UGLY but maybe Instructive
Sep 28, 2014 10:22:31 #
Astrophotography is something that I am obviously not expert in. The following are aesthetic abominations and they show the locations of some interesting objects. These were taken at my home in winter on a clear cold night. There is a lot of sodium vapor lights in town so the color is orange and I did not try to adjust white balance to compensate. Even with these disadvantages you can see the Milky Way.
Camera was a D700 with 14-24mm 2.8 lens wide open, ISO 6400 and 20 second exposure.
1) Shows Milky Way, Airplane, Pleiades, Andromeda Galaxy, and possibly M33. 12-3-12
2) Shows the Orion constellation with stars; Rigel, Belatrix, Betelgeuse, Saif, and the belt Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka. The sword with the nebula can be seen. 12-15-12
3) Shows where the comet ISON would have been on the left side of the stick. On the right is the crescent moon with Saturn above and Mercury below left. 12-1-13
I will duck and cover as the rotten tomatoes start coming in! :lol:
Camera was a D700 with 14-24mm 2.8 lens wide open, ISO 6400 and 20 second exposure.
1) Shows Milky Way, Airplane, Pleiades, Andromeda Galaxy, and possibly M33. 12-3-12
2) Shows the Orion constellation with stars; Rigel, Belatrix, Betelgeuse, Saif, and the belt Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka. The sword with the nebula can be seen. 12-15-12
3) Shows where the comet ISON would have been on the left side of the stick. On the right is the crescent moon with Saturn above and Mercury below left. 12-1-13
I will duck and cover as the rotten tomatoes start coming in! :lol:
Sep 29, 2014 09:01:30 #
dlmorris
Loc: Loma Linda, Ca
I like them all! the star colors came out well, especially in the second shot. I've graduated from telephoto to wide angle shots of the skies, and enjoy seeing what others are doing. Yours are great!
Sep 29, 2014 09:44:53 #
Beautiful... not abominations to me. (But I'm not skilled at astronomical photography.) Be thankful you live in such a place as to be able to view so many stars from your own backyard. City lights ruin my "at home" viewing! I love the first 2 shots the most. #1 most interesting to me but #2 most pleasing composition!
Sep 29, 2014 19:18:29 #
Gee thank you for the nice comments dimorris and sford. By the way, I like your avatar. Great macro shot ... do you know the type of spider?
Sep 29, 2014 21:06:22 #
jkoar wrote:
Astrophotography is something that I am obviously ... (show quote)
No tomato's from me.
I have a hard time getting shots in Albuquerque since its a grey/white zone. Not as bad as LA because I can still see some of the stars but not the lovely Milky Way bridge.
I have to go way out of town for that.
I also like number 2 just because of the pinpoint focus.
Nice job.
Sep 30, 2014 00:54:09 #
jkoar wrote:
Gee thank you for the nice comments dimorris and sford. By the way, I like your avatar. Great macro shot ... do you know the type of spider?
Thank you John. She is a jumper and when I posted her picture, one of the macro group identified her as a Female in the Genus Phidippus, a jumping spider.
Apr 17, 2015 09:19:02 #
Oh my gosh!!.just beautiful!!!
jkoar wrote:
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Apr 18, 2015 00:49:37 #
Apr 18, 2015 07:41:15 #
northcoast42 wrote:
No tomatoes, just applause. Very nice images!
Thank you. I thought the reddish color from the far away street lights was a distraction.
Apr 18, 2015 07:47:12 #
Truly beautiful.......!! I will have my Nikon 14-24 tmrw..I will be looking forward to putting it on my D800 and getting some spectacular shots........
jkoar wrote:
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Apr 18, 2015 08:21:59 #
lone ranger wrote:
Truly beautiful.......!! I will have my Nikon 14-24 tmrw..I will be looking forward to putting it on my D800 and getting some spectacular shots........
I predict success! You will not be disappointed.
Apr 18, 2015 09:24:16 #
Thanks Guy......your comments are very kind!!......i will post some first sample shots, of my Nikon 14-24......once I get a chance to shoot some examples, now, that the weather is getting better, here in the northeast....
jkoar wrote:
I predict success! You will not be disappointed.
Apr 18, 2015 10:16:36 #
No tomatoes from here, and I have plants coming along in the garden. ;)
Great shots.
They make filters for light pollution that you might consider.
Great shots.
They make filters for light pollution that you might consider.
Apr 19, 2015 07:23:03 #
SonnyE wrote:
No tomatoes from here, and I have plants coming along in the garden. ;)
Great shots.
They make filters for light pollution that you might consider.
Great shots.
They make filters for light pollution that you might consider.
Thank you Mr. SonnyE!
Apr 19, 2015 12:23:14 #
jkoar wrote:
Thank you Mr. SonnyE!
Here's some "food for thought" John.
You can find similar in camera lens sizes as well.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_15?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=light+pollution+filter&sprefix=Light+pollution%2Caps%2C280
I have one coming as we speak.... (Telescope variety)
I think these are going to become a much needed accessory. Not just for Astro work either.
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