How to shoot the starry orbit of Daocheng Aden?

Looking forward to the starry sky, people in idolize say that the starry sky in Ganzi is the most beautiful, and the Xinghai in Daocheng Aden is the brightest.

Walking aimlessly on the road of Shangri-La town, the whole world seems to be immersed in the flashing sea of silver light, infecting the whole earth.

On the western Sichuan Plateau, snow-capped mountains, Haizi, temples, white pagodas, Tibetan houses and starry sky are accompanied, just like the coincidence of dreams and reality, which makes people remember for life.

The sunshine during the day is warm and unrestrained, close to the soul; At night, the stars shine and lead is washed away.

The starry sky far away from urban light pollution is more shocking than dazzling. At that moment, you will find out how small you are.

There are three places in Daocheng Aden where Jedi shoot the starry sky:

|||| Zhiwa

The altitude of Zhiwa is lower than that of Ding Cun, and the accommodation conditions are better, so many friends choose to live in Zhiwa.

However, the density of stars seen by the naked eye in the starry sky here is very small, and we can't see the bright starry sky and galaxy like Aden village.

|||| Yading Village

The light pollution in the village at the foot of this snow-capped mountain is very low, and the starry sky and the Milky Way are magnificent.

At the same time, it is close to the accommodation, and there are snow-capped mountains that can be used as the middle scene, which is the first choice for many friends to look at the starry sky.

|||| Russian Chushan

Many people don't know, in fact, you can see more shocking starry sky in Chushan, Russia.

Compared with Aden village, there is no interference of stray light, the altitude is higher and the field of vision is wider. You can watch the starry sky 360 degrees from the observation deck at the mid-levels or above 4000 altitude.

The suggestion to see the starry sky in Chushan, Russia is arranged in the evening after visiting Aden scenic spot. Due to the late return time, you need to contact the driver in advance.

The luxurious starry sky feast kicked off. In the past, the star track seen by the naked eye was as gorgeous as a kaleidoscope under the photographer's shooting, which often made people envy.

So how do you make a kaleidoscope of the starry sky? Xiao Chang will tell you today.

How to shoot the Milky Way?

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Colour the photos with moonlight.

Starry photography is at night, which inevitably involves the moon.

When a bright moon is high in the night sky, many stars are covered by moonlight. If you shoot the starry sky in this situation, the moonlight will directly affect the brightness of the Milky Way, and the shooting effect is very unsatisfactory.

How to avoid too strong moonlight when shooting the Milky Way? First, you can choose to shoot before the moon rises or after the moon sets; 2. Emei month (the fourth day of the third lunar month).

The moonlight in Emei is not very strong and has little influence on the Milky Way. At the same time, it can illuminate the landscape and fill the light.

A more advanced shooting is to shoot the Milky Way at sunrise, and the picture will show the landscape of the Milky Way and the moon, which is more dreamy.

But this requires accurate pre-planning and skillful shooting skills.

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Shoot a tape

weather

In a clear cloudless night sky or in a slightly thin cloud layer, the thin cloud has a soft mask function, which makes the starlight in the picture present a dreamy effect.

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Shooting equipment materials

camera

One of the biggest advantages of high-sensitivity full-frame camera compared with APS frame camera is high-sensitivity image quality, because starry sky photography needs ISO3200-6400, even ISO 12800, and high-sensitivity performance is very important for image quality.

Large aperture lens, super wide-angle lens. Starry photography needs to take both the scenery and the starry sky into the picture. Super wide-angle lens has a wide viewing angle, which is beneficial to composition.

Nikon 14-24mm F2.8, Zeiss 15mm F2.8, Sigma 14mm F 1.8, and Laowa 12mm F2.8 are all good shooting lenses in the starry sky.

Of course, these lenses also have some shortcomings, such as high price, poor distortion control, too heavy, etc., which should be considered comprehensively according to their own situation and ability.

Tripod starry photography requires long exposure, stable tripod and ball head.

masthead light

When shooting in Aden at night, lighting equipment is very important in dark environment. After all, safety first is the first principle.

Another function of headlights and flashlights is to fill the foreground and help focus. Wired release, GPS, warm clothes and mosquito repellent are also necessary accessories.

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Shooting parameters

First of all, the parameters should be preset by manual shooting mode m, and the key point is to control the exposure time to ensure that the stars will not become stellar orbits. The rule of 500 can be applied, that is, the exposure time (seconds) is less than or equal to 500 divided by the lens focal length (mm).

For example, if the focal length of the shooting lens is 16mm and 500 500 divided by 16 is about 30 seconds, then the shooting time should not exceed 30 seconds.

If you want to better control the star to stay in the corner, it is recommended to apply the 400 rule 400/ 16=25 seconds.

Note that the above applies to full-frame cameras. If it is an APS camera, the exposure time should be divided by the cropping factor.

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Manual focusing technique

In the dark environment, the camera can't complete autofocus, so the starry sky photography should be switched to manual focusing mode. Turn on live view, enlarge the image and adjust the focus ring until the stars are clear.

When focusing on the foreground, if the display screen can't see the details clearly, you can use headlights to illuminate the foreground to help focus.

If the foreground is very close, it is difficult for a single shot to meet the demand of depth of field in the weak light environment where the depth of field is synthesized with a large aperture, so the depth of field synthesis technology can be used to solve this problem.

Manually focus on the starry sky and the foreground to take two photos, one with a clear starry sky and a blurred foreground.

Later, the clear parts of each of the two pictures were combined with masks in Photoshop.

How to photograph the orbit of a star?

The principle of shooting the orbit of the stars is because of the autobiography of the earth, and the positions of the stars will rotate relatively. Long-term exposure can capture the trajectory of the stars in the night sky.

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shooting time

First, choose a clear and cloudless night. Secondly, we should consider the influence of the moon. We should try to shoot on a moonless night or around Emei. Too strong moonlight will reduce the number of star orbits and make the photographed star orbits sparse and dim.

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firing point

The shooting direction determines the shape of the star orbit. If you want to shoot concentric star orbits, you must shoot them with the northern hemisphere facing due north (the southern hemisphere facing due south) and get the star trajectory centered on Polaris.

If you can't identify the North Star, use the compass to find the direction of due north (due south in the southern hemisphere) and shoot. The orbit of a star facing east and west is curved.

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Shooting equipment materials

The equipment requirements for star-orbit shooting are relatively low. Wide-angle medium-focus telephoto lens can shoot, ultra-wide-angle lens can shoot concentric star orbits, and the star orbits shot by telephoto lens are curved.

You can shoot the Milky Way without cable release, but it is best to shoot the orbit of stars with cable release with programming function.

You can set the exposure time of each picture, the number of shots, etc. After pressing the shutter, the camera will execute the program to shoot by itself until the program ends.

According to the traditional shooting method, you must shoot a single film at door B, and you need to pay off when you open door B. ..

A special accessory for shooting the star orbit is an anti-fog sheet. When the shooting area is wet, the lens is prone to fog when exposed for a long time at night, which leads to shooting failure. Wipe the lens with an anti-fog sheet before shooting, which can properly prevent fog for a period of time.

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Shooting method

The traditional shooting method is a single long exposure, which takes at least 30 minutes to form a concentric orbit, and generally takes more than an hour to look good. Long-term exposure will bring a lot of noise, which is difficult to solve whether it is turned on or later, and sometimes it will lead to overexposure of the scenery and test the performance of the battery.

A popular method in the digital age is to continuously take multiple photos exposed for 30 seconds to several minutes, and then superimpose them later.

Pay attention to the method of multi-stack shooting, and turn off the long-time exposure noise reduction function of the camera, otherwise the noise reduction time will be doubled and the photographed star orbit will be incoherent.

Do you know the shooting methods and techniques?

In Daocheng Aden, snow-capped mountains, Haizi, temples, white pagodas, Tibetan houses and starry sky are accompanied, just like the coincidence of dreams and reality, which makes people remember for life.

So dreamy, do you still have to endure it? Daocheng Aden is ready to wait for you in the starry sky of the city ~