Rare pierces Posted March 17, 2019 #1 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Pictures taken between Monday, March 18 and Sunday, March 24 Rules: See above That's it. This isn't a contest. All photos taken this week are welcome (not just cruising). Prizes will not be awarded. Discovering the joy of photography is the prize. The idea is to get folks out using their cameras for more than vacations and toddler birthdays. Post one. Post many. Up to you. Have fun with your camera and share your fun with others! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruises42 Posted March 19, 2019 #2 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Tonight's moon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruises42 Posted March 22, 2019 #3 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Mallards in our pond. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AL3XCruise Posted March 22, 2019 #4 Share Posted March 22, 2019 On 3/18/2019 at 10:17 PM, cruises42 said: Tonight's moon. Sadly I had cloud cover, but got a really nice shot a few nights earlier. My first time editing wavelets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boeckli Posted March 22, 2019 #5 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Craning ... (only had my phone with me, so no good close-ups 🙁) 1 3/4 hrs later from the opposite direction ... High up there, joining the sections (a drone flying nearby) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruises42 Posted March 23, 2019 #6 Share Posted March 23, 2019 21 hours ago, AL3XCruise said: Sadly I had cloud cover, but got a really nice shot a few nights earlier. My first time editing wavelets. Nice picture! What settings did you use? I don't know what wavelets are. I'm new to all this. I took the picture then cropped it in the camera (that's my extend of editing). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AL3XCruise Posted March 23, 2019 #7 Share Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) 19 minutes ago, cruises42 said: Nice picture! What settings did you use? I don't know what wavelets are. I'm new to all this. I took the picture then cropped it in the camera (that's my extend of editing). 1/60th second exposure, ISO 100 full frame Canon using a 2032mm F/10 telescope. Vignetting is a major issue with the adapter I use, but thankfully the moon is round so it isn't noticeable. There are some techniques to deal with that, but I haven't really explored them yet. I'm just learning about wavelets; the idea is you can break the image into multiple layers based on detail and edit them independently. In practice, this image is sharpened at certain layers and not at others, allowing me to avoid making the noise look worse but still getting sharper craters. Another common technique is stacking multiple frames. By averaging them together, it eliminates a lot of the variable distortions caused by the atmosphere. I've been playing with that too, but it never seems quite as sharp as I want it. Still, folks that actually know what they are doing get stunning results! BTW, I love the duck shots, especially the one of the female about to touch down! I need to get a nice zoom lens :). Got a hole between 135mm and 2032mm right now. Plus the big one has a fixed aperture and weighs close to 20 pounds, so not really great for wildlife! Edited March 23, 2019 by AL3XCruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kochleffel Posted March 23, 2019 #8 Share Posted March 23, 2019 A new 9-18 mm lens (18-36 mm in 35-speak) was calling to me, and I needed pictures of a contemplation labyrinth on the grounds of a church nearby for a class I'm teaching. The labyrinth, although modeled on the famous one in Chartres cathedral, is just small stepping stones set into the lawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruises42 Posted March 24, 2019 #9 Share Posted March 24, 2019 23 hours ago, AL3XCruise said: 1/60th second exposure, ISO 100 full frame Canon using a 2032mm F/10 telescope. Vignetting is a major issue with the adapter I use, but thankfully the moon is round so it isn't noticeable. There are some techniques to deal with that, but I haven't really explored them yet. I'm just learning about wavelets; the idea is you can break the image into multiple layers based on detail and edit them independently. In practice, this image is sharpened at certain layers and not at others, allowing me to avoid making the noise look worse but still getting sharper craters. Another common technique is stacking multiple frames. By averaging them together, it eliminates a lot of the variable distortions caused by the atmosphere. I've been playing with that too, but it never seems quite as sharp as I want it. Still, folks that actually know what they are doing get stunning results! BTW, I love the duck shots, especially the one of the female about to touch down! I need to get a nice zoom lens :). Got a hole between 135mm and 2032mm right now. Plus the big one has a fixed aperture and weighs close to 20 pounds, so not really great for wildlife! Thanks for the information. I don't think I'll ever doing editing like that. I'm using a Tamron 18-400mm now. I don't like to change lenses so this gives me a good range (although I would like to be able to zoom more). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AL3XCruise Posted March 24, 2019 #10 Share Posted March 24, 2019 35 minutes ago, cruises42 said: Thanks for the information. I don't think I'll ever doing editing like that. I'm using a Tamron 18-400mm now. I don't like to change lenses so this gives me a good range (although I would like to be able to zoom more). Astrophotography is probably the most complex editing there is, at least short of certain industrial and scientific applications. Do you like the Tamron? I'm seriously considering a 150-600 lens, and both Tamron and Sigma have options in my price range. 4 hours ago, kochleffel said: The labyrinth, although modeled on the famous one in Chartres cathedral, is just small stepping stones set into the lawn. I thought it was a corn maze for ants ;). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foneguy Posted March 24, 2019 #11 Share Posted March 24, 2019 F22 Lightning notice the afterburner in action, i love this photo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruises42 Posted March 25, 2019 #12 Share Posted March 25, 2019 22 hours ago, AL3XCruise said: Astrophotography is probably the most complex editing there is, at least short of certain industrial and scientific applications. Do you like the Tamron? I'm seriously considering a 150-600 lens, and both Tamron and Sigma have options in my price range. I thought it was a corn maze for ants ;). I'm not the best one to ask about lenses. I don't think my photos are clear enough. I'm assuming it's me and not the camera or lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare pierces Posted March 25, 2019 Author #13 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Never give your wife a gift with a cord. Even with "unless asked for" as a reasonable caveat, it is still good advice. Quality appliances presented on a gifting occasion can cause the ambient temperature to lower uncomfortably. The same is not generally true in the reverse. For my birthday this week, Wonderful Wife declared our two aging smokers were too ugly to live and that I needed the behemoth pictured here. She was right. The new pellet smoker makes even my old Bradley seem like medieval times. 10 hours in the sous vide bath and 3 hours of smoke rendered these ribs beyond good. The smoker-only tri-tip was also a gift to discerning carnivores. A definite keeper. The wife, that is. Where There Is Smoke... Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommui987 Posted March 25, 2019 #14 Share Posted March 25, 2019 5 hours ago, pierces said: Never give your wife a gift with a cord. Even with "unless asked for" as a reasonable caveat, it is still good advice. Quality appliances presented on a gifting occasion can cause the ambient temperature to lower uncomfortably. The same is not generally true in the reverse. For my birthday this week, Wonderful Wife declared our two aging smokers were too ugly to live and that I needed the behemoth pictured here. She was right. The new pellet smoker makes even my old Bradley seem like medieval times. 10 hours in the sous vide bath and 3 hours of smoke rendered these ribs beyond good. The smoker-only tri-tip was also a gift to discerning carnivores. A definite keeper. The wife, that is. Where There Is Smoke... Dave Your "foodie" pictures always sets uncontrolled mouth-watering and makes a mess on my keyboard ... I don't think the condo association will allow a smoker in my apartment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare pierces Posted March 25, 2019 Author #15 Share Posted March 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, tommui987 said: Your "foodie" pictures always sets uncontrolled mouth-watering and makes a mess on my keyboard ... I don't think the condo association will allow a smoker in my apartment! There are advantages to a single family dwelling! And, sorry about the keyboard. 😉 Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AL3XCruise Posted March 25, 2019 #16 Share Posted March 25, 2019 22 hours ago, foneguy said: F22 Lightning notice the afterburner in action, i love this photo Nice picture, but its an F-35. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foneguy Posted March 25, 2019 #17 Share Posted March 25, 2019 funny i realized after i typed so here is the 22 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boeckli Posted March 26, 2019 #18 Share Posted March 26, 2019 11 hours ago, pierces said: Never give your wife a gift with a cord. Even with "unless asked for" as a reasonable caveat, it is still good advice. Quality appliances presented on a gifting occasion can cause the ambient temperature to lower uncomfortably. The same is not generally true in the reverse. For my birthday this week, Wonderful Wife declared our two aging smokers were too ugly to live and that I needed the behemoth pictured here. She was right. The new pellet smoker makes even my old Bradley seem like medieval times. 10 hours in the sous vide bath and 3 hours of smoke rendered these ribs beyond good. The smoker-only tri-tip was also a gift to discerning carnivores. A definite keeper. The wife, that is. Where There Is Smoke... Dave 🥂🍸 🎂 Happy Birthday Dave! 🎁 🎈🎉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AL3XCruise Posted March 26, 2019 #19 Share Posted March 26, 2019 3 hours ago, foneguy said: funny i realized after i typed so here is the 22 lol That looks right ;). Still, the sharpness of the first picture makes it the winner IMHO. A friend of mine was in the Wing the F-35 you posted belongs to, though he was flying the F-16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare pierces Posted March 26, 2019 Author #20 Share Posted March 26, 2019 22 minutes ago, boeckli said: 🥂🍸 🎂 Happy Birthday Dave! 🎁 🎈🎉 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foneguy Posted March 26, 2019 #21 Share Posted March 26, 2019 8 hours ago, AL3XCruise said: That looks right ;). Still, the sharpness of the first picture makes it the winner IMHO. A friend of mine was in the Wing the F-35 you posted belongs to, though he was flying the F-16. here are sharper views of the mighty F22. i just loved the afterburner shot as it flew away! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zackiedawg Posted March 28, 2019 #22 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Rather than almost all birds, this past weekend's wildlife shoot had a few other animals mixed in: Raccoon: Alligator hiding in the forest: Slider turtle with baby turtle, underwater: Florida softshell turtle trying to dig a hole to lay eggs: Beautiful American bittern hunting through the reeds: Black-necked stilts are back: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted March 28, 2019 #23 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Happy Belated Birthday Dave!! Love your new smoker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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