[Leica] Comet Neowise attack - Shock and Awe!!

[Aram Langhans]

The time was right last night.  We live in an E/W valley, so it is hard to 
find a place to see to the North down low enough to get close to the true 
horizon.  The comet is only about 10 degrees above that.  It was windy, so 
holding the tripod still was going to be a problem, but I had weights. So, I 
brought an overkill arsenal of lenses to launch my attack.  Here are the 
results.

First attack was with the best zoom I have:  The Leica 35-70/4 set to 70mm 
for maximum effect.
http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/491054-1/Comet+Neowise-5771.jpg

After wearing down the defenses I switched to the Nikon 70-200/4 set to 200 
for pinpoint accuracy.  Wind was a problem with this lens set to max zoom.
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/n/Comet+Neowise-5773.jpg.html

Time for the best lens I have, the 100/2.8 APO.  Pick the nits off a fly's 
rump with that one.
http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/491063-1/Comet+Neowise-5785.jpg

And again:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/491067-1/Comet+Neowise-5783.jpg

Almost done.  The enemy is in retreat.  I though I'd let the Q2 do the 
mop-up.  I was impressed.
http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/491071-1/Comet+Neowise-1000064.jpg

For those curious, here is a sever crop of 3.1MP from the 47MP file
http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/491075-1/Comet+Neowise-1000064-2.jpg

Comments welcome

Aram Langhans
(Semi) Retired Science Teacher
& Unemployed photographer

“The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin himself 
would ever have dared dream.” James D. Watson