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Posted on March 2, 2022March 2, 2022

Astrophotography with the Viltrox AF 24mm f/1.8: Chicago Star Trails

Chicago Star Trails with the Viltrox AF 24mm f/1.8

I recently got the new Viltrox AF 24mm f/1.8 lens and tried it out on some star trails shots in Chicago. Join me on a night of shooting stars from a light polluted city.

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Posted on November 26, 2020November 26, 2020

Video: Exploring Hydrogen Alpha with the Canon EOS Ra

Happy Thanksgiving! Join Ian Norman and Diana Southern on a wintery astrophotography trip to Green River Wildlife Area in rural Illinois in this video review. For this trip, Ian tries out the Canon EOS Ra, a special version of the EOS R with Hydrogen alpha light sensitivity for astrophotography.

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Posted on January 2, 2020January 2, 2020

Rokinon Samyang AF 18mm f/2.8 FE vs. Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 Astrophotography Lens Review

Check out our quick astrophoto comparison of the Rokinon Samyang AF 18mm f/2.8 FE Lens and the Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 for Sony E mount.

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Posted on October 18, 2016November 12, 2018

Critical Focus at Night with the SharpStar2

In this short video, travel with Lonely Speck to Alabama Hills, California to demo the SharpStar2 in the field to achieve perfect critical focus on the stars.

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Posted on November 2, 2015November 12, 2018

Milky Way Exposure Stacking with Manual Alignment in Adobe Photoshop

Milky Way Exposure Stacking with Manual Alignment

In this video tutorial I walk through a technique for reducing noise and improving image quality by combining multiple astrophotography exposures. I also demonstrate what to do when auto-alignment tools, like Photoshop’s Auto-Align Layers function, fail to properly align your images.

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Posted on April 8, 2015November 12, 2018

Lonely Speck featured on National Geographic’s Short Film Showcase

I’m proud to announce that National Geographic has featured our recent short film On Photographing the Milky Way in their Short Film Showcase!

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Posted on October 23, 2014November 12, 2018

On Photographing the Milky Way

Here’s a little inspiration and my answer to why we stay out late in the cold and the dark.

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