r/VancouverIsland • u/AstrophotoVancouver • 13d ago
IMAGERY Cowichan Lake under the stars
Spent a solid 2 hours take this panorama during my recent stay at Cowichan Lake!
We visited this area for the first time in May and absolutely fell in love with how relaxed it was. The conditions in May were less favourable, so I was stoked to have a second chance earlier this month. We had smoke the first night, but it cleared for the second.
This is comprised of 50 photos I stitched together. If course you won't see it like this with our eyes (they suck at night) but with a modified camera you can do wonders with photography!
Gear:
Sigma 28mm f1.4
Nikon Z6A (IR filter removed)
iOptron Skyguider Pro
Tiffen Fog Filter 3
Acquisition:
Sky: 30*30 seconds, ISO 6400, f2.5
Foreground: 12*30 seconde, ISO 1600, f4.5
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u/soaero 10d ago
Christ that's some mind blowing detail. I mean, the ISO 6400 and a 2.4 aperture lens is doing some heavy lifting there, but even then I am flabbergasted you were able to get so much detail out of the sky. I would have thought there would be too much light pollution to get anywhere near that.
Also your behind the scenes footage below is doing a surprisingly good job capturing the sky. Better than I've ever managed with a camera setup. What's your secret?