The CapturEDU Journal
Photography guides, written to be used.
Practical guides to camera settings, light, composition, editing and Melbourne locations. Clear enough for beginners, specific enough to take outside tonight.
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How to photograph the Milky Way in Victoria: settings, timing
Photographing the Milky Way is less about expensive gear than planning: the right season, a new moon, a dark site away from Melbourne's glow. The settings, the 500 and NPF rules, focusing on stars and staying warm.
Night sky photography: the moon, star trails and the 500 rule
A beginner's guide to the night sky beyond the Milky Way: exposing the moon with the Looney 11 rule, planning a moonrise over a landscape, stacking star trails around the south celestial pole, and where the 500 rule breaks down.