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bcsman

11-Feb-11, 10:31

this is my first attempt at deep sky photography.
i dont know what im doing but i sure am enjoying the learning curve">">http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5255/5435893930_81467c12f7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bcsman/5435893930/)">http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5012/5435302407_2f386fa320_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bcsman/5435302407/)

tjc

11-Feb-11, 11:30

Excellent shots, especially for first attempts. Great detail in that moon shot. There is a wee bit of over exposure there too though... (the moon shooting guru`s I`ve talked to say you should always under expose by a stop or two and then bring it back up in PP)

Tried a shot or two of the moon myself last night but I don`t think I got it as good as that.

Would you mind saying what equipment your using?

bcsman

11-Feb-11, 12:01

Hi tjc
thanks for the advice,i feel like there is so much to learn
i have taken shots of the moon before but this is the first time ive taken a pic of the orion nebula.
i have a panasonic lumix G2 camera and a skywatcher skyliner 250p flextube auto telescope

Excellent shots, especially for first attempts. Great detail in that moon shot. There is a wee bit of over exposure there too though... (the moon shooting guru`s I`ve talked to say you should always under expose by a stop or two and then bring it back up in PP)

Tried a shot or two of the moon myself last night but I don`t think I got it as good as that.

Would you mind saying what equipment your using?

astroman

12-Feb-11, 18:58

Hi tjc
thanks for the advice,i feel like there is so much to learn
i have taken shots of the moon before but this is the first time ive taken a pic of the orion nebula.
i have a panasonic lumix G2 camera and a skywatcher skyliner 250p flextube auto telescope

Great shots, especially for a first attempt.

The moon has lots of detail along the terminator and the different colours of the maria have come out well. I don't know how well your telescope mount tracks, but a 1-2 min exposure of the Orion Nebula could work out pretty good based on this photo which has pretty low noise levels. I look forward to seeing your next pics.

KEEP_ON_TRUCKIN

12-Feb-11, 23:20

Nice shots B Man ...... you'll be getting featured in the National Geographic next - after seeing some of your pics on facebook I thought you were a pro!

Ricco

13-Feb-11, 10:18

Fantastic photos. Having been inspired by the Stargazing Live series and not having a clue about my camera I have now signed up to a photography course. Been twice now and have learned an enormous amount about what all the buttons do. I was gob-smacked when I discovered that I could shoot 1/4000th of a second! All those photos of bees and stuff are now possible - woo hoo!

I think I have always had a bit of an eye for composition but was totally fazed by all the buttons. Maybe a StarGazer telescope next Chrimbo.

dafi

13-Feb-11, 12:44

nice shots...looking forwards to more!!

tjc

13-Feb-11, 15:24

wicker05

13-Feb-11, 20:23

First attempt! Great shots, well done.