Perseid meteor picture question / Opinion
Aug 15, 2018 10:57:02 #
I took this photo on August 10th, from my deck in Southeast Wisconsin.
I'm trying to determine I captured;
A. two Perseid meteors
B. One airplane trail and one Perseid meteor
or
C. Two airplane trails
Equipment and settings used;
- A Canon 7D
- A Canon EF-S 18-135 f/3.5-5.6 lens
- ISO 500
- F3.5
- 18mm
- 25.0
- Tripod with a remote shutter release
I'm trying to determine I captured;
A. two Perseid meteors
B. One airplane trail and one Perseid meteor
or
C. Two airplane trails
Equipment and settings used;
- A Canon 7D
- A Canon EF-S 18-135 f/3.5-5.6 lens
- ISO 500
- F3.5
- 18mm
- 25.0
- Tripod with a remote shutter release
Aug 15, 2018 11:00:41 #
Aug 15, 2018 11:00:47 #
Aug 15, 2018 11:05:43 #
Tom O wrote:
I took this photo on August 10th, from my deck in Southeast Wisconsin.
I'm trying to determine I captured;
A. two Perseid meteors
B. One airplane trail and one Perseid meteor
or
C. Two airplane trails
Equipment and settings used;
- A Canon 7D
- A Canon EF-S 18-135 f/3.5-5.6 lens
- ISO 500
- F3.5
- 18mm
- 25.0
- Tripod with a remote shutter release
I'm trying to determine I captured;
A. two Perseid meteors
B. One airplane trail and one Perseid meteor
or
C. Two airplane trails
Equipment and settings used;
- A Canon 7D
- A Canon EF-S 18-135 f/3.5-5.6 lens
- ISO 500
- F3.5
- 18mm
- 25.0
- Tripod with a remote shutter release
One meteor (short horizontal track), and one satellite (longer vertical track). Very easy to tell apart, meteor tracks fade in and out, as yours does, satellite tracks have hard ends at shutter open and close, as yours also does. Pure luck that they crossed paths.
Aug 15, 2018 11:21:55 #
Aug 15, 2018 11:29:12 #
Aug 15, 2018 13:17:08 #
gpro111,
I never thought of catching a satellite !
I've seen the International Space Station from my deck in the past.
Thanks,
Tom
I never thought of catching a satellite !
I've seen the International Space Station from my deck in the past.
Thanks,
Tom
Aug 15, 2018 17:23:22 #
Speenort,
Thanks for your comment.
As mentioned I was at 25.0, where would you suggest for future meteor pics?
Tom
Thanks for your comment.
As mentioned I was at 25.0, where would you suggest for future meteor pics?
Tom
Aug 15, 2018 17:27:06 #
Thanks MT Shooter, I have read your posts over the years that I have been a member and respect your opinion.
I expect that you were able to see/photograph the meteor shower quite well in Montana!
Tom
I expect that you were able to see/photograph the meteor shower quite well in Montana!
Tom
Aug 15, 2018 17:30:10 #
KTJohnson,
When you say too close, do you mean that I should have set my lens at "Infinity" ?
I have been trying to figure that out but the lens is not marked with that position.
Thanks,
Tom
When you say too close, do you mean that I should have set my lens at "Infinity" ?
I have been trying to figure that out but the lens is not marked with that position.
Thanks,
Tom
Aug 15, 2018 17:34:30 #
Aug 15, 2018 17:58:11 #
Tom O wrote:
KTJohnson,
When you say too close, do you mean that I should have set my lens at "Infinity" ?
I have been trying to figure that out but the lens is not marked with that position.
Thanks,
Tom
When you say too close, do you mean that I should have set my lens at "Infinity" ?
I have been trying to figure that out but the lens is not marked with that position.
Thanks,
Tom
Yes. However, depending on the lens, sometimes infinity is hard to find. Don't just take it for granted that you can just go out till it locks. On some lenses that is beyond infinity, even though that would seem impossible. If you can't lock down a pin-point focus on the stars, try going all the way out & then just back off a tad. The edges of the tree seem to be almost in focus, obviously the stars are way beyond that.
Aug 15, 2018 19:46:16 #
KTJohnson,
Thanks again. When the haze from the fires out West clears out of our sky here in SE Wisconsin, I'll try your suggestion on a star filled night.
I appreciate your taking the time to explain this Infinity issue.
The Admin. from UglyHedgehog moved my post into the Photo Gallery section thinking it was a "show & tell" post. I'm really grateful that it was in the Main Photography Discussion section for a short time so that you and those that replied had a chance to see it and comment. I was not only looking for input about the meteor - airplane thing but I listed my settings and equipment to get so help for future night pics.
Thanks again ,
Tom
Thanks again. When the haze from the fires out West clears out of our sky here in SE Wisconsin, I'll try your suggestion on a star filled night.
I appreciate your taking the time to explain this Infinity issue.
The Admin. from UglyHedgehog moved my post into the Photo Gallery section thinking it was a "show & tell" post. I'm really grateful that it was in the Main Photography Discussion section for a short time so that you and those that replied had a chance to see it and comment. I was not only looking for input about the meteor - airplane thing but I listed my settings and equipment to get so help for future night pics.
Thanks again ,
Tom
Aug 15, 2018 22:29:15 #
You should also understand that most lenses, especially zooms have a "sweet spot" or range of being the sharpest somewhere in the middle. That crisp sharpness tends to get a bit fuzzy at the low end, in your case 18mm and at the high end at 135mm.
The same holds true for f stops. Yes, it will open up to f 3.5, but that may not give you the sharpest photo.
The same holds true for f stops. Yes, it will open up to f 3.5, but that may not give you the sharpest photo.
Aug 15, 2018 23:23:58 #
Thank you again.
Those two points are probably the most important points/lessons that I can come away from this experience with today!
Best Regards,
Tom
Those two points are probably the most important points/lessons that I can come away from this experience with today!
Best Regards,
Tom
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