Dec 2-14: I was playing with this shot in Topaz and thought I'd post it. It's kind of dead in here. The guys from the Southwest will have to pickup the slack because of the weather.

CraigFair Loc: Santa Maria, CA.

I was playing with this shot in Topaz and thought I'd post it. It's kind of dead in here.
The guys from the Southwest will have to pickup the slack because of the weather.
Craig

A little over the top PP

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gwong1 Loc: Tampa, FL

Craig, Did you get your 150-600? What did you shoot this with? Gary

CraigFair wrote:

I was playing with this shot in Topaz and thought I'd post it. It's kind of dead in here.
The guys from the Southwest will have to pickup the slack because of the weather.
Craig

CraigFair Loc: Santa Maria, CA.

gwong1 wrote:

Craig, Did you get your 150-600? What did you shoot this with? Gary

Sorry
Nikon D600 with Nikon 28-300mm f/ 3.5-5.6 lens
1/250 sec
ISO 600
f/7

When I get my T 150-600mm I'll be posting all day everyday. :lol:
Craig

gwong1 Loc: Tampa, FL

Great shot with your equipment. You are up late! Gary :roll:

CraigFair wrote:

Sorry
Nikon D600 with Nikon 28-300mm f/ 3.5-5.6 lens
1/250 sec
ISO 600
f/7

When I get my T 150-600mm I'll be posting all day everyday. :lol:
Craig

dlmorris Loc: Loma Linda, Ca

I think I'll agree, a little over the top on the PP. I may enhance the contrast just a little, and the sharpening just a tad also, and leave it at that... I like it to look as natural as possible. You'll love that 150-600!

CraigFair Loc: Santa Maria, CA.

gwong1 wrote:

Great shot with your equipment. You are up late! Gary :roll:

Thank you Gary,
Yes the gear I have today is not really up to the task of quality Astrophotography. Next week I'll really cut loose with the 150-600mm. Moon and deep Sky work.
Craig

CraigFair Loc: Santa Maria, CA.

dlmorris wrote:

I think I'll agree, a little over the top on the PP. I may enhance the contrast just a little, and the sharpening just a tad also, and leave it at that... I like it to look as natural as possible. You'll love that 150-600!

Thanks DL, I keep that in mind. I don't plan on working the stuff I have any more. I'm planning ahead with techniques for the 150-600.
Craig
OH what the heck, I tried to to sweeten the Contrast and Sharpening a little.

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gwong1 Loc: Tampa, FL

We will have to trade notes on the deep sky work. I have seen and use Bruce Wong's set-up for the moon, I need to learn the deep sky set-up and how to find constallions and things like the Orion nebula as well. Looking forward to your posts with the T 150-600. Gary

CraigFair wrote:

Thank you Gary,
Yes the gear I have today is not really up to the task of quality Astrophotography. Next week I'll really cut loose with the 150-600mm. Moon and deep Sky work.
Craig

dlmorris Loc: Loma Linda, Ca

I'd like to see your original image, with no processing at all, and then maybe the croped version, also with no processing.

CraigFair Loc: Santa Maria, CA.

dlmorris wrote:

I'd like to see your original image, with no processing at all, and then maybe the cropped version, also with no processing.

Not the Original but the shot before it at the same settings
Nikon D600
Nikon 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6
@ 300mm
f/8
ISO 50
1/125 sec.

Unprocessed, right out of the Camera

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Some Processing & Cropped

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dlmorris Loc: Loma Linda, Ca

I think considering what the original is, you did pretty good! Not sure if I could do any better! Again, you'll love that 150-600. But for any deep sky stuff, you'll need a drive. I think you have something already, if I remember?

CraigFair Loc: Santa Maria, CA.

dlmorris wrote:

I think considering what the original is, you did pretty good! Not sure if I could do any better! Again, you'll love that 150-600. But for any deep sky stuff, you'll need a drive. I think you have something already, if I remember?

Yes I do have a drive . It's from a Celestron DS 4.5" refractor and I made a piece of 1.5"x10" steel stock into a mounting bracket with 1/4" and 3/8" holes.
Craig