Re: PESO: Moon Eclipse Composite
Hi all Thanks for all the comments - much appreciated. Addressing some specific questions/comments. Quoting Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Excellent Brian! Why not submit it to www.spaceweather.com? > Thanks, Tom. Hadn't thought of that but I took a look at what they had and there were already some similar composites there. Quoting David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Seriously cool Brian. > Although I didn't realise that the moon rose & fell like that :-) You mean it doesn't look like that over in the west?. :-)> Quoting Igor Roshchin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Great! > Nice idea and wonderful implementation. > "Photo Every So Often" has a special meaning with this image. :-) > > Igor Thanks Igor - I guess I can claim to have submitted 20 PESOs in the one day. Is that a record? Quoting Peter McIntosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Wow! Love it! How did you make the composite? > Ciao, > Peter in western Sydney Nothing particularly innovative. I just created a black image 3000 x 2000 pixels and then in Photoshop Elements I cut and pasted images from the various image files into separate layers. Then it was just a case of moving them around until they formed the parabolic shape (a grid helped with this). Quoting Digital Image Studio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> If that was a failure then you made an impressive recovery, it > looks > like it should be on one of those astro photo of the day pages ;-) > Nicely done. > > Rob Studdert Thanks Rob - I invested a couple of hours into taking the images and was determined to save something from the debacle... :-)> Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney, Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/brianwalters + Quoting Brian Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi all > > My attempts at photographing last night's eclipse seem to have > struck similar problems to others - noisy images that, in my case, > looked abysmal at full totality. > > The only answer was to reduce the size of the images and make a > composite. All told I took about 50 photos from start to finish of > the eclipse - the composite is made up of 20. > > I used a Tamron SP 300 mm lens plus 2x converter at shot at ISO 800 > to try to keep movement of the moon during the exposures to a > minimum. > > The result is at: > > http://www.blognow.com.au/PESO/71394/Moon_Eclipse_Composite.html > > > Comments, as always, welcome. > -- Get a free email address with REAL anti-spam protection. http://www.bluebottle.com/tag/1 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Moon Eclipse Composite
On 29/08/2007, Brian Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all > > My attempts at photographing last night's eclipse seem to have struck similar > problems to others - noisy images that, in my case, looked abysmal at full > totality. > > The only answer was to reduce the size of the images and make a composite. > All told I took about 50 photos from start to finish of the eclipse - the > composite is made up of 20. > > I used a Tamron SP 300 mm lens plus 2x converter at shot at ISO 800 to try to > keep movement of the moon during the exposures to a minimum. If that was a failure then you made an impressive recovery, it looks like it should be on one of those astro photo of the day pages ;-) Nicely done. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/PESO http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Moon Eclipse Composite
Wow! Love it! How did you make the composite? Ciao, Peter in western Sydney Brian Walters wrote: > Hi all > > My attempts at photographing last night's eclipse seem to have struck similar > problems to others - noisy images that, in my case, looked abysmal at full > totality. > > The only answer was to reduce the size of the images and make a composite. > All told I took about 50 photos from start to finish of the eclipse - the > composite is made up of 20. > > I used a Tamron SP 300 mm lens plus 2x converter at shot at ISO 800 to try to > keep movement of the moon during the exposures to a minimum. > > The result is at: > > http://www.blognow.com.au/PESO/71394/Moon_Eclipse_Composite.html > > > Comments, as always, welcome. > > > Cheers > > Brian > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Moon Eclipse Composite
On 29/08/07, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: >The result is at: > >http://www.blognow.com.au/PESO/71394/Moon_Eclipse_Composite.html > > >Comments, as always, welcome. Lovely! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Moon Eclipse Composite
Great! Nice idea and wonderful implementation. "Photo Every So Often" has a special meaning with this image. :-) Igor On 8/29/07, Brian Walters wrote: > Hi all > > My attempts at photographing last night's eclipse seem to have struck similar > problems to others - noisy images that, in my case, looked abysmal at full > totality. > > The only answer was to reduce the size of the images and make a composite. > All told I took about 50 photos from start to finish of the eclipse - the > composite is made up of 20. > > I used a Tamron SP 300 mm lens plus 2x converter at shot at ISO 800 to try to > keep movement of the moon during the exposures to a minimum. > > The result is at: > > http://www.blognow.com.au/PESO/71394/Moon_Eclipse_Composite.html > > > Comments, as always, welcome. > > > Cheers > > Brian > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Moon Eclipse Composite
Seriously cool Brian. Although I didn't realise that the moon rose & fell like that :-) Cheers, Dave On 8/29/07, Brian Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all > > My attempts at photographing last night's eclipse seem to have struck similar > problems to others - noisy images that, in my case, looked abysmal at full > totality. > > The only answer was to reduce the size of the images and make a composite. > All told I took about 50 photos from start to finish of the eclipse - the > composite is made up of 20. > > I used a Tamron SP 300 mm lens plus 2x converter at shot at ISO 800 to try to > keep movement of the moon during the exposures to a minimum. > > The result is at: > > http://www.blognow.com.au/PESO/71394/Moon_Eclipse_Composite.html > > > Comments, as always, welcome. > > > Cheers > > Brian -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Moon Eclipse Composite
I'd say you came up with a great answer. Well done, indeed! -- Bruce Wednesday, August 29, 2007, 6:16:52 AM, you wrote: BW> Hi all BW> My attempts at photographing last night's eclipse seem to BW> have struck similar problems to others - noisy images that, in my BW> case, looked abysmal at full totality. BW> The only answer was to reduce the size of the images and make BW> a composite. All told I took about 50 photos from start to finish BW> of the eclipse - the composite is made up of 20. BW> I used a Tamron SP 300 mm lens plus 2x converter at shot at BW> ISO 800 to try to keep movement of the moon during the exposures BW> to a minimum. BW> The result is at: BW> http://www.blognow.com.au/PESO/71394/Moon_Eclipse_Composite.html BW> Comments, as always, welcome. BW> Cheers BW> Brian BW> ++ BW> Brian Walters BW> Western Sydney, Australia BW> http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ BW> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/brianwalters BW> -- BW> Finally - A spam blocker that actually works. BW> http://www.bluebottle.com/tag/4 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: PESO: Moon Eclipse Composite
Excellent Brian! Why not submit it to www.spaceweather.com? Tom C. >From: Brian Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: PESO: Moon Eclipse Composite >Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 06:16:52 -0700 > >Hi all > >My attempts at photographing last night's eclipse seem to have struck >similar problems to others - noisy images that, in my case, looked abysmal >at full totality. > >The only answer was to reduce the size of the images and make a composite. >All told I took about 50 photos from start to finish of the eclipse - the >composite is made up of 20. > >I used a Tamron SP 300 mm lens plus 2x converter at shot at ISO 800 to try >to keep movement of the moon during the exposures to a minimum. > >The result is at: > >http://www.blognow.com.au/PESO/71394/Moon_Eclipse_Composite.html > > >Comments, as always, welcome. > > >Cheers > >Brian > >++ >Brian Walters >Western Sydney, Australia >http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ >http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/brianwalters > >-- >Finally - A spam blocker that actually works. >http://www.bluebottle.com/tag/4 > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >PDML@pdml.net >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Moon Eclipse Composite
That's awesome! rg2 On 8/29/07, Brian Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all > > My attempts at photographing last night's eclipse seem to have struck similar > problems to others - noisy images that, in my case, looked abysmal at full > totality. > > The only answer was to reduce the size of the images and make a composite. > All told I took about 50 photos from start to finish of the eclipse - the > composite is made up of 20. > > I used a Tamron SP 300 mm lens plus 2x converter at shot at ISO 800 to try to > keep movement of the moon during the exposures to a minimum. > > The result is at: > > http://www.blognow.com.au/PESO/71394/Moon_Eclipse_Composite.html > > > Comments, as always, welcome. > > > Cheers > > Brian > > ++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney, Australia > http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/brianwalters > > -- > Finally - A spam blocker that actually works. > http://www.bluebottle.com/tag/4 > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Moon Eclipse Composite
Brian Walters wrote: > Hi all > > My attempts at photographing last night's eclipse seem to have struck similar > problems to others - noisy images that, in my case, looked abysmal at full > totality. > > The only answer was to reduce the size of the images and make a composite. > All told I took about 50 photos from start to finish of the eclipse - the > composite is made up of 20. > > I used a Tamron SP 300 mm lens plus 2x converter at shot at ISO 800 to try to > keep movement of the moon during the exposures to a minimum. > > The result is at: > > http://www.blognow.com.au/PESO/71394/Moon_Eclipse_Composite.html > Very cool. -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
PESO: Moon Eclipse Composite
Great shots and composition! I could only see the total phase (buried in low western haze) here in central FL. Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
PESO: Moon Eclipse Composite
Hi all My attempts at photographing last night's eclipse seem to have struck similar problems to others - noisy images that, in my case, looked abysmal at full totality. The only answer was to reduce the size of the images and make a composite. All told I took about 50 photos from start to finish of the eclipse - the composite is made up of 20. I used a Tamron SP 300 mm lens plus 2x converter at shot at ISO 800 to try to keep movement of the moon during the exposures to a minimum. The result is at: http://www.blognow.com.au/PESO/71394/Moon_Eclipse_Composite.html Comments, as always, welcome. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney, Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/brianwalters -- Finally - A spam blocker that actually works. http://www.bluebottle.com/tag/4 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
