Astrophotography 2.0  | Tracked & STACKED with Cian and Keith 4K
Channel: Darren J Spoonley Photography
Date: 2021-08-29

While I was resting on the couch one evening I got a call from my Pal Kieth AKA MC_Snap_agram . He was heading out to shoot the Milky Way with another Friend Cian  and asked if I wanted to go along... I jumped at the chance and also at the opportunity to learn from these guys how they take their amazing shots, and to see if I could get something similar for myself.

I don't have that much experience in astro photogrpahy, and truth be known I don't really have that much skill when it comes to it, I setup my shots like I normally would, one long one for the foreground and multiple 20 second exp for the sky, but quickly realised that I was missing one key piece of Equipment... A tracker.. So I asked both the guys to fill me in on how it all worked.

After shooting, Keith was great to give me some online one to one editing and it was fascinating to watch him and also myself to try and copy him on my own images. Keith also sent me a version of my shots that he edited and you can see the difference is vast..  I've a lot to learn on this skill but its been fun so far..

Keiths Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mc_snap_agram/
Cians Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cianryan92/
#astrophotography #milkyway #ireland 

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