Finally a Starry Night

Such a treat to have a couple of sunny days and starry nights. A friend and I went out to shoot the stars. My camera was working strangely and I feared it was needing to go to the shop, but when I got home and took off the lens and put it on again, everything was fine again. There was a lot of wind as you can see from the slight motion blur in the trees, so I didn't dare change the lens outside! Anyway, I got some practice using bulb mode since the shutter speed wouldn't shift to what I wanted otherwise. Best on black.
Thanks for your visits, comments, suggestions, favs

[J A Byrdlip]

Orion is a good target for this time of year.

I have found that using ISO 100-200 and F3.5 to F5.6 gave me the best results. PSE can up the exposure, with resulting redness added, but changing to B&W gets rid of the the red glow.

[Yeshanghai]

Unbelievable picture! Fav

[Elizabeth]

Look at all those stars! Magnificent!

[Jane Pittenger]

@byrdlip Thanks. I will tryi it butthe astrophotography course I took said F 2.8, ISO 20-3200 as needed and sutter speed of 15 sec

[Rosie Kerr]

Goodness, what a beautiful starry sky! Pretty on black.

[Janet B.]

Absolutely breathtaking, Jane! Thanks for sharing this magnificence with us!

[Pam Knowler]

Wonderful starry sky!! Great on black!! Fav!

[Graeme Stevens]

superb shot

[Leslie]

WOW .... What a beautiful night . Great capture

[Kerri Michaels]

cool.. fav

[Judith Johnson]

Nicely captured.

[Clover]

That's is awesome, fantastic capture.

[Karen Mitchell]

Oh wow! That is a starry night! great colour too.

[Mona]

What a great picture.

[PTP: Past their Prime]

Lovely starry night sky, well caught indeed.

[Paula W]

What a great night shot Jane.

[Taffy]

It's a fabulous starry night -- wonderful capture of the milky way cluster and the purple tones.

[J A Byrdlip]

@jgpittenger Also this is helpful also
https://photographylife.com/how-to-photograph-the-milky-way

[Milanie]

What an amazing spot you found to take this shot - it's spectacular against black. Fav

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Gorgeous!

[Carla]

Jane perhaps I've asked you this before but where do you live?

[Jane Pittenger]

@carla42 Oregon coast. How about you?

[Carla]

@jgpittenger Yorkshire England but If I'm ever on the Oregon coast I might have to insist that you take me out on a night shoot. This is terrific

[Gena Pegg]

Spectacular!!!!!!!! Wish I could have been over there these last few days! An amazing capture. FAV

[Shari]

I like this shot. I patch of light silhouetting the trees is wonderful. The stars are nice and clear. Fav.

[Barb]

Fabulous shot and it looks amazing on black

[Rachel]

LOVE your star shots. Big fav.

[Stephanie Swift]

Wow, this is stunning, instant fav.

[Shauna Doty]

instant fav. I don't even know where to begin with a shot like this...or if I even have the proper equipment to even try.