astrophotography | Photographer Interviews: Telling the Story Behind Incredible Photos.

Photographer: Tyson Poeckh. Camera: Nikon D800. Lens: Nikkor 14-24 at 14mm. Background Exposure: ISO 3200 f/2.8 20s. Foreground Exposure: ISO 1250 f/3.5 128s.

Milky Way Blast Off

May 5, 2014

When you look at this photo, what’s your first thought? How I could capture this scene differently in a future outing. Decisions were made to balance the foreground and night sky, but I believe many other interesting compositions exist from this vantage point. Was it a special trip to get the shot from this vantage […]

Photographer: Ryan Sommers. Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M5. Lens: Olympus 17mm f1.8. Exposure: ISO 3200 f/2 15s.

McKinley Springs Milky Way

April 17, 2014

What’s the story behind this photo? I was with a group of friends participating in the McKinley Springs Winery BBQ Competition. I think it mostly turns into a drinking competition, but that’s another story. It’s in the middle of nowhere, so I brought my camera gear with the intention of doing some astrophotography. We’d been […]