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Pierre Martin
{K:3355} 6/21/2005
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Thanks Morgan! I've always enjoyed doing
wide-field astrophotography under dark skies. I'm hoping
the weather here will improve at the next New Moon so I
can try some more.
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Morgan Estill
{K:3786} 6/20/2005
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This photo is incredible. Such a great nebula photo. I would love to see more of this type of work from you Pierre. Excellent work!
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Pierre Martin
{K:3355} 6/10/2005
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Hi Taras,
I haven't tried the E200 yet. I'll keep that in mind. Thanks!
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Taras R. Hnatyshyn
{K:4055} 6/9/2005
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Pierre,
It must be a joy shooting at f/2. With my medium format lenses, I'm usually shooting at f/5.6, so my exposures are much longer. Have you tried shooting astrophotos on E200? I like its red response.
Taras
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Pierre Martin
{K:3355} 5/14/2005
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Thanks for the kind words Ryan. I was just browsing through your portfolio and you have an outstanding collection of photos.
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Ryan Greene
{K:3297} 5/13/2005
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Wow! Spectacular! Mary Brown directed me to your portfolio, I too am an astronomy buff. Very nice work.
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Girish Chonkar
{K:6903} 5/9/2005
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Superb catch Pierre, and great informative about. Thak you for sharing.
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Mary Brown
{K:71879} 5/9/2005
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Fabulous, Pierre! It is great to include the explanation. Ah you're making me think of observing under clear skies in warm weather with great friends--can't wait. Did I mention that this is a Fabulous picture?
Mary
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Pierre Martin
{K:3355} 5/8/2005
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Thanks Shane!!! Glad that you like it.
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Pierre Martin
{K:3355} 5/8/2005
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Hi Joggie,
Thanks! For this shot, I did not use a telescope. The only thing used was a standard 50mm lens. So the view you see is approximately the same as what the naked eye sees by looking up. However, the film's emulsion is way more sensitive than the human eye - so a long time exposure picks up a lot more colors and details.
I did have the camera mounted on a motorized telescope mount that permits to track the motion of the stars as they move from east to west around the north celestial pole. This tracking is necessary in such an exposure to prevent stars from trailing. There's different types of mounts - the one I used is called a German Equatorial Mount. Any more questions, feel free to ask.
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Pierre Martin
{K:3355} 5/8/2005
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Hi Christine,
Thanks for the comments! There's actually a lot more out there that we can see... but unfortunately the increasing lights from cities are taking it away from us. In many cases, the pristine night skies that our ancestors used to see them 100 years ago can only be appreciated by travelling at least 2 hours away from any city.
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Shane Finnigan
{K:1990} 5/8/2005
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Pierre,
Another amazing shot!!!! What could I possibly say.... I think you've left me speechless!
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Joggie van Staden
{K:41700} 5/8/2005
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Spectacular Pierre! Would love to get a chance on the telescope - could you share some of the telescope's detail - is it an amateur telescope?
Thanks for sharing.
Joggie
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C.A. Mikulice
{K:13300} 5/8/2005
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wonderful capture, Pierre... it's amazing what is out there that we don't/ can't/ won't see... thank you for sharing it.
christine
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