The Lake - 142610
By: Paul Wilson | paul_wilson_images
Phone: OPPO Find X5 Pro
https://nzastrocompetition.com/new-zealand-astrophotography-competition-2024/smartphone/?cid=326&cac=submission&ctx=page&cm=1&sid=142610
I took my OPPO Find X5 on a nighttime astrophotography adventure. My focus was primarily on capturing the Milky Way with this smartphone. It was a cold night, my vehicle told me it was -8°C before I got out to shoot 🥶 To optimize image quality, I captured multiple frames of the Milky Way, followed by several shots of the foreground. This technique, called image stacking, allows for noise reduction and the retrieval of more detailed information from the raw data, thus enhancing the quality of the final photograph. Amidst the excitement of balancing on rocks in the middle of the lake, and avoiding falling in, I didn't notice that the lens had fogged up. Quite inconvenient, but at that moment, staying upright was more critical! I actually like the effect it gave on the window light.
Finished since 14 days, 22 hours and 5 minutes.