gbohannon wrote:
Great IR shots Colin! I especially like the first one
I see masks are as popular there as they are here
That's about to change. Most likely we will soon be told to wear masks inside shops.
I see more people (older generation) wearing them but in general the uptake in the UK is still very low.
Exquisite! Been a while since I totally paused on an image for more than a few seconds. I explored this one for a couple minutes. Very little to nitpick on. Well done.
kwoodard wrote:
Exquisite! Been a while since I totally paused on an image for more than a few seconds. I explored this one for a couple minutes. Very little to nitpick on. Well done.
After a failed attempt last night due to clouds, my daughter and I headed out tonight comet hunting. I grabbed my Df (finally!) with the 105 f2.5 and she used my Sony 24-105 at 105 on her A7III. We found an open area close to home - really just scouting it out to better plan for a real shoot. It took awhile for the light to fade enough to see it - then there it was! I think next time I'll also bring the 35-200.
This is the first significant comet I have seen since comet Bennett March 1970 (a monster). The good news is, this will be around for awhile, peaking July 22 (around the new moon)
graytrekker wrote:
After a failed attempt last night due to clouds, my daughter and I headed out tonight comet hunting. I grabbed my Df (finally!) with the 105 f2.5 and she used my Sony 24-105 at 105 on her A7III. We found an open area close to home - really just scouting it out to better plan for a real shoot. It took awhile for the light to fade enough to see it - then there it was! I think next time I'll also bring the 35-200.
This is the first significant comet I have seen since comet Bennett March 1970 (a monster). The good news is, this will be around for awhile, peaking July 22 (around the new moon)
graytrekker wrote:
After a failed attempt last night due to clouds, my daughter and I headed out tonight comet hunting. I grabbed my Df (finally!) with the 105 f2.5 and she used my Sony 24-105 at 105 on her A7III. We found an open area close to home - really just scouting it out to better plan for a real shoot. It took awhile for the light to fade enough to see it - then there it was! I think next time I'll also bring the 35-200.
This is the first significant comet I have seen since comet Bennett March 1970 (a monster). The good news is, this will be around for awhile, peaking July 22 (around the new moon)
gbohannon wrote:
There was you problem Doug. You needed to get the Df out there. Nikon on Nikon
G
Haha - yes George. It was a joy to use it again.
Next time I will also bring along my 35-200 - but, being reasonably fast, I thought the 105 did a great job last night. With the comet being around for awhile, my daughter and I have time to scout out other possible locations with different compositional possibilities. I hope everyone gets a chance to get to some darker skies to see this. It really has a beautiful tail to it and the timing (around 11:30 - midnight here) means you still get a little of that orange glow from sunset and "midnight blue" sky in your photo.
graytrekker wrote:
Haha - yes George. It was a joy to use it again.
Next time I will also bring along my 35-200 - but, being reasonably fast, I thought the 105 did a great job last night. With the comet being around for awhile, my daughter and I have time to scout out other possible locations with different compositional possibilities. I hope everyone gets a chance to get to some darker skies to see this. It really has a beautiful tail to it and the timing (around 11:30 - midnight here) means you still get a little of that orange glow from sunset and "midnight blue" sky in your photo.
It was a great shot, no doubt. I am going to give it a try Friday night. Will be in a darker location and with a new moon coming hoping it will be clear skies. Will definitely take the 105 and the Noct on the Df.
Missed focus and/or too slow a shutter speed on this one but I liked the dogs' pram and infrared tattoos of the owner of the French and British bulldogs.
graytrekker wrote:
Looking forward to seeing your results, George
I am looking forward to seeing more images of the comet.
Might even give it a go myself at the weekend since the forecast is favourable.
Hopefully one of the nights will offer clear skies.
Question - how much time is the comet in view? A hour or two?
DeltaSigma wrote:
Question - how much time is the comet in view? A hour or two?
Colin
Colin:
I am not sure that what we see here is the same as for UK - but - right now sunset here is about 9:30. I went out about 10:15 but the sky was still too light to see anything. It wasn't until about 11:15 that I began to see it. That photo was taken at about 11:45. The camera is picking up a bit more light an orange than can be seen with the naked eye. It was still reasonably high above the horizon - about the height of your fist at arm's length. It was in the northwest - below and slightly to the north of the Big Dipper - or for you Brits - "Charles' Wain" (if I am remembering my Chaucer correctly). So, I am guessing it is visible for about an hour. I think it is supposed to climb a bit higher over the course.of the next week or so?
Missed focus and/or too slow a shutter speed on this one but I liked the dogs' pram and infrared tattoos of the owner of the French and British bulldogs.
DeltaSigma wrote:
I am looking forward to seeing more images of the comet.
Might even give it a go myself at the weekend since the forecast is favourable.
Hopefully one of the nights will offer clear skies.
Question - how much time is the comet in view? A hour or two?
Colin
Colin - it seems like it stays above the horizon in your area from NW after sunset 22:00 or so your time swinging N and to NE around 04:00 your time.
Check out Stellarium-web.org for a free web based program to get details.
gbohannon wrote:
Colin - it seems like it stays above the horizon in your area from NW after sunset 22:00 or so your time swinging N and to NE around 04:00 your time.
Check out Stellarium-web.org for a free web based program to get details.
George
Thanks Doug and George for the info. I will need to scope out a location.
