Joshua Tree NP - Perseid trip :-)
Aug 14, 2015 16:51:15 #
We had a GREAT time out in the desert!
Staying up all (most anyway :-) ) night watching the meteor shower, admiring the Milky Way, playing with cameras and overall just having a great time :-D
Quite a few people didn't make the trip (ahem, Craig :-D )
GT
Staying up all (most anyway :-) ) night watching the meteor shower, admiring the Milky Way, playing with cameras and overall just having a great time :-D
Quite a few people didn't make the trip (ahem, Craig :-D )
GT
the view from inside my tent Wednesday morning
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Sonny shooting the Milky Way and Joshua tree
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a few Perseids, and a couple of stragglers
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Aug 14, 2015 17:40:52 #
GTinSoCal wrote:
We had a GREAT time out in the desert!
Staying up all (most anyway :-) ) night watching the meteor shower, admiring the Milky Way, playing with cameras and overall just having a great time :-D
Quite a few people didn't make the trip (ahem, Craig :-D )
GT
Staying up all (most anyway :-) ) night watching the meteor shower, admiring the Milky Way, playing with cameras and overall just having a great time :-D
Quite a few people didn't make the trip (ahem, Craig :-D )
GT
Great shots Gordon, I'm sorry I missed such a great trip.
But as you mentioned, had I come the clouds would have too.
Craig
Aug 14, 2015 17:50:00 #
You were missed, but we made it through :-)
Now comes the work :-)
I like Sonny's idea of making a time lapse. So that goes on the to-do list LOL
GT
Now comes the work :-)
I like Sonny's idea of making a time lapse. So that goes on the to-do list LOL
GT
CraigFair wrote:
Great shots Gordon, I'm sorry I missed such a great trip.
But as you mentioned, had I come the clouds would have too.
Craig
But as you mentioned, had I come the clouds would have too.
Craig
sunset Tuesday 8/11/15
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my buddy relaxing under the Milky Way :-)
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Sonny getting sunset shots!
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Aug 14, 2015 18:31:04 #
Outstanding work.
Sorry to hear that Craig didn't make it.
I thought he was pretty excited about being in the middle of nowhere looking for scorpions to put down Sonny's back.
Nice set of shots, both 1 and 2.
Whos that guy with all the blond hair?
Wow, I wish I coulda made it.
I'm going to post a quick set of what I had last night and just how much light pollution I have on a moonless night.
It's a wonder I pull anything down.
;)
Sorry to hear that Craig didn't make it.
I thought he was pretty excited about being in the middle of nowhere looking for scorpions to put down Sonny's back.
Nice set of shots, both 1 and 2.
Whos that guy with all the blond hair?
Wow, I wish I coulda made it.
I'm going to post a quick set of what I had last night and just how much light pollution I have on a moonless night.
It's a wonder I pull anything down.
;)
Aug 14, 2015 19:23:46 #
GTinSoCal wrote:
You were missed, but we made it through :-)
Now comes the work :-)
I like Sonny's idea of making a time lapse. So that goes on the to-do list LOL
GT
Now comes the work :-)
I like Sonny's idea of making a time lapse. So that goes on the to-do list LOL
GT
Great shoots Gordon, love your bud and the meteor.
If she didn't know better Annette could swear that was me in the 3rd shot.
Craig & Annette
Aug 14, 2015 20:01:05 #
See, you were there in spirit!!!
:-D
That was suck a great trip! I hadn't seen Paul since 2003 :-/
We had a lot of catching up to do :-)
GT
:-D
That was suck a great trip! I hadn't seen Paul since 2003 :-/
We had a lot of catching up to do :-)
GT
CraigFair wrote:
Great shoots Gordon, love your bud and the meteor.
If she didn't know better Annette could swear that was me in the 3rd shot.
Craig & Annette
If she didn't know better Annette could swear that was me in the 3rd shot.
Craig & Annette
Aug 14, 2015 22:32:58 #
When did you say the next good shoot would be Gordon?
2018?
What a blast!
Hanna's Birthday Present. (Returned to it's hiding place..)
http://www.dropbox.com/s/1tzd7fasalsdelt/2015-08-11%2018.10.07.jpg?dl=0
I have a pile of post-its with frame numbers to deal with that have meteors passing through them.
Here is one of my favorites already.
The Meteor wins the race....
2018?
What a blast!
Hanna's Birthday Present. (Returned to it's hiding place..)
http://www.dropbox.com/s/1tzd7fasalsdelt/2015-08-11%2018.10.07.jpg?dl=0
I have a pile of post-its with frame numbers to deal with that have meteors passing through them.
Here is one of my favorites already.
The Meteor wins the race....
Two planes, don't blink...
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Flash and Burn..... (At 9 O'clock)
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What was Zat????
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What will the night bring?
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WOW! Who Cares!
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Red at Night, Sailor's Delight....
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Gordon show's his moves with his light saber...
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The Origin of the Milky Way...
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Aug 14, 2015 23:11:27 #
Red sky at night,
and it was a delight!!!
:-D
I love the color of the Perseids, definitely different than the other meteors.
2018, new moon and Perseids once again! :-D
The Geminids in December are nearly at the new moon, and it falls on a weekend :-)
GT
and it was a delight!!!
:-D
I love the color of the Perseids, definitely different than the other meteors.
2018, new moon and Perseids once again! :-D
The Geminids in December are nearly at the new moon, and it falls on a weekend :-)
GT
Aug 14, 2015 23:23:35 #
I think it was probably one of the best times I ever had with my clothes on. :lol:
Sorry to litter your post with a "few" pictures, Gordon. :twisted: :-P
It's pretty exciting to "crack open" an SD card full of two nights of the Glory of the Universe.
Sorry to litter your post with a "few" pictures, Gordon. :twisted: :-P
It's pretty exciting to "crack open" an SD card full of two nights of the Glory of the Universe.
Aug 14, 2015 23:35:23 #
You can post the photos from the trip you want!
That's what this thread is for!!! :-D
Having a ball looking at the photos, and remembering getting a side ache from laughing too much :-)
GT
That's what this thread is for!!! :-D
Having a ball looking at the photos, and remembering getting a side ache from laughing too much :-)
GT
SonnyE wrote:
I think it was probably one of the best times I ever had with my clothes on. :lol:
Sorry to litter your post with a "few" pictures, Gordon. :twisted: :-P
It's pretty exciting to "crack open" an SD card full of two nights of the Glory of the Universe.
Sorry to litter your post with a "few" pictures, Gordon. :twisted: :-P
It's pretty exciting to "crack open" an SD card full of two nights of the Glory of the Universe.
Aug 15, 2015 00:16:43 #
GTinSoCal wrote:
You can post the photos from the trip you want!
That's what this thread is for!!! :-D
Having a ball looking at the photos, and remembering getting a side ache from laughing too much :-)
GT
That's what this thread is for!!! :-D
Having a ball looking at the photos, and remembering getting a side ache from laughing too much :-)
GT
Thank You!
Laughter. The Best Medicine!
My 64G SD Card has 3.56G left on it.
55.8G of files. :shock:
I have made one test time lapse AVI file. 19 seconds long. Good, but I think I can do betterer. :-P
This was one that got painted by a passing car going to GS5.
I liked how the background caught light, while the foreground rocks got silhouetted.
Aug 15, 2015 00:56:09 #
You got a photo of me!
Sneaky :-)
I'm so glad you have the photo of Hannah's birthday present ;-)
WOW! You have a LOT of photos to go through!!!
GT
Sneaky :-)
I'm so glad you have the photo of Hannah's birthday present ;-)
WOW! You have a LOT of photos to go through!!!
GT
SonnyE wrote:
Thank You!
Laughter. The Best Medicine!
My 64G SD Card has 3.56G left on it.
55.8G of files. :shock:
I have made one test time lapse AVI file. 19 seconds long. Good, but I think I can do betterer. :-P
This was one that got painted by a passing car going to GS5.
I liked how the background caught light, while the foreground rocks got silhouetted.
Laughter. The Best Medicine!
My 64G SD Card has 3.56G left on it.
55.8G of files. :shock:
I have made one test time lapse AVI file. 19 seconds long. Good, but I think I can do betterer. :-P
This was one that got painted by a passing car going to GS5.
I liked how the background caught light, while the foreground rocks got silhouetted.
Aug 15, 2015 07:24:18 #
Aug 15, 2015 09:31:49 #
GTinSoCal wrote:
We had a GREAT time out in the desert!
Staying up all (most anyway :-) ) night watching the meteor shower, admiring the Milky Way, playing with cameras and overall just having a great time :-D
Quite a few people didn't make the trip (ahem, Craig :-D )
GT
Staying up all (most anyway :-) ) night watching the meteor shower, admiring the Milky Way, playing with cameras and overall just having a great time :-D
Quite a few people didn't make the trip (ahem, Craig :-D )
GT
Looks like you guys had a blast!
My own trip was not exactly a success. I had some lens issues, which I'll post about when I get a chance. I *saw* some great perseids, plus a nice sporadic - it was going towards perseus. None of these were caught on camera, though. Most of them were while I was trying to get things focused...
I had focused both my w/a lenses during the day, and then gaffer-taped them, but this was less than successful. The 10/18 was *way* off when it came down to it. I had my 18/55 on the 7D, which of course doesn't have a tilting screen. That is why I don't usually take it along, but I was determined not to get stuck with nothing like my last trip.
Using that combination, I have what I thought were some nice shots of Cassiopeia and it's attendant M31. They look good at normal viewing, but at 1:1, the focus isn't quite there. I'll post a couple later.
So, the demoralization continues... *sigh*. We start back to school on Wednesday, so my late-night excursions are going to come to a crashing halt
Anyway, at least some of us are having fun!
Aug 15, 2015 09:42:58 #
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