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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
3/16/2005 12:25:12 AM
Jim,
Nice capture. I like the composition. The osprey sure has a strange facial expression in this shot. Good work.
Taras
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| Photo By: Jim Hartley Smith
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
3/15/2005 11:19:35 PM
Steve,
I seem to prefer star trails to be in focus, but there are some who deliberately defocus their star trails photos to emphasize the colors of the stars trailing on the film. If your camera has autofocus, it may be best to override it and just focus on infinity. I would love to be able to shoot the southern skies...
Taras
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| Photo By: Steve Bull
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
3/13/2005 10:57:25 PM
Amy,
All of kitty's hairs are standing on end! Nice capture.
Taras
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| Photo By: Amy Flemming
(K:778)
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
3/13/2005 10:49:19 PM
Mary,
And a few nights before, Luna was the leader, as they play out this celestial dance.
Taras
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Photo By: Mary Brown
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
3/13/2005 10:31:18 PM
Benny,
Nice capture of an F-16. Looks like it is ready for a long flight with the drop tanks...
Taras
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| Photo By: Benny Smets
(K:2919)
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
3/13/2005 10:28:11 PM
Carlos,
Nice composition.
Taras
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| Photo By: Carlos Lagos
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
3/13/2005 10:27:31 PM
David,
Considering you used a lens with only 100mm in focal length, I'm suprised you were able to get this much detail from the resulting image. I have a few images in my portfolio taken at over ten times that focal length (thru my telescope).
Taras
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| Photo By: David Soler
(K:713)
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
3/11/2005 11:17:44 PM
Romy,
Interesting composition.
Taras
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| Photo By: Romy Fabian Garmaz
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
3/11/2005 11:15:25 PM
Naomi,
If you were looking for more detail in the moon, you need to stop down a little or increase the exposure speed. But that would effect the color of the sky. One of the keys to shooting the moon is to bracket exposures.
Taras
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| Photo By: Naomi Weidner
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
3/11/2005 11:08:20 PM
Márcio,
Nice capture.
Taras
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| Photo By: Márcio Costa
(K:2150)
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
2/27/2005 8:30:41 PM
Guide to the items in the photo...
Taras
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| Photo By: Taras R. Hnatyshyn
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
2/25/2005 4:20:18 PM
Debarshi,
Shots like this are quite easy. Stop down the lens to a middle aperture, set camera on a tripod, compose a scene pointing towards the pole (north if north of equator), set the shutter speed to 'B' (bulb) and with a locking cable release open the shutter. Go someplace warm for a few hours and then come back to close the shutter and collect the camera.
Taras
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| Photo By: Taras R. Hnatyshyn
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
2/24/2005 11:43:35 PM
Ali,
Just a split second later, and you would have had one of the birds silhouetted against the moon. I like the composition.
Taras
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| Photo By: Ali Karlioglu
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
2/24/2005 11:40:47 PM
Phillip,
If you didn't use a tripod, I suggest that you do. Also, remember that the 2x converter adds two stops to the exposure, the equivalent of stopping down two stops. It's hard to tell if your focus is accurate, because you could have camera shake. If it is possible to lock up or pre-fire the mirror, that helps reduce camera shake.
Taras
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| Photo By: Phillip Swanson
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
2/24/2005 10:21:31 PM
Lisa,
If you didn't use one, then next time use a tripod. It is essential for holding the camera steady enough to catch the details. Also, the closer the moon is to full, the less contrast it has in its features, as the sun is "overhead". This makes it more difficult to focus on the moon.
Taras
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| Photo By: Lisa B
(K:1011)
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
2/24/2005 10:09:03 PM
Fabio,
What a stern expression this penguin has. Maybe his tuxedo is too tight. Nice.
Taras
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| Photo By: Fabio Dutra
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
2/24/2005 10:07:46 PM
Giuseppe,
Nice contrast and excellent focus. Good work.
Taras
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| Photo By: Giuseppe Ronchetti
(K:532)
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
2/24/2005 10:02:30 PM
Edin,
Great timing and a lovely composition. Nice job.
Taras
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| Photo By: Edin Dzeko
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
2/24/2005 9:59:53 PM
Shane,
Most of my astrophotos are taken in the Catskills, about 75 miles away from the city. The skys are not the greatest, but the Milky Way is visible from there on a moonless night. Many of my images require quite a bit of processing to get them to this level. Jerry Loudrigus has an excellent eBook on Photoshop for Astrophotographers that has helped me rescue some pretty "bad" slides. The APML is also a great forum for tips.
Taras
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| Photo By: Taras R. Hnatyshyn
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
2/24/2005 9:44:22 PM
Shane,
Any exposures longer than a few minutes really need good polar alignment to prevent field rotation (stars making arcs around the guide star). The best method for obtaining good polar alignment is the drift method. I usually do this after I do a rough polar alignment with the LX200's alignment routine. I usually shoot for no drift in a 5-minute time frame, which is usually good enough for me to get exposures up to an hour without field rotation. What I still need to do is train my mount's PEC minimize the corrections I need to make when guiding.
This image was shot with a regular telephoto lens with no filters, etc. I have an autoguider, but have had bad luck with it. This isn't due to it by itself, but just other things going wrong while using it, like my battery going from 12 to 10 V in a few minutes (still haven't figured that one out) or the film in my camera not advancing after taking a whole night's worth of photos, enjoying an aurora while the camera wa being autoguided... I may try to use it again after I complete some more wide-field work.
Taras
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| Photo By: Taras R. Hnatyshyn
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/26/2004 1:54:32 AM
John,
That's why I prefer astronomy to astrology... for me it's a good combination--many deep sky objects to observe!
Taras
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| Photo By: Taras R. Hnatyshyn
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/25/2004 2:51:40 AM
Steven,
Great image. I like the narrow DOF in this one. Puts all the focus where the action is!
Taras
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| Photo By: Steven H
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/25/2004 2:46:53 AM
Amna,
Since you are using such a short lens (for the moon), you may want to try bracketting your focus. Get your best focus, take a shot, rack your focus in a bit, take another shot, then rack your focus out a bit past the original and take a third. You could take more if you wish, and keep the sharpest image.
Taras
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| Photo By: Amna Al Shamsi
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/25/2004 2:42:00 AM
Sara,
Staring at a lone light in the darkness, it will appear to be moving, even if it is actually motionless...
Taras
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| Photo By: Sara M
(K:12411)
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/22/2004 11:29:11 PM
Berkan,
Nice composition.
Taras
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| Photo By: berkan dinçay
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/22/2004 11:19:59 PM
Lukasz,
Good documentation.
Taras
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| Photo By: Lukasz Kuczkowski
(K:14687)
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/22/2004 11:07:04 PM
Niko,
Nice capture.
Taras
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| Photo By: Niko Pietinen
(K:1060)
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/22/2004 11:04:18 PM
Alessandro,
Good work. Nice use of DOF.
Taras
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| Photo By: Alessandro Orru
(K:0)
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/22/2004 10:55:27 PM
Ray,
Nice timing.
Taras
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| Photo By: Ray Rochelle
(K:0)
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/22/2004 10:52:19 PM
Gerhard,
Nice sunset.
Taras
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| Photo By: Gerry Pacher
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