tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146330033924820644.comments2013-11-02T07:07:26.549-04:00My adventure through AstrophotographyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01315872580614828577noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146330033924820644.post-678156262779407322013-11-02T07:07:26.549-04:002013-11-02T07:07:26.549-04:00I believe it's called vignetting. Definitely d...I believe it's called vignetting. Definitely due to the eyepiece being in between the camera and scopeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01315872580614828577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146330033924820644.post-84313052650199076602013-11-01T22:18:29.909-04:002013-11-01T22:18:29.909-04:00That's very cool looking but totally bizarre! ...That's very cool looking but totally bizarre! Why does it look like snow falling, or like you're blasting into warp speed? Is that a distortion of the eyepiece? Still very neat looking, and one of my favorite objects!Eric Teskehttp://www.ericteske.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146330033924820644.post-6047707667746812182012-06-25T10:56:15.067-04:002012-06-25T10:56:15.067-04:00Can you post it somewhere?Can you post it somewhere?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01315872580614828577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146330033924820644.post-49666932622733879832012-06-22T14:53:28.827-04:002012-06-22T14:53:28.827-04:00Cool pic. I darkened it up a bit for you. Do you w...Cool pic. I darkened it up a bit for you. Do you want me to send you a copy?System Shockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13693834075544151640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146330033924820644.post-61637640322651797402012-02-25T20:47:45.026-05:002012-02-25T20:47:45.026-05:00http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/info/vis/visiting-mauna-...http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/info/vis/visiting-mauna-kea.html has the visitors information.<br />The visitors center, about 4,000 feet lower, is the place to be, given the 24-hour bathrooms, lower winds, and higher temperatures. That's where this shot was taken (see the red hue and lens flare from the nearby building?)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01315872580614828577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146330033924820644.post-65369006519444482912012-02-25T03:56:18.555-05:002012-02-25T03:56:18.555-05:00Do they allow people at Mauna Kea after dark? I th...Do they allow people at Mauna Kea after dark? I thought they made you leave at like 4:00pm ?Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10805286559671726785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146330033924820644.post-13112709676211911782011-09-11T20:53:23.654-04:002011-09-11T20:53:23.654-04:00Thank you! I'm bringing in a print of it in o...Thank you! I'm bringing in a print of it in on TuesdayAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01315872580614828577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146330033924820644.post-21497718619540734452011-09-11T12:30:15.288-04:002011-09-11T12:30:15.288-04:00Very Nice, looks like a good quality photoVery Nice, looks like a good quality photoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146330033924820644.post-297381205996003052010-04-03T23:11:23.097-04:002010-04-03T23:11:23.097-04:00RAW + JPEG sounds good for now. Processing looks ...RAW + JPEG sounds good for now. Processing looks like a lot of confusing stuff. I think I need to get my exposures, f-stops, and focus, etc. right before it's worth processing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01315872580614828577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146330033924820644.post-60908566747042495852010-03-23T09:50:03.758-04:002010-03-23T09:50:03.758-04:00I will suggest not focusing with live view. I'...I will suggest not focusing with live view. I've heard it is bad. Also, for some optical reason I don't understand, I don't think you can always zoom all the way in, focus, then zoom out, and find that the focus is still as sharp as it was. In other words, focus changes as the lens's focal length changes.<br /><br />Also, RAWs are never sharp. A RAW is unprocessed, and processing includes sharpening. JPEGs are run thorough a sharpening algorithm. I take my raw shots through some nikon software and then into photoshop (you can go directly to photoshop as it reads RAWs too). The first thing I do in the nikon software is to apply some sharpening (I also adjust for exposure and contrast). I then take it to photoshop where I crop, adjust contrast levels and colors if necessary, and then apply some more sharpening (unsharpen mask). Finally I add some noise reduction.<br /><br />You might want to try shooting "RAW + JPEG Fine" at the same time. (it should be some menu option that lets you record both at the same time) and then judging the image initially based on the JPEG. The JPEG fine will serve as a good start of what the RAW can look like, after sharpening etc.Avram Waltshttp://walts.smugmug.comnoreply@blogger.com