Night Sky Noise Reduction

Davenport, California
Shark Fin Cove and Stars – Davenport, California

I enjoy capturing images at night. The same clear skies that can make a sunset uneventful will fill with stars as the sky gets darker. One challenge with photographing night skies is managing the noise that can result from the high ISO settings necessary to keep shutter speeds low enough to prevent significant movement in the stars. The method that I choose to capture and process a scene depends a lot on the conditions and the composition.

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