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St.Patricks Day 2021 (March 17th for those who are not familiar) saw a return to shooting the night sky for me. Between Covid and lockdowns, 2020 was not exactly fruitful for image making.
I was starting to crack up with these lockdowns..so when clear skies presented themselves, I grabbed my gear and headed out to the nearby coast so that I could spend the night under the stars and the splendor of the universe.
Hopefully 2021 will see these lockdowns being set aside sooner rather than later...as I have photos to take 😁.
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9 light frames stacked within Sequator and then processed within Adobe Lightroom CC. A single frame with the same exposure settings was then blended using Photoshop featuring myself standing in silhouette.
Each exposure consisted of the following settings:
22MM
ƒ/3.2
20 seconds
ISO 8000
*** GEAR USED ***
Canon 5D Mark IV
Sigma ART 14-24mm ƒ/2.8
Benro TMA48CXL Tripod
Benfrotto Geared Head
3 Legged Thing L Bracket
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This image was captured several weeks ago on what was possibly my last Milky Way Core shoot of 2020.
2020 has not afforded many Milky Way sessions, mainly either because clear nights falling on the wrong moon cycles or more notably due to the Covid19 lock-down restrictions that were imposed back in March. So needless to say, that I was super excited to be back out under the stars and the night sky again.
This location certainly had a bit of eeriness about it. Standing out on location under the dark of the night sky and surrounded by rustling bushes, horses/cattle making noises and other weird random noises all made for an unsettling experience on one hand. But that unsettling feeling was totally trumped by the sense of pure awe of both standing there next to these old castle ruins that have stood the test of time from when they were first erected during more ancient times here in Ireland as well standing under the ancient lights of the Milky Way galaxy above.
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16 light frames stacked within Sequator and then processed within Adobe Lightroom CC. A single frame with the same exposure settings was then blended using Photoshop featuring myself holding a light.
Each exposure consisted of the following settings:
14MM
ƒ/3.2
15 seconds
ISO 10,000
*** GEAR USED ***
Canon 5D Mark IV
Sigma ART 14-24mm ƒ/2.8
Benro TMA48CXL Tripod
Manfrotto XPRO Ball Head
3 Legged Thing L Bracket
Hahnel Modus 600 Speedlight
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This image was captured several weeks ago down at Goat Island near Ardmore in County Waterford, Ireland.
Was glad to be back out under the stars and the night sky again. Last Milky Way shoot was back on March 29th 2020.
Although the Milky Way core was drifting and setting into the light pollution coming from Youghal on the east coast of County Cork, I was still happy with the overall lighting and feel of the image.
When you can't avoid light pollution, you simply have to work with it and incorporate it as best as you can.
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11 light frames stacked within Sequator and then processed within Adobe Lightroom CC.
Each exposure consisted of the following settings:
15MM
ƒ/3.2
15 seconds
ISO 12,800
*** GEAR USED ***
Canon 5D Mark IV
Sigma ART 14-24mm ƒ/2.8
Benro TMA48CXL Tripod
Manfrotto XPRO Ball Head
3 Legged Thing L Bracket
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2020 has undoubtedly been the strangest year of my lifetime, what with all the lockdowns and all that stuff. My photography projects have been pretty much halted as a result and honestly I don't see a whole lot of new works being produced and released during the rest of 2020. However, this image was actually from my last shoot this year, which was back in March on the night when the lockdowns came into force.
Thankfully I was able to get out and enjoy the tranquility, isolation and beauty of the night sky on that night before having my photography projects postponed for the next while.
This image was captured at Rocky Bay, County Cork, Ireland.
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12 light frames stacked within Starry Landscape Stacker and then processed within Adobe Lightroom CC.
Each exposure consisted of the following settings:
16MM
ƒ/3.2
15 seconds
ISO 10,000
*** GEAR USED ***
Canon 5D Mark IV
Sigma ART 14-24mm ƒ/2.8
Benro TMA48CXL Tripod
Manfrotto XPRO Ball Head
3 Legged Thing L Bracket
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At the start of March 2020 while we were still in the "new moon" phase, I ventured down to Benvoy beach within the Copper Coast Geopark in County Waterford, Ireland in order to spend some more time admiring the stars above us.
This was only my 2nd astrophotography shoot of 2020 but I am now finding myself wondering when I will get another opportunity to shoot the stars. The annual opportunities are few in number under normal circumstances here in Ireland on account of cloudy weather patterns but with the onset of the Covid19 pandemic and lockdown restrictions of movement of people, it could be some time before an opportunity arises again.
However, instead of dwelling on negativity, I instead prefer and choose to look forward to that next opportunity with an eager optimism and anticipation of what glorious images it will yield.
Stay safe and look forward to the light that is waiting at the end of the tunnel that is no doubt there waiting for us, even though we may not yet see it.
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12 light frames stacked within Starry Landscape Stacker and then processed within Adobe Lightroom CC.
Each exposure consisted of the following settings:
14MM
ƒ/2.8
15 seconds
ISO 10,000
*** GEAR USED ***
Canon 5D Mark IV
Sigma ART 14-24mm ƒ/2.8
Benro TMA48CXL Tripod
Manfrotto XPRO Ball Head
3 Legged Thing L Bracket
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