I left work around 4:00 PM yesterday. Zipped to the local department store to pick up a cheap pair of binoculars and a compass (I hate when I forget things at home).
My goal was to find an unimpeded view of the south-south-west horizon. I started driving to the local ski area above Boise. As I suspected, the best view was from the top (where the road ends) at the base of the ski area. It was very cold, around 13F. There was only about 1/2 hour of time from when the comet became easily visible, between sunset and the setting of the comet. Fingers so numb I couldn't feel the dials on the camera. Fingertips still hurt four hours later and actually are a little tender feeling even now. Here's one shot, a 50% crop, fairly noisy. Curves adjustements performed and USM that didn't do much before it started degrading the image. I've got a few others I may try to work with that include the horizon. It was exciting to see and worth the effort regardless of the quality of the images. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5448426 *ist D and Tokina 500/8 lens. ISO 400 at 1/200. Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
