Last Bow 2:30am :Do look large on black you get some idea of the landscape.

Maravillosas tomas, una muestra de lo que la fotografía puede captar de este maravilloso universo.

You have the two extremes of photo of the universe wide field milky way and Close up of Deep space objects the Helix Nebula.

Absolutely great.

thank you Erika I can say I was mostly written off all day saturday trying to recover the plan was not to go out for that long.

A most beautiful Milky Way capture in that stunning night landscape. The Helix nebula is just as good of course. Great contribution to WPD. Well done.

Herb

Thank you Herb I was not sure if these two would be acceptable to the WPD so I had to ask first. It was what bow do I use as I took 10 of them plus a few simple single photos all turned out stunning. The Helix is one of my fav as it looks so almost real as a real eye why the 274 shots the faiter detail of the high and low brows start to show up in the shot but as stacking is a 5 hour process I do not see any need for more shots. Many thanks my two loves in photography on one night.

To me it looks absolutely perfect!

It sure was dark out there easy to get lost why the exit light helps it shows the way out of this deep set of dunes.

It was worth all the problems you had, and could solve!

It certainly was I know I would do it all again but not stay out quite so long. It was 1 1/2 hours drive to get back home that was the real killer.

Der Sternenhimmel am Weltfototag. Großartige Aufnahmen, Steve!

Glad you like them probably not how most would see Saturday thats for sure.

Absolutely wonderful pair Steve. I’m in awe!
I’m a huge fan of Tolkien’s works, have been since I was a teenager (so not long really) and this helix nebula really is the Eye of Sauron!

You can really see how this was used I know its early day in the telescope process but its getting better. This really shows you two very different disciplines of taking photographs of the universe each has its own set of rules and problems.. Glad that you like the shots I will post one more of the dunes but taken more in the Friday night time.

WOW! It is stunning, Steve. And the large view is worth a look.

Only One view that better than large on black that is in the flesh. In the Cold, The silence , The stillness, in an unreal landscape, the almost unreal lighting from the stars and knowing that there was two other like me enjoying the whole night.

You constantly amaze me with these photos of the sky. Daytime makes it seem so empty - but of course the stars and planets are always there. You help me remember what an amazing world we have.

Did your interest in photography begin with wishing to capture the skies?

I hope you come back to read this. I grew up on a tropical island only the light of the stars with a father who took a developed his own photos. We tried to capture the milky way on Film but to almost no avail. I was the one that had the stop watch and counted them out for him.

I have taken Film photography myself just to prove it.

www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/album/1068652

I grew up with my fathers "Time Life" of the milky way I hope I have that correct it was so long ago. In this book I got to see some of those stunning nebulas and dreamed. It was all made a whole lot easier when I purchased my first Full frame Nikon (D600) and could see just how much easier I had it than my father ever did. I started with shots of trying to get the stars in many ways self taught from reading and trying. My first Milky way bow was about a years learning and three months looking for a program to build it. That shot.

www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/45714728/in/group/2279870

DEEP space is a whole different discipline one that would have been easier if I was a computer nerd BUT I am far from it so its been hard learnt from my Mentor and Friend. I started just as my father did on my own out in the dark with a tracker but could see it was something that was a bit beyond me. That learning curve.

www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/album/1218546

Here I am 5 years into deep space, yes I have drowned in the learning curve but it slowly made sense could see how it worked so here I am, you have the Helix Nebula and Milky Way shot on the same night miles apart and light years apart as a discipline as you could get.

Yes I still get a kick out of looking up at a sky Full of Stars as I did when I was a kid on a tropical island counting out the seconds. Now I can get even closer and better than that book with those nebulas in it from my own home in the Backyard.

So as I have told my wife many times I am still alive if I can still see photos in my head I want to take, once I don't see anything new my days a truly over. BUT I enjoy it. till that day and try to help other aspire to some new heights.

That is all so fascinating!! And how wonderful to have done film and moved forward with the new technology and also help others learn about it all.

I still like to stand out on our street on dark nights and see as much as I can with my naked eye. If I stand there long enough I can see more than I think from first glance. We are made up of stars, so it's nice to honor them.

[I did see your ipermail also, but I've been busy with the event - sorry for delayed reply.]

A great Milky Way Bow for World Photography Day, with the Helix Nebula a very real bonus, Steve.

They where photos but did no think they would fit into the group as they are both odd balls to the rest of the group. I enjoyed the night that's for sure.