Astronomer Posted April 4, 2015 Member ID: 2069 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 24 Topic Count: 214 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2411 Content Per Day: 0.50 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 4, 2015 There's a large red-tail hawk that's been soaring over my office and in an area in the surrounding few km around it. I was driving home one evening and caught it on a wire. It was a bit shy and wouldn't look at me. It flew away when it noticed me. I have my eye out for it as I'm driving and hope to get a really good shot of it soon. tsw 8.5, Sweatnbullets, P!nk and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Astronomer Posted April 4, 2015 Member ID: 2069 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 24 Topic Count: 214 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2411 Content Per Day: 0.50 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 4, 2015 http://www.photographytalk.com/photography-articles/5320-top-10-items-that-all-photographers-need-to-have-in-their-bag I've used LensPens for over a decade with my astronomy eyepieces, and I have a full kit for the camera. Love them. The hand-strap looks great, and I could use the portable battery charger. I have 2200mAh and 5200mAh chargers, and the beastie in the article just spanks them almost 3x combined. Sweatnbullets 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
eidolonFIRE Posted April 6, 2015 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.76 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Share Posted April 6, 2015 (edited) I'm still learning how to make time-lapses that are cool... I watched the sun rise with my gf in Wildcat Canyon a couple days ago. Right as the sun was coming over the ridge I was like, "huh, I should prolly go check the exposure..." lol. Fail. I changed it from 1/15-3.5f to 1/100-22f. Next time I'll check more often or something. Maybe polarized lens caps? . Edited April 6, 2015 by eidolonFIRE Sweatnbullets and little_old_man 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_old_man Posted April 6, 2015 Member ID: 1194 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 436 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 6692 Content Per Day: 1.29 Reputation: 11691 Achievement Points: 53094 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 76 Joined: 02/27/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 16, 2023 Birthday: 04/15/1960 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Failing with a digital camera isn't really failing. When I first got into photography in the late 70's fails cost money, and continued to until digital came around in the 90's. I still have boxes full of pictures that were nothing but experiments, but there were just enough successes to keep me going. I used to love taking my 35mm out and doing timed and multiple exposures with a tri-pod. Sunrise is difficult to capture perfectly without some experimenting. Yes you overexposed but it still is a cool little video. Watch the sky over the next couple of evenings at sunset. These partially cloudy skies we'll have over the next 2-3 days might produce some outstanding sunsets if you time it right. Of course that means a trip someplace high or near the coast. Astronomer, Leadfinger and eidolonFIRE 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
eidolonFIRE Posted April 6, 2015 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.76 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Failing with a digital camera isn't really failing. When I first got into photography in the late 70's fails cost money, and continued to until digital came around in the 90's. I still have boxes full of pictures that were nothing but experiments, but there were just enough successes to keep me going. I used to love taking my 35mm out and doing timed and multiple exposures with a tri-pod. Sunrise is difficult to capture perfectly without some experimenting. Yes you overexposed but it still is a cool little video. Watch the sky over the next couple of evenings at sunset. These partially cloudy skies we'll have over the next 2-3 days might produce some outstanding sunsets if you time it right. Of course that means a trip someplace high or near the coast. I'm on the top floor of my apt complex (4th)... if the roof wasn't so steep, I'd throw a rope up and climb up there Leadfinger and little_old_man 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eidolonFIRE Posted April 6, 2015 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.76 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Share Posted April 6, 2015 I'm on the top floor of my apt complex (4th)... if the roof wasn't so steep, I'd throw a rope up and climb up there on second thought.... that's my balcony... I might be able to get up there with something like this: http://www.amazon.com/First-Alert-EL52-2-Two-Story-14-Foot/dp/B0007OAPT0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1428359177&sr=8-1&keywords=fire+escape+ladder little_old_man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_old_man Posted April 7, 2015 Member ID: 1194 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 436 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 6692 Content Per Day: 1.29 Reputation: 11691 Achievement Points: 53094 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 76 Joined: 02/27/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 16, 2023 Birthday: 04/15/1960 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Sorry, I thought this was your apartment building. eidolonFIRE and Buddy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
eidolonFIRE Posted April 7, 2015 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.76 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Sorry, I thought this was your apartment building. only at night... I'm allowed out during the day. little_old_man and Millpucky 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadfinger Posted April 7, 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 April 7, 2015 Time lapse has always been a favorite of mine also, when its done right it can be spectacular. There are many subjects that do well with time lapse with nature providing the most. Digital has opened the door to even the most uneducated to be able to shoot a good time lapse. In the future I'm gonna start packing a camera more often. Too many times I have said "damn that would be a great shot if I had my camera" @@eidolonFIRE that video isn't all that bad from 0.13 to 0.18 it looks like a nuclear explosion on the horizon . . . i guess if you use your imagination you could see a lot of things . . lol Thanks for sharing! eidolonFIRE and little_old_man 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
eidolonFIRE Posted April 7, 2015 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.76 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Time lapse has always been a favorite of mine also, when its done right it can be spectacular. There are many subjects that do well with time lapse with nature providing the most. Digital has opened the door to even the most uneducated to be able to shoot a good time lapse. In the future I'm gonna start packing a camera more often. Too many times I have said "damn that would be a great shot if I had my camera" @@eidolonFIRE that video isn't all that bad from 0.13 to 0.18 it looks like a nuclear explosion on the horizon . . . i guess if you use your imagination you could see a lot of things . . lol Thanks for sharing! Making sushi for first time and frying some shrimp tempura... Putting together Ikea futon... little_old_man, Astronomer and JohnnyDos 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eidolonFIRE Posted April 10, 2015 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.76 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Astronomer and little_old_man 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olive Posted April 11, 2015 Member ID: 69 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 50 Topic Count: 227 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2660 Content Per Day: 0.50 Reputation: 4123 Achievement Points: 22968 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 19 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 3 hours ago Birthday: 05/07/1965 Device: Windows Share Posted April 11, 2015 A few i took in Auschwitz concentration camp ( Poland ) . Not an easy place to visit ( it almost made me sick to be honest ) but there's a few pics i took. JohnnyDos, eidolonFIRE, LandShark and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
eidolonFIRE Posted April 11, 2015 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.76 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Share Posted April 11, 2015 A few i took in Auschwitz concentration camp ( Poland ) . Not an easy place to visit ( it almost made me sick to be honest ) but there's a few pics i took. you really have a thing for high contrast and lots of blacks Olive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis3682 Posted April 11, 2015 Member ID: 21206 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 11 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 48 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 34 Achievement Points: 393 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/11/14 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 10, 2023 Birthday: 10/02/1982 Share Posted April 11, 2015 h eidolonFIRE, tsw 8.5, Astronomer and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Astronomer Posted April 11, 2015 Member ID: 2069 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 24 Topic Count: 214 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2411 Content Per Day: 0.50 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 11, 2015 Trasheur123 and Olive 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Astronomer Posted April 12, 2015 Member ID: 2069 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 24 Topic Count: 214 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2411 Content Per Day: 0.50 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 12, 2015 Leadfinger and little_old_man 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Astronomer Posted April 12, 2015 Member ID: 2069 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 24 Topic Count: 214 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2411 Content Per Day: 0.50 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 12, 2015 The white spots in the image isn't dust. Every Summer for a week or two the sky gets filled with some sort of floating seeds from a type of tree. It almost looks like snow some days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
little_old_man Posted April 12, 2015 Member ID: 1194 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 436 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 6692 Content Per Day: 1.29 Reputation: 11691 Achievement Points: 53094 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 76 Joined: 02/27/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 16, 2023 Birthday: 04/15/1960 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Probably cottonwood trees Astronomer. We have them coast to coast. Astronomer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Sweatnbullets Posted April 12, 2015 Member ID: 213 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 11 Topic Count: 61 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 819 Content Per Day: 0.15 Reputation: 517 Achievement Points: 5644 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/03/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 14 Birthday: 06/06/1963 Device: Windows Share Posted April 12, 2015 tsw 8.5, Leadfinger, little_old_man and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Leadfinger Posted April 12, 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 April 12, 2015 My daughter took this pic 16 years ago of our cat (the cat is still alive and doing well) She was experimenting with taking black and white pictures. Kinda spooky Astronomer and little_old_man 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Leadfinger Posted April 12, 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 April 12, 2015 (edited) This a panorama shot I took with Samsung phone at the ranch I work at. I thought it came out surprisingly good . . . . Phones have some pretty good cameras built in nowadays I had some trouble posting the picture . . . . .I guess wide shots are forbidden .. lol It will probably view better as an attachment Edited April 12, 2015 by Leadfinger eidolonFIRE, little_old_man and Astronomer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
eidolonFIRE Posted April 12, 2015 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.76 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Share Posted April 12, 2015 This a panorama shot I took with Samsung phone at the ranch I work at. I thought it came out surprisingly good . . . . Phones have some pretty good cameras built in nowadays resized panorama pic of the ranch.JPG I had some trouble posting the picture . . . . .I guess wide shots are forbidden .. lol It will probably view better as an attachment Yea, I have a bunch of pano's I built with auto-pano-giga but they never post correctly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis3682 Posted April 12, 2015 Member ID: 21206 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 11 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 48 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 34 Achievement Points: 393 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/11/14 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 10, 2023 Birthday: 10/02/1982 Share Posted April 12, 2015 (edited) aw man I miss that festival. elctricdaisy carnival that is last time I tried to go was like 13 years ago in austin that got shut down. so everyone went to that huge barn and partied. hung out with scooby doo crew back then Edited April 12, 2015 by Beavis3682 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Olive Posted April 16, 2015 Member ID: 69 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 50 Topic Count: 227 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2660 Content Per Day: 0.50 Reputation: 4123 Achievement Points: 22968 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 19 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 3 hours ago Birthday: 05/07/1965 Device: Windows Share Posted April 16, 2015 I love taking pics at night, here's a few from Strasbourg ( east of France ) JohnnyDos, Millpucky, tsw 8.5 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Buddy Posted April 19, 2015 Member ID: 22522 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 7 Topic Count: 12 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 73 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 87 Achievement Points: 698 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/12/15 Status: Offline Last Seen: Saturday at 12:35 AM Birthday: 01/30/1970 Device: Windows Share Posted April 19, 2015 I took this one hiking in Las Vegas last year. It is may favorite picture I have taken so far. Leadfinger, Astronomer and P!nk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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