路地裏でお気軽に星野写真
夏の星野写真のブログを覚えている方はいますか。簡単に言えば、撮影するのに一手間がかかりました。まずは、八ヶ岳南麓近郊で光害のない場所と360度見渡せる場所を探す。これが意外に手間取りました。つぎに、月明かりが邪魔をしない条件の日を選ぶ、一月の半分は、月が邪魔をします。また、薄曇りであったり、曇天では撮影できません。さらに、機材です。カメラはレンズの明るいF2.8を準備します。しかも、広角であること。また、夜露でレンズが曇らないように、熱線の入ったフードを準備、さらに、星の日周運動を追いかけるように、PENTAXならではの、アストロトレーサーを入手する必要があります。あとは、三脚と防寒、防風準備をして撮影場所まで行きます。ここまでやって、撮影できた写真をみて、ガッカリをします。そんな思いを何度してきたことでしょう。昨年の夏の撮影は失敗に終わりました。
この4月2日に、再度、挑戦の機会をつくり6枚だけ撮影しました。今までとは、違う機材セットで。カメラは、SONYコンデジ、レンズF1.8という明るさ。今までの機材は全て使いません。撮影場所も遠くまで行くのが面倒なので、家の路地裏です。街灯も小淵沢駅の電灯もあるので、空は明るいのですが、機材のお試しで挑戦した結果がこれです。本当に、お気軽に星空を撮影できることに驚きでした。（よく見るとブレている）この調子で、これからも、星野写真を取り続けていこうと決心した朝の3時30分でした。まだまだ、寒いので外に星を見に行くときは防寒を忘れずに。
The astrophotography
Does anyone remember the Astrophotography Blog? Briefly, it took a lot of work to take the pictures. First, I had to find a place near the southern foot of Yatsugatake where there was no light pollution and where I could have a 360-degree view. This was surprisingly time-consuming. Next, I had to choose a day when the moonlight would not disturb me. In addition, it is not possible to take pictures when it is lightly overcast or cloudy. In further, the equipment. Prepare a camera with a bright f/2.8 lens. Moreover, it should be wide-angle. In additional, I need to prepare a hood with a hot wire to prevent the lens from fogging up due to night dew, and I also need to get an Astro Tracer, unique to PENTAX, to track the diurnal motion of the stars. Then, I need to go to the shooting location with a tripod and prepare warm and windproof clothing. After all this work, I was disappointed when I see the photos I have taken. How many times have I had that feeling? Last summer's shoot ended in failure completely.😅
On April 2, I had another chance to try again and took only six pictures. I used a different set of equipment than before. The camera was a SONY condenser digital camera with a bright f/1.8 lens. I did not use any of my previous equipment. The shooting location was in the backyard of the house, as it was too troublesome to go far away from the house. The sky is bright because of the street lights and the lights at Kobuchizawa station, but this is the result of trying out the equipment. I was really surprised at how easy it was to take pictures of astrophotography. It was 3:30 in the morning when I decided to continue taking astrophotography at this pace. It is still cold, so don't forget to keep warm when you go outside to look at the stars.