Thank you to all the photographers that shared their best photos showing stars in the night sky in this photo contest with chances to win a Professional SLR Camera Tripod and more. Here are a few quick tips for the next time you have your camera handy and you can see the stars:
1. Use apps to point the orientation and time of the Milky Way within your desired location.
2. Use a location where the horizon is as dark as possible.
3. Make sure how you mount your gear (tripod head/l bracket/plate) make it rock solid to avoid movement.
Read more tips.
A special thanks to friend and professional photographer Martin Edström for his collaboration as a guest judge. Martin is spearheading the field of immersive journalism and photography, dedicated to tell important stories in compelling ways. Martin works with cutting-edge storytelling tools, among them the 360° reportage technique. Martin’s main subjects include human rights and environmental protection, sustainability in developing countries, natural and cultural heritage.
“The Milky Way and the Storm” by NickVenton
“Celestial” by aaronjgroen
“[ Phantasm ]” by danieljamesgreenwood
“Infinity” by scottmccook
“The Kiss” by Quantummist
“Bristlecone” by Michael_Quinn
“Old truck” by alkim
“Green Energy” by sergiovindas
“Milky Way over Matterhorn” by NiCoBoCo
“Monte Faro” by josegadea
“Cosmic Valley” by corymarshall
“Night Lights” by dlos
“Egton Landscape Milky Way” by davidrelph
“IMAGINE” by tassanee
“Stairway to Heaven” by lisaholloway
“The Wet Way” by Mack_Photography
“Marshall Point Milkyway” by stephenippolito
“V-for-Victory” by MichaelPekasaPhotography
“Count the Stars- Retouched” by Nishant-101
“Flow in deep space” by q-liebin
“Bharat Mistry-Balsam Milky Way 04″ by Q-Vision
“when nigth falls..” by joecas
“Stanislaus Forest – Milky Way” by tcarpenter71
“Shipwrecked ” by seanweekly
“Clingman’s Dome Star Trails” by pvarney3
“Juniper under the Stars” by kelliklymenko
“Pemaquid Milky Way” by wnourse
“Love Outdoor” by sysaworld
“Bodie Island Light” by mikelesnickphoto
“Volcanoes National Park” by EduardMoldoveanu
“Cosmic Arch” by fidfoto
“Milkyway on the rocks” by Luka180
“Carolyn J” by FlorendoStudioArts
“Rising Milky Way” by razvaniliescu
“Brush 2″ by agefoto
“Under the stars” by maximletovaltsev
“Binalong Bay Starlight” by TwoCatsPhotography
“Out There” by tpruessner
“Camp Minden Star Trail” by JoshKingPhotography
“Galaxies” by RStoddard11
“Waimea Pier Milky Way” by BensViewfinder
“Island Bay by Night” by MaxKostiuk-Warren
“Horkstow Star Trail” by martynleaning
“Celestial Vision 3424_13″ by IanDMcGregor
“WebStromloStarTrailsFinal” by Harmo
“[ Phantasm ]” by danieljamesgreenwood
“Remnants of mystery” by kaybrocks
“Star selfie Kilimanjaro” by tomarcher
“LOTP Startrails 20141010″ by LawrenceBurns
“Whitby Pier by night” by marktaylor-flynn
