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<blockquote data-quote="Moab Man" data-source="post: 720448" data-attributes="member: 11881">I sensed [USER=13196]@hark[/USER] summoning me and here I am. [USER=47518]@blackstar[/USER] I am more than happy to help. Here are a few images, and although I don't remember all the settings, each one was shot at f/2.8.Focus for this image was on the tent and people and I was about 40-50 feet away. At this distance everything falls into focus - hyperfocus. [ATTACH=full]327030[/ATTACH]This one was focused on Venus. Venus is so bright that a camera can usually focus on it. However, if it can't, go to live view and manual focus. Super magnify the back of the camera live image on a bright star in the night sky. Turn your focus ring, that is in manual focus, back and forth until that image is the tightest sharpest you can get it. You're now in focus for the night sky and anything in the distance. [ATTACH=full]327031[/ATTACH] This shot was set up in the daytime with my focus set in the distance on the red rock formations. I then sat for the next 10 hours to capture the lightning, Milkyway, and the formations below. [ATTACH=full]327032[/ATTACH]If there is anything else I can help with feel free to ask and mention me. I will now return to my bottle.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Moab Man, post: 720448, member: 11881"] I sensed [USER=13196]@hark[/USER] summoning me and here I am. [USER=47518]@blackstar[/USER] I am more than happy to help. Here are a few images, and although I don't remember all the settings, each one was shot at f/2.8. Focus for this image was on the tent and people and I was about 40-50 feet away. At this distance everything falls into focus - hyperfocus. [ATTACH type="full" width="30%"]327030._xfImport[/ATTACH] This one was focused on Venus. Venus is so bright that a camera can usually focus on it. However, if it can't, go to live view and manual focus. Super magnify the back of the camera live image on a bright star in the night sky. Turn your focus ring, that is in manual focus, back and forth until that image is the tightest sharpest you can get it. You're now in focus for the night sky and anything in the distance. [ATTACH type="full" width="30%"]327031._xfImport[/ATTACH] This shot was set up in the daytime with my focus set in the distance on the red rock formations. I then sat for the next 10 hours to capture the lightning, Milkyway, and the formations below. [ATTACH type="full" width="30%"]327032._xfImport[/ATTACH] If there is anything else I can help with feel free to ask and mention me. I will now return to my bottle. [/QUOTE]

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