The Milky Way, A Journey Through The Sky (4K) - A Yosemite Channel Film
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- Опубліковано 13 вер 2017
- This astrophotography time lapse film features stunning sequences of the Milky Way center as it moves across breathtakingly beautiful and exotic landscapes. It was filmed over several months in 2016 and 2017. My son Ryan accompanied me throughout this journey helping with the camera equipment and providing great company on the many late nights we spent together filming this.
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If you have watched the HBO Max series on the Heaven's Gate Cult, premiering on December 3, 2020, you may have noticed that a short portion of this film appeared about 35 minutes into the first episode. So, if something looked familiar, that's why.
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I hate light pollution. People could see this every night the world would be a better place if people realized how amazing our night sky looked.
This time-lapse is surreal. I put the speed down to 0.25, connected it to a projector, and I'm watching it on my ceiling right now. It's like being in another world.
I never thought of that one. What a great idea!!
Interesting
I will do it , thanks for your idea😊
get a bucket list and put that on there .. go to a location like that and watch it for hours irl
Omg" you're way interesting
When you realize that it is us, our planet, that is moving it makes it all the more thrilling.
🌸🌺💮🌺🌸💮It makes me feel scared that I will fall upwards into the sky and keep falling towards the stars. I watched this on my iPad in full screen under my blankets and I just held on tightly to my bed in case I fell up.😣😊😣😊😣😊
@@user-th6xg5of4x That- isn’t how gravity works- besides even if gravity did stop pulling you, it’d be like being in Space, you’d be floating around and be able to pull yourself around the place. And to add in my opinion, it would be a dream to float up endlessly through Space
It's crazy to think that all those stars are just a fraction of what's really out there
Indeed!!
It is even crazier to think that the vast majority of what you are seeing in films like these are stars within a spiral arm of our own galaxy. And most of those stars have solar systems. Then you read up on the Hubble Deep Field picture and how that was taken.... it really does put things into perspective that our greatest achievements pale in comparison to what lies "out there." I like to think that even though I cannot physically see all of those stars with the naked eye, these new cameras show us they exist, and we are being showered with little, tiny photons they emitted long ago. We are connected in spite of our distance!
So yeah, we are all alone in this big ole place. Makes sense, right? 😎😉
Take this for thought, the universe is a few billion light years in diameter? Some of those stars probably died or exploded millions of years ago and the light we see is that old? And light travels about 200k miles a second... consider that it’s mind blowing
@@Tarnway0412 It is really amazing! I have been to Yosemite 3 years ago, and I had one night on the Tenaya Lake and saw the same sky like on this video)
I'm sorry for my bad English. I am from Ukraine and I want to visit that place again.
Thank you for the video!
Yosemite is a truly amazing place. I've been going there for over 50 years. Unfortunately, it's become a victim of its own beauty and fame. While always somewhat crowded, it has become so crowded now, that it is a real problem. Very unfortunate!
This is fucking beautiful. I wish i lived in a part of the world where we can see into our galaxy like this
Try driving 15 miles away from any town or city, far away from any roads, on a clear WINTER night with no moon. You'll see this.
Me too I love a country where I barely see any stars
Average Alien You also have to be on the right side of the planet to see the inner spiral of the Milky Way.
@@TheRedRaven_ Sagittarius is visible from most of the world. Everywhere south of 50°N latitude.
@@TheRedRaven_ no, because the planet spins. It depends on time of year
So beautiful that every frame can be used as wallpaper
Mr. Chall. you are a brilliant ARTIST! To conceive and capture such beauty is true art!
Thanks for your very kind comment. Much appreciated!
“I see the Big Dipper, I see the.... wait... I can’t see anything more” -me sadly living with light pollution....
Where I live, I see some stars, but not very many. Same problem you have! Fortunately, I get to spend quite a bit of time in the spring and summer- when the Milky Way core is above the horizon- traveling to dark areas where there is no light pollution and the stars like to hang out and show off!!
I wonder if you go out in the ocean where on land light pollution is a factor. Will you be able to see the milky way in the middle of the ocean.
If you're on land in a light polluted area but looking out over the ocean, you might see a bit more, but it still could be a problem. Obviously, it will be better if you are at the beach by a smaller community. A beach at a big city would probably not be so good.
Here is a link to our most recent film from 2018. Take a look at the scenes from 47 seconds to about 1:11. They were filmed from an area by a small town with about 7300 people. It worked out pretty well.
m.ua-cam.com/video/rSWqY5XOKcs/v-deo.html
You should also be aware, that the Milky Way comes up from certain parts of the sky, depending on where you live. You want to be sure that when you are facing the ocean, you are looking in the correct direction, and at the right time. There is a very good app called Photo Pills which will give you all this information.
Regards,
BC
Yosemite Channel- Barry Chall Films after hurricane Irma hit us, everybody’s lights when out. I saw a little bit of the Milky Way. It was cool but it wasn’t that spectacular. I wish I had waited until about 2 in the morning that day to REALLY be able to see it.
Of course, you shouldn't expect to see nearly as much color and detail with the naked eye as a camera will pick up with high iso and a 15-30 second exposure. But, it's still pretty damned impressive.
Today, I vow that I'm gonna only cry when I see this for myself IRL cuz I don't want to cry at something so beautiful that is restricted to the dimensions of my phone screen.
The stars being reflected in the lake is beautiful
Glad you liked those reflection scenes. We go out of our way to find places where we can capture star reflections on water. Definitely one of my favorite things to film!
Continue this
so amazing that it doesn't even look real.
Its Real! Luckily i see the Milkyway everyday from my backyard.. its slightly blueish colour.
Check out my timelapse👉 ua-cam.com/video/AQvTvjC9LKE/v-deo.html
My God! What a beautiful job! This video takes us back to the truth of the immensity of our planet earth, before the universe. The movement of our planet is clear and indisputable!
Absolutely beautiful... Seeing just a small portion of this amazing sight & some people think we are alone...
The Mono Lake is just so beautiful to see, amazing work and dedication what can I say I lost my breath for more words ...
have you arrived there?
This is beautiful, how could someone possibly dislike this??
Thanks, I appreciate that!
Yosemite Channel- Barry Chall Films I dropped a sub, your channel is awesome!
Thanks again! At the moment, we're working on a new time lapse film project. It's being shot over a 4 month period at locations in 5 states. With luck, it will be on the channel in late September. I'd love to get your feedback when we post it. Last week, we were in Cozumel shooting underwater for our other channel which features underwater films. Definitely, a busy time of the year.
Regards,
BC
Yosemite Channel- Barry Chall Films I’m exited!! I’ll be sure to check it out when it comes out!
People dislike it because it proves the earth is a sphere and not flat. I found this video on a flat earth Facebook page, they believe it photo shopped. Awesome video by the way.
I like Yosemite, I like Starry nights, I like The Milky way, I like the moon and this is the perfect combination :) Thank you so much!
I have no words. Even though I grew up in the country, there was still too much light pollution. This is too beautiful for my limited vocabulary.
Thanks Misty, glad you enjoyed the film! Unfortunately, as the world becomes more crowded, you have to seek out areas with truly dark skies. But fortunately, they do exist.
Here's a link to our newest film we just finished a few weeks ago. I think you'll enjoy this one too.
m.ua-cam.com/video/jQWSjB95TX8/v-deo.html
Regards,
BC
This is breath taking, and it fills my heart with pure joy.
Thank you for your comment! I'm glad our film helped brighten your day! I'm very close to finishing with the edit on a new night sky film. Hopefully, it will be up on the channel in the next week or two. I think you'll like it.
Absolutely incredible footage! Great work!
very nice job. some beautiful dark skies. the music was appropriate too and not too overwhelming. thanks.
wonderful... thank you for uploading this beautiful film
Thank you!!
Since you liked this film, here is a link to our latest Milky Way film from 2018
m.ua-cam.com/video/rSWqY5XOKcs/v-deo.html
So beautiful !! Breathtaking,!! Thank you so much.
Thank you for your kind comment! Always appreciated.
This is the most spectacular video of the starry skies I've seen on UA-cam, amazing clarity. The shots with the full moon are exquisite. The scenes with the old country houses and shacks look gorgeous.
Thank for your comment, much appreciated! Glad you enjoyed the film.
Here are a couple links to our most recent nightsky films. They were graded in what is known as "natural color," which is the true actual colors in the night sky- which the naked eye doesn't see. Check them out, I think you'll enjoy them.
m.ua-cam.com/video/jQWSjB95TX8/v-deo.html
m.ua-cam.com/video/rSWqY5XOKcs/v-deo.html
@@Tarnway0412 sure, thanks for your reply. May your channel prosper!
That's fantastic. The video is so good.
I feel healed.
I swear I will not die until I have seen night sky full of stars like this somewhere deep in mountains.
AWSOME WORK, BEUTIFUL WORLD WE LIVE IN, WE DON,T SEE IT TILL WATCHING TIMELAPSE....GREAT AND APPRECIATIVE TO SEE THESE...
Thanks, your comment is appreciated! Glad you enjoyed the film. Here are a couple of links to our latest Milky Way series time lapse films. See what you think.
m.ua-cam.com/video/jQWSjB95TX8/v-deo.html
m.ua-cam.com/video/rSWqY5XOKcs/v-deo.html
1:20 magnificent. I love the wheels and lodge.
Incredible!!! Ive never seen anything like it. Your videography is amazing! THANK you!!!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the film. Here are links to a couple more of our recent Milky Way films.
m.ua-cam.com/video/jQWSjB95TX8/v-deo.html
m.ua-cam.com/video/rSWqY5XOKcs/v-deo.html
Beautiful, awesome, wonderful work...really beautiful...MEZMERIZING & OUTSTANDING...
Thank you!!
Wow ,,incredible !! Absolutely BEAUTIFUL
Thank you Rosanna, glad you enjoyed it. Last weekend, we started shooting this year's time lapse project. It will be filmed at several beautiful locations over a 4 month period and, hopefully, will be finished and on the channel in September.
I subscribed to their stunning channel !!! I am very excited :) Good luck with your new time laps project !!!.. many Greetings from Germany :))
It feels so good to extend my perspective to the universe! How small our planet and human-being! Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful video!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the film!!
We just got back today from a 4 day trip timelapsing the Neowise comet. Getting out under the stars where there's truly dark skies never gets tiring!!
@@Tarnway0412 sir which location ? Shoot this video
This was filmed at several locations including:
The Alabama Hills in Eastern California, Mono Lake, The Stanislaus River in the California Sierras, Yosemite, and Berlin Ichthyosaur State Park in Nevada.
Wonderful 😮😮😮👏👏👏 There aren’t words that can give the sense of these images: marvelous our planet, amazing the Milky Way and the Universe/s
Thanks for your comment. Much appreciated!
The sound and the scene are creating enough imagination lapse.
A look back in time. Many of these stars were so far away, they are long gone from where they were, by the time we see them. Hard to wrap your head around.
Great comment. I often think about this when we're sitting for hours late at night filming these.
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Good on you, Barry and than you. It is awesome and ever so inspirational.
I'm not a religious man, but I find it hard not to feel some soul-stirring moments when I watch the stars, and especially through your medium. I had assumed it was done through some sort of automation while one slept, but even if so, you'd need to monitor it.(?)
Its a mystery to me, but whatever the process, the result is impressive. Makes me feel like I'm indeed on a planet.
Really beautifull, thankyou very much!!!!!!!!! ; )))
And, thank you for your comment!! We're going to start filming another project like this in May which will take about 4 months and cover portions of 5 states- mountains, lakes, ocean, deserts, etc. We're hoping to have it finished and on the channel in September. If you'd like, you can subscribe to the channel, as we'd love to get your opinions on our future films. Since these films take several months to shoot and about a month to edit, we can only make one or two a year.
Space is endless and its beauty is just amazing. Those scenes are what we cannot see everyday. We have similar contents too and what you've done is a great work. Thx for such a nice video of the Milky Way !!
Thanks for your comment. Yes, we do have some similar scenes, particularly some of the ocean scenes with the boat lights are similar to those in our 2019 film- The Milky Way a Journey across Land And Sea.
I particularly like your scene at 2:17 with the tree foreground. It was REALLY NICE! I also see you had a go at Yosemite Tunnel View with the unfortunate but predictable result of timelapse killer headlights. We gave up on that one for night work but instead took advantage of the great sunrises you can get from there and used a lapsed sunrise in one of our other films.
Best regards,
BC
PS: This year, if we can get enough content for a new or hybrid film, we probably will do it in 8K as well.
👍😃This is the most beautiful milky way nightlapse that i ever seen 👌.
Thank you!
I have to watch this for school but man, this is just beautiful. You did an excellent job making this!
That's great. So, your class in school is having you watch the film? Just curious, what country are you in?
Since you liked that film, here are a couple links to our two most recent films in the Milky Way film series:
m.ua-cam.com/video/jQWSjB95TX8/v-deo.html
m.ua-cam.com/video/rSWqY5XOKcs/v-deo.html
In case you're wondering why the colors are different in these films, it is because we graded them in what's called "natural color." In spite of what many people think, the late night sky isn't really blue at all and these are the real colors. The first film you watched was made to look blue, since that look is very popular- just not accurate.
Thanks for commenting.
Stunning piece of work. The Mono Lake footage is particularly haunting. And that moon rise over the Merced was just amazing! Bravo!!
Thank you for your comment. Much appreciated! Sounds like you are familiar with the area where we filmed some of the scenes. With the river, you were close, but not the Merced, it is the Stanislaus River. :)
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Thank you for such an amazing video
Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed it. We just started a new 4 month time lapse project which will be shot at several fantastic locations in 5 states. We hope to finish the filming in August and have it on the channel sometime in September. If you'd like to subscribe, you'll get notice when it's available.
Outstanding...and great choice of music
Thanks, much appreciated! We just started a new 4 month time lapse project which will be filmed on locations in 5 states and, hopefully, will be completed and up on the channel in September. As you are now a subscriber, your opinion will be valued, when it's released.
awesome work
Amazing film and stunned by it's beauty.
Thanks, much appreciated! Glad you enjoyed the film.
That is so beautiful - well done for all your hard work. Here in England, even on a clear night, we see very few stars in most areas. It is so amazing when you see what's really out there.
Thank you for your comment. We do feel fortunate to be able to access many dark sky areas where we can truly see the stars and make these films. Right now I'm in the editing process for a new night sky film for this year. With Covid, unpredictable weather, clouds, and smoke from numerous forest fires, it's been a real challenge. I'm adapting to this by utilizing some truly different techniques which should make for a very unique night sky film. Hopefully, it will be up on the channel within a couple of weeks.
@@Tarnway0412 Great stuff I look forward to watching it. Yes people are under amazing stress at the moment with multiple problems around the world. I wonder if I could share a lovely positive hope based on the Bible with you about coping. Anyway keep up the excellent work.
www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/watchtower-no2-2019-may-jun/when-disaster-strikes/
Breathtaking...!
thanks for the video. this humbles me.
Thanks for your comment, always appreciated!
beautiful !! thanks greetings from Chile
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the film. Hoping to someday visit Chile!
Stunning video!! I am also a nitghtscape photography enthusiast and a video like this requires a lot of time to capture the images and a lot of work to assemble. Thanks a lot for sharing...
Thanks for your comment! And yes, you are right about the huge amount time and effort which goes into making these. But, it's something which we truly love doing, so it's worth all the effort.
Regards,
BC
It....i dont know. Im very much teaching myself about the universe watching dokus and informations, wikipedia, nasa space site and stuff, and seeing this is so beautiful (with good music indeed), it could make me cry.
Thank you for your comment!!
Absolutely amazing photography and editing!
well done!
Thank you. Much appreciated!
I found this on a zoom virtual background page. I used it and love it. One of my classmates actually asked me for one like it
Thanks for telling me. This film has ended up I'm many places. I hadn't heard about the Zoom background until now.
Ppl search for life out there but its right in front of your 👀,don't you see everything is energy,everything keeps getting smaller and bigger the universe itself is alive its life
Outstanding!
Wonderful too see this in 4k great Work my friend thank you soo much
Thank you for your comment, greatly appreciated! If you have the time, check out our new night sky film which we put on the channel about 2 weeks ago.
@@Tarnway0412 will do so my friend and left an abo
Stunning! Asking the "how" is probably a sin, like asking an Monet how he did it, but ...
First of all, thank you! Doing these types of films is a multi-part process; composing and shooting them, of course, and then the post production process. Why don't you tell me what specific things you'd like to know about and I'll do my best to answer any questions you have.
まだまだ、自分の撮影したものが未熟なものと痛感させられます。自然と星空ととっても綺麗な澄みきった美しさ、勉強させていただきます。素敵な星景動画ありがとうございます。
コメントありがとうございます。私はあなたがその映画を楽しんだことをうれしく思います。
Stunning video!
Thank you for your comment!
It's like looking out there into a vast, unknown world on a tiny floating rock, because that's exactly what we are doing and it's an incredible feeling
Great comment!
When we are out late at night filming these, it's always a humbling experience, and kind of helps put all our minor day to day problems in perspective.
We were hoping to start a new multi-month Milky Way timelapse film project next month which would be completed in September, but the way things are right now, it's all in doubt. Hopefully, that will change.
@@Tarnway0412 I hope so too. Your films are amazing
Doamne , câtă frumusețe!
Very well done..I’ve been doing Milkyway photos for about 7 months and it’s challenging.
Thanks Josh. It can be a bit challenging at first, but it gets easier and pretty routine after awhile. You'll pretty much end up using the same ISO, f stops, and shutter speeds everytime. The main thing is finding interesting foregrounds and backgrounds and the post processsing. On the otherhand, just when you think you've got it down, you end up doing something dumb like I did last weekend, shooting at night at Mt. Shasta. We were running 2 cameras and after a 2 hour time lapse at 1:30am, I realized I had one of the cameras set at f5.6 instead of f2.8. Damn!
If I may ask what lens is in cameras are you using as well as any additional Hardware?
Man I did not realise how bad voice the text bit me in posting that question🤨
Timelapses are a way to even take a sneak peek of our galaxy and the universe. We are just so small and we last for such a short time. If there's nothing else to wish for, I'd wish I could watch this, until the sun burns this planet to a cinder.
Beautiful video! I can tell a lot of time and effort went into making that video. Nicely done!!!
Thanks Michael. You're quite correct, that definitely a lot of time and effort goes into making these short films. But, it's truly a labor of love!
@@Tarnway0412 thank you sir, it truly is a beautiful piece of work by you . So much dedication.
WOW !!POW !!GREAT STUFF !!LOVED IT ALL!!SUPER AMAZING INDEED MUST HAVE TAKEN WEEKS , MONTHS!!!FROM (U.K.)
Thanks, much appreciated!! Yes, it took 5 months to film at several locations. We're presently working on a new 4 month time lapse project for this year and are hoping to have it on the channel in September. It's being filmed on locations in 5 states.
To, YOSEMITE CHANNEL- BARRY CHALL FILMS.THANKS FOR THE REPLY.OH! I QUIET BELIEVE FILMING SUCH " BEAUTY" TO THE EYES!!I WOULD BEEN IN TREMENDOUS AWE !!AND SCIENCTIFICALLY RATHER DANGEROUS MEANING IF ONE IS WAY UP NEARLY TO THE DOME !!!PARTICLES COULD KILL ????HOWEVER, I LOVED THE MUSIC THAT " BLENDED " SO BEAUTIFULLY WELL !MANY THANKS TO BRING THIS GORGEOUS PHENOMENA TO US THE PUBLIC.FROM (U.K.)
And think the universe is still expanding and another galaxies, which idk if theres life on it, are created.
Probably that time that u took to read this, universe expanded millions of light years.
This is amazing!!!!! 😍😍😍😍
Thanks, for your comment!! Glad you enjoyed it.
3:34 look at that huge dark c sign formation in the galaxy just above that high mountain in the center of screen...always is there from the oldest picture of milky way to the newest ones ...wonder what keeps such huge formations in the same position for ever...you see that c formation at 1:55 and 1:05 and 1:41 and others too...btw interesting music
I can watch this video forever
Thanks. Glad you're enjoying it! If you haven't already seen them, here are links to our latest Milky Way films.
m.ua-cam.com/video/jQWSjB95TX8/v-deo.html
m.ua-cam.com/video/rSWqY5XOKcs/v-deo.html
I'm absolutely blown away. And almost every star out there has at least one planet orbiting the star. Millions of other worlds out there. Some are extremely cold. Others extremely hot. And some have similar temperatures to earth.
Your digital expression is great. I think the color of the Milky Way is very beautiful.👍
A little more than 1000 people! I support you.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the film. Your comments are appreciated!
i love galaxy with stars its so so beautiful🌌
Nature is Awesome!!!
amazing..
this is fantastic
Thank you!
Brilliant!!
I love this song and the galaxy
Breathe taking stuff! Thank you for taking the time to do this and sharing it here!
You see quite a few shooting stars, but some appear to be something else, could they be UFOs? It sure looks like it! :)
Thanks for commenting. I'm glad you enjoyed the film.
Of the things you see moving across the sky, most are actually airplanes, which can look like shooting stars, due to the time lapse effect on them. There are also satellites, which will tend to move more slowly. However, there are a few sequences which contain objects that are moving in very erratic ways which are neither airplanes or satellites and I certainly can't explain them. So, who knows!!
Since you enjoyed this film, here is a link to our most recent film done in 2018. I used a very different color grade on it during the post production editing process to bring out the actual natural colors in the night sky- airglow- caused by excited atoms, molecules, and ions, in the upper atmosphere.
m.ua-cam.com/video/rSWqY5XOKcs/v-deo.html
Regards,
BC
beautiful....
Absolutely amazing. I wonder if any processing has been done on this video. if not, then please tell us where did you take these images. It is so clear with no haze at all.
That is amazing and butiful 😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😍😍😍😍💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
Thanks, we appreciate that!
Our planet is more gorgeous than we will ever truly know.
Our Precious Little Blue Dot in the Abyss.
Truly!!
Spectacular
I am obsessed with night sky time lapse. This one is my favorite thus far! Thank you!
Thank you!! With so many night time lapse films on UA-cam, that's high praise indeed! Have you watched our new film yet? It's got a bit of a fantasy element with the use of the moon in it
Here's a link.
m.ua-cam.com/video/MFRPJRcf2M4/v-deo.html
Luckily i see the Milkyway everyday from my backyard.. its slightly blueish colour.
Check out my timelapse👉 ua-cam.com/video/AQvTvjC9LKE/v-deo.html
This looks so cool.
May I buy the copy right of this video?
We're not really set up for selling it except for the licensing fees we charge people or companies who want to use it for commercial use.
Thanks a lot so amazing.
Amazing 😊
How do you have only 800 subs this is a masterpiece great job ❤
Thank you for your kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed the film. As for increasing subscriber numbers, I suppose we could put in girls in bikinis holding kittens and cute puppies, playing video games under the stars :)
Since you enjoyed this film, if you haven't already watched it, here is a link to our most recent film from 2018. Check it out.
m.ua-cam.com/video/rSWqY5XOKcs/v-deo.html
Regards,
BC
@@Tarnway0412 😁
gorgeous
Really beautiful....
Thank you!!!
Keep up the good work...
beautiful💙
Thank you!!
Beautiful
I used to look at these timelapses an think that the sky is moving but when you watch this and think as the earth orbiting around the sun it feels different haha.
Magnificent!
Thank you!
Bravo !!!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the film!
Perfect!
When im down big time i watch this it kinda makes u feel better also some of then dots did some weird movements hmm
Yep, definitely some weird movement for sure!
Incredible film. Ive been trying to work around the star eater issue on my a7sii. Do you have a tutorial on how you achieved this film? Thanks.
First of all, thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it. As regards the "star eater" issue, I feel that for time lapse, it's really an overrated problem. In fact, depending on what part of the Milky Way you are shooting, I'm not sure if it's even present. I haven't made a tutorial video, as I'm just reluctant to join the ranks of all the self appointed Internet experts out there and prefer to approach this with a certain degree of humility. However, if enough people requested it, it's something I might consider in the future. That being said, I have watched some tutorials from some pretty sharp people, and although I don't necessarily use the same techniques that they do, there are always things to be learned.
I shot most of these sequences at very high ISO settings, ISO 12800 for 15-20 seconds, depending on the lens with regard to the 500 rule. I use Capture One Pro in post for all the preliminary color work and do tend to punch up the contrast and saturation in the sky, perhaps a bit more than others might and always use a separate masked adjustment layer for the sky. Perhaps this helps to bring out more of the fainter stars. I can't say for sure.
Ian Norman over at Lonelyspeck.com has a recent article about "star eater" which says that the problem has apparently been solved by setting the camera to continous mode, rather than single mode. This does drop your raw bitrate down to 12 from its usual 14. I suspect that this wouldn't really be any problem at all, however. So, if you're concerned, that looks like a good fix.
As regards to shooting at the high ISOs like I do, the only downside might be loosing some of the subtle star colors due to clipping. For a moving film, I consider this a total non factor, however for people doing stills for printing, etc., this could be a consideration. Theoretically, it shouldn't really matter if the ISO is higher, due to the sensor invariance of the R2 sensor, but I still think it may make some difference, when it comes to "star eater."
We are planning on starting a new multi month, multi location, time lapse project next month and I do plan to play around a bit and compare results from continous mode to those I get from single, just to see if there is much of a difference. For that project, we'll be using two A7RIIs, and one A7SII, and I'm also curious to see if there is any difference in the way each camera responds. With any luck, that film should be up on the channel in September.
Hope this helps. If you have any other questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Regards,
BC
Wow just beautiful I live in london so I can only just see the orion constellation but its so faint
It's been many years since I last visited London- a great city! Unfortunately, cities in general just aren't very good places for stargazing.
beautiful!
Thank you!!
Thank you😍
You're very welcome.
Wonderful...
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the film. We recently posted a new film which took us five months to film this year. Check it out! Here's a link:
m.ua-cam.com/video/rSWqY5XOKcs/v-deo.html