Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/08/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >