Night shots--Tamron 16-300: I just received my 16-300 Tameron Friday, so took it out to try for some meteor shots. Didn't catch any meteors, but had a good time anyway. Here are a few...

dlmorris Loc: Loma Linda, Ca

I just received my 16-300 Tameron Friday, so took it out to try for some meteor shots. Didn't catch any meteors, but had a good time anyway. Here are a few shots at 16mm. Focus at night is always difficult, and there is just a hint of star trailing, due to my set-up. Still, I was happy with the results, and think the lense will be a keeper.

LaurenT Loc: Northern California

Those are beautiful pictures. I'd say it's a keeper too. :thumbup:

dlmorris Loc: Loma Linda, Ca

Thanks Lauren!

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

Where were these taken? Could not have been in Loma Linda and imaged the Milky Way with all the light pollution in LA>

dlmorris Loc: Loma Linda, Ca

I was up at the Children's Forest near Running Springs. It was indeed overcast in Loma Linda, and also Banning, where another friend gave up trying....

SX2002 Loc: Adelaide, South Australia

Lovely shots... :thumbup:

dlmorris Loc: Loma Linda, Ca

Thanks SX...,!

dlmorris Loc: Loma Linda, Ca

Speaking of Light pollution, the first picture was taken to the west, towards LA from my location. We were somewhere above 6,000 feet.

Crux Loc: SW Florida

Very very nice! All three are keepers.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

dlmorris wrote:

I just received my 16-300 Tameron Friday, so took it out to try for some meteor shots. Didn't catch any meteors, but had a good time anyway. Here are a few shots at 16mm. Focus at night is always difficult, and there is just a hint of star trailing, due to my set-up. Still, I was happy with the results, and think the lense will be a keeper.

Beautiful! That lens has gotten good reviews, and I can see why.

brucew29 Loc: Cincinnati, Ohio

Nice series... Camera make and model, ISO, f/stop, and shutter speed? I guess you mean 150mm and not 16mm as typed...

dlmorris wrote:

I just received my 16-300 Tameron Friday, so took it out to try for some meteor shots. Didn't catch any meteors, but had a good time anyway. Here are a few shots at 16mm. Focus at night is always difficult, and there is just a hint of star trailing, due to my set-up. Still, I was happy with the results, and think the lense will be a keeper.

dlmorris Loc: Loma Linda, Ca

No, it was indeed 16mm (wide angle). ISO was 1600, F-4, about 30 sec. Exposure. Camera is a 60Da (the "a" means a special astronomy version by Canon).

brucew29 Loc: Cincinnati, Ohio

Wow.... 16-300mm is a nice range....

dlmorris wrote:

No, it was indeed 16mm (wide angle). ISO was 1600, F-4, about 30 sec. Exposure. Camera is a 60Da (the "a" means a special astronomy version by Canon).

CORNISH Loc: CORNWALL, UK

They look good to me

Edwardntx

Very nice shots! As for focus, on a landscape like this one, seems like setting the lens in infinity might do the trick, depending on how close the trees are. Have you ever tried stopping the lens all the way down to to its slowest aperture, f16, f22, whatever the max is and do a very long exposure? I'm sure you have, but it can make some beautiful effects as the stars appear to move in a great circle in the photo. And if it's done during one of our annual meteor storms, you can get som spectacular shots. Hey, I look forward to seeing your work here again.

Edward