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

[CJ andS]

Looks chilly in the "Dry Lake" image...and no one around.  Is there a
shopping mall just out of frame?  Glad to see all is going well.- Chris

On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 3:59 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
wrote:

> 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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