[eyeball]

Very nice! Did you, or have you, tried the "ASTROTRACER" mode on a shot like this? Does it work on the moon as well?

First of all, if the moon moves enough to blur its detail, then moving the sensor to remove this blur will simply transfer the blur to the buildings, which will now appear to the sensor as if they are moving against the sky. It's similar to panning, where you can unblur one motion at the expense of introducing another.

Regarding the moon itself and astrotracer: The "motion" of the stars appears because we're viewing the sky from the rotating surface of the earth. The position of the moon is subject to the same effect, so, yes, to the extent that astrotracer compensates for the diurnal spinning of the earth, it should also work for the moon, and even planets, if you're interested in those.

However, since the moon is moving around the earth once a month, it does move extremely slowly against the background of the starts on a much longer monthly basis, and this version of astrotracer will not compensate for that. Given the notoriously high resolution of the K-1, this lunar motion might cause blurring of the moon's surface on very long exposures, so hopefully, Ricoh's next firmware release will have 2 astrotracer settings, the current one which follows the stars, and a second slightly different one to follow the moon's monthly orbit superimposed on the stellar background. Presumably, the K-1 can determine astro time from satellite measurements, so timing of the lunar cycle and the moon's position will be computed automatically, and a new set of graticules can be provided to locate individual craters in the viewfinder, whose names will be accessible in a new moon menu. Perhaps there's already an iPhone app for that, which Ricoh could incorporate into their WiFi...

To cut short unintended arguments, the entire last paragraph was a lame attempt at weird geek humor.

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[wtlwdwgn]

k-1, lim 77

Lovely images.

[Rupert]

More of whats genuinely important....the hunt for Peanut Tree sap.....

" It was here yesterday and gone today???"


"Wish those filthy rodents were gone too!"


You can get more LeRolls and less nasty squirrels if you post your support for him and his girls here!

Regards!

Lovely images.

thanks

[fs999]

Nice shots Rupert ! I hope LeRolls will show us his landscapes

1. Crop Mode • 400 ISO • Sigma Art 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM • Metz Flash 52 AF-1 Digital with softbox


2. Crop Mode • 100 ISO • Sigma Art 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM


3. FF Mode • 100 ISO • Pentax DA* 55mm F1.4 SDM


4. FF Mode • 100 ISO • Pentax DA 70mm F2.4 Limited • Walimex Pro Flash 3xVC-400

[acoufap]

Sun, Tree, Ice



K-1, FF mode, M1.7/50

[AZGMDale]

Am thoroughly enjoying the images on this forum. Can't stay away. So many excellent photos.

Went out last evening to shoot landscapes with the 70-200 D-FA* I received a few days ago. Clouds were present, which is somewhat rare in my area, and I ended up with the first pano with my new, and first, Pentax. Three shots, edited in Lightroom, then stitched in Photoshop CC. I tried to stay true to what I saw and not over process it, but probably did. Constructive criticism would be appreciated. FYI the mountains do get very purple around here.

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From our forest walk this morning....

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[WPRESTO]

Am thoroughly enjoying the images on this forum. Can't stay away. So many excellent photos.

Went out last evening to shoot landscapes with the 70-200 D-FA* I received a few days ago. Clouds were present, which is somewhat rare in my area, and I ended up with the first pano with my new, and first, Pentax. Three shots, edited in Lightroom, then stitched in Photoshop CC. I tried to stay true to what I saw and not over process it, but probably did. Constructive criticism would be appreciated. FYI the mountains do get very purple around here.

That's a fine piece of photography & stitching.

[eaglem]

Curious Dove

[Skewed]

Very nice!

Did you, or have you, tried the "ASTROTRACER" mode on a shot like this? Does it work on the moon as well?

Thanks for the compliment.
I haven't used the astrotracer--AFAIK it's for long time exposures.
This shot was at f/7.1, 1/400, ISO 200. The K1 was on a very rigid tripod, but with SR on. I was snapping off quick shots to catch the plane, with half-press focus.
I had not used the 150-450 on the K1 until the morning of this shot--obviously no focus adjustment was needed. The lens also focuses well on my K3 with no adjustment.

[bpv_UW]

i love the red mountain pic....its funny, to me, it could have been cropped at 2 or more places closer to the mountain and STILL be a great shot. a wonderful lesson to me on keeping foreground. thanks so much

Thank you. I agree on foreground, I find more and more my landscape shots are largely foreground (especially the vertically oriented ones), with just a relatively small amount of background and sky (unless the clouds are really interesting, which changes things). Definitely makes finding clean and interesting comps a (fun) challenge.

-Brandon

[Rupert]

Nice shots Rupert ! I hope LeRolls will show us his landscapes

Thanks FS! I'm hoping LeRolls can show us the kind of "moon shots" I can appreciate.......

That is a lovely portrait shot FS! Someone you know?.....or a mystery lady?

Regards!

[ranchy]

FA*85

[mattb123]

Frosty morning walk
K-1 & 15-30