Sky & Clouds

Cold night at Portland Island..Just 2 hours of fairly good weather gave me

opportunity to make some photos of the night sky.

I'm new and I haven't had the chance to shoot at night because I live in the city. I often wondered what it'd look like if I shot the sky with clouds in the way. This inspired me to try it out! I also like that it's in black and white. Beautiful.

This is beautiful.  The structures on the ground are razor sharp and add alot of interest.  The clouds add drama and, almost magically, open up to expose Orion in all his glory.  I'm also guessing that's Jupiter just to the right of center near the top.  B&W is cool, I'd also like to see the color version.  Really great image.  Thanks for sharing.

Hi Mariusz,

This is an aesthetically pleasing image with many elements present.

Since your exposure using the 17mm setting at F/2.8 is short enough such that the star motion is not detectable, I conclude that the elongation of the stars in this image is due to lens aberrations.

This is not uncommon , as I have tested most of the Tamron lens, including their zooms. This lens tends to perform better stopped to F/5.6 , but that would increase  the exposure here. To track on the stars would only blur the fixed subjects on the ground, so a higher ISO could be considered as a work around the lens issues.

For those interested in sky photography, I always recommend a fixed focus lens.

Well shot , though.

Best Regards, Mike

Mariusz,  I like both this B&W and the color version, but think that this B&W has more dramatic impact.  The three bright lights blend better in the B&W, while they look more blown out in the color version.  I am most impressed with your sharp capture of the stars in this image.  Excellent image. Thanks for sharing both versions. Best to you. Larry

Thank you Larry. In such shots where light pollution is obstructing the night sky it's very difficult to set correct white balance. That's why my colour version was "hidden".. ;-) 

Thank you very much,  all the best. 

Mariusz