You are such an inspiration to me as you must be to many others. I’ve gone out scouting and shooting nightscapes quite a few times this summer as a result of watching your videos. You make it look so easy but it takes a lot of practice and a lot of mistakes before I’ve started to get some good results. Living in northeastern US means finding dark skies requires some travel and planning. Thank goodness for PhotoPills! But the thrill of standing out under a beautiful sky, alone, in the middle of the night is a reward on its own. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and enthusiasm. Best!
Richard, you've outdone yourself with this marathon under the stars! You make this look so easy, do you ever experience a failure or images that don't meet your expectations? Every single image you've shown is a work of art in my opinion! Thank you so much for sharing your expertise...your enthusiasm is truly contagious and your easy going style makes your videos a pleasure to watch.
Really appreciate your lovely comments Paula. Yes I have had many failures out under the stars but these days I suppose I can recognize a little more when that may be happening and either don't continue or change something to fix it. There is a lot of faith and self belief needed to succeed in nightscape photography that's for sure.
Another good video Richard. Now with a very active night with great results. I see that you have been lucky that at night the sky clears, because in the day it is seen that it is very very cloudy. Congratulations.
Another top notch video! I now have an extensive saved library of all your videos (which are watched repeatedly). The images are simply amazing. The warm and friendly instruction is also the best on RUclips.....by a considerable margin. If anyone is thinking of giving "nightscaping" a go, just follow Richard's instruction to the letter......it works every time!! A real inspiration and motivation. Thanks again, Richard.
oh ASTROMAN i got tired watching you get around to all those places and you looked tired at the end mate but as usual fantastic shots gee country victoria beautiful the water tower one did it for me have watched all your videos and they never disapoint and how you love what you do keep a rollin mate until next time cheers an beers bobby j.
Each time I watch one of your videos I could immediately book a flight to australia.... I like those rusted objects and abandoned buildings, but where I live (Germany, Bavaria) they mostly do not exist because each old building is taken down to build a new one and each rusted maschine is removed. Thanks for each of your videos!
That's such a shame that all the old relics are removed .. .it's a bit like that here in Australia as well close to the cities but out in the country there are still plenty lying around.
The things I could learn from you in even one night would be astonishing. Multi-row multi-shot panoramas are still beyond me, let alone the elaborate light painting and blending. I think it’s the sort of thing you have to have hands-on experience with. Sounds like quite a long eventful night, you packed it in.
Certainly shows the value of scouting out locations ahead of time (and having good GPS). I really liked the panoramas - but it meant a long night for you to get the Milky Way nice and low. My few attempts at this always stalls at the post-processing stage. The stacking software is something I need to try out. Many thanks for sharing your successful night!
Wow Richard, what a night you had! This is exactly what made me start following you in the first place. Brilliant photos, but also happy to share how you compose your shots, what equipment you use and talking us through the thought process. Definitely setting a high standard for other photography vloggers to follow. As always live your work, and look forward to meeting up with you in one of your workshops in 2020. Keep up the great work. 👌
Another great video Richard. When Nigtscape photographers sees a dead tree ,they say bingo another great shot 😜. Well, I started the video in morning, but left it in half way, throughout busy day finally watched it completely.😬
Well done Richard, l just got home from a short trip and was thrilled to see a new video notification. I cannot thank you enough for the difference your words of wisdom and videos have made for me personally l feel like l have my spark back. Looks like we could both use a cuppa!! Till next time 👍
@@nightscapeimages.richard one question Richard, did you use the Syrp genie mini for the pano of the waterfall, if so is that hard to do? Thanks in advance
@@Madieisacutie. Hey Leigh, no I do have a Genie Mini but I would never use it for shooting panos ... I use it for motion timelapse. For panos I just move the ball head manually .. much quicker and easier to setup.
You have nailed it again Richard, wonderful images, worth all your effort. Your enthusiasm is catching, always inspired by your images. Thank you for sharing.
Wow Richard. I'm exhausted just watching this. Another great video with great content and awesome photos. You really worked hard on this one. Keep up the great work. You are an inspiration and make me want to get out there now.
Another great video Richard - you have quickly become my fav you tube destination for photography video's those machine images at the beginning are just stellar Love everything about them. Laurentiu Dinca you comment about Richard using a kit Lens etc if you look at the video section showing all the vids you will see he has already done one - and guess what they are amazing - if you gave this bloke a 75yr old camera and lens the results would still be amazing in Richards case it is very much the photographer rather than the equipment my first port of call every time he brings out a new video
@@nightscapeimages.richard I say it how it is Richard for this night photography light painting etc their is not a better site on you tube... so please keep up the good work always keen to see what your upto with the camera
Richard could you share your white balance settings? Mine are very blue but in my part of the world there is not many night hours between dusk and dawn
Hey Spence, I set my white balance at about 4000k for most of the shots in this video. It depends on a lot of factors. If it's moonlight I'll generally set my white balance a lot warmer .. eg, 5000k or so. Sometimes I'll set it to a lower (more blue) setting such as 3800k. Things like light pollution and atmospheric conditions will change the night sky colour as well.
The detail in the milky way is incredible, and the light painting and detail in the foreground is absolutely top notch. Now, I'd love to see you doing one of these videos where you are using more budget oriented gear. I know you've made a video about shooting with a Kit lens and a D7000 series DSLR, but it'd be encouraging for beginners to see how you can take amazing shots with entry level cameras and glass, how to go about it, what would be the best lens for crop sensors and wide shots, for nightscape photography, and how it's more about the photographer than it is the gear. I think a lot of beginners would love to learn about it. Thanks, Richard!
Wow what an epic nights photography you must be trilled with results. I live in the city and quite often when i do night photos police stop to ask me what i am doing.
Great longer video. I don't have cable so these longer videos are great. Crazy good images and thanks to Ian too. Hard to lug everything to spots at night. The large tree bark in the old truck was awesome. Would have liked to have seen another composition including the two tree trunks in the foreground at 15:33. And possibly a longer focal length lens as well at the falls. Great video.
Wonderful! Richard if you have time, I would like to suggest that you make a post showing how you composited the multiple images of the old car into the sky. I really enjoyed the previous photoshop tutorials you have done.
Them old trucks and loader are fantastic I wish I could find some material like that where I live well done Richard , I have learnt a lot watching all your videos and techniques thank you 👍👍
I am absolutely RAPT (haha!) once again with your video! Richard, something I would appreciate - if you can manage it - would be the inclusion of your histogram with the lens/exposure info you so generously share. I just think that would be so helpful for us to be able to see not only what your settings were, but the histogram result as well. I don't think any other vlogger is doing this! Would help us calibrate our efforts with those of the Master! 😊
You're very kind Chris. I can tell you that the histogram on the vast majority of my night images is pushed very much towards the left. I do often push the exposure further in post production though.
Richard, lets say you wanted to reduce the amount of the treeline silhouette in the background of the photo @ 21:50 what would you use for settings and a shutter speed for an ambient shot. Maybe disregarding what it would do to the foregrounds light painting, and plan on using a layer mask on it just for the background?
So you want to see more detail in the treeline. I'd probably shoot for about 2 minutes at f2.8 iso2500 or thereabouts. It always depends on ambient light levels.
Richard, I'm very curious how you take multiple long exposure shots to create a panorama and being able to stitch them together without issue. Wouldn't the sky have moved so much that it would cause issues with the stitching? I'm incredibly curious. I'm a huge fan and I absolutely love your work and I've been trying to create my own nightscapes recently. So inspired, thank you!!!! P.S. Maybe a video on editing nightscape panoramas in Lightroom or Photoshop? I learned a lot from your video on light painting and how you edit in Photoshop. Took me a few tried but I finally figure it out. Again, thank you so much! Jeff
Thanks for watching Jeff. As I mentioned to Dean above, the software works out the alignment of the stars .. this will often result in bending of the overall image which then needs to be worked on a bit more to fix. I'll do more pano workflows in the future.
In years past for multi row panorama's, I was using a Manfroto spherical head coupled with a Bellerbac wooden tripod.. always happy with the results. Now, at age 73 I just don't want (can't )to carry that much weight around anymore. I am curious as to what equipment you use for your panorama's? I have downsized to the Nikon Z7 for my landscapes, and thanks to your enthusiasm in a recent video, about to buy the Nikon 20 mm f: 1.8 to supplement my Z mount 14-30 f:4.
Thanks so much for watching Colin. I simply use a standard ball head for panoramas and estimate the amount of rotation and overlap. I've found that especially with wide angle lenses without anything really close to the camera I get really good results with this method.
Wonderful work. I found your channel and I subscribed. Great job sir. I'm going to check out your other shows to see if you have some good advice, I've never really tried night shooting.
Richard, have you ever tried inverting a graduated ND filter when shooting closer to light pollution? I also would add my Red Intensifier (thinking of trying it)?
Another great video, thanks. I've said it a few times, you have more subject matter than you could throw a stick at, you lucky devil ! I liked the old car but wasn't sure about the big mushroom in front of it. How does a 20 shot 3 row panorama work? Souldn't it be 18 or 21 shots ? Keep up the great work.
Thanks David ... Haha, I agree about the mushroom ..!!! I was wondering when someone would question my maths. When shooting these high and wide multi row panos, you'll find that thew top corners tend to get lost in the stitching process, so I'll often add another one or two images to help out with that.
Amazing photos, Richard. This photos give me a power to try new in nightscape photography! Which music you using for you videos ? I am sorry for my english.
Hi Richard, thank you very much for your fantastic videos, I can’t wait to watch the next one. What shutter speed, ISO and focal lenght would you use for your Nikon D750 with a 14mm lens for night scape photography? Would you use different settings for the foreground and the sky? Thanks again for sharing your videos with us!
Really appreciate you watching Josep. I'd shoot that combination at f2.8 20 sec shutter speed iso between 3200 - 6400 for single or sky shots. For the foreground, as you can see from this video and lots of my other work, I usually stop down the aperture and iso to get a sharper image. That's if you intend to do focus stacking for foregrounds or blending in photoshop.
Cool! At 17:09 there is panorama of 20 photos. Also if you make shoots to stack later it takes a lot of time. Don't you have issues when the sky moves? And stars may be shifted?
Thanks a lot for watching. With the latest stacking and stitching software they do a very good job of both aligning the stars and also keeping the foreground in focus also. I don't know the science behind it but it works really well.
Loving the videos and this must have been a marthon session, just goes to show the importance of scouting locations in advance. But my question is as a complete novice, how do you go about the post production of multiple shots/levels to create a panorama image.It would seam like a lot of blending would be required
Thanks so much for your comments. The panorama software handles the aligning and blending really well. All you need to do is put the images in there and let it do it's thing.
What a informative and inspiring video Richard, thank you sir. May I ask your method of light painting. I have tried to do light painting with varying degree of success and failure. You seem to have your method spot on and would love to hear any suggestions you may have or support on how to achieve this effect. Love the channel and thank you again for sharing your knowledge. 👍🙏
Thanks a lot Royston .. always appreciate your comments. I've done a lot of videos on light painting. It's as much art as science and that makes it difficult to teach. Check this video: ruclips.net/video/uJOkz3llEsQ/видео.html
As usual, great video Richard! Many thanksfor the detailed explanations and beautiful locations you shared. One question: on the last image, because of the branches, the “painting” process in Sequator must have been quite tricky and time consuming, wasn’t it?
Thanks a lot Gonzalo. I find Sequator does a really good job of working out what is sky and what is foreground. You can't get really close to the branches so you do your best and leave the software to do it's thing.
Another great video - I’ve learned s lot from you! Are you using low level landscape lighting for the foreground illumination on the panoramas and single exposures?
Thanks so much for watching, really appreciated. No I'm using a torch to light all the foregrounds in these shots. I could have possibly used a low level light on the waterfall but it was just too hard to access to place them, so I decided to use the torch.
Such amazing work, enthusiasm and passion. Wait eagerly each time for the next one. One question if I may, when you say 9 shots pano over 2 rows how were they placed as in one row of 5 and another of 4?
Thanks Richard, for Panos would you ever make stacks for each of the sky shot or would it usually be just one? Using the same example, if you had 5 shots of the sky would you have say 6x5 (30 in total) for stacking on Sequator or is that too much work for Panos? This technique is applied to single shots but wondered if it's used for Panos too?
@@chetandoshi7053 I have heard of people attempting that but I don't think it's worth the effort. I find the normal panos to be pretty good quality especially when there is considerable overlap
Afternoon Richard, first time across your channel, 3 video's in and any minute my good lady is going to scream my name from downstairs to find what on earth I'm doing that's taking so long, so, quick question.. At 19.29 you mention that you have used your 35mm f1.4 to bring the background sky 'closer'. Is it the focal length that does this or the aperture, or neither (I think I'm looking an answer that starts "As a general rule..." I've done a little night time photography, none of which has yielded quite the professional results you get so I'm always happy to take on some advice! Great video
Thanks a lot for watching Matt, really appreciate that. It's the focal length that simply magnify's the view a little more. If I shot at 50mm it would appear closer again. Hope you don't get into too much trouble.
Stunning images Richard and a great vlog, I have a question for you..... How do you manage to align your images in your panoramic shots as the milky way will have moved by a large amount over the course of 9 plus 15 second images.
Thanks a lot Dean. The panorama software does all the heavy lifting regarding aligning the stars over the time it takes to shoot the panorama. That's why they sometimes bend more than they should.
I just love what you do but am having so trouble getting the results you do. Maybe you could point me to one of your videos where you go over the stacking process you use in software. I am already using Sequator and have figured that out but not much luck with panoramas.
Thanks so much John. The trick with multi shot panos is to make sure there is enough light for the software to see where to join each image .. .this is obviously more difficult with night panos. Have you seen this video dicussing simple panos ...: ruclips.net/video/PqL8CPAhaCQ/видео.html
Such a surreal evening. Only recently gotten into astro thinking probably not going to be too many others in central Victoria doing it, certainly haven't come across anyone else in the 6 months I've been doing it. Then in one evening I find some of Lincoln Harrison's amazing startrail time lapse over Lake Eppalock and yourself taking amazing milky way shots all around where I live. Very inspiring to say the least. Few questions if I may? 1. I'm looking to get a full frame camera specially for astro (currently using a GH5), however working on a $1500 budget so will likely need to look at the used market. Any suggestions on models and what to look for? 2. Do you know of any other programs which can be used to do the photo stitching (I already use sequator for stacking)? 3. Any tips for approaching private land owners to get the ok to shoot on their land? 4. If you are getting home at 5:30am, how on earth do you function at work the next day...lol?
Thanks very much for watching Dominic. Firstly I'd be looking at a used Nikon D750 . .. really good camera for nightscapes. You'll also need a good lens but I'm not sure that will fit into your budget. Some to consider. Tamron 15-30 f2.8, Sigma 14-24 f2.8, Samyang 14mm f2.4 As far as getting up for work ... this is my work so I get to sleep in after such a late night. I talk to a lot of land owners and I think it's really important to establish relationships with them whenever possible. I like to show them what I do and then usually give them a print of the item I may shoot on their property. If you're using windows check out Image Composite Editor (ICE) it does a great job of stitching panoramas and it's free.
@@nightscapeimages.richard thanks so much for the advice. I'll keep my eye out for D750's, though as this camera outfit will be just for night sky I really want to get the best kit I can afford. I may defer purchasing until next season so I can increase the budget a bit. There is a super wide Laowa 15mm I like the look of for wide single shot time-lapse and that 35mm Sigma looks terrific for punching in a bit. Also noticed in one of your videos you had what looks like the PSE motorised slider. How well do you rate these?
@@dominic-ryan No worries Dominec. I think those Laowas are quite good. The PSE motorised sliders work really well. They just do one job and do it well. I have one for sale if you're interested.
@@nightscapeimages.richard Thanks again for the input. I'd love a slider, might stick to getting the camera and some decent astro lenses to start though. Thanks anyway.
Awesome mate 👏👏 Just a quick question do you experience coma with your Nikon lenses and if so how do you get rid of it. I would like to see a photo pills tutorial and a panorama tutorial including post processing. Keep those awesome videos coming 👍
Really appreciate you watching Keith. Yes the 20mm f1.8 does have coma .. especially wide open. When I stop it down to f2.8 it's not a problem. It's also there in the Sigma 35mm
@@nightscapeimages.richard oh ok my lens is the Nikon 16-80mm f2.8 so I should put it at f3 or 3.5 maybe I'll have to test it out. I'm still waiting for my tokina 11-20mm f2.8 to come which apparently has very little coma.
Well done again Richard!! A question: If you shoot 3 rows of 4 images how does Sequator recognize the sequence? do you have to shoot it in a certain sequence or present it to sequator in a certain sequence? If you have covered this in a previous video, just give me a reference to that. I am leaving tomorrow morning into Damaraland for a few nights and hope to bring back some nice shots!
Might be a stupid question but just trying to work out the math behind your pano shots. When you say a 20 shot pano in 3 rows is that a total of 60 shots? If not wouldn't it be a 21 shot (3x7)? Same with the 9 shot is that 18 total or wouldn't it be 10 shots (2x5). Unless you are using a different amount of overlap on certain rows? Brilliant shots as always too.
No I don't stack my foreground images normally, I blend multiple images together .. there is a difference. The blended images are lit from different angles and direction and therefore are not the same shot.
Hi Richard, great to see the development of the night. I personally had one similar night so far. I have a question about panos and lightpainted foreground subjects: I shot a car as forground and light painted it after that I took 4 overlapping photos above it. At home I blended the single light painting frames together to have a final foreground image. This and the other photos were merged to a pano. But the result was that the car was lit only to the half in height. For the upper partof the car the program used one pic in which the car was not illuminated. My Work around was to lie my lightpainted pic above the pano and bend it until it more or less fit to the pano. How do you work with panos and fore ground objects? You rarely have one at panos. Low Level lighting from one spot for all the single shots? Greetings Steffen
Thanks Steffen. Yes the pano software will often pick the wrong image to use in the stitch. Some programs like PTgui let you choose which one's you want to use. What I do is try to light each image of the pano the same so it doesn't matter so much.
I really like the work what you are doing with your camera. I also use a Nikon Z camera for my photography. But i donˋt know which lems i should go for for nightscape photography. Do you have any recomandation for lenses? I know you are loving the 20mm from Nikon but i would like to habe a nativ lense on it. there are some lenses out there with the Z mount witz UWA and manual focusing. Did you tested one of all this Z mount lenses for night photography?
Thanks a lot Roman. If you have the Nikon 24-70 f4 Z mount it can be used for nightscapes .. in fact I'm doing a video talking about that very lens soon. I'm waiting for the Z mount 20mm f1.8
Nightscape Images Yes i have the 27-70 and also the 14-30 f/4 lenses but i'm scared that i have to pump up the ISO to high. Yes the 20mm was also my favorite but i saw that they shift the release termin back on the road map. i'm very sas about this.
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Beautiful !!!!!
Thanks a lot Chris
A truly marathon of a night. Thanks for all the great tips and ideas in composition. You really are an inspiration.
Many thanks indeed shastapaul.
Again, such a beautiful video ... and the picture !!! I still have so much work to do to get there ... 😱🤩😱! You’re the best, dear Richard. Luv ya! 😘😘😘
Thanks so much Carole .. .really appreciate it.
BOY, what a night!!!!!!! LOL! Terrific shots!!!!
Many thanks indeed Burt, really appreciate the comments.
You are such an inspiration to me as you must be to many others. I’ve gone out scouting and shooting nightscapes quite a few times this summer as a result of watching your videos. You make it look so easy but it takes a lot of practice and a lot of mistakes before I’ve started to get some good results. Living in northeastern US means finding dark skies requires some travel and planning. Thank goodness for PhotoPills! But the thrill of standing out under a beautiful sky, alone, in the middle of the night is a reward on its own. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and enthusiasm. Best!
You are very right about it being so rewarding out under the night sky. Thanks a lot for watching and taking the time to comment.
Richard, you've outdone yourself with this marathon under the stars! You make this look so easy, do you ever experience a failure or images that don't meet your expectations? Every single image you've shown is a work of art in my opinion! Thank you so much for sharing your expertise...your enthusiasm is truly contagious and your easy going style makes your videos a pleasure to watch.
Really appreciate your lovely comments Paula. Yes I have had many failures out under the stars but these days I suppose I can recognize a little more when that may be happening and either don't continue or change something to fix it. There is a lot of faith and self belief needed to succeed in nightscape photography that's for sure.
Another good video Richard. Now with a very active night with great results. I see that you have been lucky that at night the sky clears, because in the day it is seen that it is very very cloudy. Congratulations.
Thanks a lot Rodolfo. It happens like that a lot.
Awesome, awesome content.....😊
Many thanks indeed James
Fantastic video. Thanks. Looking forward to next.
Thanks so much Brian
Another excellent video. Fantastic shot of the old truck under the tree!!
Thanks so much Bryan.
Another top notch video! I now have an extensive saved library of all your videos (which are watched repeatedly). The images are simply amazing. The warm and friendly instruction is also the best on RUclips.....by a considerable margin. If anyone is thinking of giving "nightscaping" a go, just follow Richard's instruction to the letter......it works every time!! A real inspiration and motivation. Thanks again, Richard.
Kind words once again Simon .. I do really appreciate your support.
Look at that great tree trunk your standing next too, also Richard at 15:50
Yes I do have a thing for tree stumps too ..!!!
oh ASTROMAN i got tired watching you get around to all those places and you looked tired at the end mate but as usual fantastic shots gee country victoria beautiful the water tower one did it for me have watched all your videos and they never disapoint and how you love what you do keep a rollin mate until next time cheers an beers bobby j.
You're a legend Bobby .. really appreciate your kind words.
A fantastic video Richard. Your enthusiasm is an inspiration to us all.
Really appreciate you watching Eugene.
What an epic night that must have been. It was great seeing all the shots you did. Thank you again for the content you give us.
It certainly was a very epic night of shooting. Thanks heaps for watching.
Great as usual!! Would love to see more videos with your post processing methods
Thanks a lot Scott. Your wish will come true in my next video.
Thank you Richard, great video
Thanks so much Jorge
Each time I watch one of your videos I could immediately book a flight to australia.... I like those rusted objects and abandoned buildings, but where I live (Germany, Bavaria) they mostly do not exist because each old building is taken down to build a new one and each rusted maschine is removed. Thanks for each of your videos!
That's such a shame that all the old relics are removed .. .it's a bit like that here in Australia as well close to the cities but out in the country there are still plenty lying around.
Your panoramas are especially nice! Being able to use your light and blend is a great skill.
Thanks Tony, really appreciate that.
Beautiful pieces of arts on display, love everyone of them.
Thanks very much Raymond
Looks like you had a fantastic night out with the stars Richard 😃 really enjoyed the video 😊
Thanks a lot Neil, really appreciate you taking the time to watch.
The things I could learn from you in even one night would be astonishing. Multi-row multi-shot panoramas are still beyond me, let alone the elaborate light painting and blending. I think it’s the sort of thing you have to have hands-on experience with. Sounds like quite a long eventful night, you packed it in.
Thanks very much Martin, yes it certainly was a very long night .. but very enjoyable.
Another great video full of great inspiration and information.. thank you Richard
You're a champion .. .thanks Brian
Richard, you really packed a lot into one night. Excellent as usual. 👍🏻
Yes I probably did too much but I enjoyed it anyway Garth.
That's a wide range of compositions all in one night and they all looked fantastic. You are certainly one talented man with that camera.
Or perhaps one crazy man ... !!! Thanks again my friend.
Absolutely awesome. The petrol pump is unbelievable! Love it!
Yes I love that old pump also, thanks for watching.
Great video Richard. Loved the bowser shot, and wish I could find some of those solo dead trees on a misty morning.
Really appreciated. There are plenty of trees out there but they never seem to be in the right spot at the right time do they ...!!!
Nightscape Images agree, especially when you’re driving. Hoping to have some passengers as lookout soon which will help
Certainly shows the value of scouting out locations ahead of time (and having good GPS). I really liked the panoramas - but it meant a long night for you to get the Milky Way nice and low. My few attempts at this always stalls at the post-processing stage. The stacking software is something I need to try out. Many thanks for sharing your successful night!
Thanks a lot Mykro, really appreciate you watching.
Thanks for your videos.
You are very welcome Lutero
Wow Richard, what a night you had! This is exactly what made me start following you in the first place. Brilliant photos, but also happy to share how you compose your shots, what equipment you use and talking us through the thought process. Definitely setting a high standard for other photography vloggers to follow. As always live your work, and look forward to meeting up with you in one of your workshops in 2020. Keep up the great work. 👌
Thanks so much Mick, always very much appreciate your comments and perspective.
It was worth the wait.. All excellent but I especially loved the waterfall shot
Thanks Noel, I really appreciate that.
Another great video Richard. When Nigtscape photographers sees a dead tree ,they say bingo another great shot 😜. Well, I started the video in morning, but left it in half way, throughout busy day finally watched it completely.😬
Thanks so much for watching Rajiv.
You make it look so easy, stunning images
Thanks Craig, as you know it's never as easy as it may look. Appreciate the comment.
Wow great nights work.
Thanks heaps Jeff .. really appreciate you watching
Your videos are very inspirational Richard. Thank you for freely sharing your knowledge and being such a great ambassador for country Victoria.
Thanks a lot George. Born and bred in Country Victoria ... what a great part of the world.
Well done Richard, l just got home from a short trip and was thrilled to see a new video notification. I cannot thank you enough for the difference your words of wisdom and videos have made for me personally l feel like l have my spark back. Looks like we could both use a cuppa!! Till next time 👍
Haha .. thanks so much Leigh ... I certainly could use a cuppa. I'm so pleased to help you with a little inspiration .. that's what I so love to hear.
@@nightscapeimages.richard one question Richard, did you use the Syrp genie mini for the pano of the waterfall, if so is that hard to do? Thanks in advance
@@Madieisacutie. Hey Leigh, no I do have a Genie Mini but I would never use it for shooting panos ... I use it for motion timelapse. For panos I just move the ball head manually .. much quicker and easier to setup.
@@nightscapeimages.richard thanks Richard l appreciate your reply, have a lovely weekend and happy trails (pun intended) 😉
What a brilliant night of astro shooting! I rarely get nights as good as that one! Great vid
Really appreciate that mate .. thanks heaps.
Loved them all mate, well done as usual ..
Really appreciate your comments Tim .. .thanks.
You have nailed it again Richard, wonderful images, worth all your effort. Your enthusiasm is catching, always inspired by your images. Thank you for sharing.
Your kind words are always most appreciated Liz, thank you.
Wow Richard. I'm exhausted just watching this. Another great video with great content and awesome photos. You really worked hard on this one. Keep up the great work. You are an inspiration and make me want to get out there now.
Thanks heaps Dave .. probably too much content for one video but what the heck .. there's always plenty stuff out there.
Bob Harrison
Richard your videos are so inspiring and your enthusiasm is infectious. Fabulous, stunning images
Thank you so much Bob, really appreciated.
very good
Thanks so much for watching Ibrahem
A very long night, Richard. Usually I don't do more than 2 locations. Great video. Regards.!!!
A long night indeed Andreas. Yes I'm the same but I couldn't resist on this particular night.
Another great video Richard - you have quickly become my fav you tube destination for photography video's those machine images at the beginning are just stellar Love everything about them.
Laurentiu Dinca
you comment about Richard using a kit Lens etc if you look at the video section showing all the vids you will see he has already done one - and guess what they are amazing - if you gave this bloke a 75yr old camera and lens the results would still be amazing in Richards case it is very much the photographer rather than the equipment
my first port of call every time he brings out a new video
Really kind comments again Chris .. thanks so much for watching.
@@nightscapeimages.richard I say it how it is Richard for this night photography light painting etc their is not a better site on you tube... so please keep up the good work always keen to see what your upto with the camera
@@chrisprocter7626 Thanks again Chris
Another awesome video.
Thank you Spence, really appreciate you following along.
Richard could you share your white balance settings? Mine are very blue but in my part of the world there is not many night hours between dusk and dawn
Hey Spence, I set my white balance at about 4000k for most of the shots in this video. It depends on a lot of factors. If it's moonlight I'll generally set my white balance a lot warmer .. eg, 5000k or so. Sometimes I'll set it to a lower (more blue) setting such as 3800k. Things like light pollution and atmospheric conditions will change the night sky colour as well.
The detail in the milky way is incredible, and the light painting and detail in the foreground is absolutely top notch. Now, I'd love to see you doing one of these videos where you are using more budget oriented gear. I know you've made a video about shooting with a Kit lens and a D7000 series DSLR, but it'd be encouraging for beginners to see how you can take amazing shots with entry level cameras and glass, how to go about it, what would be the best lens for crop sensors and wide shots, for nightscape photography, and how it's more about the photographer than it is the gear. I think a lot of beginners would love to learn about it. Thanks, Richard!
Very much appreciate your lovely comments Laurentiu. I'll have a good think about your suggestions for future videos.
Beautiful work Richard. I especially like the old petrol pump, great work.
Thanks a lot Brad, really appreciated.
Another great video,my journey around vic is great
Learning heaps ,i love old buildings and machinery
Many thanks Phillip, appreciate you watching.
Richard, again amazing shots. I really appreciate your work. Keep on going, man
Thanks Dieter, really appreciate your comments.
Lovely work!
Thank you so much Didimio
As usual nothing more to say... WHAT AN INSPIRATION, WOW!!!
Thank you Ankur
Outstanding images absolute pleasure to view your superb videos thank you for sharing.
Thanks so much Shaun
Nightscape Images your most welcome
Wow what an epic nights photography you must be trilled with results. I live in the city and quite often when i do night photos police stop to ask me what i am doing.
Thanks for watching Greg .. .no police out where I go .. in fact there's no-one for miles.
Great longer video. I don't have cable so these longer videos are great. Crazy good images and thanks to Ian too. Hard to lug everything to spots at night. The large tree bark in the old truck was awesome. Would have liked to have seen another composition including the two tree trunks in the foreground at 15:33. And possibly a longer focal length lens as well at the falls. Great video.
Thanks a lot Bruce. As you say, carrying all the gear was certainly an issue.
You take magnificent shots, I just love them
Thanks heaps Marion, really appreciate you watching.
Wonderful! Richard if you have time, I would like to suggest that you make a post showing how you composited the multiple images of the old car into the sky. I really enjoyed the previous photoshop tutorials you have done.
Thanks for watching Walter. I'll include some post processing in future videos.
Them old trucks and loader are fantastic I wish I could find some material like that where I live well done Richard , I have learnt a lot watching all your videos and techniques thank you 👍👍
Really appreciate your comments Brian. There are a lot of old machines around but they are often hidden away and you have to go digging for them.
Amazing pictures.I love your work sooo much :)
I really appreciate you watching Jirka
I moved to Korea long ago but I didn't realized how much I missed old rusted objects from my backyard
Yes Noel, I love old rusty stuff. So aren't there any old relics in Korea ...???
@@nightscapeimages.richard there may be in the countryside but since i live in the city you only get old houses - plus cant do startrailts n stuff : /
Another top video. Did you light up the waterfall with your flashlight?
Thanks Lawrence .. yes I did light the waterfall with the flashlight.
Amazing, as always :)
Greetings from Sweden.
Thanks a lot for watching Mika
I am absolutely RAPT (haha!) once again with your video! Richard, something I would appreciate - if you can manage it - would be the inclusion of your histogram with the lens/exposure info you so generously share.
I just think that would be so helpful for us to be able to see not only what your settings were, but the histogram result as well. I don't think any other vlogger is doing this! Would help us calibrate our efforts with those of the Master! 😊
You're very kind Chris. I can tell you that the histogram on the vast majority of my night images is pushed very much towards the left. I do often push the exposure further in post production though.
Keep up the good work. You are always inspiring and informative. Looking forward to what do in the future.
Really appreciate you watching Matt .. thanks a lot.
Richard, lets say you wanted to reduce the amount of the treeline silhouette in the background of the photo @ 21:50 what would you use for settings and a shutter speed for an ambient shot. Maybe disregarding what it would do to the foregrounds light painting, and plan on using a layer mask on it just for the background?
So you want to see more detail in the treeline. I'd probably shoot for about 2 minutes at f2.8 iso2500 or thereabouts. It always depends on ambient light levels.
Richard, I'm very curious how you take multiple long exposure shots to create a panorama and being able to stitch them together without issue. Wouldn't the sky have moved so much that it would cause issues with the stitching? I'm incredibly curious. I'm a huge fan and I absolutely love your work and I've been trying to create my own nightscapes recently. So inspired, thank you!!!!
P.S. Maybe a video on editing nightscape panoramas in Lightroom or Photoshop? I learned a lot from your video on light painting and how you edit in Photoshop. Took me a few tried but I finally figure it out. Again, thank you so much!
Jeff
Thanks for watching Jeff. As I mentioned to Dean above, the software works out the alignment of the stars .. this will often result in bending of the overall image which then needs to be worked on a bit more to fix. I'll do more pano workflows in the future.
@@nightscapeimages.richard Thank you!!!
In years past for multi row panorama's, I was using a Manfroto spherical head coupled with a Bellerbac wooden tripod.. always happy with the results. Now, at age 73 I just don't want (can't )to carry that much weight around anymore. I am curious as to what equipment you use for your panorama's?
I have downsized to the Nikon Z7 for my landscapes, and thanks to your enthusiasm in a recent video, about to buy the Nikon 20 mm f: 1.8 to supplement my Z mount 14-30 f:4.
Thanks so much for watching Colin. I simply use a standard ball head for panoramas and estimate the amount of rotation and overlap. I've found that especially with wide angle lenses without anything really close to the camera I get really good results with this method.
Wonderful work. I found your channel and I subscribed. Great job sir. I'm going to check out your other shows to see if you have some good advice, I've never really tried night shooting.
Thanks so much Jenky really appreciated.
Richard, have you ever tried inverting a graduated ND filter when shooting closer to light pollution? I also would add my Red Intensifier (thinking of trying it)?
Hi Ken, no I've never shot nightscapes with any filters at all. Give it a go and see what you get.
Another great video, thanks. I've said it a few times, you have more subject matter than you could throw a stick at, you lucky devil ! I liked the old car but wasn't sure about the big mushroom in front of it. How does a 20 shot 3 row panorama work? Souldn't it be 18 or 21 shots ?
Keep up the great work.
Thanks David ... Haha, I agree about the mushroom ..!!! I was wondering when someone would question my maths. When shooting these high and wide multi row panos, you'll find that thew top corners tend to get lost in the stitching process, so I'll often add another one or two images to help out with that.
Amazing photos, Richard. This photos give me a power to try new in nightscape photography! Which music you using for you videos ?
I am sorry for my english.
Thanks Dmitry, I get my music from Epidemic Sound.
Hi Richard, thank you very much for your fantastic videos, I can’t wait to watch the next one. What shutter speed, ISO and focal lenght would you use for your Nikon D750 with a 14mm lens for night scape photography? Would you use different settings for the foreground and the sky? Thanks again for sharing your videos with us!
Really appreciate you watching Josep. I'd shoot that combination at f2.8 20 sec shutter speed iso between 3200 - 6400 for single or sky shots. For the foreground, as you can see from this video and lots of my other work, I usually stop down the aperture and iso to get a sharper image. That's if you intend to do focus stacking for foregrounds or blending in photoshop.
Nightscape Images I’ll llet you know how it goes! Wish me luck!!
Cool!
At 17:09 there is panorama of 20 photos. Also if you make shoots to stack later it takes a lot of time. Don't you have issues when the sky moves? And stars may be shifted?
Thanks a lot for watching. With the latest stacking and stitching software they do a very good job of both aligning the stars and also keeping the foreground in focus also. I don't know the science behind it but it works really well.
Loving the videos and this must have been a marthon session, just goes to show the importance of scouting locations in advance. But my question is as a complete novice, how do you go about the post production of multiple shots/levels to create a panorama image.It would seam like a lot of blending would be required
Thanks so much for your comments. The panorama software handles the aligning and blending really well. All you need to do is put the images in there and let it do it's thing.
Thanks, ive just downloaded the photopills app you use and its great. Cant wait to get off this oil rig and get home to try it out!!
What a informative and inspiring video Richard, thank you sir. May I ask your method of light painting. I have tried to do light painting with varying degree of success and failure. You seem to have your method spot on and would love to hear any suggestions you may have or support on how to achieve this effect. Love the channel and thank you again for sharing your knowledge. 👍🙏
Thanks a lot Royston .. always appreciate your comments. I've done a lot of videos on light painting. It's as much art as science and that makes it difficult to teach. Check this video: ruclips.net/video/uJOkz3llEsQ/видео.html
@@nightscapeimages.richard Richard thank you very much for your reply, I'll check it out shortly.. Thanks again.. 🙏👌
Stunning work - I particularly loved the dead tree/water tank pano.
Do you stack images for noise reduction when you shoot panoramas?
Hi Rob, thanks a lot. No I don't stack images for noise reduction when I shoot panoramas.
Thanks mate, good to know. Appreciate you taking the time to reply.
@@robb6260 All good Rob
As usual, great video Richard! Many thanksfor the detailed explanations and beautiful locations you shared. One question: on the last image, because of the branches, the “painting” process in Sequator must have been quite tricky and time consuming, wasn’t it?
Thanks a lot Gonzalo. I find Sequator does a really good job of working out what is sky and what is foreground. You can't get really close to the branches so you do your best and leave the software to do it's thing.
Another great video - I’ve learned s lot from you! Are you using low level landscape lighting for the foreground illumination on the panoramas and single exposures?
Thanks so much for watching, really appreciated. No I'm using a torch to light all the foregrounds in these shots. I could have possibly used a low level light on the waterfall but it was just too hard to access to place them, so I decided to use the torch.
Such amazing work, enthusiasm and passion. Wait eagerly each time for the next one. One question if I may, when you say 9 shots pano over 2 rows how were they placed as in one row of 5 and another of 4?
Thanks very much my friend. Yes I often add another shot for the sky region as panorama software will often bend the top of the image when stitching.
Thanks Richard, for Panos would you ever make stacks for each of the sky shot or would it usually be just one? Using the same example, if you had 5 shots of the sky would you have say 6x5 (30 in total) for stacking on Sequator or is that too much work for Panos? This technique is applied to single shots but wondered if it's used for Panos too?
@@chetandoshi7053 I have heard of people attempting that but I don't think it's worth the effort. I find the normal panos to be pretty good quality especially when there is considerable overlap
I think I need to do more stacking and learn to composite.
Thanks for watching Theresa. It all takes time but it's an enjoyable journey.
Afternoon Richard, first time across your channel, 3 video's in and any minute my good lady is going to scream my name from downstairs to find what on earth I'm doing that's taking so long, so, quick question.. At 19.29 you mention that you have used your 35mm f1.4 to bring the background sky 'closer'. Is it the focal length that does this or the aperture, or neither (I think I'm looking an answer that starts "As a general rule..."
I've done a little night time photography, none of which has yielded quite the professional results you get so I'm always happy to take on some advice! Great video
Thanks a lot for watching Matt, really appreciate that. It's the focal length that simply magnify's the view a little more. If I shot at 50mm it would appear closer again. Hope you don't get into too much trouble.
Stunning images Richard and a great vlog, I have a question for you..... How do you manage to align your images in your panoramic shots as the milky way will have moved by a large amount over the course of 9 plus 15 second images.
Thanks a lot Dean. The panorama software does all the heavy lifting regarding aligning the stars over the time it takes to shoot the panorama. That's why they sometimes bend more than they should.
I just love what you do but am having so trouble getting the results you do. Maybe you could point me to one of your videos where you go over the stacking process you use in software. I am already using Sequator and have figured that out but not much luck with panoramas.
Thanks so much John. The trick with multi shot panos is to make sure there is enough light for the software to see where to join each image .. .this is obviously more difficult with night panos. Have you seen this video dicussing simple panos ...: ruclips.net/video/PqL8CPAhaCQ/видео.html
@@nightscapeimages.richard That was perfect. Can't wait to try it. Thanks for the help and keep making these great videos.
Such a surreal evening. Only recently gotten into astro thinking probably not going to be too many others in central Victoria doing it, certainly haven't come across anyone else in the 6 months I've been doing it. Then in one evening I find some of Lincoln Harrison's amazing startrail time lapse over Lake Eppalock and yourself taking amazing milky way shots all around where I live. Very inspiring to say the least.
Few questions if I may?
1. I'm looking to get a full frame camera specially for astro (currently using a GH5), however working on a $1500 budget so will likely need to look at the used market. Any suggestions on models and what to look for?
2. Do you know of any other programs which can be used to do the photo stitching (I already use sequator for stacking)?
3. Any tips for approaching private land owners to get the ok to shoot on their land?
4. If you are getting home at 5:30am, how on earth do you function at work the next day...lol?
Thanks very much for watching Dominic. Firstly I'd be looking at a used Nikon D750 . .. really good camera for nightscapes. You'll also need a good lens but I'm not sure that will fit into your budget. Some to consider. Tamron 15-30 f2.8, Sigma 14-24 f2.8, Samyang 14mm f2.4 As far as getting up for work ... this is my work so I get to sleep in after such a late night. I talk to a lot of land owners and I think it's really important to establish relationships with them whenever possible. I like to show them what I do and then usually give them a print of the item I may shoot on their property.
If you're using windows check out Image Composite Editor (ICE) it does a great job of stitching panoramas and it's free.
@@nightscapeimages.richard thanks so much for the advice. I'll keep my eye out for D750's, though as this camera outfit will be just for night sky I really want to get the best kit I can afford. I may defer purchasing until next season so I can increase the budget a bit. There is a super wide Laowa 15mm I like the look of for wide single shot time-lapse and that 35mm Sigma looks terrific for punching in a bit. Also noticed in one of your videos you had what looks like the PSE motorised slider. How well do you rate these?
@@dominic-ryan No worries Dominec. I think those Laowas are quite good. The PSE motorised sliders work really well. They just do one job and do it well. I have one for sale if you're interested.
@@nightscapeimages.richard Thanks again for the input. I'd love a slider, might stick to getting the camera and some decent astro lenses to start though. Thanks anyway.
@@dominic-ryan No worries at all mate.
Awesome mate 👏👏
Just a quick question do you experience coma with your Nikon lenses and if so how do you get rid of it.
I would like to see a photo pills tutorial and a panorama tutorial including post processing.
Keep those awesome videos coming 👍
Really appreciate you watching Keith. Yes the 20mm f1.8 does have coma .. especially wide open. When I stop it down to f2.8 it's not a problem. It's also there in the Sigma 35mm
@@nightscapeimages.richard oh ok my lens is the Nikon 16-80mm f2.8 so I should put it at f3 or 3.5 maybe I'll have to test it out.
I'm still waiting for my tokina 11-20mm f2.8 to come which apparently has very little coma.
@@keithdouglas8707 The Tokina lenses are very good Keith.
Well done again Richard!! A question: If you shoot 3 rows of 4 images how does Sequator recognize the sequence? do you have to shoot it in a certain sequence or present it to sequator in a certain sequence? If you have covered this in a previous video, just give me a reference to that. I am leaving tomorrow morning into Damaraland for a few nights and hope to bring back some nice shots!
Hi Johann. I don't use Sequator for stacking if I'm shooting panoramas .. only for when I'm not moving the tripod.
@@nightscapeimages.richard sorry Richard. I was referring to your panorama program
@@johannvanschalkwyk2991 It's a bit of a mystery to me how panorama software works it out but it certainly does. It helps to overlap a fair bit also.
Might be a stupid question but just trying to work out the math behind your pano shots.
When you say a 20 shot pano in 3 rows is that a total of 60 shots? If not wouldn't it be a 21 shot (3x7)?
Same with the 9 shot is that 18 total or wouldn't it be 10 shots (2x5).
Unless you are using a different amount of overlap on certain rows?
Brilliant shots as always too.
Good question Jamie. It's actually 20 shots in total but with panos you often lose the top corners so I'll add an extra shot or two to help with that.
You are not normally stacking your multiple foreground images as you always use Low ISO with light painting, right?
No I don't stack my foreground images normally, I blend multiple images together .. there is a difference. The blended images are lit from different angles and direction and therefore are not the same shot.
Nightscape Images Thanks
Hi Richard,
great to see the development of the night.
I personally had one similar night so far.
I have a question about panos and lightpainted foreground subjects:
I shot a car as forground and light painted it after that I took 4 overlapping photos above it.
At home I blended the single light painting frames together to have a final foreground image.
This and the other photos were merged to a pano.
But the result was that the car was lit only to the half in height.
For the upper partof the car the program used one pic in which the car was not illuminated.
My Work around was to lie my lightpainted pic above the pano and bend it until it more or less fit to the pano.
How do you work with panos and fore ground objects?
You rarely have one at panos.
Low Level lighting from one spot for all the single shots?
Greetings Steffen
Thanks Steffen. Yes the pano software will often pick the wrong image to use in the stitch. Some programs like PTgui let you choose which one's you want to use. What I do is try to light each image of the pano the same so it doesn't matter so much.
I really like the work what you are doing with your camera. I also use a Nikon Z camera for my photography. But i donˋt know which lems i should go for for nightscape photography. Do you have any recomandation for lenses? I know you are loving the 20mm from Nikon but i would like to habe a nativ lense on it.
there are some lenses out there with the Z mount witz UWA and manual focusing. Did you tested one of all this Z mount lenses for night photography?
Thanks a lot Roman. If you have the Nikon 24-70 f4 Z mount it can be used for nightscapes .. in fact I'm doing a video talking about that very lens soon. I'm waiting for the Z mount 20mm f1.8
Nightscape Images Yes i have the 27-70 and also the 14-30 f/4 lenses but i'm scared that i have to pump up the ISO to high. Yes the 20mm was also my favorite but i saw that they shift the release termin back on the road map. i'm very sas about this.
What torch do you use so you don’t get “ hot spots”
I use the LED Lenser P7.2 but it's more about technique than anything regarding hot spots. Thanks a lot for watching Jeff.
Hi Richard, do you use a panorama gimble when shooting these to get the increments correct or just a standard ball head on your tripod.
I use a standard ball head and actually guess the amount of overlap, but I always try for a lot of overlap.