⌁ Location: Borrego Springs, CA
⌁ Date: June 18th, 2017
⌁ Camera: @canonusa Canon 6D
⌁ Lens: @sigmaphoto 24mm f/1.4 ART
⌁ Filter: @hoyafilterusa Intensifier
⌁ Tripod: @manfrottoimaginemore 055 & 410 Geared Head
⌁ 20 Seconds
⌁ f/2.0
⌁ 24mm
⌁ ISO 3200
⌁ WB Auto
⌁ 21 photo pano blend
Back in March of last year I decided to buy my very first digital SLR, a Canon 7D, to fulfill an interest in photography I have always had but often neglected due to other hobbies and activities. At first it was a tool I would use to snap some photos of my wife on vacation or photos of my rock climbing buddies on one of our weekend trips. Needless to say looking back my expectations weren't through the roof. But living in LA there are cool things I always wanted to capture that I just felt my iPhone was holding me back from. Here I am, happy-go-lucky Steve walking around the streets with his flashy DSLR, yay. What occurred next along this journey I never expected.
I have always had a deep fascination with stars. I grew up in Connecticut where it seemed on a clear night you could see every star in the universe. I had become so accustomed to this that I just figured it was the same anywhere in the world. After moving to San Francisco at 19 years old I learned this couldn't be any further from the truth. I swear in the 4 years I lived in San Francisco for college it was overcast and gloomy the whole time. A beautiful city when it wasn't this way, but that was like seeing a unicorn underneath a rainbow. Upon graduation I moved to LA and it was the same ol thing but this time with light pollution and June Gloom.
When I moved to LA in 2009 my grandparents had just moved to Palm Desert. I remember the first time I drove out there and how dark the desert skies were. I felt as though I was seated in a spaceship flying through space on some of the roads. It was absolutely stunning to me. I hadn't really thought about how much my field of view in CT was obstructed by trees until visiting the desert and having nothing in your line of sight. It was incredible. So when I bought my camera I knew one spot I was going to visit to try out some Astrophotography.
Behold my first Astrophotography shot!
Looking at my settings now I had no idea what I was doing.
⌁ Location: Palm Desert, CA
⌁ Date: March 30th, 2016
⌁ Camera: @canonusa Canon 7D
⌁ Lens: @canonusa 17-40L f/4.0 USM
⌁ Filter: N/A
⌁ Tripod: Cheap POS
⌁ 2335 Seconds WTF?!?!?!
⌁ f/4.0
⌁ 19mm
⌁ ISO 100
⌁ WB Auto
⌁ 1 photo
For a first Astro shot ever, not bad! But this was only the beginning to what has become quite the religious experience. What I wasn't expecting my camera to do was buy flight tickets, put 20,000 miles on my car and invest in MORE camera equipment on my behalf. After 10 years of living in California and only seeing San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego I started following my camera all up and down this state. Fort Bragg, Bishop, Bridgeport, Lake Tahoe, Bodie, Lone Pine, Big Pine, Mount Laguna, Joshua Tree, Anza Borrego, Malibu, Santa Ynez... the list goes on and on and I am not even done exploring! Here are some more shots from my adventures and the progression:
⌁ Location: Bombay Beach, CA
⌁ Date: June 14th, 2016
⌁ Camera: @canonusa Canon 7D
⌁ Lens: @canonusa 17-40L f/4.0 USM
⌁ Filter: N/A
⌁ Tripod: Cheap POS
⌁ 15 Seconds
⌁ f/4.0
⌁ 17mm
⌁ ISO 1600
⌁ WB Auto
⌁ 1 photo
⌁ Location: Gualala, CA
⌁ Date: September 3rd, 2016
⌁ Camera: @fujifilm XT-10
⌁ Lens: @fujifilm XF14mm f/2.8R
⌁ Filter: N/A
⌁ Tripod: Cheap POS
⌁ 20 Seconds
⌁ f/2.8
⌁ 14mm
⌁ ISO 3200
⌁ WB Auto
⌁ 3 photo
⌁ Location: Bishop, CA
⌁ Date: April 5, 2017
⌁ Camera: @canonusa Canon 6D
⌁ Lens: @sigmaphoto Sigma 24mm f/1.4 ART
⌁ Filter: @hoyafilterusa Hoya Intensifier
⌁ 20 seconds
⌁ f/2.0
⌁ 24mm
⌁ ISO 6400
⌁ 16 frames, 4 for foreground 12 for MW
⌁ Location: Joshua Tree, CA
⌁ Date: April 30, 2017
⌁ Camera: @canonusa Canon 6D
⌁ Lens: @sigmaphoto 24 f/1.4 ART
⌁ Filter: @hoyafilterusa Intensifier
⌁ 25 seconds
⌁ f/2
⌁ 24mm
⌁ ISO 6400
⌁ 15 photos stacked and Pano stitched
⌁ Location: USA
⌁ Date: June 2nd, 2017
⌁ Camera: @canonusa Canon 6D
⌁ Lens: @canonusa 16-35mm f/2.8L USM
⌁ Filter: @hoyafilterusa Intensifier
⌁ 25 seconds
⌁ f/4.0
⌁ 16mm
⌁ ISO 4000
⌁ WB Auto
⌁ 43 photos stacked with StarStax
This story can go on and on and on but I will spare you all that. In the time since I took my first shot I now host workshops on teaching others astrophotography. My gear has multiplied so much that my wife now refers to photography as "the most expensive mistress a man has ever had", and she's right. It's a sick obsession, but I can't get enough of it and I love teaching others what I have taught and been taught myself!
If you are interested in my work and want to find out more you can see more at the following:
Website http://www.stevenjmagner.com
Instagram http://www.instagram.com/stevenjmagner/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/stevenjmagnerphoto/
Hope you enjoyed my story!
Excellent Work! I can't wait to see more on here and will be checking out your other social media sites...maybe 😉. But seriously very nice and hope you get involved with the great photography community here. Make sure to get aquatinted with @jamtaylor
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Thank you @blueorgy -- any recommended members focused on Astro stuff? I am still trying to navigate the Steemit world...
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Welcome to Steem @stevenjmagner I have upvoted and sent you a tip
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Thank you @bottymcbotface!
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Great photography, thanks for posting your journey!
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Thank you @flybendor! See you around!
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Amazing photos... I wish I could make them myself. I love the stars.
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All it takes is a bit of determination!
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I love the top photo the best. Great shots. Thanks for sharing the specs too. Helpful. Upvoted.
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Thank you @thedonfreeman -- plenty more to come, didn't want to give up all my shots on my Introduce post :)
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Nice, a new Steemian, more or less ^^ Hi Stevenjmagner I hope you have fun at this place. feel free to contact or follow me at any time :-) Cheers @chrisx
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Following @chrisx thanks much!
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Welcome to Steemit Stevenjmagner :) Nice post, i will follow your account, please follow me .
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Hello @stevenjmagner. Welcome to Steemit. I am David. I wish you have a happy journey here.
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Thank you at @davidzack hope all is well!
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You take the most awesome pictures
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Thank you very much @fred.kelsen!
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Stevenjmagner - welcome to steemit. Hope you will enjoy ! All the best @digital-gypsy
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Thank you @digital-gypsy! Enjoying it so far!
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Thank you @randowhale!
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Wow those are some amazing ones mate~ Welcome and glad to connect!
Voted & Commented! Hope to see you around~ Cheers
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Thank you very much @amreshchandra! More work to come soon!
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Amazing photography, welcome to the community!
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Thank you @larksongbird glad to be part of it!
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Great astrophotography! Did you have any of the camera bodies modified (remove AA and infrared filters)? Very nicely composed and executed :-)
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Thank you @fotosdenada -- nope no modifier. I invested in a Hoya Intensifier for when I have light pollution, but most of the work is done through stacking or tracking :)
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WOW, these picture look amazing! Unreal ...
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Thank you @onride-tom!
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Those are legit some of the coolest pictures I've ever seen. Absolutely love night sky photography and you are doing a fantastic job! Keep up the good work for sure! Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you very much @akuda! Been trying to shoot as much as possible, so long as my wife doesn't say otherwise!
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wow,thats so cool
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Thank you very much @anonimous!
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@stevenjmagner Great shots! I recently started photography , could you follow me too? I followed you too! And Welcome!
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Thank you @seabasscan! What kind of photography are you interested in?
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I've fallen in love with your photography... I love anything to do with what's outside of this earth! Thank you and followed for sure!
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Wow thank you very much @ndre1224! I am glad my passion can rub off on others!
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Hello Steven, welcome to Steem! :-)
Awesome photographs.
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Thank you @gtg more coming in the not so distant future trust me :)
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Hi steve, i was eagerly waiting for when you will mention that stevenjmagner is an astronaut, then i won't so much be bothered how you come about your striking captures. you job must have been in space before.i love to have them as my screen saver for my gadgets.thanks for making my day.
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@louisdollas lol I wish I was an astronaut!
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Welcome to Steemit!
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Great photography!!
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Thank you very much @cordelli17!
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Gorgeous astrophotography. I only just bought my first shutter release, and this is the perfect inspiration! Thanks!
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Thank you @therovingreader! The shutter release will greatly help! Hope you got a sturdy tripod too
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Woah these pictures look amazing! I feel like they can be on the cover of magazines!
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I wish I could figure out how to get that to happen @waphilip! I am seemingly still stuck as a hobbyist!
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man, I wish I could figure it out as well! Shit, we would be famous and rich just off our pics
And no, I didn't mean to rhyme just now haha
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lol well when you figure it out let me know!
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I most certainly will haha
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Your photos are amazing, @stevenjmagner! I'm so glad I get to see them in my feed. Upvote!
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@crystalize thank you very much! I just try to shoot and shoot often!
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These photos are amazing dude!
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Thank you very much @rawpride! My wife would like that bud headshot you got!
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Very nice, Will be looking forward to your posts.
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Thank you @rightwithin! More to come!
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Welcome and Thank You for being with us!! Following your Blog now
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@digitalplayer glad to be here!
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That first image is amazing. Do you have a high quality version that can be downloaded for a desktop background?
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@dwhntx you might be able to find it on my websites :)
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Wow, those are some really amazing photos! And welcome to Steemit ;) Enjoy your stay here.
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Thank you very much @valth! Glad to be here :)
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AMAZING pictures!!! Welcome! I hope you have fun on Steemit! We are growing faster and is good to know that you are interested in sharing some content with us! I am a Brazilian writer and videomaker, living in London. Here I post about photography, travel and stories. Have a look at my profile and if you like it, follow me. Cheers!
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Thank you very much @marcelli!
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absolutely stunning photos! I cant wait for me to trying do this. Glad i could find a bit of inspiration here. Thank you.
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What you waiting for @stefanh? Go shoot!
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Hey @stevenjmagner ! Really great photos- California has amazing spots for stargazing without all the light pollution surprisingly! Have you ever been to Lassen Volcanic National Forest? I'm not sure if you mentioned it in your post but it is home to the Dark Sky festival and is a perfect place to view the stars! Thanks for sharing!
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@burgernfries I actually have not. I have a friend that lives up in Yuba and has been trying to get me to head up that way to visit Shasta and the Oregon Coast. Do you live in that area?
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Ohhhhh man! Shasta is truly the spot! Everywhere you camp you will find such great mini lakes! I do not live in CA currently but I miss it. CA has so many gems it's crazy. Definitely look into Lassen... also Tioga Pass is great for this time of year if you don't want to head so far North... just don't cross over into Yosemite unless you want to experience bumper to bumper traffic in the mountains ;)
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Stunning work! I look forward to seeing more!
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@terminalblue thank you! And aren't you in luck because I got plenty more :)
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Welcome to steemit, happy to have you here
I comment to your post to follow me. and I will follow you
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Checkout my blog posts, Enjoy your time here and let's get this party started :)
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@stevenjmagner Welcome to Steemit! Hope you find this to be a great place to share your ideas and thoughts. Keep Steeming on!
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Welcome to this amazing community!! Followed. Follow me back 😘
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