Very cool! Don't let the mosquitoes carry you off. I grew up in Trout Lake, and it's a real treat to visit when I can.
t On 7/12/04 14:05, Tom C wrote: > Hey Tim, > > You've found my favorite camping spot... don't go telling everybody now! :) > > Sort of the opposite of star trails... > > http://pug.komkon.org/99oct/TakhlakhVenus.htm > > > > Tom C. > > > > > >> From: Tim Sherburne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To: Pentax Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Re: OT: Star Trails photo >> Date: Thu, 08 Jul 2004 13:58:47 -0700 >> >> >> I've never done anything specifically to ensure the stars' colors would >> stand out. Here are three I've done: >> >> <http://www.sherb.org/startrails/> >> >> Although my trails don't "pop" like those in the astropix image, the color >> is noticeable. >> >> Each image was captured on Fuji Superia 400 with a Vivitar Series 1 >> 19-35/3.5-4.5 (wide open) on a Pentax ZX-M. The first image was around six >> hours facing south, the second was around 60 minutes facing north (a porch >> light unintentionally revealed the foreground, but it's not bad), and the >> last was about five hours in the same location. You'll notice the sky >> beginning to lighten as dawn approached. >> >> I was disappointed in the lack of sharpness I got in these images. (These >> scans of 4x6 lab prints actually make the problem worse.) I haven't yet had >> the opportunity to try to figure out the cause, but one reason may simply >> be >> the the low acutance of the film. Perhaps a slower, finer grained film >> would >> render sharper images. I suppose stopping the lens down to f8 would help, >> too. >> >> t >> >> >> On 7/8/04 9:24, Kevin Waterson wrote: >> >>> This one time, at band camp, Norm Baugher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >>> >>>> Awesome site Dan, thanks for sharing. >>>> Norm >>>> >>>> Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >>>> >>>>> There is an interesting, and innovative, photo of star trails on the >>>>> Astronomy Picture of the Day page for July 8, 2004: >>>>> >>>>> http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html >>> >>> Something I have never done. I know its something everybody does, but I >> have >>> never >>> got around to it. >>> >>> What exposures do folks use to be sure the correct colors of the stars >> are >>> prominent >>> and not just white trails as I see so often? >>> >>> Kind regards >>> Kevin >>> >> > > > >
