Astronomer Posted April 29, 2015 Member ID: 2069 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 24 Topic Count: 214 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2411 Content Per Day: 0.49 Reputation: 2409 Achievement Points: 18298 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 12/25/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 08/08/1966 Device: Windows Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 Success! I took my camera and went for a walk near my office at lunchtime today, and I saw a large hawk on a distant pole. As I approached from a distance, it flew off of it, and towards me. I snapped a few shots of it in flight, then it landed on a pole right in front of my office. I took almost 150 shots as I stood nearby while he perched there for about 20 minutes. Here are 3 chosen more-or-less at random. I have a lot to go through over the coming days! Millpucky, P!nk, Leadfinger and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
loaderXI Posted April 29, 2015 Member ID: 252 Group: +++ COD2 Head Admin Followers: 71 Topic Count: 392 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 6417 Content Per Day: 1.20 Reputation: 6494 Achievement Points: 54337 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 30 Joined: 09/05/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 21 hours ago Birthday: 03/22/1965 Device: Windows Share Posted April 29, 2015 Success! I took my camera and went for a walk near my office at lunchtime today, and I saw a large hawk on a distant pole. As I approached from a distance, it flew off of it, and towards me. I snapped a few shots of it in flight, then it landed on a pole right in front of my office. I took almost 150 shots as I stood nearby while he perched there for about 20 minutes. Here are 3 chosen more-or-less at random. I have a lot to go through over the coming days! Very nice gotchya moment ...I am so weanting to do this stuff when time allows and money Any suggestions on a fair priced starter kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
hxtr Posted April 30, 2015 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 3.17 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129713 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Device: Windows Share Posted April 30, 2015 Success! I took my camera and went for a walk near my office at lunchtime today, and I saw a large hawk on a distant pole. As I approached from a distance, it flew off of it, and towards me. I snapped a few shots of it in flight, then it landed on a pole right in front of my office. I took almost 150 shots as I stood nearby while he perched there for about 20 minutes. Here are 3 chosen more-or-less at random. I have a lot to go through over the coming days! That's not a Hawk you Idiot.. that's a Moth. Big difference. Buddy, Leadfinger and Astronomer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astronomer Posted April 30, 2015 Member ID: 2069 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 24 Topic Count: 214 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2411 Content Per Day: 0.49 Reputation: 2409 Achievement Points: 18298 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 12/25/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 08/08/1966 Device: Windows Author Share Posted April 30, 2015 Very nice gotchya moment ...I am so weanting to do this stuff when time allows and money Any suggestions on a fair priced starter kit Thanks Loader. The compression the site uses really degrades the shots. The RAW images are just awesome. I'm still a novice myself, and my wife and I did a bit of research before settling on the Canon 70D kit that came with 2 good lenses. It helped that I won a Microsoft Surface RT tablet at a trade show, and it came with a gift receipt. I exchanged it + some cash for the kit. It all depends on what your budget is. Get the best camera body (new or used) that fits the budget, plus at least one good lens, and slowly build from there. That's how I built the lens kit that I have for my astronomy hobby. Built slowly and patiently over time, looking for new or used (mostly used) deals on top lenses. Other than that, I honestly don't know enough yet to even begin to offer good advice. There are a bucket-load of photography forums out there with a lot of good advice. Good luck! hxtr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
wildbill72 Posted April 30, 2015 Member ID: 1624 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 22 Topic Count: 56 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 669 Content Per Day: 0.13 Reputation: 558 Achievement Points: 5061 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/29/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 4, 2020 Birthday: 04/01/1972 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Well i have finally ditched the point and shoot and bought my self a Nikon D5300,Its a great starter DSLR and not too complicated once you get to know what everything does,which is a whole new learning curve for me.I only have the 18-55mm kit lens at the moment but plan on adding a telephoto and a wide angle lens in the not too distant future. Here are a few shots i took while on a recent trip to Snowdonia in Wales. http://s1095.photobucket.com/user/wildbill721/snowdon%20April%206th%202015/story Leadfinger, Millpucky, Astronomer and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Leadfinger Posted May 2, 2015 Member ID: 4888 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 56 Topic Count: 69 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2020 Content Per Day: 0.49 Reputation: 3795 Achievement Points: 26312 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 01/12/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 29, 2023 Birthday: 08/29/1962 Device: Windows Share Posted May 2, 2015 @ . . . .That looks like a post card WTG! The desert is a such a great place to shoot pics, people tend to look at the desert as uninteresting .. just a bunch of lifeless sand and "puckerbushes" but that is sooo wrong as your picture here demonstrates what kind of beauty the desert holds. Get out there and take more pictures . . . . lots of them . . . . .then come back and post them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Leadfinger Posted May 2, 2015 Member ID: 4888 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 56 Topic Count: 69 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2020 Content Per Day: 0.49 Reputation: 3795 Achievement Points: 26312 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 01/12/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 29, 2023 Birthday: 08/29/1962 Device: Windows Share Posted May 2, 2015 @@Astronomer nice job framing that Hawk in flight. Capturing a bird in flight can be tough. What kind of Telescope do you have? Do you use the same camera with the telescope that you used here on the bird? I have 2 Telescopes and would like to start capturing some images with them. Telescopes, . . The amount shit you can buy for telescopes will definitely put your brain into orbit . . . . . Buddy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Astronomer Posted May 3, 2015 Member ID: 2069 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 24 Topic Count: 214 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2411 Content Per Day: 0.49 Reputation: 2409 Achievement Points: 18298 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 12/25/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 08/08/1966 Device: Windows Author Share Posted May 3, 2015 (edited) @@Astronomer nice job framing that Hawk in flight. Capturing a bird in flight can be tough. What kind of Telescope do you have? Do you use the same camera with the telescope that you used here on the bird? I have 2 Telescopes and would like to start capturing some images with them. Telescopes, . . The amount shit you can buy for telescopes will definitely put your brain into orbit . . . . . Hi @@Leadfinger, Thanks! I was over the moon when I saw how the hawk in flight shot turned out! See the first post on this thread for camera and info on one of my telescopes. That 'scope is a big hunk-o'-glass, a 4" f8 800-ish mm triplet lens of the highest quality. I have an adapter for it so my camera can connect to it directly. The 'scope then becomes another camera lens. I also have a 13.1" f4.5 reflector that the camera can connect to for short images, mostly of bright solar-system objects. I also have a dedicated solar telescope, and a couple of other specialized telescopes that I can't use the camera with, though there is a very cool adapter that lets me use my smartphone as a camera with these telescopes. That's on my radar to pick up eventually. I haven't dipped my toes into astrophotography yet. I'm primarily a visual astronomer, but my camera and remote-control tracking mount has me itching to try my hand at photographing the night sky. I plan on experimenting with it over the Summer, with the help of friends who have been shooting the night sky for years, and have won awards for their work. Edited May 3, 2015 by Astronomer Leadfinger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Astronomer Posted May 16, 2015 Member ID: 2069 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 24 Topic Count: 214 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2411 Content Per Day: 0.49 Reputation: 2409 Achievement Points: 18298 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 12/25/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 08/08/1966 Device: Windows Author Share Posted May 16, 2015 Some shots from my backyard, one per post. My foot's gimped up, so I stayed close to home. Canon 70D, 55-250mm Zoom/Macro lens little_old_man and P!nk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Astronomer Posted May 16, 2015 Member ID: 2069 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 24 Topic Count: 214 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2411 Content Per Day: 0.49 Reputation: 2409 Achievement Points: 18298 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 12/25/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 08/08/1966 Device: Windows Author Share Posted May 16, 2015 little_old_man, Merlin007 and P!nk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Astronomer Posted May 16, 2015 Member ID: 2069 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 24 Topic Count: 214 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2411 Content Per Day: 0.49 Reputation: 2409 Achievement Points: 18298 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 12/25/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 08/08/1966 Device: Windows Author Share Posted May 16, 2015 little_old_man, P!nk, eidolonFIRE and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Astronomer Posted May 16, 2015 Member ID: 2069 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 24 Topic Count: 214 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2411 Content Per Day: 0.49 Reputation: 2409 Achievement Points: 18298 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 12/25/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 08/08/1966 Device: Windows Author Share Posted May 16, 2015 P!nk, little_old_man and Leadfinger 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Merlin007 Posted May 16, 2015 Member ID: 2068 Group: +++ COD5 Head Admin Followers: 69 Topic Count: 1073 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 8435 Content Per Day: 1.73 Reputation: 7292 Achievement Points: 74924 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 64 Joined: 12/25/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 2 hours ago Birthday: 05/23/1973 Device: Windows Share Posted May 16, 2015 Nice shots Astro. Astronomer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Lunkster Posted May 17, 2015 Member ID: 1374 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 60 Topic Count: 183 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 1354 Content Per Day: 0.26 Reputation: 1726 Achievement Points: 10683 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 04/26/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 1 hour ago Birthday: 12/10/1971 Device: Windows Share Posted May 17, 2015 T This is a picture I took on my Fuji S4500 just using auto mode, I was quite happy with the result Leadfinger, P!nk, Astronomer and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Merlin007 Posted May 17, 2015 Member ID: 2068 Group: +++ COD5 Head Admin Followers: 69 Topic Count: 1073 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 8435 Content Per Day: 1.73 Reputation: 7292 Achievement Points: 74924 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 64 Joined: 12/25/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 2 hours ago Birthday: 05/23/1973 Device: Windows Share Posted May 17, 2015 Our little boy. He loves sitting on the chest by the front window. Trasheur123, Leadfinger, BigD0g and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
BigD0g Posted May 17, 2015 Member ID: 20953 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 6 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 62 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 75 Achievement Points: 551 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/08/14 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 5, 2017 Birthday: 04/15/1962 Share Posted May 17, 2015 tried a little light painting couple weeks back JohnnyDos, eidolonFIRE, hxtr and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Astronomer Posted May 17, 2015 Member ID: 2069 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 24 Topic Count: 214 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2411 Content Per Day: 0.49 Reputation: 2409 Achievement Points: 18298 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 12/25/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 08/08/1966 Device: Windows Author Share Posted May 17, 2015 tried a little light painting couple weeks back Interesting effect, BigD0g. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Astronomer Posted May 17, 2015 Member ID: 2069 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 24 Topic Count: 214 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2411 Content Per Day: 0.49 Reputation: 2409 Achievement Points: 18298 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 12/25/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 08/08/1966 Device: Windows Author Share Posted May 17, 2015 As I was walking around the back yard this morning, this scene caught my eye with a nice combination of near and distant, accentuated by the mist and a splash of yellow to draw the eye. eidolonFIRE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Leadfinger Posted May 18, 2015 Member ID: 4888 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 56 Topic Count: 69 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2020 Content Per Day: 0.49 Reputation: 3795 Achievement Points: 26312 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 01/12/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 29, 2023 Birthday: 08/29/1962 Device: Windows Share Posted May 18, 2015 Our little boy. He loves sitting on the chest by the front window. Great shot! simple but good light . . . and the sweet boy knows how to pose Merlin007 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Leadfinger Posted May 18, 2015 Member ID: 4888 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 56 Topic Count: 69 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2020 Content Per Day: 0.49 Reputation: 3795 Achievement Points: 26312 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 01/12/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 29, 2023 Birthday: 08/29/1962 Device: Windows Share Posted May 18, 2015 tried a little light painting couple weeks back Very cool effects @@BigD0g what gave you the idea? Tell us a little about how you did it Trasheur123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Leadfinger Posted May 18, 2015 Member ID: 4888 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 56 Topic Count: 69 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2020 Content Per Day: 0.49 Reputation: 3795 Achievement Points: 26312 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 01/12/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 29, 2023 Birthday: 08/29/1962 Device: Windows Share Posted May 18, 2015 These little beauties gotta be one of the most hated and poisoned little flowers in lawns all over North America but with the right light and a little patience something as simple as a Dandelion can look so brilliant. well done @@Astronomer Astronomer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
BigD0g Posted May 18, 2015 Member ID: 20953 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 6 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 62 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 75 Achievement Points: 551 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/08/14 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 5, 2017 Birthday: 04/15/1962 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Very cool effects @@BigD0g what gave you the idea? Tell us a little about how you did it sorry all was a little bit in a hurry when i posted.....it was a 30 second exposure on a tripod i had two led work lights with magnets i put in the fenders to look like headlights one flash with a blue jell on it in the cab and one flash behind the truck on the ground that i fired wirelessly ooohh 6 or 7 times and then i had a maglight and shined on the truck to light it up the hole time i was taking the picture... Labob, Merlin007, Leadfinger and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Astronomer Posted May 18, 2015 Member ID: 2069 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 24 Topic Count: 214 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2411 Content Per Day: 0.49 Reputation: 2409 Achievement Points: 18298 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 12/25/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 08/08/1966 Device: Windows Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 These little beauties gotta be one of the most hated and poisoned little flowers in lawns all over North America but with the right light and a little patience something as simple as a Dandelion can look so brilliant. well done @@Astronomer Thanks @@Leadfinger. I thought the same when I looked at the shot for the first time. I've spent hours p[lucking the little bastards out of my lawn... Leadfinger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Labob Posted May 18, 2015 Member ID: 42 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 50 Topic Count: 338 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 8265 Content Per Day: 1.54 Reputation: 5977 Achievement Points: 53619 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 12 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 1 hour ago Birthday: 01/30/1959 Device: Windows Share Posted May 18, 2015 Leave the dandelions there great for the bee's and butterflies and lord knows we need the bees . I think a great shoot is a yellow field of dandies. Stunning flower makes a great salad and a wine. Rather complete i'd say Astronomer, Leadfinger and Blackbart 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Labob Posted May 18, 2015 Member ID: 42 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 50 Topic Count: 338 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 8265 Content Per Day: 1.54 Reputation: 5977 Achievement Points: 53619 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 12 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 1 hour ago Birthday: 01/30/1959 Device: Windows Share Posted May 18, 2015 Forgot cross your fingers for me I'm off to try and get some shots of a pair of white herons frequenting a swamp not far from here. Astronomer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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