Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/04/06

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Subject: Re: Photographing the Comet
From: Bill Welch <Bill.Welch@pressroom.com>
Date: Sun, 06 Apr 1997 17:50:27 -0700
 
Charles E. Dunlap wrote:
> 
>
> It's also helpful to frame the comet with something in the foreground. The
> comet itself is very pretty, but for a good photograph it needs context.
> Some of the best comet photos I've seen have used barns and mounains to put
> it in perspective. I'm going to experiment with using flash to illuminate
> the foreground during a long exposure in the dark. Any suggestions?
> 
> -Charlie
> 

Good point. Today's (Sunday) New York Times has a very nice collection of 
 shots of the comet behind an assortment of foregrounds, from icons like 
Stonehendge to midwestern gravestones and windmills.

Bill