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WOW you’ve got a lot of stars in these shots! Very nice job!
Of the four that you put here, I really the wide angles a lot more than the ones that were more close up. They’re sharper, they’ve got more stars, and they really elicit that feeling of awe that you get when looking at the night sky, and the random meteors add a little bit of interest too.
If I could change one thing about the edit, I would dial your saturation down a great deal. You’ve got a lot in here to try and bring the aurora out, but you’re beginning to overpower what the image file is capable of and introducing some weird artifacts like color noise. Dial it back. I like to think the sweet spot is to where the viewer just begins to see the vividness of the lights, but the final amount is up to you. Saturation is like playing with spices. Sometimes you need a little, sometimes you need a lot, and a lot of this depends on the chef—but try to avoid putting too much in or you’ll overpower the natural flavors of whatever you’re cooking.
Other than that… really nice job. I admire astrophotographers a lot. Shooting the stars is one of the most challenging things to do in photography and you’ve seemed to master some of the basics (like NAILING the focus and shutter speed! I didn’t realize how hard that is at night until I tried it!).
—Logan
Wow, @lincolnlens, that is so neat you were able to be in such a great location to see the northern lights!
Aurora-d.jpeg – This one is by far my favorite shot of the ones you submitted. Like @loganlamar said, I’d dial down the saturation. Also, I’d see what I could do to prevent haloing from happening around the dark trees. It’s only happening on the right side of the photo. The trees in the center and left of center look great! But the way the sky suddenly becomes dark right above the trees looks unnatural to me.
Thank you very much for all the recommendations! As I don’t have the raw photo with me (I took and edited this photo at Miracle Mountain Ranch), I can’t make much changes to the pic, but I can definitely see where saturation and haloing above the trees can be improved upon! Thank you very much!
I was a photography volunteer during Summer Camp, and came to help take pictures during fall retreats. I will be coming back as a full-time photographer/videographer for Summer 2025 and am looking forward to working with the media team in the upcoming year. As regards to April, I am unsure if I will be assisting in any events happening at that time, but you never know! 😉
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