Yeah highest ISO your camera can handle, longest shutter speed (anything over 30 seconds though you start to get star trails), low aperture: http://improvephotography.com/5955/h...the-milky-way/

You can get really fancy and get a tracking tripod rig that tracks the earth's movement: https://www.google.com/webhp?sourcei...cking%20tripod
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If you really want to do some Milky Way shots let me know. There's way more to it but it's not that hard.
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Nice :-)
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I showed this to some peeps who work for me (one just got back from a vacation in yellow stone), and they'd like to us this as their background. Is that OK?
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Holy crap, that's beautiful.

Is that one shot, or did you layer multiple exposures?
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Thanks for the tips. That link certainly helps. I guess I need to get out there and practice now.
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Absolutely no issue at all tell them to enjoy :-)
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The Grand Canyon image is a 5x5 matrix or 25 shots stitched together. They arent layed but overlapped on the edges. I have a bunch I'm putting up on my facebook page (Dave Lane Astrophotography) there are some pretty nice shots in there.

If you want to see a cool 1/3rd sized actual image (warning even as a jpeg its 29 mb) try clicking this link, then give me a star count :-)

http://re-prop.com/dave/joshrock.jpg
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Ur awesome man...
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Holy mother of God that is fucking awesome! How do I acquire on of these? Do you sell them?
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Haven't posted in this thread in a while. Here's just a few newish ones.

Oosterdam in Alaska by Andrew TheMagnificent, on Flickr

Mendenhall Glacier Trek by Andrew TheMagnificent, on Flickr

Where the Glacier Meets the Gravel by Andrew TheMagnificent, on Flickr

Alaskan Wildflower by Andrew TheMagnificent, on Flickr

Unnamed Fallen Rocks by Andrew TheMagnificent, on Flickr

Foggy Hiker by Andrew TheMagnificent, on Flickr

Milky Rise by Andrew TheMagnificent, on Flickr

Milky Clouds by Andrew TheMagnificent, on Flickr
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Stormclouds Over Quartz Lake by Andrew TheMagnificent, on Flickr

Piedra Road by Andrew TheMagnificent, on Flickr

Iron Hand Man by Andrew TheMagnificent, on Flickr

Asia Statue by Andrew TheMagnificent, on Flickr

Fantasdragon by Andrew TheMagnificent, on Flickr

A Dream Is a Wish by Andrew TheMagnificent, on Flickr

Bird of Pray by Andrew TheMagnificent, on Flickr

Nighttime Cinderella Fountain by Andrew TheMagnificent, on Flickr
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Fighting Elephants . . . by Andrew TheMagnificent, on Flickr

Haunted Statues by Andrew TheMagnificent, on Flickr

Low Shot Fountain by Andrew TheMagnificent, on Flickr

Space Mountain Tunnel by Andrew TheMagnificent, on Flickr

Starburst Earth by Andrew TheMagnificent, on Flickr

Sanaa Savannah Feeding Time by Andrew TheMagnificent, on Flickr

World Showcase Buddha by Andrew TheMagnificent, on Flickr

Tomorrowland by Andrew TheMagnificent, on Flickr

Spaceship Chapel by Andrew TheMagnificent, on Flickr
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