Whale Rock

First try at Milky Way. Exposure was too long. Micro Four Thirds is not the right tool. Too much noise at high ISO.

[Wendy]

This is still a very good shot of the Milky Way.
Really must give this a try one of these days.

[Wendy]

BTW - I love your foreground and composition - you put a lot of thought into this shot.
A FAV!

[Fixing a Hole]

@farmreporter Hi Wendy, the Four Thirds system struggles at high ISO. If you have a full frame or APSC camera I recommend using that. A fast lens is also in order. This was a slowish lens, meaning I needed a 60 second exposure, and it was not enough at 800ISO. I had to bring up the exposure in post processing. Next time I will use a different camera and perhaps light the foreground with a flashlight. My friend was shooting full frame at ISO 2000 and I am sure he got better results. Give it a try, it is a blast. Oh, the phone app for locating the Milky Way in the sky is helpful for composition. Louis.

[Wendy]

Thanks for the advice!
Think I will round up a photographer friend to do this one evening.

[Fixing a Hole]

@farmreporter Great. A place with as little ambient light as possible is best. Hard to come by around here.