Photographer Creates Epic Night Sky Panorama Using Ordinary Cameras
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- 28 Jun 2022
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Photographer Samy Olabi spent a total of 70 nights over the course of four years capturing 12,200 photos that took a combined 2.2 million seconds to expose in order to capture the night sky using a mixture of DSLRs and mirrorless cameras.
Olabi is an accomplished astrophotographer who previously shot miniaturized scenes using the real Milky Way Galaxy as a backdrop. Over the last four years, he has been working on a new project to capture the night sky as seen from the Northern Hemisphere using conventional DSLRs and mirrorless cameras and without a telescope.
With practicality and portability as his main concern, Olabi wanted to get the best possible results without any kind of guiding system, astronomical cameras, or telescopes. To speed up the process, he used multiple cameras with simple tracking mounts and different focal lengths.
“It is a proof of concept that with the right recipe you can achieve perfect results. All you need is some knowledge with some tools and techniques,” he says.
The finished mosaic was captured from the dark corners of the Middle East, where he is based.
Pre-Production
“Stepping into Deep Sky Astrophotography was a continuation of my astrophotography career,” Olabi explains. “I wanted to do something different, moving from one project to the other is what keeps my enthusiasm and passion ignited over the years.”
He says he believes in thinking outside of the box and deviating from what a photographer “should” do, and points to his previous miniature series as an example of that line of thought.
“I do not want complications, I do not want wires, computers, power generators, telescopes, or heavy mounts,” he says. Read More...
