Astrophotography Grampians Road Trip Part 2

[@johnl4469]

G'day mate. Just watched one and two. Really felt for you setting up the camera and walking away up the path, only to return collect the camera to do the same again, to make it to the top of the mountain. Real dedication there Richard, well done mate. And great images too, proving with hard work comes results.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks as always John, really appreciated.

[@ceciliarademeyer4949]

So glad I stumbled across your channel. Am watching all your movies. You are truely an inspirational artist. Please keep em coming. Am now dreaming of an Aussie road trip....

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks a lot for watching Cecilia .. .you can't beat a good old fashioned Aussie road trip ...!!!

[@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism]

This is cool Richard. I'm catching up on all your past videos, finally. They're all so good, I wish I didn't put it off for so long. I hope you'll do some more backpacking trips! This is the best!

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks so much for watching, I loved this trip.

[@anthonymiller5681]

Awesome photos. I am now obsessed with capturing the night sky over the mountains of my home Southwest Virginia

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks very much for watching Anthony

[@davidmaltby2065]

Your ability to communicate your passion and skills is amazing. Another great videos with awesome images.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks as always David

[@alanscott.online]

Just to say, Thanks for sharing Richard.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks a lot Alan. This is one of my most favourite places.

[@abdulhalimekram4151]

Stunning images,love it,keep it up 😊👍🏼

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks so much for watching Abdul, really appreciate it.

[@davidlewinsohn9252]

Richard, truly an incredible video. I take my hat off to you. I really like your presentation style. I feel I am on the journey with you. Thank you.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks so much David, really appreciate it.

[@bornforadventureie]

Beautiful images...

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks so much again Jirka

[@ConsiderateRider]

These videos takes me really into your adventure. Entertaining, informative and such a kind way to present this.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Really appreciate your comments

[@barnos1966]

Thanks Richard for sharing your passion for night photography. Can't wait for your next adventure....

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Really appreciate you watching Darren and thanks for the encouragement.

[@g0mhc]

Another fantastic video Richard, thank you.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

I'm very pleased that you like the video ... thanks so much for watching.

[@dougingram4519]

These videos are wonderful, Richard. The personal element that they add to your photography is well worth seeing.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks again Doug. I'm trying to tap into the personal elements to show people my heart and motivation for each project I tackle.

[@old4004]

Your usual beautiful images, Richard. In South Texas a cave hostel would be shared with Diamondback Rattlesnakes........stay safe.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

I'm sure there are snakes there during the summer months but here in winter they are all hibernating

[@quarkyman1]

Top man, superb vlog Richard with stunning shots, and it is so good to have all your exif on the images. Thanks.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks Michael, really appreciate your support. I always want to give as much info as I can.

[@newbee1016]

Hi Richard, As I said before I grew up near the Grampians, on the Western side, and as kids we would ride our bikes to the mount and spend the day climbing around the rocks, those were the days ha ha. Any way, an other fantastic video, I didnt know the old mount could look so good looking at it from another perspective, Golten Gorge is an other place to check out when the water is running because there is a lot of interesting little water falls. I would be interested to know if you went to the Horsham Technical School in the 1960's? Robert Stawell

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Hey Robert, I was born and bred in Bendigo so I didn't go to school in Horsham. I did visit Golten Gorge but couldn't find time to shoot there this trip. Thanks for watching.

[@marcpayne9117]

Love your work Richard, keep it coming.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thank you Marc

[@jennyyipcy]

Hi Richard, Another AWESOME vlog. Thumbs UP 👍

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks so much Jenny ... I'm really pleased that you like it.

[@JensChrStrandos]

Just wonderful!! Another excellent video!

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thank you so much for watching .. really appreciated

[@BoanergesDebritto1]

Como é bom ver os seus vídeos, são imagens espetaculares. Parabéns e muito obrigado

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thank you so very much for watching and for the comments

[@AseanNomad]

Great video Richard...really enjoyed it. If you ever come to Tassie it would be great to do a shoot with you...

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks Asean. I'd love to get to Tassie some time.

[@AseanNomad]

Nightscape Images youre welcome at mine anytime as a base camp

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks for your very kind offer Asean Nomad

[@AseanNomad]

Nightscape Images Youre welcome 😀

[@FrankMeierHOL]

Hello Richard,, many thanks for sharing all of your videos. It is very inspiring. I like also the way how you explain all settings of your camera. That will help me to follow the idea of light painting. Greetings from Germany.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thank you so much Frank ... your comments are very much appreciated.

[@keithdouglas8707]

Good stuff 👍 I really enjoyed it and I can't wait for more amazing roadtrips

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks very much Keith. I'll be off to Tasmania in about 6 weeks so there will be plenty more road trip videos.

[@keithdouglas8707]

@@nightscapeimages.richard awesome I used to live in south Hobart definitely some amazing scenery down there 🙂

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

@@keithdouglas8707 Yes I'm really looking forward to it.

[@noelritchie1295]

Incredible video, very informative, a beautiful spot and some amazing images only problem I wasn't there with you

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks very much Noel ... I'm so glad you enjoyed the videos. You can visit the Grampians any time you wish, but I probably won't be there ...!!!

[@sunnysideup1744]

Love your passion Richard regardless of the conditions or terrain tho you are fitter than i am, this old body would struggle climbing up there. Although i could ask the wife along to take some of the load but I'm pretty sure i know what she will say.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Haha ... yes I think I know what she'd say also ...!!! I must say it took me a few days to recover from it all. Thanks again for your comments.

[@benatsea1]

Awesome video as usual Richard. I am planning a road trip to Cape Agulhas South Africa for those lighthouses, this is an inspiration :) :)

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks so much Ben. I'm glad you feel inspired. Your road trip sounds marvellous.

[@leannewilson2946]

Awesome stuff Richard!

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks heaps Leanne I'm so pleased you like it.

[@grahamhunneman3503]

Thanks for sharing your awesome adventure, really enjoyed being along for the ride. Your work is amazing and extremely motivating, I went out by myself a few days ago to a old farmhouse on the moors, near where I live. Bit nervous by myself but I'll definitely keep practicing.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Really appreciate your great comments Graham. I hope you get some awesome images.

[@sic04250f]

Great vlog mate

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks heaps for the comment sico ... appreciate it.

[@craigwilson1604]

im gonna have to try to shoot the milky way but its not the best time of year in the uk, love your images. you should try to shoot in the uk with alyn Wallace id love to see that vlog!!

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Wonderful Craig. Yes it's one of the highlights living in Australia, we get awesome milky way from March through til October

[@rasmusmogensen7444]

Oi Richard. Greetings from Denmark with my Australien wife. Have to say it is awesome photos you take and produce. Love following your vlog, but we have to ask, how do you dare to walk out in the bush and also sleeping there all alone. We mean snakes, spiders and so on. Very brave and we are impressed. Keep up the good work.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks for watching Rasmum. It is winter here in Australia and all the creepy crawlys are hibernating. I'm sure there may be snakes around these spots in the summer but I'm not shooting nightscapes in Summer. Appreciate the comments.

[@shaughanask571]

Very good mate. Do you have videos on how you post process ?

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Yes I have quite a few and more on the way.

[@diosesplenitud]

👍👍👍

[@OutandaboutWalking]

Hi Richard. Wonderful video! The photos you produce are truly beautiful. I was wondering do you use a 1/2 cto gel on your torch or a full cto with roughly what kelvin wb number? Thanks in adavance.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks Bassplayer I use a half cto gel on the torch. The part number is 205 if you want to look it up. Appreciate the comment.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Also I set my white balance between 3450k _ 4000k usually

[@wifiguru]

Hello Richard, I really love the extended videos. Do you use any special software for the time lapse such as LRTimelapse? Keep up the great work!

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks a lot Kevin. I do use LRTimelapse to render my timelapses. Appreciate you watching and commenting.

[@drmtufan]

The stars to be very dark in the exposure environment is ideal. However, in a view of the city lights seen from the distance where the star is it possible to make exposures?

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

It is very difficult to get good images of stars when in or near a large city. The sky becomes totally washed out. My advice is to travel as far away from the city as possible to shoot the stars.

[@drmtufan]

@@nightscapeimages.richard thank you very much

[@Fabiosandi007]

Greetings from brazil, your videos / photos are just fantastic. I have a nikon D5500 and Im thinking of buying a sigma 18-35mm f1.8 for milkway photography an landscape. Is it a good option for an all purpose lens in a DX camera?

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks for watching Fabio. Yes the Sigma 18-35 f1.8 is a great lens for the D5500 ... you'll get great shots with that setup.

[@elisalant]

Learning such a lot from you Richard, many thanks. What app do you use to see cloud cover? Cheers Eli

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Many thanks Eli. I use Clear Outside ... it's really good

[@willnotbetracked8222]

Loving the videos - well done! Only thing is when there is any movement in the video all the vertical lines go wobbly until the movement stops and then all is fine again. 🤔 Is this in the actual video or have I got a bad setting or something?

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Hi Willnot there are a couple of reasons for that. Sometimes when the video frame rate is too high you get strobing on fast movement. Also the youtube compression exaggerates that even more. There isn't anything wrong with your settings cause I can see it also. I'll do my best to alleviate it moving forward. Thanks for watching.

[@johncarter591]

Lots of Information now the Biggest Question is do I try and become a Copycat or Not

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Copy away John ... I have no copyright on the great outdoors ...!!!