How to photograph the stars in New Zealand

[@adrianalfordphotography]

If you need any more info, please leave questions in the comments below. Many thanks for watching 🙏😀📸💫⭐🌟

[@darioarellano5571]

Awesome shot, Adrian! I'll have to try that stitching technique with my 24-70 f2.8.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thanks Dario. Hope it works out for you, cheers 🙏📸

[@denisesavage2382]

Oh my goodness! What another amazing place. Simply breathtaking. In the end I don't care what you filmed it on - it's just stunning.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thank you for watching. It's pretty amazing there.

[@FabrizioZago]

Great panoramic shot and very nice astro photograph at the end! I would have been tempted to stop right away on the motorway to take some shots also, the view from the car was already awesome :-)

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Fabrizio Zago - Photography and Media thank you sooo much for watching. Yes I agree you can stop anywhere in NZ and get a beautiful shot 🙏👍

Thumbs up ere' Adrian, another great photography vlog - SNOW!!!! Amazing location again - you need a Drone Seekers hoodie!!!! Great set of images and well worth the trip. Many thanks for sharing your work & info :)

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thanks very much for watching mate. Yes definitely do need a drone seekers hoodie haha, they're really cool. Have an awesome week mate :)

[@libmananchannel]

Great! Nice view! Thank you for showing the wonderful scenery! I was impressed!

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thank you very much for watching, much appreciated :)

[@CasseysVlog]

Your shots are beyond amazing Adrian. WOW. The 7:04 shot looks magical!

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Cassey’s Life And Everything in Between thank you very much for your kind comment. It was a magic night, very cold, but worth it for the shot 🙏🙏🙏

[@wingsofaustralia]

EPIC is the word, wow!

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Zooly Moo thanks for watching 👍🙏

[@bvaldes8791]

Good morning Adrian every Sat morning I look forward to seeing your video and photos and this one was stunning loved that Pano and Astro was wow wow. Thank you for sharing it with us

[@adrianalfordphotography]

That's so kind of you to say. I really work hard on my videos and I'm glad you enjoy them. The location and timing was everything for this astro shot. Perfect conditions with the new moon. My next video is the sunrise here, and at least my batteries were charged haha :)

[@MarmrOor]

Wow what amazing place you have so relaxing so beautiful 😍😍😍😍🌹🌹🌹👏👏👏👏

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Marmr Oor thank you so much for watching. Glad you liked the video 👍🙏

[@summitpaul]

Stunning final photo Adrian. Fantastic video. Thanks for sharing.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thank you very much Paul. Really appreciate you watching and glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@mikecheeseman278]

Wow. Awesome final image and great video Adrian. Amazing landscapes. Cheers and thanks for sharing.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thanks very much for watching Mike. Great location with awesome conditions helped with image. Hope to return again one day.

[@EdenValleyAdventuresUK]

That was a stunning shot at the end just fantastic, thanks so much for sharing.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thank you very much for watching. Glad you enjoyed the shot, such a great location, with awesome conditions.

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Best video yet! Great location and great images!

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thanks heaps Jay, such an epic location for photography. Look forward to your next video mate, cheers :)

[@garrettwalker3285]

great channel, i've learned a ton from your videos. i'd love to learn more about your astro editing workflow in LRC, especially for this astro pano - what a shot!

[@adrianalfordphotography]

I will endeavour to make a video for you.

[@CatchavistaAerial]

Amazing place, loved watching this. Love the stills!

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Catchavista Aerial thanks very much for watching. Loved this location, so great for photography 👍🙏

[@slimbirdy]

Wowie! Another stunner. The location, how you tell the story and the final shot - just breathtaking. Loved it.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

slimbirdy thanks so much for watching really appreciated glad you enjoyed the video 👍🙏

[@stevenallen3066]

Adrian that final shot is a portfolio photo for sure. Epic for sure. And with a 2.8 just awesome. About the batteries - at least it wasn't for the D850.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thanks so much for watching Steven. Yes, thank goodness it wasn't the main photographic camera, which coincidentally was down to one bar haha! Very happy with the shot in the end. Worth braving the freezing cold for :)

[@bestpix100]

What an amazing image, well worth the effort you put in.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Bestpix photography thanks so much for watching - it was such a great night all round 👍🙏

[@amarasiri74]

this is so lovely. tq much

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thank you for watching 🙏

[@Expertcity]

really you are amazing. What a magical place & absolutely stunning frame at the end Adrian! One of my favorite shots from you for sure! wish you good luck for your journey.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thank you so much for watching, really appreciate your kind comment. Cheers :)

[@jimdayphotography7267]

Epic is the word indeed my photography friend 😀 well done for saving the video with no vlogging camera batteries. Thanks for sharing. Love the final image and the pano. Awesome 😀👍

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Cheers Jim and thanks so much for watching mate. Last video of the series next week for NZ and it was the sunrise here. Some cool long exposure shots as the sun came up. Have a great week mate :)

[@jimdayphotography7267]

@@adrianalfordphotography looking forward to it 😀👍

[@greenperspective4843]

Just Gorgeous!!❄️😍I know the feeling when your batteries dies on you!😝 Your storytelling is just really great, and the shots amazing, loved watching this! 😃👌🏻

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thanks so much for watching, really appreciate your kind comment, cheers :)

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Just found your channel Adrian. Awesome content. I love following other Aussie photographers .. and especially when you get some awesome nightscape action .. well done. Richard

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Cheers many thanks for watching Richard. Really appreciate the sub and have subbed to your channel. You have some really awesome videos. Look forward to seeing more of your videos in the future. If you're ever up in Brissie, gives us a shout and we can head out for a session.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

@@adrianalfordphotography Good on you Adrian ..!!!

[@peterviragphoto]

What a magical place & absolutely stunning frame at the end Adrian! One of my favourite shots from you for sure!👏👏👌

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thanks Peter for watching. Really is a great spot there. I'd love to go back and just go hiking without the photography side of things happening. Peaceful as anything, and close up with nature.

[@andrewhookerphotography4774]

EPIC! Is an understatement. I thought the scenery on the way there was good, but...your final shot. Wow! Even a shooting star. Great video Adrian.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thanks so much Andrew. This place is right up there for photography. In my next video, I do the sunrise here and wow what a morning! Cheers for watching mate, always appreciate your support and kind comments.

[@paultaylorphotography9499]

Absolutely epic mate loved it down south last year itching to get back. I love shooting blue hour and Astro yours are just simply next level. Outstanding work. 📷📷❤️❤️

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Cheers thanks so much Paul. Had the perfect conditions for this shot. Didn't have my astro lens with me, but made do with the only F2.8 lens I had in my kit. Look forward to your next video mate :)

[@paultaylorphotography9499]

@@adrianalfordphotography best lens you own is the one you have with you. Great work mate cheers

[@KevinVChannel]

Indeed a magical place! Sorry to hear about your battery and your lens. But still, everything went well, those are really amazing photos!

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Cheers, thanks so much for watching. Ended up being a great night :)

[@JapanLovers]

Gear is a killer hey - We are sticking with one camera and 2 iphone 11s because we need phones them anyway. It’s so hard when doing photo and video hey, so many mistakes to be made and at least one happens every time. You were able to salvage some really good results and that’s the main thing 👌 Amazing place

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Yeah just one of those things. Probably the fact that I was exhausted from doing a dawn shoot, then driving 4 hours and rushing out to the location. Less haste, less waste next time :)

[@glenwood4228]

Hi Adrian, good informative videos. With regatd to astrophotography, I have a Nikon D850 with a Nikon ED AF-S Nikkor 28-70mm 1:2.8 lens. This might seem a strange question, when you set the lens to manual and on the camera, do you set the aperture ring wide open at f2.8 on the lens or leave it as it is (f22) as the camera will set the aperture? Hope this makes sense. Regards Glen

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thanks for watching Glen. Definitely you need the lens wide open at F2.8 you need as much light as you can. If you watch this other D850 astrophotography video youll see all my settings - kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWnFn3SHi916oM0si=iOfXTwfE1tF6s1vD

[@razdanvarun]

What a beautiful picture, thank you for sharing - how did you make it back to the parking at night 😀

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Good question - made a lot of wrong turns, but eventually found my car. It was so dark!

[@kiwitrails]

Just came across your channel and wow! What was that app you used? it seems very handy!

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Hi Dan - PhotoPills is the app. Thanks for watching 🙏

[@kiwitrails]

@@adrianalfordphotography awesome thanks for that. Just what I needed. Going to try get some photos tonight

[@CliftonTicehurst]

Amazing location and amazing images Adrian 👌 I felt your pain in finding your batteries dead but it made no difference to the quality of the video and story you produced. Great piece of work. Cheers, Cliff

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Clifton Ticehurst thanks Cliff glad you liked the video. I think the cold wacked my batteries that night. Was lucky to get the shot in the end was down to one bar on the D850. Lessons learned. Cheers mate 🙏