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Set the alarm clock for 1:30 am, and take your chances!

Shooting Data: Sony A1 ILCE-1, Sony FE 24mm F1.4 GM at 24 mm, 25.00 at f/1.4, Manual Mode, 0 EV, ISO 2500, Tripod.

On this particular morning, or night, depending on how you look at it, I was hoping to capture the Milky Way close to the Teton Range with calm water to add some interest to the lower portion of the image. I suppose you could say that was THE primary goal. I was also interested in seeing how well I could do capturing the night skies on a Sony A1 and a Sony 24mm F/1.4 lens. I knew it would be a challenging shoot knowing I am still not 100% familiar with all of the menus on a new camera. The last time, or the first time, I went out with the gear, my experience was testy at best. I got a couple of shots, but realized I had a learning curve ahead of me. You might think that setting a camera in full manual mode, controlling the shutter speed, ISO, and aperture would be the easy part. As it turned out, I couldn’t set the shutter speed any slower than roughly 1/5th of a second. Standing alone in the dark, and trying to understand what was going on, I texted a friend. He replied that I needed to switch from the electronic shutter to the mechanical shutter. Bingo! That solved that problem. There were a few other “speed bumps” on my first night out that I had hoped to work through for my next night time shoot. Continue reading "Go into the Night – Stay til Morning!"