Stars, stars, and still more stars!
Digital has made all the difference—it’s been a game changer for would-be astrophotographers everywhere, training their lenses skyward at night to capture the splendor of the Milky Way.
In the foregoing era of film, the light insensitivity of cameras in dark conditions confounded photographers trying to portray this dimly-lit spectacle. Digital has since shattered that boundary by bringing forth the Milky Way with a sensitivity to color once reserved only for high-end telescopes and NASA productions.
“The Scenery I Wanted to See” by Mitsuhiro Okabe. (Courtesy of Mitsuhiro Okabe)
Novel techniques and software innovations also allowed photographers to blend separate foregrounds and backgrounds to create artistic composites hitherto unheard of outside of Hollywood special effects studios. Magic was made possible from the comfort of your home PC….