Deepscape Astrophotography in the Darkest Skies of Europe
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
- I set out under the dark bortle 2 skies of La Palma to create some deepscape images of Rho Ophiuchi and the Milky Way above various telescopes. In this nightscape astrophotography adventure we also capture some wide angle opportunities and do a panorama. The evening ended not as I expected...
I use my astromodified Canon 6D and Nikon Z6 with 20mm, 50mm and 135mm lenses, riding on the SkyWatcher Star Adventurer and portable Move Shoot Move Nomad star tracker.
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Glad to hear that you’re on the mend mate. Look forward to the first ever wheelchair Astro Vlog 😂
Haha, that one will be quite special and maybe with a bit of humor. We've got a couple of ideas already :P.
Dear Jeroen,
I really appreciate your Asto expeditions! Now this accident has happened to You and I can only wish you a speedy recovery and the necessary patience during the healing process!
Best regards from Germany ... and good luck for the Dutch Soccer team 😀
Thank you for watching and the recovery wishes! I bet I'll be out under the stars somehow soon again :-).
Plot twist!! Feel better. Your photos are amazing.
Haha, always wanted to do a plot twist! 😅. Thanks!
Great images, those Deepscapes a very unique and fantastic! And the way you told your story was amazing with that unspoilered plot twist and unchanged narrative speaking ... very humerous. You couldn´t have it done better. Thanks for sharing and best wishes for your health. Keep safe on your future adventures.
Thanks so much for your kind words! I feel great everytime somebody has enjoyed a video. Hopefully you can also have an astrk adventure yourself soon, small or large, but always safe ;-).
Less pleasant end to the trip, but great that you still enjoyed the trip and came home with beautiful photos!
Thanks Mark! Definately happy with the results!
Oh man, what an adventure! I hope you recover swiftly. Thanks for sharing all the fantastic images with us. La Palma has been on my bucket list for a while, and seeing your video makes me want to go as soon as possible.
It was a fantastic adventure indeed! And if you can, you should definately go there one day. Don't break your leg though haha.
Get well real soon, my friend !! Best wishes for speedy recovery, and I really appreciate the effort to s5ill make a video after the accident 🎉
Thank you! Might as well get as much positives out of the experience to compensate, right? 😄. Glad to hear you enjoyed it!
Once again you have excelled yourself with these marvelous images Jeroen. It was such a shame that you had the accident near the end .. but I guess it was better than doing it at the beginning of the night. I hope your recovery is on track my friend.
Thanks for watching Richard, always an honor! As you said, at least the accident was at the end of the night. Also, the night after was cloudy anyway ;-). Recovery seems to be on track but will take time. I'll adjust and see what I can do to get under the stars though in the meantime one way or another.
Great video as always. I really enjoy watching them and seeing the end photographs. Can’t wait to see more but make sure your well enough
Thanks for watching! Great to hear you enjoy the videos 👍
Breathtaking images! Great editing, no overediting in my opinion!! 💪
Thanks dude!
Spectacular results Jeroen, and glad to hear your recovery has started, albeit early days. I'm sure we'll see you back out there with the assistance of astro buddies very soon.
Thanks ever again for watching Greg! And I bet also I'll be out somewhere soon, if only those clouds... 😉
Oh man, sorry to hear about the accident. I am in the desert mostly by myself and scared of falling of the rock mounts. On the bright side, both of seemed to have productive trip-lots of great images! Love the Rho shots! I had unsuccessful imaging session with Heart and Soul nebula (135mm)-was too windy. Wide astroscape shots with 50mm and 28mm were ok. Get well soon, buddy!
Can't beat Rho! 😃. Thanks for watching again man. Hope you can redo that heart soul shoot soon.
Get well soon. Look forward next EP.
Thanks!
Fantastic pics, I might experiment with my 135 this summer, you've inspired me. You must have done some hefty damage to require surgery and 3-6 months recovery....... Ouch.... Glad you are on the mend, listen to your body and don't overdo it, I'm sorry it ended badly, but glad you got 2 epic nights to remember.
Really enjoy your channel, thank you and best wishes for a thorough recovery
Thank you so much! It's great to hear people are inspired by the videos!
Great video and images Jeroen. It goes to show that at night it is dangerous and we have to be so careful moving around. I remember being shouted at for having my red light on when I was at the top of the Roques de Los Muchachos in January but it was so dark at 3am that I needed to see!! I did meet this other astrophotographer and had an amicable chat about my safety!! I also had a lot of star glow in my images from La Palma which made processing difficult but I hope to return there again. Speedy recovery and am looking forward to your next wheelie interesting vlog!!!
Haha, I'll start practicing those wheelies right away! :D. It is sometimes annoying that people have to turn on their lights, especially in an area where everybody knows there are more astrophotographers. But for moving around it is just essential for safety. I do agree though that when shooting, please keep your lights at a minimum. I saw a group of people doing pretty excessive lightpainting for about half an hour, which I thought was not very thoughtful, but well... I even covered all my camera and remote lights with gaffer tape before we flew to La Palma to make sure I wasn't going to disturb anyone.
Quick recovery! Talk about commitment...
@@motty_henoch thanks! 😃
I was in La Palma last year making time lapses and your video brought to me so good memories! I wish you a good recovery!
Thanks! La Palma does that to people, right? Can imagine one can make so many great timelapses there also.
Great video, fantastic images, I broke my leg at work so I know what your going through, your come back even stronger, get plenty of rest, plenty of time to plan your other videos.
Thanks Bill! Sorry to hear you also broke your leg. We'll see how long it takes. But honestly I feel like I'll take the first opportunity to go outside, with crutches, wheelchair or whatever it takes 😅
Weer een geweldige film Jeroen! Spoedig herstel gewenst.
Dankjewel Peter!
fastest recovery! nice video, cool photos.
Thanks a lot!
Getvwell soon! ❤❤
Thanks!
We've got your leg... ehh... back bro. Let's start some wheelchair adventures 😎😎
Hahaha, thanks mate! I'll get you that wheelchair-under-milkyway shot soon 😁😎
Amazing vlog buddy! And of course nice images👌 I wish you a fast recovery, so you can get back under the clear skies soon!✨ Stay safe!
Thanks a lot Uros! I have a feeling I will be under the stars sooner than later in one way or the other :-). Also great to have you back in the scene again after a long break!
I know you will💪 I am really enjoying watching your advantures, we all can see that youre enjoying it very much! And thats all what it matters😊 looks like you got a personal car driver😛
@@urosfink1471 that's supercool to hear man 😎. Definately I am enjoying this awesome hobby! As long as I make sure it will remain a hobby and not become work I hope it will stay that way. I guess the guys can give me a lift every now and again, but personal car driver? That would be awesome though 😄
Mooi avontuur heren, nice adventury, challenging :)
Dankje!
Speedy recovery man. Sending some healing vibes. Love from India 🇮🇳
Thanks so much! 😃
Jeroen, I just found out about your accident when I watched this video today. I hope you aren't in pain and your leg is healing well. As you said, this wasn't how you planned your trip finishing. The images you got were wonderful, and I enjoyed this one and the other La Palma video. Get well soon.
Thank you so much man! The pain is very manageable and it feels like the healing is on schedule. Looking forward to next adventures!
I have found your videos only recently, they are very nice and fantastic images for Rho Ophiuchi and the Milky Way.
Sometimes i also make some astrophotography in Italy with a reflex 6D.
My best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Thanks for the support Massimo! Italy has some brilliant regions for astrophotography and the 6D is a very capable camera!
A great video there, I hope you have a quick and full recovery for your leg 👍
Thanks 👍
Dam, you really get me thinking about returning to La Palma! Thx for another great video, they are so refreshing showing all the struggles and joy …. Shit, started commenting too early 😳😩😱🙈🫣! Man, 1.5 meters in the dark, not being prepared for the landing at all, you were lucky nothing worse happened, no head injuries for example. Great to hear you are recovering well and you obviously haven’t lost your humor 😅!
Thanks Stefan! I can imagine wanting to return, same here. I realise my little sidestep could have ended much worse and I'm super lucky 👌
@@StarScaperPhoto And I really appreciate you not "clickbaiting" in the thumbnail with my-leg-is-in-cast-I-am-such-a-poor-guy-shots 👍
@stefanschneider3681 yeah, people want to watch astro, not broke legs I figures 😄
Get well soon Jeroen, let me know if you need a ride to clear skies, if we have any in the Netherlands😂.
The offer is super appreciated dude! And yes... if we have any, touché 😄
What an adventure and so sad the way it ended.. mate, anytime, you want to be carried to an Astro shoot, I will be more than happy to do that and you will appreciate the dark sky of Western Australia .. there are so many places I can take where you can enjoy a shoot from the wheel chair 😮.. Jokes aside, wish you a speedy recovery and cannot wait to see you out & about in under the stars ⭐️.. look forward to your tutorials and review of MSM
Haha, thanks Virat! I'll book my tickets to Australia right away! 😅. Jokes aside, I'd love to visit your beautiful country someday and I'll make sure I at least try if I can include a shoot with you and Greg (and Richard and John... 😉). I already have a good idea about the review and tutorial but I'm even more looking forward to going out under the stars again, which might be sooner than later if clouds allow... Btw, also looking forward to the next installment of your roadtrip with Greg! The first video was great!
@@StarScaperPhoto a little delay on part 2 unfortunately due to a week of Covid but now recovered 💪and making progress on the video 👍
@@GrowPhotography glad you're ok Greg. Looking forward to part 2!
i rarely track and stack my landscape astro shots. I feel that ISO 800 2-3 minutes is the sweet spot. Spending lost of time stacking when your shots are already 2 minutes seems like a waste if you have so many compositions you want.
Super happy recovery is going well!
I love the tracking and stacking part. Finally some 'off time' to enjoy the stars without rushing haha. Agree in a dark bortle 2 or something it isn't really necessary. As a Dutch bortle 4-5 guy I am used to having to process my data to the limits though. More = more in those cases 😄
Wow, I am just glad that you only broke your leg! What a great adventure otherwise! Looking forward to seeing your videos regarding the Nomad and perhaps some processing tips to bring out the nebulosity. Take care while on the mend.
Thank you! The Nomad video is already well underway.
Good video, thanks for sharing your experience and photos. Sorry to hear about the leg. Get well soon. I look forward to your review of the Nomad star tracker.
Thank you Jerry! Glad you liked it. Nomad review will come shortly I figure. Pretty happy with the Nomad!
Wow, mate, that was bittersweet to watch.
Firstly, what sensational images. I’m a sucker for Rho so, even though you think that was a noisy shot, I love it. All the images are absolutely 👍👍
Such a shame it ended that way, but I’m glad you’re making quicker progress than you thought it might be. Looking forward to seeing you out again at some point.
You’ve put La Palma on my list, that’s for sure.
Hope you’re on the mend dude, and great video as always.
Thanks for watching as always Paul! Hope you enjoyed it and that last part didn't ruin the experience too much haha. Have been really thinking hard on if and how to include it 😅.
Great to hear this made you enthusiastic about La Palma. I'm sure it will not disappoint! I'm also sure I will return someday.
Any video in the making from your end? Last one was really cinematic, especially in the intro. That actually triggered me into thinking I should up my video game also man 😅.
@@StarScaperPhoto it was definitely the right thing to include it. You did it in a classy way but also a reminder to all of us to be careful!
I was hoping to have video to work on this week but cloud meant the night didn’t happen. So I’m waiting for a combination of clear and dark skies (currently up in the Scottish Highlands so might have a noctilucent cloud adventure if it clears up!). Hoping for something soon!!
@nightscapejournals oh wow, that surely has the potential to become something spectacular! Clear skies or not, have a great time there.
Great vlog as always!
Thanks Andre!
Jeetje Jeroen, wat een pech! Ik wens je een spoedig herstel toe en ondanks alles wederom prachtige plaatjes en een super vlog! beterschap.
Dankjewel Niels! Ondanks het ongelukje kijk ik toch terug op 2 geweldige nachten.
Nice vid again 👍🤗
Thanks man! Also for your supportive msgs while in the hospital. Super appreciated.
Amazing photos! sorry to hear about your accident. Hope you have a speedy recovery
Thanks Martin!
Great photos, amazed how good the 135mm shot came out! I was sceptical before seeing that 135mm shot but you pulled it off. Really inspiring. Great Vlog once again, looking forward too seeing your future Vlog. You are truly talented. Wish you a good and speedy recovery, and i am looking forward to the Nomad review since i dont dare to use my V-Plate yet.
Thanks Roy! That 135mm lens is excellent for deepscape and wide angle deep sky! After doing my proper manual reading and getting into contact with MSM, my V-plate is now rock solid. I'll explain in the upcoming review.
@@StarScaperPhoto Really looking forward to it, that way i dont have to juggle and spin my camera around when polar alligning 👌🏻😁
well done !! get better soon!!!
Thanks!
Nice vlog, once again!! Sad to see you had a serious injurie, I thought it wasn't that critical. Wish you a soon recovery and a lot of patience during the process...
I'm pretty sure all the astrophotographers that visited La Palma, have stayed at that road at least one night :D
11:03 that's the NOT (Nordic), GTC (Gran Telescopio Canarias) is the one with the silver dome, still the biggest infrared telescope of the world.
Hope you can visit us again soon!!
@@marprol_ thanks for watching and correcting me on the telescope! I will definately visit again in the future since this was by far the best place for astro I've ever been.
😱 Now I get that message telling me to be careful in La Palma...😓 (today's my last day on the island).
Hope you get well soon 💪
By the way, the photos are gorgeous. You guys really made the most of the telescope area! 👏👏👏
Haha, sounds like you are getting through well so far? 💪
You really made the most of your time in La Palma and got some great images lads. Work hard on your recovery Jeroen I know exactly what you’re going through mate it does take time and effort as you lose so much muscle when you have an injury like that. Best of luck and I’m sure Martijn and Corné will take you out.👍
Thanks Carl! We did our best :-). You also experienced a broken leg? What did you do? My plaster was already taken off 2 weeks after surgery and I'm doing physical therapy 2 times a week. Hoping that will minimise muscle loss 🤞.
@@StarScaperPhoto you could say I broke my leg in a way, but I actually had a total left knee replacement in September 2022 and I’m still having physio as things didn’t go to plan and I lost a hell of a lot of muscle mass, so my recovery has been a long road and I couldn’t do what I wanted to do regards Astro, in that close to the car etc. due to that. 👍
@carlreid4161 ohhh man, I'm so sorry to hear that! I hope you're doing better by now and that total recovery is in sight. It doesn't show in your image results I have to say!
Great video and great pictures. I wish you a speedy recovery. Best regards from La Palma ✨
Thank you! You are visiting yourself now or do you have the honor of living there even?
I live in Austria. We don't have bad skies there either. But what you see here on La Palma is incredible. I'm here for 10 nights. Today is the 7th night in a row. 3 more to go! I love it :)))
@@WhiteRush1106 that's great to hear! Enjoy the rest of your time! Fun fact: the week before La Palma I was also in Austria for a family holiday. I did bring my astro stuff though and scouted 4 possible compositions. Unfortunately the weather didn't agree. Maybe sometime in the future!
Oh damn! crazy end to the trip but glad you got to do some astro before, hope it heels fast. I hardly ever turn my light.. 😬
Thanks for watching. And yeah, even a bit too crazy for my taste even 🤪
🙌🙌Great wonderful vlogs!!!
Your last 3 (The one with Corné, and these last two La Palma night-scape adventures are truly breathtaking!
For me it has been a couple of years since I've been under some truly dark skies on multiple locations in the US..
having focused the last couple of years on filming Bioluminescence at our Dutch coasts/Terschelling. (whilst also enjoying their lovely Dark skies..)
But your Vlogs have made the itch grow for me to go again on some trips next year to some really dark skies and my night time Video skills back towards where they started 'the night sky'..
Would love to see how much more I'll be able to capture, now after years of improving my skills... (but also off-course to just simply gaze at those skies again..💫💫)
La Palma is definitely high on the list of places to go, with maybe some other European locations (Germany/France) in-between.
---And hey! maybe (would really be awesome!), go on one (or more) of the trips with either of you guys (You, Corné or Sjon.. :)
But dang... ... that fall was one shakeup at the end of your vlog!
I've had my share of night time scares, but nothing as extreme as that.
...thankfully your on your way into recovery (pray it will hopefully sooner than later.. so you'll be out and about under the starry skies!
Thanks for watching and your reply Raymond! Those last adventures were really some of the best experiences I've had under the stars so far. In the past few years I've also enjoyed your content on social media. As for filming the night sky. Myself I just bought a very old Sony A7S1, put on a cheap light sensitive Viltrox 20mm f/1.8 lens, point the camera at the sky and record. That's basically it haha. Sounds like you've given it a lot more thought ;-). Who knows we'll meet somewhere in the future!
I like the shots with a little bit of starglow
Thanks Kevin! Especially when shooting a little bit wider I also think that sometimes a bit of high clouds can add to the atmosphere of the shot.
Best wishes and Get better. Great work in this video. You motivated me to give Rho a try with my Samyang 135mm.
Thanks a lot John! Definately give Rho a shot with that lens. Might be my favorite gear to shoot that target with 👌.
Sending you best wishes and a speedy recovery
Thanks a bunch!
Man! That sucks about your leg. Glad you are on the mend.
Those are some awesome images! I really liked the first one with Rho Of????
Keep yourself safe out there and use a headlamp. When others are present in the area, it's actually better to use a regular light instead of the red light. The red light casts a glow that's harder to edit out in post processing, but the regular light will be easier.
Sorry. I don't mean to sound like I'm trolling, but this may be helpful to others as well. The conventional wisdom is to use a red light to preserve your vision, which is great if you're by yourself (or your group is the only group out there). But if there are other people, they would rather contend with having a regular light in their frame than a red light. Check it out sometime. Randomly place a headlamp on top of a rock in your foreground. Take an image with it in red mode and another in regular mode, then see which is easier to edit. With a regular light, if the bulb is LED, then you can tape an orange photography gel over it to neutralize any blue-ish color, but even without that, it's still easier to edit.
I look forward to your next video. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks man! I have been thinking about red vs white myself quite a while now. Although I definately prefer myself or people around me to use red lights to preserve nightvision (it's easy to just redo a shot) there's also something to be said about white light being easier to process if need be. Besides that, I noticed it being pretty difficult to see depth with only the weak red light while hiking. Whatever you choose... please do make sure you are 100% sure your surroundings are safe before moving 😉
Hermoso video.. dentro de un lugar mágico como es el roque de los muchachos..!! Isla bonita.. deseo una buena recuperación y fantásticas imágenes . Saludos desde la isla de Gran Canaria.
¡Gracias por ver! Vives en una hermosa parte del mundo para astro.
Allemachtig gedetailleerde platen zeg, wat een avontuur. Goed te horen dat je al een beetje kunt staan. \o/
Thanks Rob! Het waren absoluut 2 geweldige nachten 👌
I honestly think we might have a new Alyn Wallace. Those pictures are insane! Keep up the great work!
That is the best compliment an astro vlogger could get 😃. Although nobody could ever replace Alyn. Miss him a lot still.
So many mixed feeling about this one :D images are fantastic and the experience there too... I love RHO. So much details even in a single sub! But man, that ending. I knew what happened to you, but still it was not easy to watch it. Nice to see how optimistic you are and I cant wait to see what the new content will look like :D.
Thanks for watching as always Matej! Glad you liked it! I had some difficulties deciding how to do the ending also but hey, here it is ;-). Fortunately I'm already doing much better now only a month after the accident and feel like I might be able to do a little astro shoot again with some help. In the meantime I also have some ideas for a couple of office videos. I refuse to sit back and do nothing astro 😁👌
Wishing you a speedy recovery and hope you can get back out for more safe adventures soon. Enjoy your passion and videos in this unique hobby of ours. Take care and stay safe. Aloha
Thanks a lot! ❤️
Friend Jeroen, despite the accident that resulted in a broken leg, I'm glad you're happy, because you managed two nights with fantastic photos.
I hope the recovery over the next 6 months is good and quick.
We look forward to the next videos with the reviews you hope to present about M.S.M and the editing techniques you use in your photos.
Jeroen, a very heartfelt hug for a quick recovery.❤
Thanks Mario, super appreciated! I agree that we are so lucky to have had 2 spectacular nights of astrophotography! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment 👍
@@StarScaperPhoto 👍🙏
Gute Besserung und alles Gute! 😢👍🤙
Danke schön!
get well soon
Thank you!
Another great video, hope you are recovering well from your accident and b up and running again under the stars. 📸🌌.
Thanks so much Chris! Doing ok in the meantime and hoping the same👌
Great images and very enjoyable vlog. Get well and take care!
Thanks Gary, I will!
Speedy recovery buddy
Thanks so much Steve, that's what I'm aiming for 💪. So far so good.
Have a good recovery!
Thanks! On my way 😎
Speedy recovery mate. @7:48, towards the right, i guess that is Antares and the faint blob M4 ?
Thank you! And yep, that's correct.
Im so happy you get well again and thanks for sharing the good ae well as the bad experiences. Shall I carry you up to hockendes Weib again? But beware, I might push tou off the clip to spare me the way down. 🤔
Hahaha, wouldn't that be something? 😄
@@StarScaperPhoto something to die for! 😁😁
Wat een verhaal ..... Zo mooi op La Palma voor astro maar wat een einde van je astro-vakantie. Sterkte hoop dat je snel hersteld en weer onder de sterren te vinden bent met je camera!
Dankjewel Marcel! La Palma is inderdaad geweldig. Volgende keer een ander einde 😁
Very nice content! Just found your channel. I might have to go south just to catch that Antares region. I can't get that from here. Hope for your recovery as well!
Hi Martin, welcome to the channel! I've also been following your channel lately. Really enjoy your nightscape outings! Taking the effort to capture Rho Ophiuchi is definately recommended :-).
@@StarScaperPhoto thanks, man! I will try to do a bit more of astro/nightscape vlogs from now on 🙂 I'm a bit divided since I also do a lot of wildlife. Hard to reach a crowd the enjoys both.
@MartinFransson I feel you! 'Niche down' is what they often say if you're looking for an audience. But basically I'd just do what you feel like doing man haha.
@@StarScaperPhoto yes, but that's the thing... I do the videos almost like a diary and because that's what I like doing. If getting an audience was top prio I would have to do silly dances and pranks, tiktok style 🤣
@MartinFransson sounds like an excellent choice and also exactly what I have been doing. Keep it up! 👍
Fantastic images, when you have star trails in your foreground image and you add your sky image in, how do you avoid the star trails appearing in your final image, I have tried this using sky replacement in PS but the star trails still appear on the horizon
Thanks! Good question actually. It helps to get the contrast a little higher between sky and foreground before doing sky replacement sometimes. Furthermore I set the fade edge setting to zero. After that I adjust the sky layer if needed with an overlay brush over the sky mask to correct if need be. If there are any real nasty star trails in tricky to blend parts of the image I sometimes remove them with the clone stamp before blending also.
Wow, what a way to end a vlog! I had no idea you had injured yourself, but I'm glad to hear you are on the mend.
Looking forward to a few tutorials from you....a deepscape tutorial would be awesome.
Great images, and Wishing you a speedy recovery ❤
Thanks Daren. Sorry I had to end it this way ;-). I'll think about doing a deepscape processing tutorial, although it wouldn't be much different compared to a regular wide angle shot I think.
No need to apologise 😂. It came as a bit of a shock though 😮. The deepscape tutorials i have seen use different software (the names escape me right now), but it would be interesting to see how you do it none the less @StarScaperPhoto
Wow I just watched your videos it’s awesome 👏
Plz wish you well fast recovery ❤️🩹
I’m enjoy so much night photography also be careful next time I can relate a lot of it…. looking forward to enjoy your nest outing video 🙏🏼🥰
Thanks for watching and great to hear you enjoyed!
To be honest: your pictures are worth a broken leg. 🫠 There are awesome! Looking forward to some postprocessing tips. And most important- get well soon!
Hahaha, thanks man! And tbh, I made that joke myself also multiple times. When someone asked, "are you serious?" I had to think about it just a second too long 😄
@@StarScaperPhoto Humor is the best medicine👍 😬
@@philreu7777 totally agree 😄