photography

Tonight there is (was) a partial lunar eclipse. I lugged my Celestron OmniXLT 150mm Newtonia reflector outside, and popped out intermittently with my wife’s camera (Fjuifilm Finepix Z20fd). All my astrophotography (such that it is) is done using an afocal technique – aka: holding the camera up to the eyepiece of the telescope. ...
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I’m at day 26 and haven’t failed …yet I started – 26 days ago, natch – a 365 day photography project, wherein I have to take and post a photo every single day. I recommend it most highly; it really forces you to look all the time at the world around you, and sharpens your...
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One of my contacts on Twitter (Nickynocky – who you should all follow, as she’s cool, and takes great photos) is about 2/3 through a 365 project thing, where she posts a photo every single day for a year. I decided it was a damn cool idea, and with a bit of encouragement from...
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This is absolutely stunning. The Bad Astronomer has posted a wonderful photo of an absolutely incredible number of stars. How does a brain truly grasp “a thousand trillion”? It’s really actually beyond comprehension. Though we can talk about it, and make it somewhat more manageable by talking about powers of ten, we can’t really...
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I can haz more panorama. More more more … Went for a walk today up a hill overlooking Kawau Bay, and had to get a panorama … or three I just fired off a whole lot of shots (mostly blind, as the iPhone’s screen was all but impossible to see with my...
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