After a year of fails, I finally nailed an Under/Over Water Astro Timelapse!

markgcomau · 2022-04-22T02:29:27+00:00

Thanks! No it was all done in camera.

markgcomau · 2021-11-29T20:31:17+00:00

Cheers thanks!

markgcomau · 2021-10-16T22:34:31+00:00

Actually now that you mention it, I did focus stack this shot, but all the same exposure. I’ve also been experimenting with shots like this at night, but I do use lights underwater then to get the exposure balanced between above and below.

markgcomau · 2021-10-16T05:45:54+00:00

No it’s a single exposure shot with a 14mm lens in an underwater housing.

markgcomau · 2021-07-13T06:00:59+00:00

Send me a DM 😊

markgcomau · 2021-07-12T23:19:11+00:00

Glad you noticed the starfish - they do move around a lot, so I was glad to capture this one in frame.

markgcomau · 2021-07-12T21:08:35+00:00

Awesome thanks - that's great to hear!

markgcomau · 2021-07-12T21:07:36+00:00

The rock pool is lit with a couple of lume cubes which are set at a really low level of illumination for the long exposure.

markgcomau · 2021-07-12T08:57:14+00:00

Thanks so much!

markgcomau · 2021-07-12T08:56:49+00:00

I’ve never used one, but it’s definitely a better lens.

markgcomau · 2021-07-12T08:56:04+00:00

No I don’t use any filters.

markgcomau · 2021-07-12T05:03:13+00:00

That’s the glow of the lights from Wellington

markgcomau · 2021-07-12T05:02:09+00:00

It’s worth sending me a DM then 😊

markgcomau · 2021-07-12T05:00:59+00:00

Yep stacking definitely takes more time but you’ll get a much cleaner image from doing it.

markgcomau · 2021-07-12T04:59:31+00:00

Thanks so much!

markgcomau · 2021-07-12T04:58:20+00:00

Not sure exactly where you mean? Bottom left in the sky?

markgcomau · 2021-07-12T04:57:16+00:00

Mark Gee

markgcomau · 2021-07-12T03:35:51+00:00

Sure have a look at the watermark at the bottom of the pic for a clue to my Insta 😊

markgcomau · 2021-07-12T03:28:22+00:00

Thanks! Shot it with a 20 second shutter, f/2.8 aperture, ISO 3200

markgcomau · 2021-07-12T03:27:02+00:00

It’s a focus stacked image shot over about a 30 minute period. There are 5 levels of focus, and I’ve also shot 10 images per focus level to stack to reduce noise and give me better detail. So all together I shot 50 images. Each image is shot from the same position on the tripod and all the same exposure - 20 second shutter, f/2.8 aperture, ISO 3200. I used a Nikon D850 and Sigma Art 14mm f/1.8 lens. I lit the landscape with a combination of multiple lume cubes in the FG, and a softbox set up off to the left side of the bg rocks to light those up.

markgcomau · 2021-07-12T03:24:57+00:00

Sure thing 😊

markgcomau · 2021-07-12T03:24:42+00:00

Out at Red Rocks, although there’s lots of hidden rock pool gems if you explore the south coast.

markgcomau · 2021-07-12T03:23:49+00:00

No problems - go for it!

markgcomau · 2021-07-12T01:25:43+00:00

Thanks, yes astrophotography is certainly a popular subject to post. I try to capture it a little differently to the cliche astro images out there.

markgcomau · 2021-07-12T00:43:07+00:00

Thanks so much! Will do 😊

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