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Night time lapse and unwanted light on the horizon
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<blockquote data-quote="Dave_W" data-source="post: 155536" data-attributes="member: 9521"><p>Light pollution is a huge problem that affects both photographers and astronomers alike. Many sites offer light pollution maps so you can find areas with the least amount of light. Having said that, there are a couple of ways you can minimize the light that gets into your images. One of my favorite tricks is to use the eye-dropper in Lightroom and desaturate that specific color. I don't completely desaturate it but if you take it down by 70% or so it makes a big difference in the overall look of your images. </p><p>But the only way to completely eliminate light pollution is to go way out there in the middle of nowhere and do your night photography. Baja California has some of the darkest places in the So. West but unfortunately comes with some significant issues. Out in northwestern Nevada and central Eastern CA is fairly dark but even then you'll catch a small amount of light on the horizons. Google "light pollution maps" and see if there's a place nearby that has relatively little light pollution, or take a drive up to see the bristlecone pines in the White Mountains. I shot there about 10 yrs ago and as I recall there was very little, if any, light pollution on the horizons.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave_W, post: 155536, member: 9521"] Light pollution is a huge problem that affects both photographers and astronomers alike. Many sites offer light pollution maps so you can find areas with the least amount of light. Having said that, there are a couple of ways you can minimize the light that gets into your images. One of my favorite tricks is to use the eye-dropper in Lightroom and desaturate that specific color. I don't completely desaturate it but if you take it down by 70% or so it makes a big difference in the overall look of your images. But the only way to completely eliminate light pollution is to go way out there in the middle of nowhere and do your night photography. Baja California has some of the darkest places in the So. West but unfortunately comes with some significant issues. Out in northwestern Nevada and central Eastern CA is fairly dark but even then you'll catch a small amount of light on the horizons. Google "light pollution maps" and see if there's a place nearby that has relatively little light pollution, or take a drive up to see the bristlecone pines in the White Mountains. I shot there about 10 yrs ago and as I recall there was very little, if any, light pollution on the horizons. [/QUOTE]
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