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Photographer  Randy Libner {Karma:4084}
Project N/A Camera Model Canon F-1
Categories Landscape
Film Format
Portfolio Lens Canon  300 mm L
Uploaded 7/20/2005 Film / Memory Type Kodak  Elite Chrome ED
    ISO / Film Speed 200
Views 644 Shutter > 5 minutes
Favorites Aperture f/4.0
Critiques 27 Rating
6.43
/ 7 Ratings
Location City -  Camas Valley
State -  OREGON
Country - United States   United States
About Pardon the borders... what ya see is what ya get.

This photo of comet Hale-Bopp is the hardest photo I have ever chased.
The exposure is 16 minutes long on a home jury rigged, motorized tracker and with two rifle scopes used for alignment and guiding during the exposure. An absolute pain to use, but on my last attempt nailed it......... wind and clouds arrived for the next few weeks as the comet sank too low in the sky to be photographed again.
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There are 27 Comments in 1 Pages
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Randy Libner   {K:4084} 8/14/2009
Thank you Olga Melissa for reminding me of couple more comet images that I wanted to show. I will post them for the next few nights.
None will surpass Hale Bopp, but they were fun to do.

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Olga Vareli Olga Vareli   {K:22477} 8/14/2009
I love it Randy, you made me travel...kisses from Athens, Greece!!

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Randy Libner   {K:4084} 7/1/2009
Thank you again Jeff. I just got the slide image onto a CD so now I can show it without the ugly framing.

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Jeff Sturgess Jeff Sturgess   {K:816} 7/1/2009
Incredible Randy, incredible. You were well rewarded by your efforts!

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Randy Libner   {K:4084} 6/23/2009
Thank you jacques. I now have this image on a CD, but the CD image does not contain near the detail as this crude 'photo of a photo'. I had a very good lab do this photo that is mounted and framed.

I'm not sure what it would take to get a better image from a CD............... most likely, a better CD than from the one hour lab that I used. ;)

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jacques brisebois   {K:73883} 6/21/2009
definitively impressive, perfect work Randy

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Randy Libner   {K:4084} 9/15/2007
It's been a while........... and I would just like to thank everyone again for the nice comments.
It's still my favorite photo............. not my best, but my favorite.

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p p p p   {K:1765} 1/17/2007
WOW! im speechless!!!! it would take me a 100 years just to take a photo like that.
I hope you made a wish.:)

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Emmanuel Panagiotakis Emmanuel Panagiotakis   {K:6267} 11/9/2005
This is not just a photo
this is Art
Magnificent capture
absolutely stunning colors
very very professional!!!!!!
7\7

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Chris Hunter Chris Hunter   {K:25634} 8/10/2005
Great effort and results Randy,

Chris

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no longer a member no longer a member   {K:10557} 8/4/2005
This is an amazing photograph, and I don't know how you pulled it off the way you did. This is an outstanding shot, 7++

My compliments,

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Mark Kresl Mark Kresl   {K:9434} 7/29/2005
Impressive shot, Randy. It was worth the work. This type of shot is way out of my league. I'm glad we have people like you who can pull them off.

Mark

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Sarah  Per Lee   {K:2477} 7/24/2005
Magnificent night sky action there Randy. Your jimmy riggin' ingenuity (and patience) really paid off. What a glorious sight! (Yeah, and I concur about those missin' out on them sunsets!). Thanks for the comment on mine. Looking foward to seeing more of your work. Lord bless ya.

Sarah

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Randy Libner   {K:4084} 7/23/2005
Lilly... I forgot to mention the Skill Twist screwdrivers use sets of 'planetary' gears.
My reaction upon opening that box of slides for the first time is reflected in all of your comments........ I was, and still am, so thrilled with the results.
Thank you all again so much for you comments. I must step out now and go buy meeself a larger hat. :)

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Tiger Lily     {K:10966} 7/23/2005
"I coupled together two Skill Twist electric screwdrivers achieving a grand speed of two RPM and added a 6 volt battery and a couple of potentiometers and LEDs to make my Flintstone contraption"

That's no Flintstone contraption! That's fine Engineering work!! Spectacular result Randy. "Above your head" may be a good project to put this in.

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arwa abdullah   {K:34415} 7/23/2005
WOW! im speechless!!!!
7++++++++

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Gayle's Eclectic Photos Gayle's Eclectic Photos   {K:91109} 7/23/2005
Am bowing in awe,Randy Libner...you be da man!...amazing shot of the comet and well worth your patience and jimmy-rigging...picking up my jaw now as i would be beyond tickled if got this shot..."nailed it" is definently the apt phrase...congrats and i give you the amazed woman in WA state award of the decade!..just celestially beautiful!...regards,gayle 7+

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Judi Liosatos Judi Liosatos   {K:34047} 7/23/2005
Fantastic work Randy. Well done.

Judi

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Amna Al Shamsi   {K:21795} 7/23/2005
Unbelievable and amazing photo! Excellent!

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Randy Libner   {K:4084} 7/23/2005
Definately worth the hassle... and it was passion at it's best....... These don't come around often...... I wanted to nail that sucker. Might be the last one I ever see.
Thanks for the comments on this one, they mean a lot to me.

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Girish Chonkar   {K:6903} 7/20/2005
Great efforts and paid well, nice to see the amazing pic and great to know the efforts, only passionate people can do it. Congrats for this picture.

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Tabitha Woods   {K:8650} 7/20/2005
Wicked Randy, and so worth the hassel i reckon!
My friend is building a telescope and im so toying with the idea of night sky photography.
This is going in my favs,
Regards )

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luisa vassallo luisa vassallo   {K:28230} 7/20/2005
fantastic shot!!
I remember this comet!!!
very beautiful

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Randy Libner   {K:4084} 7/20/2005
The big difference is that silly "L" on the 300MM Canon Lens.
300mm lens $600
300mm 'L' lens $1,200
Difference is that without the 'L', the blue tail would almost not be visible.
I took 3 shots that night from a logging landing 75 mioles away from here. Two were with 'L' series lenses, and one was from a Canon 70 to 210 lens. The 20-35 'L' and 300 'L' showed the blue tails, but the 70 to 210 didn't do very well......... it was very faint.

Thank you for the very nice comment.
........ I would show you the tracking device.......... but I don't like snickering! Hee hee. I coupled together two Skill Twist electric screwdrivers achieving a grand speed of two RPM and added a 6 volt battery and a couple of potentiometers and LEDs to make my Flintstone contraption. It took me quite a few partial rolls of film and a couple of months to figure out what I was doing wrong. I kept getting shakey star trails......... but it all came together on this last attempt. I was thrilled beyond words when I opened the box of slides........ three out of three on my very last attempt before the bad weather set in.
I will post the 20-35 photo tomorrow night.

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Debarshi Duttagupta Debarshi Duttagupta   {K:26815} 7/20/2005
What an effort. Congratulations.

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Craig Beckman Craig Beckman   {K:422} 7/20/2005
that is unbelievable, It looks like you are using your contraption well because it is one of the nicest Hale pics I have seen. well done!!

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Randy Libner   {K:4084} 7/20/2005
I couldn't figure how to catagorize this photo......... I suppose technically, landscapes is as close as I could get.

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