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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/13/2004 8:05:53 PM
Shawn,
A Kendrick Dew Remover heater was wrapped around the perimiter of the lens to prevent condensation of moisture on the lens. The heater was powered by a 12V battery that I normally use to power the telescope in the field, but since I had access to electricity, I used the battery for the second camera (the one I shot these start trails with).
Taras
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| Photo By: Taras R. Hnatyshyn
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/13/2004 8:02:36 PM
Kristina,
In New York the transit was in progress at sunrise. Sunrise was at about 5:28 AM, but it took about half an hour before I could see the sun due to a cloud layer. We less than 2 hours of transit time.
Taras
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| Photo By: Taras R. Hnatyshyn
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/13/2004 7:57:47 PM
Otto,
There were two small sunspots, visible near the center of the sun's disc, but due to the sun being low and to some clouds, my photo was underexposed, hence the "grainy" appearence of the image. After the transit was over I saw them when I replaced the camera with an eyepiece.
Taras
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| Photo By: Taras R. Hnatyshyn
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/11/2004 6:41:44 PM
Eric,
The Hasselblad was using a 500mm lens, barely enough to get any detail. Also, the sun was much lower in the sky... many of my Minolta shots early on were just as bad... they just filled more of the film. The Hassy image represents less than one twentyfifth of the area of the film. Also, slide film has less exposure latitude, which is what I used in the Hassy.
The Minolta was attached to a 1900mm focal length telescope. the image of the sun almost filled the width of the negative. This image was taken half an hour after the Hassy photo with the sun higher in the sky and out of the cloud layer (mostly).
Taras
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| Photo By: Taras R. Hnatyshyn
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/10/2004 9:29:34 PM
Simon,
Most satellites are pretty dim, so they only leave a faint trail. Some planes can be quite annoying. I once had 6 planes in a wide-angle planetary alignment photo I took. Then again, that's what one gets for trying astrophotography from the heart of New York City. If the planes are far enough away, then they're not as big a problem. On a guided astrophoto, you can at least cover the lens during the plane's overflight. With a star trail photo this would leave a gap in the trails. Then again, this can be used to goo effect at times...
Taras
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| Photo By: Taras R. Hnatyshyn
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/10/2004 8:59:30 PM
Teresa,
Nice capture. These guys are usually scurrying off somewhere at top speed.
Taras
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| Photo By: Teresa Moore
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/10/2004 8:48:54 PM
Brandon,
I'm suprised that a 300mm lens can tease so much detail from the moon.
Taras
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| Photo By: Brandon Hoover
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/10/2004 8:41:36 PM
Sony,
The "bright weststar" is the planet Jupiter, currently in the constellation of Leo. The star nearer the center of your photo is Regulus, Leo's alpha star.
Taras
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| Photo By: Sony Kusumo
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/10/2004 7:46:20 PM
Nuno,
If you waited for the moon to get higher in the sky, you would have less atmospheric distortion around the edges of the moon.
Otherwise, good contrast for the difficult full moon. Try a few photos of the moon at other phases.
Taras
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| Photo By: Nuno Rios
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/10/2004 7:15:42 PM
Diego,
I bet the cat thinks it is a nice and cool hiding spot...
Taras
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| Photo By: Diego Bullita
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/10/2004 7:11:01 PM
Amna,
Nice first try. Dust off that tripod, use a cable release, and try shooting some of the other phases as well. There is more shadow detail to aid in focusing closer to the quarter phases.
Taras
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| Photo By: Amna Al Shamsi
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/10/2004 7:01:39 PM
Altur,
Not bad for such a short lens. Try taking a few shots at different phases. The moon gets more shadow detail then.
Taras
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| Photo By: altur .
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/10/2004 6:03:51 PM
Rawabi,
Just a tad overexposed, but good work for a hand held image.
Try a few at different phases of the moon.
Taras
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| Photo By: Rawabi Al-Nuaimi
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/10/2004 5:59:52 PM
James,
I like the colors.
Taras
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| Photo By: James Hixon
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/10/2004 5:55:58 PM
Khalid,
I like the way you captured the reflections on the water.
Taras
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| Photo By: KHALID FIKRI
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/10/2004 5:52:58 PM
Darren,
Nice job. Try a few at other phases. Also, with a barlow or eyepiece projection adapter, you should be able to ger stunning closeups with the 14".
Taras
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| Photo By: Darren Arena
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/10/2004 5:48:05 PM
Terry,
It is difficult to gauge what Mofo is more annoyed at, being wet, or being photographed while being wet... either way, poor kitty is annoyed.
Nice capture.
Taras
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| Photo By: Terry McCully
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/10/2004 5:45:06 PM
Ted,
The overexposure makes Venus look smaller than it should.
Taras
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| Photo By: Ted vandenBergh
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/10/2004 5:42:38 PM
Kris,
"For some unknown reason this ladybug (ladybird) is more appealing for us than any other beetle bug."
Could it be the heart it wears on its wing as we can see from your excellent photo. You did a great job selecting the subject in an interesting environment. Nice macro work.
Taras
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| Photo By: Kristina Kohut
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/10/2004 5:37:32 PM
Tom,
Great results for such a short lens.
Taras
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| Photo By: Tom Crowning
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/10/2004 5:35:36 PM
James,
Nice capture. In addition to the low altitude of the sun (from New York), and clouds, I did not get any images approaching this one, but we'll see what I can do on the processing end...
Taras
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| Photo By: James Adams
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/10/2004 5:33:01 PM
Peter,
Good work, but the presentation may be confusing to a lay person.
Taras
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| Photo By: Peter Kehrle
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/10/2004 5:26:19 PM
Lukasz,
How did you get Venus to wear a beret?
Taras
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| Photo By: Lukasz Kuczkowski
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/10/2004 5:24:29 PM
Ryan,
Nice job capturing afocally. It was a real chore fighting the clouds on this transit.
Taras
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| Photo By: Ryan Greene
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/10/2004 5:16:18 PM
Simon,
Nice star trails. Was this one or two hour exposure? (I see a satellite trail in your photo...)
I have a few star trails in my portfolio.
Taras
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| Photo By: Simon Crinks
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/10/2004 5:06:18 PM
Andy,
I like the sky's subtle hues.
Taras
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| Photo By: Andy F
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/10/2004 5:01:14 PM
Sara,
Also, a tripod helps when shooting the moon, especially with longer lenses.
Taras
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| Photo By: Sara M
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/3/2004 10:55:20 PM
David,
Your moon is upside down, no wait, you're upside down! Or rather you're down under. Seriously, you've picked a good aperture and focus point to get just enough detail on the moon and still keep the foreground relatively sharp. You have pretty good contrast for a full moon image. Nice job.
Taras
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| Photo By: David McClenaghan
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/3/2004 10:31:29 AM
Kevin,
Very good capture, especially for an afocal image. Good contrast for a full moon. Try snapping a few near a quarter phase when there are more shadows to bring out the craters.
Taras
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| Photo By: Kevin Prestage
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Critique By:
Taras R. Hnatyshyn (K:4055)
6/3/2004 10:21:03 AM
Gertrud,
A powerful portrait.
Taras
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| Photo By: Gertrud Gozner
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