess with your night vision? Any particular reason why you don't use red light?
Thanks so much for watching. I never use a red headlamp. I find red light to be very invasive in photography. . much worse than white light. I don't worry about night vision .. especially as I'm often doing light painting anyway. The other aspect is safety . .I'm often on the move when shooting .. doing light painting etc .. and a red head torch makes it really hard to see properly. I think in an observatory situation red lights are very valuable so we can see very faint detail in telescopes but out in a paddock when taking images not so much. So in answer to your question. Yes white light does impact on night vision but that isn't of particular concern to me.
Hola, buenas tardes!! Tengo una duda sobre modificar una nueva cámara que compré hace poco Sony a7iii ya que uso este sistema de mirroles. Soy de España ( de las islas canarias ) y si en España hay donde modificar la cámara para astrofotografía pero he escuchado que suele dar problemas . Me gustaría saber si aconsejas algún lugar que te suponga confianza y que hayas escuchado buena referencia por tu experiencia por su uso. Saludos y nos vemos en tu próximo video ❤ Muchas gracias
Thanks so much for watching. I don't think the A7iii will have any problems. I have heard of issues with the A7R2 Sony however. I had my modification done here in Australia but I have no knowledge of Spanish companies that do such things.
@nightscapeimages.richard Muchas gracias por contestar.. seguro que al final lo haré en España, tengo miedo de mandarla tan lejos como los estados unidos. Seguiré mirando y sobre todo iré por lo más seguro y que me dé confianza por su experiencia. Saludos y buen finde 📸
Well as the weather warms up I do take a bit more care. Snakes, spiders and ants are the worst . .although the mosquitoes are terrible in the warmer weather. Most of my milky way shooting happens in the cooler months where none of the above are an issue.
Brilliant images. I still can't get used to seeing Orion upside down 😂😂😂
Yes it's like that with a lot of things Alan
That image of the rail tracks, the LMC just tops it off. Spectacular.
Yes I totally agree Michael, thanks for watching.
Another great video and very timely to remind us how awesome our southern summer sky is. The church images are great and as always your light painting is unbeatable, but that last panorama with the reflection in the dam…. Wow! If you get time in the schedule a video of processing the more subtle details of the summer sky like Barnard’s loop etc that show up so well in these images would be brilliant, I know this is a big challenge for many photographers. Great work and thanks as always.
Thanks so much Eric. I'll see if I can do an editing video at some stage this summer.
Fantástico trabajo siempre nos tienes acostumbrado y hermosas imágenes captadas. Muchas felicidades y saludos desde Gran Canaria. 📸👍
@@samuelmatossantiago5108 Thanks so much for watching Samuel
I love the church image - what a great shot!! I am planning to get out and shoot some hay bales and do star trails behind them - so your images have inspired me to get out and do it!!
I'll look forward to seeing those images Gary. Thanks for watching.
What a pleasure to see such good images of a very familiar sky. Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷 🙂
I'm so pleased you enjoyed it my friend.
Amazing imagery, a very comprehensive and easily understood tutorial, wonderful video. Beautiful images- thank you..
Thanks Phil. I'm pleased you joined me on this adventure.
Hello Richard,thanks again,masterclass !!
You're very welcome Peter.
Awesome results Richard, they are all brilliant. Loved the railway shots, have been trying to get something similar for a while 👌
Thanks Dennis. Lots of railway tracks around but they don't always face the right direction do they.
Magnificent spots & video about it!!
Many thanks indeed Luis
Awesome images Richard, my faves are the railway line and that dead tree and pond with winter mw pano..... Epic
Thanks heaps Suzie. Always appreciated my friend.
@nightscapeimages.richard I went hunting on Google for old railway lines near me, but couldn't find anything suitable, also I look at trees now, thinking that would look cool under the night sky, lol
Great video and beautiful images! So glad you went out the next night... that last image is breathtaking!
Thanks so much Lisa, really appreciated.
Beautiful images of Orion.
Thanks for watching, really appreciated.
Beautiful images Richard, my favorite is the last panorama with the tree and the small pond
Thanks Koen. It's amazing that I stumbled on that composition on my way back to the car.
Stunning images! Thank you. ☺️
Thanks so much for tuning in.
Beautiful images all around, especially that last one! Glad you went out the next night. Thanks for getting us all psyched up get Orion
Thanks a lot Mitch. Orion is dominating the night sky at the moment and will for a few months yet.
Hi Richard. You never disappoint. Some more really great shots. Great work.😀
Thanks so much for tuning in Ivan.
What a wonderful collection of images Richard 👏- really enjoyed following along on this little adventure!
I really appreciate that Paul.
Absolutely bloody marvelous! Well done mate, nice images Pete
Thanks Pete, really appreciated.
Very jealous of the clear skies Richard. Great shots.
Those 2 nights were really good Andy, but have had quite a few wet nights as well lately. Hope you're well.
@ yes I am well thanks - hope you are also. Reassuring to know that we do not get all of the bad weather - we are in the middle of yet another storm! Quick question - I have just treated myself to a Z6ii and was thinking of getting my old Z6 Astro modified. Is yours just H-alpha modified or full spectrum?
Congratulations, again, Richard! This yours images are amazing. Admiring your work, here in Brazil!🇧🇷
Very kind of you Marcelo.
The master has done it again. Fantastic Richard. Cheers from NZ
You're always welcome Royce, thanks for tuning in.
Good stuff Richard master of your craft.
Very pleased you enjoyed it my friend.
Trying to think of other words besides amazing.
Appreciate you watching Leon
Beautiful photo Richard. Thanks for sharing Richard👋👋👋
You're welcome Mario
Fantastic adventure again Richard! I love the Aussie comps and skies. Can't imagine shooting Orion in 18 degrees! Haha.
Yes it's always pretty warm and balmy here when Orion is at it's peak Jeroen. All the very best for the Christmas season my friend.
@nightscapeimages.richard thank you! Same goes for you Richard.
Some beautiful shots there, Richard.
Appreciate that Jeff
It's another long night, but the beautiful pictures make it all worthwhile!
Yes Jerry, it sure was a long night .. but I think well worth the effort.
Thanks for a fascinating video and congrats on your wonderful photos!
You're welcome Darrel, appreciate you tuning in again.
Wonderful images Richard, I was out last night here in Scotland, also photographing a church in very windy conditions, tried a vertical pano but now wish I’d tried a traditional pano as very warped edges, your light painting in your pano is incredible, as I ended up using a couple of video lights to keep my lighting consistent. Love your railway track shot too
Thanks Alasdair. Yes I often use video lights for panos, but I wanted to get into some hidden nooks on the stone church in this one with a torch.
@ it worked so well, your pano at the end was also another belter
very beautiful photos.
Really appreciate that.
fantastic video once again....that additional night sure proved fruitful, really superb full pano at the end 👍😊
Thanks as always Trevor. Yes I was pleased about the second nights offerings.
Great information. Amazing colours captured in the sky with the tracker, heat haze can often play havoc after a hot day.
Thanks Stephen. Yes you're right about the heat haze, although it was quite a bit cooler during the night, and the wind may have been responsible for that.
Great Video Richard, Clear skies 🖖
Thanks as always Gavin
A very productive couple of nights you had there Richard.
Superb images of the church and the Orion Cloud complex, and the railway tracks was a lovely balanced composition with the tree on the left and the LMC top right, magic! 👏👏
As always I very much appreciate your comments Carl.
great images love the rail. church is a great. Thank for your time
You're very welcome Phillip. Merry Christmas to you.
Absoutely amazing images Richard. The weather was playing ball there, there is an Orange weather warning here in southern Ireland at the moment 9.16pm.
Again fab video & loved it 👏👏👍🇮🇪
Yes we have also had quite a bit of rain, so I went out these 2 nights in a row as it was clear.
@@nightscapeimages.richard keep up the brilliant work 🙏
Sensational Richard. These images are beautiful, as always.❤
You're so very kind as always Maz, thank you.
Great video Richard. The northern sky is spectacular with all the ha! Really want to get one of my cameras ha modified soon. My favourite pic out was the last one with the dam in the foreground. Spot on mate!!
Thanks for tuning in Matt, really appreciate it.
You know, that railway shot is wonderful. I'm glad you snuck over there.
I do prefer the muted light painting in the first shot too.
Great video once again.
Really appreciate that Pete mate.
Love it Richard, wishing you a Merry Xmas and happy festive season.
You're a very kind man Les. Thanks so much, and all the very best wishes for the Christmas season to you and your family also.
Just WOW!! I really enjoy your videos so much. Thanks so much for sharing your art with all of us..
That's very kind of you Greg. I'm pleased you're enjoying the videos.
Beautiful job Richard. The dust clouds around orion that you can see in southern hemisphere is espectacular! thanks to show us such beauty 😍🤩
I'm really pleased you enjoyed it, thanks for watching.
Beautiful, beautiful images. Both for the eyes and the soul. Thanks Mr. Tatti ✨🙏❤
Very kind of you, thanks for watching.
Z6ii strikes again!
It's a great camera Ben
Fantastic shot.
Thanks for watching.
Superbes images merci Richard !
Thanks as always Patrick
beautiful pictures!! I love them so much, thank you so much Richard!
You're very welcome. Thank you.
Great walk through of some beautiful shots, Richard - the colours with Orion and that airflow were just sublime! Thanks for sharing, as ever. 👍
Always appreciate your kind comments and support Paul. Hope you have a fabulous Christmas season.
Great to see another video Richard.
The Orion and the Cygnus region sky looks amazing
Thanks as always for tuning in Sean.
It's funny to see you in shorts and t-shirt, while we Northern Hemisphere dwellers can only go out at night dressed like astronauts ready for hyperspace at this time of year.
Great video, fantastic photos and inspirational talk
Thank you
Yes I guess you're right Antonio. Personally I prefer the cooler weather.
Welcome back Orion and the Gum Nebula and the Summer Constellations. Orion looked very prominent over the church and the Ha shone through really well. The shot over the dam really showed the Gum Nebula well! You had a great adventure with plenty of rewarding images under the night sky. 😎😁👌
Thanks a lot Geoff. I've never really concentrated on the Gum Nebula in the past .. but it really is a great subject.
Especially with an astro modified camera and stacked/tracked captures. I have to head out soon for another encounter with the Gum and Orion 👌
Great shots as always, Richard! Trying to get Rosette with a foreground tomorrow night in Joshua Tree :)
Hope it goes well.
@@nightscapeimages.richard Thanks :)
These images are stunning, as always. Fantastic. Thank you for sharing and inspiring.
I really appreciate you watching Valerie.
Love, the way you can make an ordinary round bale work so well in a photo 🙂
It was a battle Julie. Appreciate your comments as always.
Fabulous stuff Richard! Thank you so much for continuing to inspire us.
You're very welcome Tim.
Great work again Richard Glad you have been able to get out for some Astro! I've been struck with crappy weather for the past month during the weekends when I have time to shoot , could go out during the week but makes it a too late of a night when you have to work the next day....P.S to those of you who are buying Astro Gear please Stop your bring in clouds...
Yes I know what you mean John. Thankfully I don't usually wait for weekends to go out.
@@nightscapeimages.richard Been my only option at the moment with work giving me another New person to work with every couple of days! Means I have to be on my toes so No accidents happen
Absolutely fantastic, I really must get my Startracker out again..
They do help a lot to get great detail out of Orion Dave.
Amazing images
Thank you Tony
Richard, great video. The photos are amazing. I loved the last one. Thanks for sharing. Hug
That's very kind of you . .thanks so much.
Brilliant Images Richard, awesome video and perfectly edited.. Got my Astro MOd Z6II yesterday and cannot wait to get out soon
Thanks Virat. Your images are already amazing . .you'll love the astro mod . .although the editing is a learning curve at times.
@ Thanks Richard and appreciate the encouragement..Hopefully, I can learn the editing on the H-Alpha and see how it goes
@@ViratShah I'm sure you'll have no trouble with it Virat.
Awesome images as always Richard. Santa came early and gave me a tracker which arrived last week and I have been wondering about what to attempt with it. I don't have a modified camera but you have given me some inspiration just the same. Time to wander around the Mallee and scout out some locations.
Thanks so much Liz. I'm sure you'll find some wonderful spots to shoot that magnificent clear sky up there in the Mallee.
I don't understand how you're getting such bright and detailed foreground photos with those fast shutter speeds.
I'm often opening up the aperture to f1.8 . .that makes a huge difference. Sometimes you can extend the shutter speed also if the lens doesn't open up wide.
Fantastic video Richard. Beautiful compositions. You also gave me an answer to something i was wondering about. I'm in the Northern Hemisphere. Orion is always ( to me) right side up. His sword goes down to the left. In your Hemisphere. He's upside down. I've always wondered about that. If i ever could. I'd love to get down there. Such great targets there. I've seen mine for almost 67 years now. Would love to get the Statue of Liberty nebula. Clear skies!!!
Thanks for watching. Yes it is an amazing view down here in the southern skies. .... and it's a beautiful bright sky as well.
In your final image of the dam I like how you created a highlight on the far side of the dam using the torch by shining it back towards the camera so as to make it appear as though the sky was reflecting off the water. Hope I got the right.
Thanks for watching Trevor. That highlight on the water is natural . .I didn't shine the torch back towards the camera . .in fact there is no light painting at all in that image.
@ Okay, I just assumed you had because you are shinning a torch in the video. Lovely photo anyway.
Yup! Always start with the end in mind. Always important in nightscape photography, so you make sure you capture all of the data you need in the field so you can do the edit you want when you get home.
Thanks again for tuning in Cheryl.
I forgot the seasons are reversed in the southern hemisphere. When you said Orion in the summer took me a moment to digest
Yes I get a lot of people with that one Hilmi.
By the way Richard you and your family have a great Xmas and a wonderful new year
And same to you my friend. Always appreciate your comments.
Sempre stupende.
Thanks for your kind words my friend.
Aeems like a spectacular location. I think I might have treied to use that lovely gate as a foreground. Having seen your finished shots, I will really have to think about getting a modified camera!
Yes it is a lovely old gate David. Maybe I'll feature it one day.
Your photos are absolutely stunning, would love to get some Milky Way shots from here in the UK
Thanks so much for your kind comments Robert
Great images as always Richard! I know you have done an Orion processing video in the past but if you ever had time to walk through your process for that pano it would be brilliant to see 🙏
Thanks for watching Richard. I'll see what I can do regarding the panorama processing.
Excelent.
Thank you Rogerio
Great vlog and images, Richard. I will have to find one more video of yours, where you explain the settings for timelapse shooting. My external intervalometer died and its a good chance I learn how to use build-in option.
I have a couple of videos on that subject. I haven't used an external intervalometer for years now. See here: ruclips.net/video/vgIUBKWjWI8/видео.html
@@nightscapeimages.richard thank you Richard, I will take a look. I know Uroš was experimenting with internal timelapse a while ago and it felt like a complete science :D haha. But I am sure once you figure it out, it makes sense and easy to use.
Hi Richard is that church active or abandoned
It's still an active church and very well kept.
Top Drawer
Appreciate you tuning in Colin
a do lago é a minha preferida, ficou linda de mais!
I really appreciate that my friend.
I can tell your camera is modified. I love all of the hydrogen alpha in Orion. Great photo. ❤
Yes it has the visible + h-alpha mod done Bill.
Interesting!!
Thanks so much for watching.
Lovely spot out there, though I did leave a tripod behind last time I was there, just straight up forgot it 🙄. Not a good one thankfully. Lovely images of Orion, Bernard's loop is one of my favourites.
Yes I remember your video from there Dominic. A beautiful and peaceful location isn't it.
Richard you need to invest in a hat with a brim
I do have a few floating around . .left them home though.
Love the hay bales.....but I cant figure out how you lit up the ones at the back, unless you blended in a longer exposure somehow?
Well to be honest Rob I did do a long exposure and I also added a light painted image of those at the back. It just gets too complicated to explain all of that as text in the video.
@@nightscapeimages.richard all good buddy at least you know I'm watching carefully lol
Wonderful creative shots as always Richard. About to purchase my first tracker. Do you prefer the Skywatcher tracker over the MSN Nomad? Inspired by your work! Peter
Thanks for watching Peter. As a general rule I'd say the Skywatcher trackers are more robust but the Nomad is so light and easy to use . .and good for when you need to walk a distance from the car. Both produce spectacular results.
Hey Richard - awesome shots, thanks for sharing 💜 Would love to see a video of the editing process. When you're lightpainting, do you use a torch with a specific colour temperature?
Thanks for watching Cathy. I use an led torch but add a 1/2 cto gel over the front to warm up the colour a bit. I also make further adjustments in post as necessary but this gets me very close.
You mentioned that you needed to change your settings a bit to pull enough signal from Orion, as opposed to what you usually do for the Milky Way. Do you mean 1600 ISO rather than 800? I'd also love to see a future video on editing your summer sky constellations, as that's what I have to work with now in the US. Again, thanks for a great video!!
No it's not so much about the settings as how many shots I took. So for Orion I like to stack maybe 10 images rather than just take one image ... which is what I tend to do with the milky way. Stacking gives you greater signal and less noise so you can push the image more in post.
Having said that, the final panorama of the dam is made up of single frames for each panel and that came up really well.
10 stacked sky got lots of beautiful detail out. Stacked in sequator?
Thanks Brendan. Yes I always stack in Sequator.
Amaizing images Richard, thanks for sharing.
May I ask you what's you WB set up on your camera?
Thanks for watching. I set the white balance on this camera to 3000k with plus 1.5 green tint. But then I do a lot of extra adjustments in post processing.
Richard great video , images are awesome....mate what is the name of the tripod hammock you put your gear on ?
Thanks Steve. It's just one I found on ebay. See here: www.ebay.com.au/itm/404302831105?_skw=tripod+stone+bag&itmmeta=01JEFTJW41122XH816NFM4R5A9&hash=item5e22539e01:g:UGQAAOSwQUhkbK3X&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA8HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKn5khNCFXE2lsUd3i7OwaWw2%2BnEQPr%2B2PwqVna%2Bsjbj7V1wDITAo0bgiBXF%2FiYWC5bG6UkolNSz6PmyURKYXzSmt4lcG%2B%2B5Imivrz9Di8gn36SElhDoLoDCNwfDLQSF%2BhRLSMlNWI07QzWwa8FJcAC2Hr9o%2BdhbBomAiEhnsZP1Jaf8bFcPiIHRMID828pJeRceTFKk5EeML3xhBJUplgmVN2tfyLjVkIRXT%2Faj%2B%2Ffiga4SpIQRl0Yj9p49TK%2F%2BYbbbsK2nqz0%2BA9AdHFXpB580l1BU3g9aoDymV9zW8fFzig%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABFBMmMLL-vNk
Should have shot me a message the night you went out, being only 10 minutes away i could have come to check out the master in action. I find it hard this side of town to find decent subjects, but I'm a bit more nervous of approaching farmers and asking permission but from my drives around Muskerry/Myola area there's not overly much although about 5km as the crow flys on Rigbye Rd there is an old shed and broken windmill but couldn't find anyone to ask about it.
Richard . Thank you for such a beautiful video. My friend & I shot Orion in January this year: found it more technically challenging: so as Eric mentioned, an editing video if possible, would be so awesome please. And can I ask what torch do you use for light painting of large objects ? Thank you again for your magical content. Cheers Manjul
Thanks again for your great encouragement Manjul. I'll have a look at another editing video as the season rolls on for sure. I used the LED Lenser P7 torch for lighting on the church and hay bales etc.
I do sometimes use small led panels to do low level lighting but I prefer the torch .. but it's harder technically to do.
Was that a falling star I saw at min.10:03 up over the church?
Very possibly, I usually don't see them when I'm out there talking to camera and wandering around.
Great video and images. Thx. I always find it difficult to find the right amount of light painting. Do you have a rule of thumb for that, or is it just trial and error?
I guess it is trial and error, but there are variables such as color of subject, distance and brightness etc.
hello Richard and community, another amazing nightscape photo thanks for all you videos and tutorials ^^
i have a question : is your Nikon z6 II partially or totally unfiltered please because i want to buy one and i don't know if i have to do this ?
Thanks for watching. It has what is known as a "Visible + h-alpha" modification. This is different to a "Full Spectrum" mod. You certainly don't have to do any modifications to a Nikon Z6ii to achieve wonderful images .. it just helps see more of the reds and pinks.
Love your stuff, Richard. Question: Since it looks like you used your astro modified cam for the whole shoot, did the church come out red? Did you have to color correct it in post?
Thanks Terry. Yes I did use the astro mod camera for the foregrounds as well. I set the white balance in camera to about 3000k and change the tint a little to the green. But yes the original RAW files have a lot more red than normal and I do considerable color correction in post.
Another great video mate. A question, when you was light painting the church, you looked to be between the light and the camera, how does this not leave a missing silhouette of light?
Thanks for watching. A lot of the video footage isn't when I'm actually taking the images .. I have to make the lighting a bit brighter for the video recording.
Brilliant many thanks 🙏🏻
Thanks for another wonderful and inspiring video Richard. Just went to order a couple of calendars from your Facebook link but says I need a password. Loved the 2024 sending a 2025 calendar to my wife in Japan for new year. Please let me know - Dave
Thanks so much for your support Dave. Unfortunately all of my 2025 calendars have sold out.
@@nightscapeimages.richard OH NO !!
Your daytime planning and long nights have certainly paid off! Absolutely cracking images! Just a quick question - I notice you use white torch/headlamp during setup, does this mess with your night vision? Any particular reason why you don't use red light?
Thanks so much for watching. I never use a red headlamp. I find red light to be very invasive in photography. . much worse than white light. I don't worry about night vision .. especially as I'm often doing light painting anyway.
The other aspect is safety . .I'm often on the move when shooting .. doing light painting etc .. and a red head torch makes it really hard to see properly.
I think in an observatory situation red lights are very valuable so we can see very faint detail in telescopes but out in a paddock when taking images not so much.
So in answer to your question. Yes white light does impact on night vision but that isn't of particular concern to me.
@nightscapeimages.richard thank you for the reply - makes perfect sense! 😁👍
meteor at @6:43 ? :)
You've got very good eyes ..!!!!
What torch are you using to illuminate the church?
I used my trusty old LED Lenser P7 torch for that. On it's lowest setting mostly.
Hola, buenas tardes!! Tengo una duda sobre modificar una nueva cámara que compré hace poco Sony a7iii ya que uso este sistema de mirroles. Soy de España ( de las islas canarias ) y si en España hay donde modificar la cámara para astrofotografía pero he escuchado que suele dar problemas . Me gustaría saber si aconsejas algún lugar que te suponga confianza y que hayas escuchado buena referencia por tu experiencia por su uso. Saludos y nos vemos en tu próximo video ❤
Muchas gracias
Thanks so much for watching. I don't think the A7iii will have any problems. I have heard of issues with the A7R2 Sony however. I had my modification done here in Australia but I have no knowledge of Spanish companies that do such things.
@nightscapeimages.richard Muchas gracias por contestar.. seguro que al final lo haré en España, tengo miedo de mandarla tan lejos como los estados unidos.
Seguiré mirando y sobre todo iré por lo más seguro y que me dé confianza por su experiencia. Saludos y buen finde 📸
@@samuelmatossantiago5108 All the very best my friend.
Do you have to contend with any venomous creatures out there at night?
Well as the weather warms up I do take a bit more care. Snakes, spiders and ants are the worst . .although the mosquitoes are terrible in the warmer weather.
Most of my milky way shooting happens in the cooler months where none of the above are an issue.