Thanks... Must have been cool growing up in that area.
Tom C.
From: Tim Sherburne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: OT: Star Trails photo Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 14:26:43 -0700
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,
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> You've found my favorite camping spot... don't go telling everybody now! :)
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> Sort of the opposite of star trails...
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> http://pug.komkon.org/99oct/TakhlakhVenus.htm
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> Tom C.
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>> 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
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>> I've never done anything specifically to ensure the stars' colors would
>> stand out. Here are three I've done:
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>> <http://www.sherb.org/startrails/>
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>> Although my trails don't "pop" like those in the astropix image, the color
>> is noticeable.
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>> 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.
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>> 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
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>> render sharper images. I suppose stopping the lens down to f8 would help,
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>> t
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>> On 7/8/04 9:24, Kevin Waterson wrote:
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>>> This one time, at band camp, Norm Baugher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>>>> Awesome site Dan, thanks for sharing.
>>>> Norm
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>>>> Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
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>>>>> There is an interesting, and innovative, photo of star trails on the
>>>>> Astronomy Picture of the Day page for July 8, 2004:
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>>>>> http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
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>>> Something I have never done. I know its something everybody does, but I
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>>> got around to it.
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>>> What exposures do folks use to be sure the correct colors of the stars
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>>> and not just white trails as I see so often?
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>>> Kind regards
>>> Kevin
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