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Astro Landscapes

I got out during the previous new moon to get a few astro landscapes. I recently got a star tracker. The star tracker is a device that rotates with the stars at night enabling me to take longer exposures at lower ISO’s. This reduces noice in the finished photo and lets the sensor collect more light. Enjoy the photos and thank you for looking.

Milky Way over Montauk Radar Tower
Milky Way over Montauk Radar Tower
Star trails over the Ponquogue Bridge
Star trails over the Ponquogue Bridge
The Milky Way over the Ponquogue Bridge
The Milky Way over the Ponquogue Bridge

Water Mill Milky Way

Milky Way over Water Mill field

Water Mill Milky Way rising across the sky. The night sky is filled with ambient light making it hard to see the Milky Way. The Milky Way is the cloud of stars moving left to right. Plus the local neighbors coming and going in their cars. The lights in the foreground are lightening bugs and the colored lights crossing the sky are airplanes and maybe a satellite or two.

A Few Night Photos

Gardiner Mill Cottage Gallery and Wind Mill at night
Gardiner Mill Cottage Gallery and Wind Mill at night in black and white
The Milky Way rising over the Montauk Lighthouse in black and white
Milky Way rising over Mecox Bay
The Milky Way rising above Mecox Bay
Southampton Village at Night

Some Sea Ducks a Willet and an Egret

I don’t consider myself a wildlife photographer but I do take some bird photos when they come to me. I’m an opportunist when it comes to wildlife. These ducks, Willet and Egret were too cooperative to ignore.

A female Eider resting
Female Long Tail Duck
Male Eider
Surf Scoter
Great Egret with female Long Tail Duck in foreground
Great Egret scratching that itch
Close up Great Egret