Posts for: Thomas H.
Jun 17, 2017 17:08:19 #
No but I think I would look pretty awesome with antlers !!
Jun 16, 2017 23:34:47 #
I was hiking a nearby nature trail when I spotted a mom and her fawn about 100 feet in front of me. I stood still and all of a sudden the fawn broke away from the mom and ran straight at me and stopped about 4 inches from my feet. It looked into my eyes and bolted back to the doe who did not seem distressed at all about our encounter. The fawn continued to stare at me until the mom decided it was time for them to veer off into the woods. A truly magical moment in my life ! Thank you for looking and for your nice comments !
May 20, 2017 20:45:10 #
Lame-Duck wrote:
I shoot with your camera lens combo a lot, and love it. With such a high shutter speed, at f/8, I'm wonder what ISO your camera selected. It must have been very high, and yet I notice no objectionable noise in your photo. That's quite impressive.
In all honesty I did use noise reduction software and re-sharpened a touch before posting. It wasn't too bad but I felt it needed a little tweaking.
May 20, 2017 20:21:44 #
Lame-Duck wrote:
That's really a WOW shot...beautiful sharp focus, wing stopping image...very impressive. What was your shutter speed, and did you use flash to stop the wing blur?
Thank you very much ! I used a Canon 7D Mark ll with the Canon 100-400 version ll and a 1.4 extender. I shot in shutter priority at 1 /8000...Auto ISO... and F 8. I did not use flash but the lighting was excellent at around 10:30 AM. Thank you for asking !
May 20, 2017 19:29:03 #
I was hanging around the feeder at the nature preserve hoping one of these beauties would show up this morning......and he did ! Thank you for looking and for your nice comments !
May 18, 2017 04:08:25 #
This red tailed hawk broke this branch off of the tree it was perched in and carried to the ground. Thank you for looking and for your nice comments !
May 1, 2017 01:05:17 #
I can see a square / rectangular shape to the possible structure. I don't see it as a crater within a crater. Not round enough in my opinion. I keep an open mind and there is much compelling research available as to certain anomalies and their possible origins on the Moon and Mars.
Apr 26, 2017 21:41:37 #
This osprey seemed to want to engage me in a stare down this morning ! Thank you for looking and for your nice comments !
Apr 26, 2017 15:08:16 #
bwana wrote:
Multiple subs, at least 10-15, align and stack them to begin with...
Then do some serious postprocessing in Lightroom or Photoshop.
You can shoot the Milky Way in a single image but postprocessing becomes considerably harder due to image noise, i.e.: you can't stretch the image as far to really pop the colors and brightness.
The image below was processed from a multi-sub imaging session. I think it was probably 16x30sec. @ ISO 1600.
bwa
Then do some serious postprocessing in Lightroom or Photoshop.
You can shoot the Milky Way in a single image but postprocessing becomes considerably harder due to image noise, i.e.: you can't stretch the image as far to really pop the colors and brightness.
The image below was processed from a multi-sub imaging session. I think it was probably 16x30sec. @ ISO 1600.
bwa
Beautiful , stunning image ! Thank you very much for your advice !
Apr 25, 2017 15:20:54 #
Marc G wrote:
Hi Thomas. Good start.
Your focus looks a little off but i am viewing from mobile phone.
You could try dropping your F stop a click or 2, also your iso.
One last thing i suggest is a series of 20s frames.
Then stack them in dss.
You may have to reframe the shot after two or so frames. Marc
Your focus looks a little off but i am viewing from mobile phone.
You could try dropping your F stop a click or 2, also your iso.
One last thing i suggest is a series of 20s frames.
Then stack them in dss.
You may have to reframe the shot after two or so frames. Marc
Thank you Marc ! I'm not sure how to get a series of 20 second frames due to the earth's rotation. How do I reframe and be sure I'm in the same spot . That would provide the best image for sure. Thanks again !
Apr 25, 2017 15:14:19 #
dirtpusher wrote:
How many miles you away from light polution
About 60 miles outside of the nearest city.
Apr 25, 2017 01:47:45 #
I thought I did everything right but the photo shows there is much room for improvement ! I used a Canon 5D mark lll with the Canon 24-70 ll. I used the following settings : F 2.8.....ISO 2000.....and SS 20 seconds. I shot in manual focused to infinity and of course with a tripod and remote. It was a moonless night and it seemed more than far enough away from any light pollution. Is there a better combination of settings to make the stars less pronounced and more natural looking. I greatly appreciate all the guidance and feedback I can get from the astronomical shooters ! By the way I realize the wires are in the photo but I won't make that mistake again !
Apr 16, 2017 16:50:13 #
dannac wrote:
Make a little more sense if I include the image . 
Wow ! Really enhances the owl ! Thank you very much for taking the time to do this !
Apr 16, 2017 16:48:21 #
rborud wrote:
Thomas H
I was playing and thought you might consider this.
RBorud
I was playing and thought you might consider this.
RBorud
Amazing effect!! Thank you so much for taking the time to do this !
Apr 15, 2017 16:33:09 #
BigDaddy wrote:
Here's one with my blue cloudy sky.
Thank you very much BigDaddy ! It looks amazing !