Neat pictures I've taken

Gravdigr · 09-04-2010, 03:23 PM

Ducks. Nuts. <---See what I did there?

Elspode · 09-05-2010, 01:12 AM

Nothing overly neat about this pic except that I thought the pano stitch job came out pretty well, and lent itself to being cropped down to a standard appearance. The entrance to the Kansas City Renaissance Festival site in Bonner Springs, Kansas. Selene and I went today, and I shot this as we were leaving.

dmg1969 · 09-06-2010, 08:34 AM

Last night was my first attempt at some celestial (other than moon) photography. I shot them at 800 ISO with a 15 second exposure (max for the camera). I believe the aperture was 2.8 on all.

The Big Dipper (Ursa Major)

The rest are not any particular constellations...just look for interesting areas or shots.

glatt · 09-06-2010, 10:23 AM

that"s pretty good. Your sensor has good noise reduction at that high ISO.

Do you have a dslr?

dmg1969 · 09-07-2010, 06:49 AM

Glatt, no...it is not a DSLR...but I think it takes really nice photos. It's a Canon PowerShot SX20 IS. It's my first real camera as I am just starting out in this hobby.

I would like to have a more advanced camera to get more of the Milky Way. I have some of it in the background (photo 2...what appears to be smoke rising from the trees). I could try shooting at 1600 ISO (max for the camera), but it increases the noise. I might have to play around with the noise filtering on it when I try next time.

There is also something called stacking that I may experiment with. I have to do some research on it, but I gather that it is about taking multiple photos of the same area in succession (tripod a must) and combining them using software. I have a LOT to learn.

Scriveyn · 09-07-2010, 09:09 AM

HLJ mentioned SF. - I've just been scanning in a few old (1987) transparencies

dmg1969 · 09-11-2010, 03:34 PM

I did some more playing around with astrophotography last night. The skies didn't clear until around 10:30, but I was able to get a good number of images.

This first image is just a single image in a series of 14 I took in succession.

This one is one I generated using DSS (Deep Sky Stacker) software by stacking all 14 images together.

Tulip · 09-11-2010, 05:32 PM

That's a nice shot. I wish I can see that many stars where I am.

Jacquelita · 09-11-2010, 10:44 PM

Tony and I walked the 5 mile loop around Valley Forge Park today. The deer have no fear in this park. I took this with my cell phone.

dmg1969 · 09-12-2010, 07:29 AM

Thanks Tulip. It helps being in a more suburban/rural setting with no light poles on our street to cast ambient light. Light pollution kills night photography.

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Originally Posted by Tulip

That's a nice shot. I wish I can see that many stars where I am.

09-04-2010, 03:23 PM	#1
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09-05-2010, 01:12 AM	#2
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Nothing overly neat about this pic except that I thought the pano stitch job came out pretty well, and lent itself to being cropped down to a standard appearance. The entrance to the Kansas City Renaissance Festival site in Bonner Springs, Kansas. Selene and I went today, and I shot this as we were leaving. Attached Images __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

09-06-2010, 08:34 AM	#3
dmg1969 I got nothing Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central PA Posts: 486	Last night was my first attempt at some celestial (other than moon) photography. I shot them at 800 ISO with a 15 second exposure (max for the camera). I believe the aperture was 2.8 on all. The Big Dipper (Ursa Major) The rest are not any particular constellations...just look for interesting areas or shots. __________________ Void where prohibited. Your results may vary. Not intended for resale. Do not remove tag. Objects in mirror are closer than they appear.

09-07-2010, 06:49 AM	#5
dmg1969 I got nothing Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central PA Posts: 486	Glatt, no...it is not a DSLR...but I think it takes really nice photos. It's a Canon PowerShot SX20 IS. It's my first real camera as I am just starting out in this hobby. I would like to have a more advanced camera to get more of the Milky Way. I have some of it in the background (photo 2...what appears to be smoke rising from the trees). I could try shooting at 1600 ISO (max for the camera), but it increases the noise. I might have to play around with the noise filtering on it when I try next time. There is also something called stacking that I may experiment with. I have to do some research on it, but I gather that it is about taking multiple photos of the same area in succession (tripod a must) and combining them using software. I have a LOT to learn. __________________ Void where prohibited. Your results may vary. Not intended for resale. Do not remove tag. Objects in mirror are closer than they appear.

09-11-2010, 03:34 PM	#7
dmg1969 I got nothing Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central PA Posts: 486	I did some more playing around with astrophotography last night. The skies didn't clear until around 10:30, but I was able to get a good number of images. This first image is just a single image in a series of 14 I took in succession. This one is one I generated using DSS (Deep Sky Stacker) software by stacking all 14 images together. __________________ Void where prohibited. Your results may vary. Not intended for resale. Do not remove tag. Objects in mirror are closer than they appear.

09-06-2010, 10:23 AM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	that"s pretty good. Your sensor has good noise reduction at that high ISO. Do you have a dslr?

09-07-2010, 09:09 AM	#6
Scriveyn amnesic-confabulatory opsimath Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Between my ears Posts: 739	HLJ mentioned SF. - I've just been scanning in a few old (1987) transparencies

09-11-2010, 05:32 PM	#8
Tulip Professor Join Date: May 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,293	That's a nice shot. I wish I can see that many stars where I am.

09-11-2010, 10:44 PM	#9
Jacquelita Don't pop a vein Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: in my own mind Posts: 289	Tony and I walked the 5 mile loop around Valley Forge Park today. The deer have no fear in this park. I took this with my cell phone. Attached Images

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