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Photo of the Day July 2016
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More worrying is that he wasn't sleeping until I gave him some of my water.....Taking pictures of people whilst they sleep? You're definitely in the stalker territory!
It's ok! Yes, it does make you want to take other astronomy pictures. Like any hobby, it's only as expensive as you make it. I haven't spent anywhere near as much money on lenses as some people here. But I did purchase a Skytracking mount which allowed me to take the photo of the Orion Nebula I posted a couple weeks ago. I'm still learned how best to take and edit these types of photos. It's quite a bit of work, but it's a lot of fun too.
As for the phase, it's not very often that I'm up at 5:30AM taking moon photos, but it was worth it.
I am an (extremely) amateur astronomer, but I'm pretty happy with how this one turned out. It's the Orion Nebula, taken back in December.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Lens: Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II
Exposure info: ISO 3200, 250mm, f/5.6, 15 secs x 20 exposures
Contrast, color, brightness adjustments, and cropping in Pixelmator.
It's ok! Yes, it does make you want to take other astronomy pictures. Like any hobby, it's only as expensive as you make it. I haven't spent anywhere near as much money on lenses as some people here. But I did purchase a Skytracking mount which allowed me to take the photo of the Orion Nebula I posted a couple weeks ago. I'm still learned how best to take and edit these types of photos. It's quite a bit of work, but it's a lot of fun too.
As for the phase, it's not very often that I'm up at 5:30AM taking moon photos, but it was worth it.
Yep, been looking at the nebula shot. I think for this we are into the territory of 100-200 individual shots then stacked together using something like regstax right?
A tracking mount is a thing of beauty! For a self proclaimed beginner you are producing some real nice images!
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STRANGER DANGER!!!!!!
I did feel a bit tired myself last time you gave me a tea come to think of it....
Thanks Ken. Night sky photography fascinates the hell out of me. Unfortunately, I have to drive 3 hrs each way to get a clear shot without light pollution.
Thanks kallisti. This was taken with a lens at 700mm (500 & 1.4x extender).
Try tonal contrast in Color Efex Pro for B&W as well. When you want to emphasize every last tiny bit of detail, it does the job. It's not for every shot as it can result in an over-processed look but as you mentioned, exaggerated processing works for moon shots.
~ Peter
Medallion, World War II Memorial, Washington DC
DahliaKeeping on the (natural) flower theme....Comments always appreciated.
Pink & Green by another scotsman, on Flickr
Pink & Green by another scotsman, on Flickr
To me, the context makes it a much better shot, perhaps not the best background, but you got to live with what's there.
yes, I agree the context does give a bit more oomph to the shot. I had tried to get more of surrounding area into the first shot by lying down on the ground and shooting at the widest zoom setting but it only went out to the edge of the ceiling and didn't show any of the doors or windows. Of course that completely embarrassed my wife as she watched people passing by staring at the old geezer lying on the ground.
_DSC1007Thank you - same for yours
Cheers
Hugh
Is it photo nerd? Thats what mine calls me!artist is not the term my wife used
As promised, here's the best photo I got of the moon before I broke my telescope. Maybe some day I'll get it fixed.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Lens: Meade LX90-ACF 8" f/10 Telescope
Exposure info: ISO 100, 2000mm, f/10, 1/125 sec
Sharpened/de-noise/add saturation in iPhoto.
Belated reply, but nice!
Yes, she has called me a nerd some times when I get obsessed with the equipment but in the case of the bug shot she said something like 'get up you look idiotic lying there'
Love the colors and placement of the main subjects in both of these photos. Great work, guys!