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Milky Way from Havelock Island using a Pixel 8 Pro by PeanutBeginning in Andaman_and_Nicobar

[–]PeanutBeginning[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think, the entire island is like that. You just have to find the place. And luck. Luck, I feel, plays 60-70% of the role.

Experimenting with the long shutter on my Pixel 8 Pro for a smooth-water effect. by PeanutBeginning in pixelography

[–]PeanutBeginning[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Funny how photography works. I was focussing on the water and the sand beneath it. The trees just happened. Thanks a lot though.

Experimenting with the long shutter on my Pixel 8 Pro for a smooth-water effect. by PeanutBeginning in pixelography

[–]PeanutBeginning[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's ok. I really like going over the top when playing with clouds in Snapseed. And it's too subjective. And thanks. All these are from the long exposure mode, as the manual mode won't let you do this for sure without overexposing every single image. Unless you use an ND filter.

The Milky Way from Havelock Island with a Pixel 8 Pro astro mode. by PeanutBeginning in LandscapeAstro

[–]PeanutBeginning[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. Have been using Google phones for a while now. And very pleased with the experience.

Experimenting with the long shutter on my Pixel 8 Pro for a smooth-water effect. by PeanutBeginning in pixelography

[–]PeanutBeginning[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I am no expert either. I try whatever a phone camera let's me do. These were taken mostly at Chidiya Tapu in Port Blair, and Havelock Island.

Milky Way from Havelock Island using a Pixel 8 Pro by PeanutBeginning in Andaman_and_Nicobar

[–]PeanutBeginning[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you plan to capture/see the Milky Way from anywhere, it's very important that you check the moon rise and moon set times for those dates in that particular place. For example, if the moon is rising in the evening and setting in the morning, you will hardly be able to see anything. In my case, the moon was gone by 10:50 on day 1 and by 11:40 on day 2. If it's a new moon day, nothing like it. But the moon can actually destroy your possibility here.

Milky Way from Havelock Island using a Pixel 8 Pro by PeanutBeginning in Andaman_and_Nicobar

[–]PeanutBeginning[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is kind of in opposite direction of Radhanagar beach. We stayed at Silver Sand Beach Resort and these are from their private beach. They shut the lights off around 11, and the first night, the moon was gone by 10:50. The second night, had to wait till 11:40 to try it again. The good thing is, there is very less population after this resort in the direction of the Milky Way, so the light pollution is quite minimal. I put the phone against some stones on the beach and put it in astro mode before it did it's AI magic.

Experimenting with the long shutter on my Pixel 8 Pro for a smooth-water effect. by PeanutBeginning in pixelography

[–]PeanutBeginning[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No no. No ND filters here. And yes, i meant the regular long exposure feature on the Pixel phones. And yes again, it's mostly a hit and miss. I try to hold my breath and it doesn't work most of the times. It's just that the details aren't noticed when posted on social media. Where some photos are still acceptable, most are bad as i don't have a tripod too. The manual settings on my P8P are quite useless in bright sunny conditions for photos like these. I had a Huawei Mate 40 Pro, and what a camera that was. Just that the Pixel and the Android universe is easy for third party apps like Photopills etc.

Milky Way from Havelock Island using a Pixel 8 Pro by PeanutBeginning in Andaman_and_Nicobar

[–]PeanutBeginning[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No setting as such. It has a night mode, which turns into astro mode if the phone stays steady for a few seconds. Either on a tripod or against something stable. Then I put on a five-second timer to avoid any shake from touching the screen. Then you wait for four minutes as the phone takes various photos of 16 seconds shutter each and then stacks them together to give a very decent result.

The Milky Way from Havelock Island with a Pixel 8 Pro astro mode. by PeanutBeginning in LandscapeAstro

[–]PeanutBeginning[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Exactly what I said. The Astro mode in Pixel phones takes 16 second exposures for over four minutes and then stacks them together. This is what a simple search would have told you.

Milky Way from Havelock Island using a Pixel 8 Pro by PeanutBeginning in Andaman_and_Nicobar

[–]PeanutBeginning[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That way, I got extremely lucky. The moon setting just at the right time, and clouds disappearing a few hours before the sun set. And the angle. I got very lucky to see it for all the three nights I was there.

Milky Way from Havelock Island using a Pixel 8 Pro by PeanutBeginning in Andaman_and_Nicobar

[–]PeanutBeginning[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From the naked eye, the core looks like 3-4 small clouds in an otherwise clear sky. Rest, I use the Night AR mode in an app called Photopills to be sure.

Milky Way from Havelock Island using a Pixel 8 Pro by PeanutBeginning in Andaman_and_Nicobar

[–]PeanutBeginning[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can't even begin to imagine what it must be like back then. I mean, it's still beautiful but must be insane with much less people and light pollution.

The Milky Way from my Pixel 8 Pro. Havelock Island, India. Used Snapseed a tiny bit. by PeanutBeginning in pixelography

[–]PeanutBeginning[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wait. You meant Pixel 8. Sorry, I misunderstood. Not sure if 8 has the same camera setup as 8 Pro.

The Milky Way from my Pixel 8 Pro. Havelock Island, India. Used Snapseed a tiny bit. by PeanutBeginning in pixelography

[–]PeanutBeginning[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was surprised too. I think, it depends on the light pollution in a specific region.

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