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Use this when setting
up shots so you have
both hands free, but
make sure you turn
the torch off during
exposures to avoid
accidentally lighting
the scene unevenly.WIDE-ANGLE PRIME
A fast prime, such
as a 20mm f/1.8,
a 24mm f/1.4 or
a 35mm f/1.8, is ideal
for astrophotography.
Wider f/1.4 apertures
are better, but f/2.8
will work well, too.SELF-TIMER
Set the camera self-
timer to five seconds
to release the shutter.
Precise timing isn’t
essential for this type
of shot, and there’s
less chance you’ll lose
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Turn on Live View
so you can use
the rear screen to
compose the shot.
Use the Virtual
Horizon feature
to make sure the
camera is level on
the horizontal axis,
but don’t worry about
the vertical axis: it’s
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Set your lens to
manual focus.
With Live View
active, zoom into
one of the brightest
stars you can see
in the sky. Rotate
the focus ring
until this star is sharp and small – stars shrink and become
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Shoot in manual
mode with the
ISO set to 1,600,
the shutter speed
between 10 and
20 seconds and
the aperture at its
widest setting. If
the shot is too light,
decrease the shutter speed or ISO; if it’s too dark, set the
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Use extreme camera settings and take advantage of a surprising light
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day is a surreal
technique that
captures what
appear to be
well-lit scenes... but the major
giveaway that something
different is at play is that
stars will be visible in the
sky. This is a unique form
of astrophotography that
breaks the established
rules for creative effect.
Astrophotography is usually
best shot when the moon hasn’t
risen, so that the stars are morevisible in the night sky, but
with this technique you actually
want the moon to be in the sky- and the bigger it is, the better
your shot will turn out.
The larger the moon phase
is, the more of its light will
be reflected down to the
landscape. You’ll want the
moon itself to be out of shot,
however – either out of shot to
the side or behind you. If you’re
shooting with the moon behind
you, take care not to capture
a shadow of you or the camera
on the tripod in the shot.
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