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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
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