Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register ) | Resend Validation Email |
Perry | Posted: Dec 26 2007, 11:19 PM |
Like an eagle! Group: SITE OWNER Posts: 8,014 Member No.: 1 Joined: Sep 15th 2002 Location: San Leandro, California | About time we have a thread for astrophotography. I recently purchased a EF 70-200mm f/4L telephoto lens and let me tell you, it's worth every single penny. I'll start off with a plain moon shot, but be creative and post up yours. It doesn't have to be any particular celestial body. It could be just the night sky under long exposure. Some comments: the image is 100% crop and straight from the camera RAW. It is wide open at its f/4 aperture at 200mm. ISO 100 and exposed for 1/400 of a second. For more info, check the EXIF information. No post processing other than the "in-camera" sharpen function was carried out. This post has been edited by Perry on Dec 26 2007, 11:23 PM |
Proud Contributor of the Music Section Revival Project |
Lebon14 | Posted: Dec 27 2007, 12:21 AM |
🎧 Group: Advanced Members Posts: 6,594 Member No.: 18,005 Joined: May 25th 2006 Location: Canada | OMG This shot is so clean... and from sooooooo far away. 100/100 for your shot Perry. |
Proud Contributor of IDW Forums and the Music Section Revival Project |
DeeBo | Posted: Dec 27 2007, 01:18 AM |
'Murican Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,082 Member No.: 10,506 Joined: Jul 23rd 2005 Location: O-H-I-O | Seriously, you must have a very nice camera. lol |
BOZZ Savage | Posted: Dec 28 2007, 04:31 PM |
ペンタックス Group: Advanced Members Posts: 3,454 Member No.: 15,047 Joined: Dec 24th 2005 Location: San Jose, California | You have an L lens Perry!!! So jealous!! But I just got a Pentax K100D Super for Christmas. so I could try taking a picture of the night sky, but I only have the kit lens (18-55 on a 1.5x crop sensor) So what could I do? Any tips? Ian This post has been edited by BOZZ Savage on Dec 28 2007, 11:27 PM |
WRX DEMON Type R | Posted: Dec 28 2007, 05:15 PM |
IDW Posts A Freaking LOT Member Group: Banned Posts: 13,371 Member No.: 3,276 Joined: Sep 22nd 2004 Location: Update Profile | Who woulda thought the moon could look so sexy. |
BOZZ Savage | Posted: Dec 29 2007, 08:42 PM |
ペンタックス Group: Advanced Members Posts: 3,454 Member No.: 15,047 Joined: Dec 24th 2005 Location: San Jose, California | I know! I wish I could figure out how to do that with my camera. :/ Ian |
Rayn | Posted: Dec 29 2007, 08:45 PM |
Bucket Hunter Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,115 Member No.: 1,064 Joined: Nov 28th 2003 Location: Chicago, Illinois | perry you bastage. congrats on an L! great shot |
BOZZ Savage | Posted: Dec 29 2007, 09:00 PM |
ペンタックス Group: Advanced Members Posts: 3,454 Member No.: 15,047 Joined: Dec 24th 2005 Location: San Jose, California | And like I said earlier it's the same lens that you might buy, and this is just a sample of what it can do. EDIT: Here's the shot that I took last night of star trails from my roof looking over my backyard. It was only about a 5 minute exposure because my batteries died and I couldn't hook it up to an external power source. The colors are edited in Photoshop, and I took out one star trail. I'll post up the original which isn't too good later so I can get some help. Ian This post has been edited by BOZZ Savage on Dec 31 2007, 01:32 PM |
Perry | Posted: Jan 1 2008, 06:58 PM | ||
Like an eagle! Group: SITE OWNER Posts: 8,014 Member No.: 1 Joined: Sep 15th 2002 Location: San Leandro, California |
I think the vignetting is actually a nice effect in this image. Some people like to darken the corners of an image to make the subject stand out. But it seems like the vignetting effect is permanent no matter what settings you use. I am 100% sure it is just the lens. Get a better piece of glass when you have accumulated enough money. You will see the difference. But for now, this lens is a good starter to begin shooting with DSLR. For astrophotography, you will need a very sturdy tripod and a shutter release cable to minimize any unnecessary camera movement. The color in this photo seems pretty rich and the contrast is good. I am still puzzled as to why the light trail is not smooth. It's rather jagged edge. It could be caused by the wind I think. | ||
Proud Contributor of the Music Section Revival Project |
BOZZ Savage | Posted: Jan 1 2008, 09:54 PM | ||
ペンタックス Group: Advanced Members Posts: 3,454 Member No.: 15,047 Joined: Dec 24th 2005 Location: San Jose, California |
Funny story, lol. I was actually on my roof, so it was pretty freezing cold and I called my friend and talked to her while my camera was taking the picture. I didn't want to leave my camera on the roof because if something had happened I couldn't be there to prevent it. So I was actually walking around the roof behind the camera so that probably rattled the camera a smidge. Here's the original. : EDIT: I bought a cable shutter release for my camera so hopefully that will help me a lot with my shots from now on. Ian This post has been edited by BOZZ Savage on Jan 2 2008, 12:56 AM | ||
Perry | Posted: Sep 14 2008, 11:05 PM |
Like an eagle! Group: SITE OWNER Posts: 8,014 Member No.: 1 Joined: Sep 15th 2002 Location: San Leandro, California | Hey everyone, it's Mid-Autumn Festival today. The moon is very bright and the sky is clear. So I decided to give it a shot, literally. This is 100% crop from the RAW file. Post processed in Digital Photo Professional 3.4. The image was taken with EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III on a Canon 40D. It was set up on a tripod, shutter release cable and mirror lock up for minimal vibration. Hope you enjoy. |
Proud Contributor of the Music Section Revival Project |
Perry | Posted: Oct 13 2008, 02:59 AM |
Like an eagle! Group: SITE OWNER Posts: 8,014 Member No.: 1 Joined: Sep 15th 2002 Location: San Leandro, California | More Moon shot. Enjoy !! |
Proud Contributor of the Music Section Revival Project |
Pendulum | Posted: Oct 13 2008, 08:33 AM |
IDW Supremo Member Group: Banned Posts: 811 Member No.: 28,784 Joined: Feb 22nd 2008 Location: Douglasville, Georgia: Atlanta suburb | Ah, the thread I was waiting for. Would a Samsung S85 be able to do this? I forgot the requirements for starshooting. I CAN take pics of the moon, but I'm aiming for starshooting. |
Perry | Posted: Dec 13 2008, 03:33 AM |
Like an eagle! Group: SITE OWNER Posts: 8,014 Member No.: 1 Joined: Sep 15th 2002 Location: San Leandro, California | Hey folks, we just had a lunar perigee last night. Apparently, it is the closest to Earth in 15 years (since 1993) It is so big and bright that it lit up the sky and the ground like it's dawn. Amazing stuff. |
Proud Contributor of the Music Section Revival Project |
Perry | Posted: Dec 6 2009, 03:59 AM | ||
Like an eagle! Group: SITE OWNER Posts: 8,014 Member No.: 1 Joined: Sep 15th 2002 Location: San Leandro, California | The Moon has returned !! This time with video.
| ||
Proud Contributor of the Music Section Revival Project |
WRX DEMON Type R | Posted: Dec 6 2009, 07:53 AM |
IDW Posts A Freaking LOT Member Group: Banned Posts: 13,371 Member No.: 3,276 Joined: Sep 22nd 2004 Location: Update Profile | Cookie to whoever can shoot Subaru. |
Gabzor | Posted: Dec 9 2009, 02:23 AM |
Request Title - PM Mods Group: Members Posts: 387 Member No.: 24,963 Joined: Jun 22nd 2007 Location: Los Angeles, California | ill post some star trails i did.. but honestly astrophotography is so expensive.. like everything else photography involves (gear wise) |
Perry | Posted: Jan 3 2010, 01:37 PM | ||
Like an eagle! Group: SITE OWNER Posts: 8,014 Member No.: 1 Joined: Sep 15th 2002 Location: San Leandro, California | You guessed it !! Another video of the moon. This one was taken on New Year's Eve, it was a blue moon (second full moon in the same month) and on New Year's Eve! Happen only once in 19 years!!
| ||
Proud Contributor of the Music Section Revival Project |
Rudy | Posted: Jan 19 2010, 05:59 AM |
Unregistered | (THIS POST WAS REMOVED BY REQUEST) |
84hachi | Posted: Jan 20 2010, 11:27 PM | ||
IDW Jr. Member Group: Members Posts: 62 Member No.: 30,373 Joined: Aug 12th 2008 Location: Speeding through my soul at mach 1. |
Sure Drifter. But one problem. Takashi is dead. Image size reduced, original size: 1269 x 845. Click here to view the image in its original dimension. This was taken without the use if a Telescope. And Hand Held. Sony Alpha 700 200mm* Lens 1/400 F5.6 ISO 200 Spot Metering X-Fine JPEG *Since being an APS-C camera the actual focal length is 300mm. Based on Sony's crop factor of 1.5 This post has been edited by 84hachi on Jan 21 2010, 01:16 AM | ||
Perry | Posted: Feb 7 2010, 04:07 AM |
Like an eagle! Group: SITE OWNER Posts: 8,014 Member No.: 1 Joined: Sep 15th 2002 Location: San Leandro, California | The bright Orion nebula, also known as the Messier object 42, stacked with 9 images, 45 seconds each, through 4.7" XLT 120, ISO400. Enjoy! |
Proud Contributor of the Music Section Revival Project |
Rudy | Posted: Nov 30 2010, 08:05 AM |
Unregistered | (THIS POST WAS REMOVED BY REQUEST) |
Perry | Posted: Dec 24 2010, 08:03 PM |
Like an eagle! Group: SITE OWNER Posts: 8,014 Member No.: 1 Joined: Sep 15th 2002 Location: San Leandro, California | Image size reduced, original size: 2789 x 716. Click here to view the image in its original dimension. Image size reduced, original size: 720 x 533. Click here to view the image in its original dimension. 2010.12.21 winter solstice total lunar eclipse! |
Proud Contributor of the Music Section Revival Project |
xiao | Posted: Jul 19 2019, 08:58 AM | ||
moon bunny Group: XIAO Posts: 5,735 Member No.: 13,323 Joined: Oct 4th 2005 Location: Update Profile | 9 year old FALCON bump ~!(´・ω・`) ☆ ★ The sky was so beautiful a couple of days ago ~ I wanted to do a bit of astrophotography without an actual telephoto lens ~ the moon was so brightly lit I could see bunnies making mochi atop of it!/(・ × ・)\ 🍡 Image size reduced, original size: 4032 x 2268. Click here to view the image in its original dimension.
| ||