What a pleasure to watch your wonderfull pictures!! I am always looking forward to Friday nights, when you publish your latest videos. Thanks for sharing them and let so many people be inspired! Cheers from Germany😊
Wonderful! This time you've outdone yourself. Congratulations for having the great luck to be able to enjoy such wonderful skies. And thanks for sharing it with us! Your videos make me want to go out and do night photography again. Thanks again.
Some simply fantastic images here Richard. I particularly love the ones that include the huge, natural rock formations, they give a sort of primeval feeling of our place in the galaxy and universe. Thanks for sharing these wonders..
Another superb video, and what amazing countryside you have in the Grampians. I'm very envious. as always, another set of cracking images. Very inspiring and very motivating. Thank you!!
What a fantastic adventure, RIchard. Such an abundance of beautiful images and clearly a great time had by all. Love the Astro-shed with the fire pit, open fire, beer and sausages - wish all that came as standard! 🤣🤣 Thanks for sharing. 👍
Superbe reportage sous la voie lactée tu as de très grands espaces chez toi ici en France c'est beaucoup plus restreint merci de partager tes aventures nocturnes bon ciel et bonnes photos !
Hi Richard, I love the Grampians too and enjoy shooting landscapes. You've inspired me to stay the night and get out to see the stars. Your video has also got me thinking about the Viltrox 16mm f1.8 for my Z8. Thanks
Thanks so much for watching my friend. I am enjoying the Viltrox 16. I think it compliments the Nikon 20mm quite well for that little bit wider field of view and native Z lens mount.
Glorious adventure again Richard. Interesting storytelling mode you chose for this video. It works! The video scenes alone already tell the story by itself almost. Well done! Also, love the results you are getting from the Viltrox 16mm. Beginning to get tempting to save some money and add that lens to the collection 😁👌
Great video and great Nightscape images as usual Richard 👏🏻 Next month I’m heading down to Victoria on a four week road trip from Queensland and hope to get some great shots myself. I’m not actually heading to the Grampians on this trip as I won’t have enough time, I’m heading to Wilsons Prom and the Great Ocean Road mostly. I Look forward to your next adventure 👍🏻
Does look like great fun! Also, looking forward to another one of your post processing videos. Proposition for you - fly out to California, LAX, and I will take you to some outstanding locations to include Mono Lake, Joshua Tree, Alabama Hills (yes, still California) and Death Valley. I'm going out to Mammoth Lakes area August 11-14 for Perseid's meteor shower.
Richard, as always, watching your videos inspire me to get out and shoot the night sky. I did notice one thing in this video. Seems like the 20mm 1.8 z is starting to gather some dust. :-)
Haha, lots of people have mentioned that Mark. It's just that I had the 16mm on my astro moded camera and the 20mm on my standard camera. .so it's obvious I used the astro moded camera the most. The Z20mm f1.8 is still king.
Hi Richard, kudos to you for the amazing images you capture and the effort you put into your videos. As an enthusiast with a (soon to be astro modified) Z6Ii plus a brand new Z6III, just wondering if you have ever considered doing a video to run through the workflow for editing Milky Way photos from an astro-modified camera. In particular how to make the reds 'pop' versus the standard camera configuration. Your techniques have proven invaluable. Keep up the great work.
Thanks so much for your kind words of encouragement Marcus. Did you see this video. I used an astro mod camera for this shoot. ua-cam.com/video/a1XyA7I4W3w/v-deo.html This one also has comparisons between the 2 cameras. ua-cam.com/video/TDKdbr3Bk1g/v-deo.html
Would you please make a video explaining the process from A to Z how did you take photos for the foreground (with there own setting explaining why those settings) and others for the Milky Way, and the editing process including how you stack those photos in photoshop ?? Many thanks in advance
I already have many videos showing this process. See here: ua-cam.com/video/3uXHTmwcaFM/v-deo.html Or here: ua-cam.com/play/PLAYKmqkUeSM_ovfT8k7ifk26X4zjeqJWb.html
Mr. Richard i was curious to know where you made the milky way shot in what bortle class are you in ? Is it 2 or 3 ? You said your near Victoria Australia ? And did you stack different images using post processing ?
Richard, you mention multiple foreground shots in many of these images. For example, the last image lists 9 foreground shots. I assume that is for focus stacking?
No, when I do multiple light painted shots they are all focused at the same point. .in fact they are all focused to infinity. Due to the fact that it's at f8 everything is in focus with the 16mm lens. The multiple images are simply lit from different angles and then I blend the one's I want to use in editing later. I have many videos on this technique. See here: ua-cam.com/play/PLAYKmqkUeSM_ovfT8k7ifk26X4zjeqJWb.html
Hi mate, it's been a while, you will remember me as Roy, I just realised that I was no longer subscribed. Seems that UA-cam are still unsubscribing people without a reason. Anyway found you again. Great work as usual, and quite a bit to catch up on too.
Thanks Jason. The a refers to the fact that my camera has an astro modification to help it see more of the reds and pinks in nebulas. Yes I love dead trees.
Richard, absolutely amazing photos!! 🤩 Beautiful video, Astro Photography ASMR 😊! Have you changed your editing process? The nebulae pop and almost 3d like. Would be really appreciated if possible to share?😊 Also do you reckon Viltrox 16mm 1.8 at 2.8 is better than Nikon 14-24 2.8 at 14mm at 2.8, for Milky Way? Like the stars in corners, etc?
Thanks so much for your comments. No I haven't really changed my editing for a couple of years. I did include a mixture of stacked, tracked and various panoramas in this video though. The Viltrox is very sharp at f2.8 .. but so is the Z14-24 at f2.8 .. .both excellent lenses, but of course the Viltrox is much less expensive.
thanks Richard, your skill is top of the world. Wish you live in Qld. it seems you use the Viltrox 16mm f/1.8 more often than the Z20mm f/1.8. you know when using Z lens, it automatic focus to infinity when switch on the camera, would the Viltrox 16mm f/1.8 doing the same when switch on the camera or you will have to manually focus to the star or turn the focus ring to infinity? Because i found it is difficult for me to focus on star manually through the LCD screen due to just start using multi focal glasses, so hard to see small screen with and without glasses 😅. if the Viltrox 16mm f/1.8 can autofocus to infinity like z lens, I will consider to buy this lens. thank you in advance.
@@nightscapeimages.richard I’m looking for a very wide lens to put on my Z8. I have watched a lot of videos about this lens and its competition. I’ve noticed that this lens has pretty poor star rendition at the edge of the frame, with lots of astigmatism and coma. Something the new Sigma 14/1.4 (sadly only for Sony and Leica atm) does not have. At all. That lens’s image quality is undeniably the best in the Milky Way photography space (pun intended). Since nothing is free in life, the Sigma is about 3 times the cost and 4 times the size of the Viltrox. I don’t mind size and I’m willing to “invest” (euphemism for “spend” if you want to give it a more aristocratic vibe) the money. I just wish it were natively compatible with Nikon Z bodies, as good adaptors set you back another 250USD. I was wondering whether you noticed the optical defects of the Viltrox and how do you get rid of them when doing panos? Also, have you considered the Sigma? If so, why did you decide to go with the Viltrox? If not, why not? Thank you, and keep producing those amazing images! One last thing: if you want to not be bothered by mosquitoes, use a DEET spray. They are very effective and last a long time. I would know, I’m a mosquito magnet on legs. I’ve used those sprays in Zanzibar many times, the one I went for is Off’s Deep Woods, but I guess any one with DEET would do Just be careful with anything plastic when you spray it on, as it corrodes flip-flops’ and similar materials. I guess just washing your hands before handling anything else should be enough. It has been for me for years
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Magical Richard - say my hello to Geoff:)
Thanks Manjul. He's now back in your part of the world.
@@nightscapeimages.richard 😀
Hi Manjul, We had a great road trip to The Grampians and covered a lot of good locations and got some great results. 👌😁
@@geoffsharpe6456 Looked awesome: your pic's were fantastic - Peter & I are talking about going there one day. I'm so glad you had a great time:)
What a pleasure to watch your wonderfull pictures!! I am always looking forward to Friday nights, when you publish your latest videos. Thanks for sharing them and let so many people be inspired! Cheers from Germany😊
I'm so pleased you are enjoying the videos Gabi.
Really like seeing how you are experimenting with the format of your vlogs. Amazing skies and adventures you have down there, friend!
Stunning Richard, the most enjoyably watch. Your best yet 🙂
That's so very kind of you Les, thank you.
Absolutely stunning pictures Richard. Thank you for teasing with stars.
As always I very much appreciate your comments Peter
Beautiful panoramas nobody does it better
I'm not too sure about that Fred, but thanks for watching.
Absolutely glorious. I can never get enough of your amazing photos and I thoroughly enjoy your videos. Thanks a lot, Richard
You are very welcome Oliver.
Amazing video Richard! My goodness, your shot at 12:02 in the video with your 50mm lens is just stunning! Thank you for all you do!!
Yes I really enjoyed that one as well. Thanks for watching.
I can watch your photos for hours. Just photos and the music you chose. Love your work!
That's so very kind of you my friend, thank you.
Wonderful!
This time you've outdone yourself. Congratulations for having the great luck to be able to enjoy such wonderful skies. And thanks for sharing it with us! Your videos make me want to go out and do night photography again. Thanks again.
I very much appreciate you watching my friend.
Some simply fantastic images here Richard. I particularly love the ones that include the huge, natural rock formations, they give a sort of primeval feeling of our place in the galaxy and universe. Thanks for sharing these wonders..
Yes I love those one's as well. Thanks for watching.
Incredible, what more can I say!
I appreciate you watching Matt
Another banger of a video, Richard! The photos were absolutely stunning. I'm glad your trip was a huge success.
It was a great trip Philip. Thanks for watching.
Another superb video, and what amazing countryside you have in the Grampians. I'm very envious. as always, another set of cracking images. Very inspiring and very motivating. Thank you!!
Thanks for checking it out Simon, always appreciated.
Amazing so beautiful Richard
Thanks so much for watching Robert
So glad you're having fun with your friends, filling up your creative bucket, and producing amazing images in the process
Thanks Suzie. It was an awesome trip and the weather was perfect for it here in the middle of winter.
Love the B Roll throughout the clip. Youve done enough tutorials to continue with this style!
Thanks for watching. Yes I did enjoy the pace of this video.
Outstanding photography and video. Thank you for sharing.
I'm really pleased you enjoyed it Jonathan.
What a amazing trip you all had ! Thank you for sharing with us Richard.
Thanks for tuning in John, really appreciated.
Wonderful images and great video as always Richard, was obviously a wonderful trip.
Thanks Eric. Yes we had perfect weather and clear skies all week.
Hi Richard, I loved the pictures of the dead trees and the harvester. Thank you for sharing them! Take care, Jerry
Always appreciate your comments Jerry, thank you.
Wonderful Richard, really stunning.
Thanks so much for watching David.
Hi Sir Richard, another amazing video and work. Always inspiring us . Thank you so much Sir
I very much appreciate you watching.
What a great trip and amazing images as always 😊
Yes it was a wonderful trip. Awesome weather and clear night skies.
What a fantastic adventure, RIchard. Such an abundance of beautiful images and clearly a great time had by all. Love the Astro-shed with the fire pit, open fire, beer and sausages - wish all that came as standard! 🤣🤣 Thanks for sharing. 👍
Haha, yes the astro shed is awesome . .and what a beautiful outlook it has over the valley. Appreciate you tuning in Paul.
Incredible images, Richard! Looks like a wonderful place to capture images -- and, again, you did it!!!
Yes it sure is a great place to shoot the night sky and landscape Gary.
Another awesome video Richard, loved the images. It looks like beautiful part of the world and Luke's farm has some amazing spots for astro.
Thanks Dennis. Yes it is a beautiful part of the world for sure.
Amazingly beautiful ❤
Thank you for watching.
Fabulous Richard thank you for sharing
You're very welcome Paul. Appreciate you watching.
Superb Images Richard. Very Successful Trip. Best Wishes
Thanks so much Chris.
Awesome and fantastic, Super amazing information, Fabulous presentation, Brilliant work 👍👍✨🌸
Glad you liked it, thank you.
@@nightscapeimages.richard 😊🌸
Absolutely fantastic !! Thanks Richard.
I love to see your videos because you tell what thought has led to shoot that image.
I very much appreciate you watching Amit
Great video and stunning photos as always, Richard!...cheers from 🇨🇦
Thanks so much for watching MrTwister
Really enjoyed this Vlog Richard, different to the norm. Some stunning images too as always 👌🌌
Always appreciate your comments Garry.
Really very nice experience !! Nice images and places!!
Thanks so much Luis
Superbe reportage sous la voie lactée tu as de très grands espaces chez toi ici en France c'est beaucoup plus restreint merci de partager tes aventures nocturnes bon ciel et bonnes photos !
Thanks Patrick. Yes we have lots of open spaces here in Australia .. and also dark skies.
All nice photos
I also love the camera setting detail that s decribed in every photo. That s kind of useful info.
Thanks so much. I've always included settings in my videos.
What a lovely way to photograph the night sky sharing the experience with like minded friends. Beautiful photos Richard.
Always appreciated Julie, thanks for tuning in.
We all had a great road trip to The Grampians and came away with some quality images. Thanks to you Richard and Luke and Baillie. 👌👍😎
Loved every minute of it Geoff.
Excellent as always Richard 👌
Thanks for tuning in Robert
@@nightscapeimages.richard always look forward to your adventures Richard
Another great video Richard! Smashing photos! You must have been chuckling when you shot the Massey-Ferguson “SUNSHINE” under the Milky Way!
Yes I was Pat. That's really my cup of tea .. love it ..!!!!
lovely stuff Richard. So much out there in those dark skies.
Yes it's a great country we live it Todd mate.
Fantastic trip with friends, Amazingly beautiful Photos. Tks. Richard
Always appreciate your comments Mario, thank you.
Another great video Richard 🖖
Thanks for tuning in once again Gavin.
Amazing stuff Richard
Thanks for tuning in Aaron. Always appreciated.
Awesome Richard, what an amazing trip and so productive. Getting a run of clear, moonless nights at this time of year is a feat in itself 👌
Yes Greg, and especially in that part of the state. The last 3 years have been wet and cloudy ..!!!
Nice to see the Viltrox getting a work out, great images too
Yes I hardly used anything else on this trip Tony.
Hi Richard, I love the Grampians too and enjoy shooting landscapes. You've inspired me to stay the night and get out to see the stars. Your video has also got me thinking about the Viltrox 16mm f1.8 for my Z8. Thanks
I've been impressed with the Viltrox 16mm lens Paul. Appreciate you watching.
2 am wakeup time … oh my goodness- your determination is so admirable & I LOVE your videos so much !!!
Im impressed with your dedication!!!!
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Well I was on a road trip and knew I wouldn't be back in that region for a long time. Thanks again for your support.
Always masterpieces. Not in the mood to go outdside? come to this channel and get motivation!
Thanks for your great support Raphael.
Enjoyed. Thank you.
Always appreciated Gary
Fantastic Richard, great images and good music background choices, still always hoping you will get over here one day.
Thanks Rob. I'm actually assisting with a tour group in NZ in October this year. . but it's going to be full on I reckon.
@@nightscapeimages.richard well they will be some lucky people.
That seemed to be a true Buddy trip Richard
Great Vid and images of course too
Yes I love catching up with these guys every year.
Loads of fun, lots of great shots, love Luke's farm. Thankyou for your time.
Thanks Phil. Yes Luke's farm is awesome . .love his little hut.
Really nice trip and I see that Viltrox made a gem with that 16mm lens. Quite impressive results for such a wide lens.
Thanks so much for watching my friend. I am enjoying the Viltrox 16. I think it compliments the Nikon 20mm quite well for that little bit wider field of view and native Z lens mount.
Fantastic images and inspiring video to watch. Think I must go to Australia in the summer now 😊
Australia is beautiful at any time my friend.
Beautiful images and love the story you have shared! Thank you.
You are always very welcome Dianne.
Outstanding......and absolutely fantastic!!!!!
Thanks so much for watching Jack
Glorious adventure again Richard. Interesting storytelling mode you chose for this video. It works! The video scenes alone already tell the story by itself almost. Well done! Also, love the results you are getting from the Viltrox 16mm. Beginning to get tempting to save some money and add that lens to the collection 😁👌
Thanks Jeroen. I'm enjoying the Viltrox 16mm lens a lot. I hardly used the 20mm on this trip.
Thank you for another amazing video! I find myself saving your editing ones and I’m basing my purchases on what you’ve used too. Awesome work!
I'm pleased you find my videos useful Nicola
Once again awesome images.
I appreciate you watching Joseph.
A bit of a different video format this week Richard, it worked well. Nice one 👍
Thanks so much for looking Brad.
Great video and lovely scenary. I noticed you are using the Viltrox 16mm alot, the results look good.
Thanks David. Yes I have been using the Viltrox 16mm a lot lately. But don't worry, I still have the 20mm standing by.
Great video and great Nightscape images as usual Richard 👏🏻
Next month I’m heading down to Victoria on a four week road trip from Queensland and hope to get some great shots myself. I’m not actually heading to the Grampians on this trip as I won’t have enough time, I’m heading to Wilsons Prom and the Great Ocean Road mostly. I Look forward to your next adventure 👍🏻
I'm sure you'll have a wonderful adventure down the coast Steve, all the best.
@@nightscapeimages.richard thanks Richard
Does look like great fun! Also, looking forward to another one of your post processing videos. Proposition for you - fly out to California, LAX, and I will take you to some outstanding locations to include Mono Lake, Joshua Tree, Alabama Hills (yes, still California) and Death Valley. I'm going out to Mammoth Lakes area August 11-14 for Perseid's meteor shower.
Thanks Kerry. Sounds like an epic road trip . .who knows maybe some day.
@@nightscapeimages.richard Seriously consider coming to visit anytime. Would be fun and wife already gave me permission :)
Richard, as always, watching your videos inspire me to get out and shoot the night sky. I did notice one thing in this video. Seems like the 20mm 1.8 z is starting to gather some dust. :-)
Haha, lots of people have mentioned that Mark. It's just that I had the 16mm on my astro moded camera and the 20mm on my standard camera. .so it's obvious I used the astro moded camera the most. The Z20mm f1.8 is still king.
Hi Richard, kudos to you for the amazing images you capture and the effort you put into your videos. As an enthusiast with a (soon to be astro modified) Z6Ii plus a brand new Z6III, just wondering if you have ever considered doing a video to run through the workflow for editing Milky Way photos from an astro-modified camera. In particular how to make the reds 'pop' versus the standard camera configuration. Your techniques have proven invaluable. Keep up the great work.
Thanks so much for your kind words of encouragement Marcus. Did you see this video. I used an astro mod camera for this shoot. ua-cam.com/video/a1XyA7I4W3w/v-deo.html
This one also has comparisons between the 2 cameras. ua-cam.com/video/TDKdbr3Bk1g/v-deo.html
Naked eye would be a different? I know the answer. Still Amazing Photography :)
Without long exposures or lighting, the landscape is dark and the sky looks just like the video footage in this film.
Would you please make a video explaining the process from A to Z how did you take photos for the foreground (with there own setting explaining why those settings) and others for the Milky Way, and the editing process including how you stack those photos in photoshop ?? Many thanks in advance
I already have many videos showing this process. See here: ua-cam.com/video/3uXHTmwcaFM/v-deo.html
Or here: ua-cam.com/play/PLAYKmqkUeSM_ovfT8k7ifk26X4zjeqJWb.html
@@nightscapeimages.richard Many thanks Richard
Wow a tree each?
Haha, yes plenty of trees to choose from in that paddock John.
Mr. Richard i was curious to know where you made the milky way shot in what bortle class are you in ? Is it 2 or 3 ? You said your near Victoria Australia ? And did you stack different images using post processing ?
Yes in the Wimmera region of Victoria. Bortle 2 sky. Most of these images are not stacked. Some are panoramas, some are using a star tracker.
Another great video, Richard. Thanks so much.
What phone app are you using for alignment? It looks like you're using the Pole Star through the earth?
Yes that's correct Chris. I'm using Sky Safari 7 Plus. See this video. ua-cam.com/video/5D_n6ZtsZ4o/v-deo.html
Richard, you mention multiple foreground shots in many of these images. For example, the last image lists 9 foreground shots. I assume that is for focus stacking?
No, when I do multiple light painted shots they are all focused at the same point. .in fact they are all focused to infinity. Due to the fact that it's at f8 everything is in focus with the 16mm lens. The multiple images are simply lit from different angles and then I blend the one's I want to use in editing later.
I have many videos on this technique. See here: ua-cam.com/play/PLAYKmqkUeSM_ovfT8k7ifk26X4zjeqJWb.html
Hi mate, it's been a while, you will remember me as Roy, I just realised that I was no longer subscribed. Seems that UA-cam are still unsubscribing people without a reason. Anyway found you again. Great work as usual, and quite a bit to catch up on too.
Good on you Roy. Glad to see you back here on the channel my friend.
Wow, really impressed with that Viltrox!
What does the "a" mean next to your Z6II?
Those dead trees look amazing against the night sky!
Thanks Jason. The a refers to the fact that my camera has an astro modification to help it see more of the reds and pinks in nebulas. Yes I love dead trees.
Richard, absolutely amazing photos!! 🤩
Beautiful video, Astro Photography ASMR 😊!
Have you changed your editing process?
The nebulae pop and almost 3d like.
Would be really appreciated if possible to share?😊
Also do you reckon Viltrox 16mm 1.8 at 2.8 is better than Nikon 14-24 2.8 at 14mm at 2.8, for Milky Way? Like the stars in corners, etc?
Thanks so much for your comments. No I haven't really changed my editing for a couple of years. I did include a mixture of stacked, tracked and various panoramas in this video though. The Viltrox is very sharp at f2.8 .. but so is the Z14-24 at f2.8 .. .both excellent lenses, but of course the Viltrox is much less expensive.
@@nightscapeimages.richard thanks for replying Richard!
Once again beautiful video and images!!
thanks Richard, your skill is top of the world. Wish you live in Qld. it seems you use the Viltrox 16mm f/1.8 more often than the Z20mm f/1.8. you know when using Z lens, it automatic focus to infinity when switch on the camera, would the Viltrox 16mm f/1.8 doing the same when switch on the camera or you will have to manually focus to the star or turn the focus ring to infinity? Because i found it is difficult for me to focus on star manually through the LCD screen due to just start using multi focal glasses, so hard to see small screen with and without glasses 😅. if the Viltrox 16mm f/1.8 can autofocus to infinity like z lens, I will consider to buy this lens. thank you in advance.
Thanks so much for your comments Ambrose. Yes the Viltrox 16mm f1.8 will focus to infinity on start up.
@@nightscapeimages.richard thank you Richard, please let me know when you plan to come to Brisbane, would love to take you for lunch.
WHICH IOS DO YOU USE FOR TRACKING ???
If you mean ISO . . then usually 800 but sometimes I'll go higher if I need a shorter shutter speed.
@@nightscapeimages.richard thanks for the information ... BTW i am asking for ios app.....i love stargazing ......
@@DRISHTANTA55 I use Sky Safari 7 Plus. But you can also use PS Align Pro for iphone.
Dam I'm at the wrong end of the planet...
Haha, I hear that a lot John. It's a great country to shoot the milky way that's for sure.
are you not afraid of snakes?
No snakes around in the winter here.
I see you’re getting your money’s worth out of that Viltrox lens!
Yes I'm very happy with the Viltrox 16mm lens Antonio
@@nightscapeimages.richard I’m looking for a very wide lens to put on my Z8. I have watched a lot of videos about this lens and its competition.
I’ve noticed that this lens has pretty poor star rendition at the edge of the frame, with lots of astigmatism and coma. Something the new Sigma 14/1.4 (sadly only for Sony and Leica atm) does not have. At all. That lens’s image quality is undeniably the best in the Milky Way photography space (pun intended).
Since nothing is free in life, the Sigma is about 3 times the cost and 4 times the size of the Viltrox. I don’t mind size and I’m willing to “invest” (euphemism for “spend” if you want to give it a more aristocratic vibe) the money. I just wish it were natively compatible with Nikon Z bodies, as good adaptors set you back another 250USD.
I was wondering whether you noticed the optical defects of the Viltrox and how do you get rid of them when doing panos? Also, have you considered the Sigma? If so, why did you decide to go with the Viltrox? If not, why not?
Thank you, and keep producing those amazing images!
One last thing: if you want to not be bothered by mosquitoes, use a DEET spray. They are very effective and last a long time. I would know, I’m a mosquito magnet on legs. I’ve used those sprays in Zanzibar many times, the one I went for is Off’s Deep Woods, but I guess any one with DEET would do
Just be careful with anything plastic when you spray it on, as it corrodes flip-flops’ and similar materials. I guess just washing your hands before handling anything else should be enough. It has been for me for years