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07-19-2020, 10:34 AM - 2 Likes   #29701
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QuoteOriginally posted by Hattifnatt Quote
That's so nice. Can you detail a little bit on the technique used? there was only one frame, or some stacking? were there any darks?

Do you think one can get something similar using the astrotracer on the K-1 instead of the MSM tracker?
Thanks. That was a single 90 second frame with long exposure noise reduction turned on. I honestly don't know how much difference that makes (shooting RAW and processing in Lightroom) aside from waiting 90 seconds before I can shoot again.

I would think the Astrotracer for that duration would have produced a similar outcome if properly calibrated and the subject favorably positioned to align with however the sensor is magically able to track.

This was the first time I ever used the MSM Tracker. It was actually quicker and easier to set up than calibrating the Astrotracer and added a cool factor of using a laser to line up with Polaris (where legal to use).

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Shot this today from a moving boat.. a bit too slow shutter speed for that..



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07-19-2020, 12:21 PM - 6 Likes   #29705
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Not the best weather, but here are a few more from the D-FA* 85mm:









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Made a star trails image last night down on the river behind my house.

It was a bit frustrating for me. I gathered the gear in a backpack, hiked down the trail behind my house to the bank, grabbed a chair that the neighbors had by their firepit, set up and composed the shot, took a few test shots, set the intervalometer for 240 shots, with a 2 second interval, turned the camera loose and sat down. After a few moments I realized the camera had stopped making exposures.

I started it again, and watched carefully, and after 47 shots the camera stopped, and displayed a message about being finished.

So I bumped it up to 2,000 shots, and a 10 second interval, and let it take another run.

It ran about 70 more shots, then said it was done.

By then I realized 1600 ISO might not be fast enough, so before cutting it loose again, I bumped it up to 3200.

It kept running until it said the memory card was full, and the camera refused to start saving on the other card.

It was about 1 AM, and although I wanted to take a few shots of the Milky Way too, I decided to bag it and hike back up to the house and head for bed.

So here is the result of an awesome, albeit frustrating, night on the river.

The first test shot:



The sky had a light glow around the horizon, long after sunset.


An HDR from the first three test shots:



I tried to light paint the nearby trees and the riverbank on the opposite side.


The final output, 197 images, 30 seconds each, stacked with StarStaX, processed in Photoshop, in two versions.






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07-19-2020, 05:18 PM - 4 Likes   #29710
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Sunday beach outing, trying out the new 35-105mm lens. (The new old stock lens that came with the completely unused SFXn I bought recently)


Castlepoint lighthouse.


Happy dog!


Cold and wet day.
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QuoteOriginally posted by Racer X 69 Quote
Made a star trails image last night down on the river behind my house.

It was a bit frustrating for me. I gathered the gear in a backpack, hiked down the trail behind my house to the bank, grabbed a chair that the neighbors had by their firepit, set up and composed the shot, took a few test shots, set the intervalometer for 240 shots, with a 2 second interval, turned the camera loose and sat down. After a few moments I realized the camera had stopped making exposures.

I started it again, and watched carefully, and after 47 shots the camera stopped, and displayed a message about being finished.

So I bumped it up to 2,000 shots, and a 10 second interval, and let it take another run.

It ran about 70 more shots, then said it was done.

By then I realized 1600 ISO might not be fast enough, so before cutting it loose again, I bumped it up to 3200.

It kept running until it said the memory card was full, and the camera refused to start saving on the other card.

It was about 1 AM, and although I wanted to take a few shots of the Milky Way too, I decided to bag it and hike back up to the house and head for bed.

So here is the result of an awesome, albeit frustrating, night on the river.

The first test shot:



The sky had a light glow around the horizon, long after sunset.


An HDR from the first three test shots:



I tried to light paint the nearby trees and the riverbank on the opposite side.


The final output, 197 images, 30 seconds each, stacked with StarStaX, processed in Photoshop, in two versions.






K-1, Vivitar 13mm f2.8 Fisheye
Lovely shots! I must give star trails a go.
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Sunday beach outing, trying out the new 35-105mm lens. (The new old stock lens that came with the completely unused SFXn I bought recently)

Happy dog!
If I had a dog like that I would have numbers on the side of it.

Maybe even some contingency sponsors on the shoulders and neck, and the primary sponsor on the hips.

And a checkered flag bandanna.

Zoe sometimes had a checkered flag bandanna. (sorry, not a K-1 photo, but a film shot, from the days of my Ricoh XR2s)

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Lovely shots! I must give star trails a go.
It's fun, especially where I have made them so far, around the house, and down by the river.

My first, last June, 10 exposures, varying 3 to 5 minutes in length, using bulb mode and a cable release.





Second try, from the West upstairs porch, 118 images, 30 seconds each.





Attempt number three, the day after try two, 225images, 30 seconds each. There are several versions of this on my Flickr.

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QuoteOriginally posted by Racer X 69 Quote
It's fun, especially where I have made them so far, around the house, and down by the river.

My first, last June, 10 exposures, varying 3 to 5 minutes in length, using bulb mode and a cable release.





Second try, from the West upstairs porch, 118 images, 30 seconds each.





Attempt number three, the day after try two, 225images, 30 seconds each. There are several versions of this on my Flickr.

Great work! I love the third shot.
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