Posts for: rgrenaderphoto
Jun 24, 2023 14:30:40 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Very nicely done Jim. Generative fill is a great tool and is going to be more useful as they get the bugs out.
Against a lot of advice over the years I have saved every shot I have ever taken, negatives, prints, digital images waiting for post processing to catch up with my ineptitude. It seems that time is approaching.
Against a lot of advice over the years I have saved every shot I have ever taken, negatives, prints, digital images waiting for post processing to catch up with my ineptitude. It seems that time is approaching.
You can download and install the Photoshop (Beta) from your Cloud App. There are multiple of YouTube videos detailing how it works.
Jun 22, 2023 13:53:14 #
Messier 8, the Lagoon Nebula. Star-forming region 5200 L.Y. in the constellation Sagittarius. It's summer Nebula season!
Techy Bits
Williams Optics RedCat51 telescope
ZWO ASI533McPro color camera
Williams Optics 20 Guide Scope
ZWO ASI122 guide camera
Optolong L-Extreme filter
ZWO EAF focuser
ASI AIR Plus
Skywatcher EQM-35 mount.
Primalucie Labs dew heaters connected to the Air Plus
35 ea 120 sec subs, Darks to match. Processed in Pixinsight and Lightroom
Techy Bits
Williams Optics RedCat51 telescope
ZWO ASI533McPro color camera
Williams Optics 20 Guide Scope
ZWO ASI122 guide camera
Optolong L-Extreme filter
ZWO EAF focuser
ASI AIR Plus
Skywatcher EQM-35 mount.
Primalucie Labs dew heaters connected to the Air Plus
35 ea 120 sec subs, Darks to match. Processed in Pixinsight and Lightroom
Jun 22, 2023 13:51:05 #
Messier 8, the Lagoon Nebula. Star-forming region 5200 L.Y. in the constellation Sagittarius. It's summer Nebula season!
Techy Bits
Williams Optics RedCat51 telescope
ZWO ASI533McPro color camera
Williams Optics 20 Guide Scope
ZWO ASI122 guide camera
Optolong L-Extreme filter
ZWO EAF focuser
ASI AIR Plus
Skywatcher EQM-35 mount.
Primalucie Labs dew heaters connected to the Air Plus
35 ea 120 sec subs, Darks to match. Processed in Pixinsight and Lightroom
Techy Bits
Williams Optics RedCat51 telescope
ZWO ASI533McPro color camera
Williams Optics 20 Guide Scope
ZWO ASI122 guide camera
Optolong L-Extreme filter
ZWO EAF focuser
ASI AIR Plus
Skywatcher EQM-35 mount.
Primalucie Labs dew heaters connected to the Air Plus
35 ea 120 sec subs, Darks to match. Processed in Pixinsight and Lightroom
Jun 22, 2023 13:45:52 #
If you process in Pixinsight, I've found with Globular Clusters to use the GAME script from:
http://www.skypixels.at/pixinsight_scripts.html#game
To create a mask that includes only the core of the cluster, apply it as a mask, and perform HDRMultiTransform. Brings out hidden structures/detail.
http://www.skypixels.at/pixinsight_scripts.html#game
To create a mask that includes only the core of the cluster, apply it as a mask, and perform HDRMultiTransform. Brings out hidden structures/detail.
Jun 18, 2023 22:05:02 #
Sell it to KEH.com
Jun 18, 2023 22:04:06 #
Architect1776 wrote:
Have camera makers lost vision of actually making photos?
It seems that like the nuclear arms race of the cold war, cameras have generally become overkill to the taking of photos.
Yes, some advances are welcome, especially in the realm of AF and fps. But overall does a camera need to be so complex, needing over 1,500 pages of instructions in some cases, to use them?
Or are all the bells and whistles truly needed and used?
Just wondering for a friend.
It seems that like the nuclear arms race of the cold war, cameras have generally become overkill to the taking of photos.
Yes, some advances are welcome, especially in the realm of AF and fps. But overall does a camera need to be so complex, needing over 1,500 pages of instructions in some cases, to use them?
Or are all the bells and whistles truly needed and used?
Just wondering for a friend.
The features may not be necessary for you, but they are for me. We barely scratch the surface when it comes to modern camera operation, getting comfortable and using a fixed number of settings.
Jun 18, 2023 22:00:55 #
Meets to decide the future of the pond.
Lake Balboa Swan Boats Van Nuys, California
Fuji XT4 with Tamron 18-300
Lake Balboa Swan Boats Van Nuys, California
Fuji XT4 with Tamron 18-300
Jun 15, 2023 21:47:33 #
Bluefish wrote:
Flat 8 Engine.
The difference between now and then is, designers cared about the look under the hood as well as the total package.
Jun 15, 2023 21:46:25 #
Face it, Artificial Intelligence applications are here to stay; they aren't going anywhere. Best get used to it.
Jun 11, 2023 21:38:00 #
SonnyE wrote:
Humm, I think my telescope is going belly up.
I thought I was seeing fog. But I think I'm seeing a fogged lens.
Dog doo.
I thought I was seeing fog. But I think I'm seeing a fogged lens.
Dog doo.
This is why I installed two dew heaters on my RedCat51 and the Uniguide 50 guide scope. I run them off of the 12 VDC outputs of the AIS AIR PLus.
Jun 11, 2023 21:34:57 #
Sidwalkastronomy wrote:
I believe globes are part of the milkyway galaxy. Not outside of it
Globular clusters, for the most part, like M3, M13, and Omega Centauri are part of the Milky Way, but they orbit outside of the galactic disk.
Jun 6, 2023 22:13:57 #
What do bored Astrophotgraphers do when May Grey segues to June Gloom (constant and persistent low clouds and fog) in Los Angeles? We reprocess!
36 ea 60-second files stacked in Pixinsight WPBB and processed. Finished in Lightroom, which has superior color and exposure capabilities. Captured with RedCat51 telescope, ZWO ASI533mc Pro color camera and Optocorp L-Extreme narrow band light pollution filter.
36 ea 60-second files stacked in Pixinsight WPBB and processed. Finished in Lightroom, which has superior color and exposure capabilities. Captured with RedCat51 telescope, ZWO ASI533mc Pro color camera and Optocorp L-Extreme narrow band light pollution filter.
Jun 6, 2023 20:25:50 #
What do bored Astrophotgraphers do when May Grey segues to June Gloom (constant and persistent low clouds and fog) in Los Angeles? We reprocess!
Sasha Wyss of View Into Space has a multipart series on Pixinsight processing, which includes a new technique for using the Curves Transformation process. This makes a significant difference in image processing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVsCpqOTdBM&t=1493s
36 ea 60-second files stacked in Pixinsight WPBB and processed. Finished in Lightroom, which has superior color and exposure capabilities.
Sasha Wyss of View Into Space has a multipart series on Pixinsight processing, which includes a new technique for using the Curves Transformation process. This makes a significant difference in image processing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVsCpqOTdBM&t=1493s
36 ea 60-second files stacked in Pixinsight WPBB and processed. Finished in Lightroom, which has superior color and exposure capabilities.
Jun 3, 2023 15:30:11 #
Messier 3 a Globular Cluster in the constellation of Canes Venatici. 33,000 L.Y. distant. Globular clusters are collections of very old stars outside the Milky Way. 100 ea 30-sec exposures stacked in Pixinsight and finished in Lightroom.
M13, a Globular Cluster in the constellation Hercules, is 25,000 L.Y distant. There are over 300,000 stars in M31; I counted them all.
Telescope Williams Optics RedCat51
Mount Skywatcher EQM-35
Camera: ZWO ASI533mc one shot color
Filter Optcorp L-Extreme
M13, a Globular Cluster in the constellation Hercules, is 25,000 L.Y distant. There are over 300,000 stars in M31; I counted them all.
Telescope Williams Optics RedCat51
Mount Skywatcher EQM-35
Camera: ZWO ASI533mc one shot color
Filter Optcorp L-Extreme
Jun 3, 2023 15:23:20 #
Messier 3 a Globular Cluster in the constellation of Canes Venatici. 33,000 L.Y. distant. Globular clusters are collections of very old stars outside the Milky Way.
100 ea 30 sec exposures stacked in Pixinsight and finished in Lightroom.
100 ea 30 sec exposures stacked in Pixinsight and finished in Lightroom.
