Mahjik 197 Posted January 15, 2019 Got the camera out over the holiday... It's been a while.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Re-Bugged 10153 Posted May 18, 2019 I couldn't help but stop and take a quick pic' 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted May 28, 2019 It’s hard to take a poor picture in the Canadian Rockies, this with an IPhone 7 plus 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mahjik 197 Posted May 28, 2019 Had a weekend at the track, and had a little bit of time for playing with my camera... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted May 28, 2019 On the side of a Canadian road 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matman 1499 Posted May 30, 2019 On 29 May 2019 at 5:40 AM, mtbkym01 said: On the side of a Canadian road Oh , Come on . " WHERE'S " the Selfie shot :LOL: . Great pic's . 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted May 30, 2019 And another couple 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aerobert 2147 Posted May 31, 2019 22 hours ago, mtbkym01 said: And another couple Very impressive landscape. Here some pictures from Iceland 2016: Such an amazing country. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted June 2, 2019 everywhere you look is like a post card 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicadraus 6201 Posted June 19, 2019 Sharing some shots of mine using my old Nikon D60 and Lumix LX7 Star Wars 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicadraus 6201 Posted June 19, 2019 Some of my Lamborghini models... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicadraus 6201 Posted June 19, 2019 Some random shots... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MockTurtle 239 Posted December 24, 2019 And Now for Something Completely Different... M20, M8 & Mars NGC3372 - Eta Carina v1 NGC3372 - Eta Carina v2 M16 - Eagle Nebula M42 - Orion Still learning - from our light polluted backyard just using a normal DSLR... and some other stuff... 6 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superluminal 3750 Posted December 26, 2019 Wow - thats inredible. I had no idea it was possible to see stuff like that without a telescope the size of a mountain. How does the process work? Can you see them with before you take the shot or are you pointing at a random piece of sky with a lomg enough exposure and theres enough crazy space stuff up there to make a pic? Are they actual true colour pictures? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MockTurtle 239 Posted December 26, 2019 18 minutes ago, Superluminal said: Wow - thats inredible. I had no idea it was possible to see stuff like that without a telescope the size of a mountain. How does the process work? Can you see them with before you take the shot or are you pointing at a random piece of sky with a lomg enough exposure and theres enough crazy space stuff up there to make a pic? Are they actual true colour pictures? thanks.. its a great way of learning about the night sky and the cosmos. ...it all started with just a 200mm lens and taking photos of the moon. key piece of equipment is the tracking mount. once aligned it points your camera at the correct spot for long exposures. sensors do heat up and generate noise the longer the exposure, so multiple shots are required. ideally i do at least a hundred two minute exposures for a subject. cameras can take longer exposures, but light pollution, tracking accuracy, wind, vibration all come into play. the mount and camera is controlled via software on my computer whilst i sit indoors. so I do not to get eaten alive by mosquitoes. with the modest setup i have, most of the time what you actually see in the scope is just a smudge (due to light pollution etc), or just a blank piece of sky if the object is in an invisible spectrum (infra red). the magic happens when the photos are stacked and processed. dslr's have rgb sensor, so the colours are i guess 'true colour'. i do use a filter which cuts out most light pollution, and a secondary camera and scope for auto-guiding (it locks onto a bright star to guide the mount to a specific spot). of course one can always get A Bigger Scope, sturdier mounts, dedicated astro cameras... others end up converting their garage/house to an observatory, or even rent space in a remote location - all of which costs $$$. processing is also a skill, colours are enhanced, brightened etc. the 'artificial colours' come in when folks use dedicated mono cameras, where they can take longer exposures in specific wavelengths using filters... one can also just google for the photos - but hey what's the fun in that? :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Re-Bugged 10153 Posted June 4, 2020 Nice to see the dawn breaking over the harbour at work recently.... 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
