Thank you Sanju Ji. As the caption on the photo (hit Cmd + to enlarge the screen image) says, the lens used was a Zeiss-Batis 18mm prime on the Sony a7R2. I will post some tips on how to do this kind of stuff a bit later.
V J wrote: ↑Fri Oct 06, 2017 9:45 am
For your first attempt, excellent work!
I too attempted shooting the stars seriously for the first time only last December when I was at a friend's cottage up in the hills in Mussoorie.
It was very cold and clear in the night and just with your naked eyes I could see the volume of stars I had never seen before.
Obviously, the camera helps to bring out the best of it and I was quite pleasantly surprised by the results.
I'll edit one of those and share. The technique to produce them is so simple, yet you're so completely at the mercy of the weather
Thanks VJ. I am sure there are plenty of places in India too where you can get excellent night photography done.
Namibia happens to be a popular destination for three reasons. One, it is one of the lowest population densities in the world and two, the air is very dry with very little moisture, hence clear skies and finally, there are some beautiful foregrounds to shoot with. I have never seen anything like it, and I travel to Africa a lot.
Here is another one from the same trip, this time in front of o quivertree, which is the national tree of Namibia I believe. You can see in this one a little light pollution to the bottom right from the small town of Keetmanshop which was over 50 miles away.
