Not very good photo, but thought that I would share it, that tries to show our galaxy, but exposure time is very short so glow is very faint.



I try to do bit better when there is better weather.

Something like this would be nice to get someday:
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/communications ... -large.jpg

All very very impressive.

Well done to all the v3m snappers.

Get some prints done, and put together a v3m callendar?

Id buy one.

Would help toward hosting fees?

Awesome pic Jani... what kit are you using to get shots like that?

SteveP wrote:Awesome pic Jani... what kit are you using to get shots like that?

That is taken with Nikon D40 with kit lens that is 18-55mm Nikkor so not very special really

I have no idea what they have used to one I linked, but I can guess it being something that costs more than my house

Magic to star photo comes from software, I use Deep Sky Stacker, Irix and Registax 4, those are free and complicated to use at first, but with little try and error I'm getting better every time.

It is just too cloudy weathers, now is dark time of year, but also very cloudy, at spring there is less clouds, but it is too bright to get good shots.

Oh yes, also you must remember that I live at country, when streetlamps fail (happens now and then) here it is almost pitch black outside, with my bare eyes I can see easily double amount of stars when compared to are I did live before.

If there are no clouds and lights are out, I can see clearly where Milky Way is, that is something that will not show up at near cities.

Still, you can see how there is hint of orange colour at bottom of pic, that light is 30km away where next city is, so if I take very long exposures it could be a problem.

volvosneverdie wrote:

Get some prints done, and put together a v3m callendar?

umm havent we been here before


http://www.volvo300mania.com/forum-uk/v ... r+calendar

Sorry, im still quite new.

And i meant something sellable.

Not something to terrify children into wetting the bed.

dont worry , you will soon get used to us

redline wrote: umm havent we been here before


http://www.volvo300mania.com/forum-uk/v ... r+calendar

I believe it had something to do with Miss August that we did not see printed version, must be those pointy eared midgets that are be held responsible from theft of prints?

I must suggest that next time we must use models not so pointy eared midged type

Those interested from taking photos of stars might find this interesting link:
http://www.lightpollution.it/dmsp/numstar.html

Cursed street lamps I say, I live in area that has 700-1000 stars visible, I believe this is closer to 1000, but overlighting our land is really a problem that green bandwagon should take in their machinery, I would love to see ban of street lamps with minor exceptions

If you happen to live in red area it is impossible for you to get very good photos of stars or at least very challenging that will be.

This could be result even with clear sky and it is horrible future we seem to head into, everyone plays with their computer inside keeping thick curtains closed, nobody walks outside even it is lit to daylight levels:

Some may wonder why my pics are always taken at dark hours, answer to that is that during day I'm at work and during weekends it is very uninterestingly cloudy scene that I see

But these aren't too bad, right?

these are very cool pics

Photo taken with Canon Digital Ixus 75, which does not have manual setting for short exposures, so normally moon will come out as huge bright glow, but I was tricky and pointed camera towards car headlamp, put trigger half way down and after that pointed to moon and pushed trigger fully down, this way I tricked camera to use shorter exposure time

Also I did set focus to infinity and exposure compensation to -2.

There was bit of fog or clouds at high above so it did not come out very clearly, also no tripod or any other support was used.

Damn I hate that I did not get my another camera with me + tripod.

Some cool photos in here, Here's afew of mine:


My mate's old M3 at Ingram Valley.


Another of his M3, this time on Longhorsely Moor.


A total of 9 exposures makes up this HDR.


No idea, i just liked it. Was shot and an abanddoned quary afew miles from here.

All shot on a Nikkon D40 15-55mm Nikkor Lens.

Nice shots there

Ahh..Northumberland.Ya gotta love it.

Least populated County in England and blatently the best.

Top M3 and the landscape HDR look awesome Cloud.

I wonder why so many of us are into photography, something to do with the type of mindset that likes slightly strange cars?