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emily savva
{K:21113} 6/1/2005
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... i can hear you :)!!! i love night shots... totally different feeling to them... love the offecentered but actually dynamique minimal composition... the little stars echoing universal songs in front of the mechanical "ear"... maybe some more exposure time would give even better outlines... still this is very very good... well done... emy
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Dr. Rafael Springmann
{K:89517} 5/26/2005
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E.T call home! Excellent idea well executed, Greg.
Thank you for your kind comment on my "Memories from Paris 4."
Best regards,
Rafi
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dean jolly
{K:574} 5/19/2005
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i cant help but hear all the paronied deluded ideas expressed to me over the years in 9b i would keep typing but im sure someone is comming ijust know they can here me typing seeeee yaaaa .ps nice nice shot greg .
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greg collins
{K:12273} 5/16/2005
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Hi Ian. I didn't see anything but was told that the skies were red in Queenstown and that the aurora was in full force. I was phoned from wellington by an aurora watch group to check it out in Dunedin. Still could happen in the next few nights - so hoping the cloud moves on.
Greg
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Ian McIntosh
{K:42997} 5/16/2005
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Greg I think I know what you mean about a possible aura. wqas going yto call you. My thought was it was highcloud. If it wasn't it was a huge reach of aura, took up a lot of the sky south almost all the way north. This is great. Remember the stars are moving more in some parts of the sky than others.
This is a success in my terms, nice composition. Love the "jupiter 9 " being used for sky shots... Camera may reward you if you adress it by the correct name...
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Mary Brown
{K:71879} 5/15/2005
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Greg, it's me again. After ths, I'll stop bugging you. Here's another word of advice--don't listen to anything I have to say about astrophotography. I don't know what I'm talking about. The extent of my efforts:--the Moon shots I posted in March and some constellation shots. However, I belong to his amazing Astonomy group and there is an wealth of information in it. A few members also belong to UF. Both Shane Finnigan and Pierre Martin have had some of their aurora shots published in an astronomy magazine. Their postings here may give some information re settings and timing that may be useful. I'm looking forward to your night series.
Mary
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Mary Brown
{K:71879} 5/15/2005
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Okay, here's my advice--don't believe everything you read. I'll use the excuse that I was writing notes late last night. Anyway, what you see in pictues are star 'trails' not tracking. Tracking is what you do to avoid star stars. Although, purposeful star trails can be neat. I've taken some 40 second exposures with no tracking where the star trails are obvious, but did not interfere with my objective of showing what certain constellations look like.
I am hoping for an aurora also. I'd love to try to get a decdent picture now that I have a camera that has a chance of doing that. Although, it's been raining and is to rain for a few more days.
Mary
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greg collins
{K:12273} 5/15/2005
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Thanks Yutaka
Always appreciate your comments.
Greg
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Yutaka Itinose
{K:22586} 5/15/2005
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Nice long time shot dear Greg,a week ago I tried capturing the Southern Cross at Fiji with very slow shutter interval--2min,but in vain,have a time,please take and up it,please!
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greg collins
{K:12273} 5/15/2005
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Thanks Mary. I'm going to go back and try a 5min exposure - have to set the camera to b and have been told to put a rubber band around the camera with a bead to hold the shutter down - should be fun. Just got a phone call reporting a possible aurora. One currently sited 300km south west. Here's hoping.
Greg
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Mary Brown
{K:71879} 5/15/2005
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It's always good to try something new. With 15 second exposures, you can begin to see slight tracking. Tracking is not a matter of an unsteady camera, but the motion of the celestial sphere. You can purposely take loonng exposures and get some neat tracking pictures. If you want to take long exposures with no tracking, there are ways to compensate.
You have caught lots of stars. It's a neat composition and I don't find the hint of tracking a problem at all. I was looking to see which constellations you had and then noticed you are in new Zealand. So you enjoy a different view of the sky than we do. Have fun with your new series.
Mary
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greg collins
{K:12273} 5/14/2005
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Had the camera on a tripod but the wind was really strong. Perhaps need more wieght os something.
Greg
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Philip Lindsay
{K:1748} 5/14/2005
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starting to get tracking dude but not enough, looks like movement
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