[Leica] Thirteen reasons I don't miss the east coast

[Jim Nichols]

Nice images, Phil.  Some of the lightning frames should crop out 
nicely.  I like the last star exposure, though all of them are very good.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 8/18/2015 2:11 PM, Philip Forrest wrote:
> I recently moved back to New Mexico with my girlfriend Bethanne, and
> have been shooting a lot of natural phenomenae (as well as shooting for
> a local paper.)
> So on one of our favorite places is called White Lakes Rd, about 50
> miles southeast of Santa Fe and 60 miles east of Albuquerque.
> Last night we went out to stargaze but thunderstorms rolled in so I
> set up the camera on a tripod and opened up the shutter.
> Here is the full album of images:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PhilForrest/NM_2015/
>
> And here are the lightning:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/415449-2/DSC0789_L_E.jpg
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/415452-2/DSC0790_L_E.jpg
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/415455-2/DSC0791_L_E.jpg
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/415458-2/DSC0792_C_E.jpg
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/415461-2/DSC0793_C_E.jpg
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/415464-2/DSC0794_C_E.jpg
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/415467-2/DSC0795_C_L_E.jpg
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/415470-2/DSC0796_C_E.jpg
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/415473-2/DSC0797_C_E.jpg
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/415476-2/DSC0799_C_E.jpg
>
> And here are some several stars with Perseid Meteors:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/415218-2/DSC0412_01_E.jpg
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/415222-2/DSC0511_01_E.jpg
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/415031-2/DSC0324_01_E.jpg
>
> The star images have a small amount of drag from the rotation of the
> earth due to my shooting on a static tripod. I've since made a hinge
> tracker and might be able to capture some better images tonight at lower
> ISO, longer exposure with less or no drag, if the wind isn't too high.
>
> Thanks all,
> Phil Forrest
>
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