Posts for: axiesdad
Oct 12, 2018 11:16:33 #
ELNikkor wrote:
ELNikkor, you are too kind. I'll be coming back to reread your comment whenever my ego needs a boost. This is a nice, moody, decorative photo. You have a good eye for composition and knowing when you see something worth capturing. Most others would see nothing there, or be looking more for bright colors, but muted ones and pastels have their place.
Oct 12, 2018 11:11:32 #
fuminous wrote:
Thank you, Fuminous. You confirmed, in very kind words, my own thought that this shot is mostly in the (my) eye of the beholder. It's there for some of us.I know that fog, those weeds, how the air smells... The image does, to me, evoke memories and attached to those memories are certain emotions so, in that sense the image succeeds- with me. Thus the image isn't the subject; it doesn't provide the viewer new information, a fresh view or a different perspective but is, rather a catalyst and, in that regard, the less successful technical and compositional elements aren't particularly important...
Oct 12, 2018 00:24:19 #
Thank you, nicksr. I appreciate your kind words.
nicksr1125 wrote:
I agree with mcmama. The mood is what makes the shot. I've run into the same situation. Sometimes the detail you thought you were capturing doesn't seem to come out in the finished product. This time you you got it right.
Oct 11, 2018 16:44:12 #
mcmama wrote:
Thank you. I was afraid I was just seeing my own mood and took a picture of some weeds on a foggy day. I love the mood.
Oct 11, 2018 16:19:03 #
Sometimes I see/shoot things that I think create some emotion and then I look at it later and I'm not sure if I captured something or just took a snapshot of nothing. Does anyone have an opinion on this one?
Oct 11, 2018 16:11:07 #
Very nice set. I love Brookfield. Your pics make me anxious to get back there.
Sep 26, 2018 20:04:48 #
Great series! These shots bring back memories of when I was a farm kid in western Illinois. Of course the machines were a lot smaller then. It took Dad a long time to clear an eighty acre field with a two row cornpicker.
Sep 16, 2018 23:10:50 #
Wow! Definitely better than my best effort. I think I'll blame my equipment. 
Sep 16, 2018 21:52:36 #
PaulR01 wrote:
I've tried stacking using Registax,Great shot, sharp stars, no tear drops and no star movement. The shutter speed is great. Need to try focus stacking next, 3 to 7 shots on the Milkyway to really bring it out.
but except for one attempt at the moon I've had little luck. What program can use 3 to 7 shots?
Sep 14, 2018 11:01:29 #
All the good advice has really helped. Thanks again to all who responded. These are last night's results. With some more practice I may be ready to go looking for some really dark skies.
Sep 13, 2018 11:49:47 #
Thanks for all the input. I guess I was not specific enough in my question. Focusing to get the sharpest possible image is what I am having a problem with. I am using manual focus, I can't see stars either through the viewfinder or with livescreen so how can I best preset the focus? I'm thinking the only thing I can do is bracket focus as I would exposure, just start slightly to one side of "in focus" and adjust in small increments. Or am I just wasting my time with the kit lens and D3100 and this is as good as it gets?
Sep 12, 2018 12:02:11 #
DanielB wrote:
Thanks for your input. I know there is a big problem with ambient light here. I'm shooting in my back yard trying to get the settings nailed down before I start looking for darker sky. With the 18mm focal length I'm not seeing any distortion because of movement even at 30 seconds. Once Iget this focus thing figured out I can start to refine exposure, etc.How long of exposure are you using? You need to remember that even a 10 second exposure is going to show some movement in the starts as the earth rotates. It also looks like there is a lot of ambient light pollution going on it that photo. You need to get as far away from city lights as possible.
Sep 12, 2018 11:36:48 #
I've been trying to get a good shot of the milky way, but I can't get the focus right. I would appreciate any tips on how to get it as sharp as possible. The camera is a Nikon D3100 with the 18-55 lens shooting at 18. This is a 30 second exposure at ISO 1600. When I blow this up the stars are doughnuts. Also, will I need to stack images to really make this work? Advice on any aspect of getting this kind of shot would be appreciated.
Sep 10, 2018 11:13:15 #
Thank you for your service.
Richard Spencer wrote:
Great photos. Brings back good memories. I was an aircraft mechanic working on C-47's in 1943-44 getting them ready for D-Day.
Sep 2, 2018 09:24:54 #
Oh my. Rereading my comment I see that it does sound like I was scolding you. I apologise. I intended only to share my awe and gratitude that photography and amateur astronomy have come so far. My first look at Saturn was more than sixty years ago and I can still recall that night, but I suspect the years may have sharpened the image more than the small telescope I was looking through.
Albuqshutterbug wrote:
50 years ago I was just learning about astronomy f... (show quote)
