· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu… uh, User You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) Robert Arn Vendor-AstroArn Reged: 12/30/09 Loc: Fort Collins, CO Perseids and Nightscapes       #3985290 - 08/15/10 10:09 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Greetings, I was going to wait until I had processed all my images from the past few days, but after spending 11 hours in front of the computer yesterday and another 6 hours today I am taking a bit of a break. On Thursday night, I headed out to the Keota Star Party site to capture the meteor shower. Here are links to the galleries that contain new images from that night (as well as one from Friday night): http://barn.zenfolio.com/p1068266116 http://barn.zenfolio.com/p700542958 Or alternatively, here are the links to the new images directly: A combination all the meteors I could record from the Double Cluster is Perseus to the tail of Cygnus during the night of the 12/13th. http://barn.zenfolio.com/p700542958/h91be76#h91be76 A standard star trail shot, with a 30" Dobsonian scope in the foreground. http://barn.zenfolio.com/p1068266116/h9d6650f#h9d6650f The lightning storm in the north east was impressive in the eyes of the camera. As luck would have it a bright meteor shot across the sky directly to the right of the center of the image. http://barn.zenfolio.com/p1068266116/h9d6650f#h1c9a92f4 Here is another image of the storm, this time it was the storm in the south east. The Perseid that streamed across the sky this time was much brighter and had a longer trail. This image is also the AAPOD for August 15th. http://astronomy.fm/aapod/2010-08-16_Perseid-Storm.html http://barn.zenfolio.com/p1068266116/h9d6650f#h3e4cb2d The next two image are a probably fairly common sight, but was the first time that I have had a fully clear horizon to attempt. Here is Earth's Shadow. The first image was taken on the night of the 13th at Keota and the second was taken in the morning of the 14th on CO-83 (as a was driving back to town): http://barn.zenfolio.com/p1068266116/h9d6650f#h191e8061 http://barn.zenfolio.com/p1068266116/h9d6650f#h15d41e1b Last, but not least, just a shot of the setup for the night of the meteor shower, taken an hour or so after sunset. http://barn.zenfolio.com/p1068266116/h9d6650f#h860dd46 I hope to get the rest of the images processed and posted sometime this week. Thanks for looking! Post Extras:       David Pavlich Transmographied Reged: 05/18/05 Loc: Mandeville, LA USA Re: Perseids and Nightscapes [Re: Robert Arn]       #3985299 - 08/15/10 10:13 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Robert...that is some terrific work! Just really neat pictures. David Post Extras:       cdndob scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 07/28/06 Loc: The Great White North Re: Perseids and Nightscapes [Re: Robert Arn]       #3985309 - 08/15/10 10:18 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very nice Robert, really enjoying your photos. I think your work here shows that you don't need a elaborate setup to produce some great images. Steve Post Extras:       Rankinstudio Carpal Tunnel Reged: 04/05/08 Loc: Southern UT Re: Perseids and Nightscapes [Re: cdndob]       #3985313 - 08/15/10 10:19 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Those are some fantastic shots! Great work Post Extras:       Robert Arn Vendor-AstroArn Reged: 12/30/09 Loc: Fort Collins, CO Re: Perseids and Nightscapes [Re: Rankinstudio]       #3985335 - 08/15/10 10:30 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thank you very much David, Steve, and David Rankin. One of these days I will move up and get some of the fancy equipment that a lot of people use, but I am having a blast with just a camera, lens, and a basic tracker. Post Extras:       Spitfire member Reged: 03/19/06 Loc: Monterey CA Re: Perseids and Nightscapes [Re: Robert Arn]       #3985438 - 08/15/10 11:22 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Holy cow man! Unbelievable work, and all on a simple rig. You should be incredibly proud!!!! Post Extras:       Robert Arn Vendor-AstroArn Reged: 12/30/09 Loc: Fort Collins, CO Re: Perseids and Nightscapes [Re: Spitfire]       #3985462 - 08/15/10 11:40 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thank you Spitfire! Post Extras:       JSeay86 sage Reged: 04/26/09 Loc: Tulsa, OK Re: Perseids and Nightscapes [Re: Robert Arn]       #3985498 - 08/16/10 12:05 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Awesome shots! really like the lightning shot with perseid. Post Extras:       Nils_Lars Postmaster Reged: 01/04/08 Loc: Santa Cruz Mountains , CA Re: Perseids and Nightscapes [Re: Robert Arn]       #3985499 - 08/16/10 12:05 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   All outstanding shots but that Perseid storm shot that is a AAPOD is the best and shows your style of the nightscape the best. Post Extras:       crazyqban Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/16/08 Loc: Miami, Florida Re: Perseids and Nightscapes [Re: Robert Arn]       #3985504 - 08/16/10 12:10 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Good work Robert. what kind of post processing do you apply to your images? They have a really unique look to them. Post Extras:       gezak22 professor emeritus Reged: 08/15/04 Loc: Goleta, CA, USA Re: Perseids and Nightscapes [Re: Robert Arn]       #3985521 - 08/16/10 12:22 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   These are really nice. Post Extras:       Jerry Lodriguss Vendor Reged: 07/19/08 Loc: Voorhees, NJ Re: Perseids and Nightscapes [Re: Robert Arn]       #3985591 - 08/16/10 01:52 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Robert, That meteor and lightning pic is spectacular! Jerry Post Extras:       Tonk Postmaster Reged: 08/19/04 Loc: Leeds, UK, 54N Re: Perseids and Nightscapes [Re: Jerry Lodriguss]       #3985721 - 08/16/10 06:01 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I recon you are one of the best at this sort of work. Keep it up! Post Extras:       Heine DK super member Reged: 03/30/08 Loc: Copenhagen, Denmark Re: Perseids and Nightscapes [Re: Tonk]       #3985726 - 08/16/10 06:16 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Robert. Very cool pictures. Thanks for sharing. Good inspiration. Post Extras:       waassaabee Post Laureate Reged: 11/26/07 Loc: Central California Coast Re: Perseids and Nightscapes [Re: Heine DK]       #3985814 - 08/16/10 08:15 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Once again Robert, incredible images!! The lightning/meteor shot is most excellent. You must be living right to catch a meteor and lightning in an image... Post Extras:       luigis super member Reged: 07/27/10 Loc: Buenos Aires, Argentina Re: Perseids and Nightscapes [Re: waassaabee]       #3986055 - 08/16/10 11:23 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Your photos are just fantastic. This one is terrific: http://barn.zenfolio.com/p1068266116/h9d6650f#h3e4cb2d The lightning and meteor combined are just fan-tas-tic. Minor nit: a little noise,I'd try some light noise-reduction. Planetary Vista http://barn.zenfolio.com/p1068266116/h9d6650f#h2a1bf4a5 Fantastic shot! Minor stitching problems near the right side and on the top. Hugin or PtGUI would probably do a better job than PS, this panorama is worth the try! Planets at Keota: http://barn.zenfolio.com/p1068266116/h9d6650f#h1a80ace9 Gorgeous! The color is fantastic and the stars/planets are perfect! Sun Singer and the Zodiac at Night http://barn.zenfolio.com/p1068266116/h9d6650f#hf824fd3 Brilliant! Earthshined moon with the Sisters http://barn.zenfolio.com/p700542958/h91be76#h37ee5e8a Another beautiful composition and brilliant execution May I ask you which theme you are using at Zenfolio? It seems much better than mine for a dark background! And sorry for the long comment! Luis Post Extras:       Robert Arn Vendor-AstroArn Reged: 12/30/09 Loc: Fort Collins, CO Re: Perseids and Nightscapes [Re: luigis]       #3986619 - 08/16/10 04:41 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thank you Jared and Erik! Sergio - for my nightscape images, I take the files in RAW form into PS and work with them in this program only (the exception is a few of the panos that I stitch together using PtGUI). But most of the work that I do in PS is in Layers, Black and White, Shadows and Highlight, and Curves. On occasion I will use PSCS5's new HDR feature. The main "trick" I use is through Layers. By carefully selecting parts of the image, I am able to work independently with any section. Once I am about done, I will have 2-20 layers, each with a different piece of the image. Thanks for the kind words. gezak22 and Jerry, your words are greatly appreciated! Tonk - Thank you very much for the incredibly high praise. Thanks Heine DK! Gary - thank you very much. The catch had a lot to do with good fortunate. I got into this hobby 4 years ago, and since then every time there was a good meteor shower with no or little moon, the skies have always been overcast. I got luck by just having partially cloudly/raining/lightning skies. And thank you once again Luis. I will answer your question here as well. The theme of my Zenfolio account is "Cosmic". Post Extras:       JSeay86 sage Reged: 04/26/09 Loc: Tulsa, OK Re: Perseids and Nightscapes [Re: Robert Arn]       #3996416 - 08/21/10 12:34 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Sorry to drum up an old thread, but congrats on the APOD! A truly great picture. Post Extras:       neutronman Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/10/08 Loc: Dallas, Texas Re: Perseids and Nightscapes [Re: JSeay86]       #3996457 - 08/21/10 12:56 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Lovely work, Robert! Though I shoot a lot with telecopes/ccd, I really enjoy a simple DSLR and a tripod, too. In fact, some of my favorite shots are done this way. Often times I will start out intending to do the telescope thing, but when clouds move in I will switch to the DSLR/tripod (clouds, usually the bane of astrophotography, actually add a lot to those WIDE night landscape shots). And just to be redundant -- yes, your lightning/Perseid image is GREAT! Post Extras:       Scott Mitchell professor emeritus Reged: 07/28/07 Loc: Atlanta-ish, GA Re: Perseids and Nightscapes [Re: neutronman]       #3996696 - 08/21/10 06:53 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Congrats on the APOD!!! Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 10 registered and 16 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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