It doesn’t matter if you’re young, old, a newbie viewer, or an avid and dedicated watcher, the Milky Way is an amazing thing to witness—let alone capture on camera. To photograph this captivating wonder made up of dust, gas, and stars, you need absolute darkness. After three years of practice, finding the right location, and a great night sky, lepermessiah222 was […]
This might be one of the most fascinating nature photos you’ve ever seen. Is that the Milky Way shooting out from a blazing volcano? Landscape astrophotographer Albert Dros shot this photo of an erupting volcano in Guatemala: Dros became interested in shooting this volcano when his younger brother sent him back some images from his […]
The complement between foreground and background in a night sky exposure is the light that shows the viewer the detail normally lost during the nighttime. In this image, that light is shown in full effect on a colorful sea of sunflowers looking upwards toward the starry sky. The yellow pairs beautifully with the blue-green Milky Way and […]
How would you react to a single image that captures the moon, the Milky Way, a red hot lava flow, and a meteor? Did someone say “once in a lifetime”? That’s probably the best way to sum it up: Mike Mezeul II captured this amazing, single composition on his Nikon D810 with a 14mm focal length, […]
If you’ve ever had the pleasure of seeing the Milky Way, then you know it looks like a long, straight, milky belt of stars shining above the earth. But, I’m sure you’ve also seen images, like the one below, that depict the galaxy as an all-encompassing arc spanning the sky and touching down on two […]
Mike Ver Sprill’s Midnight Explorer series is nothing short of spectacular. Poetic, yet technically impressive, the silhouette portraits entwine seamlessly with colorful nightscapes spattered with stars. But how exactly do you go about building a shot like Ver Sprill’s? By popular demand, he’s revealed step by step just how he manages to make his incredible images: The […]
If there was a simple way to take stunning pictures of the the Milky Way would you be interested? Well, finally someone has created an in-depth Night Sky photography course that delivers results. Found here: Milky Way Mastery Night Photography Course Milky Way Mastery is a High Definition video course on the art and science of astro […]
Lonely Speck founder Ian Norman knows a thing or two about creating astounding astrological images. Colorful, detailed, and full of depth, his nightscapes captivate viewers around the world. Many find themselves wondering how exactly a photographer can reproduce the breathtaking magnificence of the night sky when relegated to the limitations of a DSLR camera. In the following tutorial, Norman explains step by step […]
Arches National Park, Utah may be a desert, but it’s very rarely deserted, thanks to its iconic rock formations, which attract hoards of camera-wielding tourists year-round. Thankfully, however, there was no traffic in the park at 3:00 a.m. when landscape and astrophotographer Mike Taylor decided to set up his gear in the middle of the road to photograph the […]
The night sky can be so magical, and photographers who spend their time taking pictures of it not only get to experience this magic, but give viewers an in-depth look into the mystical features found only in the dark hours. Landscape and studio photographer Mike Taylor focuses on astrophotography and scenic/nature images and has spent much […]
