Photography

by **dxmnkd316** » Mon 5/17/10 4:00 pm

A new home for the photographers on the board. Instead of hijacking other threads

by **bonesaw** » Mon 5/17/10 4:39 pm

Ooo, I like this! I'll start things out with photos from my trip to the Andrews AFB air show this past weekend :dance:

All Photos

by **Jupiter** » Mon 5/17/10 4:52 pm

I'll start out by posting my gear.

Canon 40D
Sigma 28-70mm f2.8
Sigma 70-200mm f2.8

Canon PowerShot SD850 IS for a point and shoot.
iPhoto for storage and Photoshop CS4 for processing.

So I went with the fast lenses for shooting hockey, but stayed cheaper by going with Sigma. What I really need is a good quality all around lens. I am currently looking at the Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS.

by **SouthTexGopher** » Mon 5/17/10 5:34 pm

Nikon D70S...and a couple of decent lenses.

I like the shots of nature and buildings...here are a few of my faves from the last year or so:

Corpus Christi - North Padre Island, Thanksgiving 2009

Misión San José y San Miguel de Aguayo, San Antonio - my wife and I were married here in 1997. This photo was the "photo of the day" for WOAI, a local TV station.

Padre Island National Seashore

by **pjoyn** » Mon 5/17/10 7:19 pm

Olympus e500
14-54 f2.8
50-150 f3.5

I am with STG, I prefer nature photos. Joined the North Metro Photo Club for more inspiration and drive to take pictures.

I have pictures in a couple spots online.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jerjohnson/
http://nu2photo.blogspot.com/

by **davescharf** » Mon 5/17/10 8:54 pm

I just bought a Canon T2i along with a 55-250mm F4/5.6 telephoto (in addition to the 18-55mm standard kit lens). I'm seriously considering getting the EF 50mm f1.8 lens too given how cheap it is for the quality. Eventually I'll want a good f2.8 lenses and maybe a macro but I'm starting with these. I wish I had a SLR for any of the trips we'd taken over the past 5 years.

About the only thing I've used the new camera for is about 600 pictures of my one month old daughter (I love having a willing subject to let me play around with the camera). The pictures I've included here are ones actually taken with our 750IS and 790IS (after the 750 got destroyed).

I'll pretty much take pictures of anything and everything that catches my eye as an interesting picture. We actually have a room with all Black and White photos from our trips, of which I think we've taken all but 3 of the 13 or 14 on the wall.

[album]2284[/album]
[album]2285[/album]
[album]2286[/album]

My online album is here and has stuff from all the trips Katie and I have taken since we've been married (and my favorite little model) http://picasaweb.google.com/daveandkatie

by **Jupiter** » Mon 5/17/10 10:37 pm

Okay gang.... I have created an album specifically for the serious photographers on GPL. So I would recommend uploading your images there instead of your personal galleries.

The new photography album is not for images you found on the internet. They must be photos that you took yourself.

EDIT: I made it so only registered users can see the album. So guests and search engines should not be able to see the album. I can even add contest albums as well. So if you guys want to pick a topic, I can create a contest for that topic and we can post our best attempts and let the users pick the best. (I have never tried this feature, so I am not sure how it works)

by **dxmnkd316** » Mon 5/17/10 11:02 pm

Awesome. I have had images I don't really like sharing so they don't become internet fodder.

by **Jupiter** » Mon 5/17/10 11:08 pm

I kicked off the album with a Butterfly photo....

[album]2287[/album]

by **dxmnkd316** » Mon 5/17/10 11:08 pm

I keep getting just a white screen when I hit submit... weird.

by **Jupiter** » Mon 5/17/10 11:11 pm

dxmnkd316 wrote:Awesome. I have had images I don't really like sharing so they don't become internet fodder.

I did log out after posting my image.... A special "you are not authorized" image show up in place of my image in post above. When I logged back in, the image was back. So we should be good to go for security.

dxmnkd316 wrote:I keep getting just a white screen when I hit submit... weird.

Not sure what is going on there. Make sure your image is not too big in both physical size and file size.

by **dxmnkd316** » Tue 5/18/10 6:58 am

That must have been it. I resized it and it worked. I missed the 1024 maximum.

[album]2288[/album]

I took this picture of the Minneapolis skyline back in college. I held the camera in my hands for the entire exposure. No tripod.

by **davescharf** » Wed 5/19/10 12:46 pm

For all you wine lovers

[album]2295[/album]

And for the nature lovers

[album]2296[/album]

by **Jupiter** » Thu 5/20/10 10:54 pm

A few more animal shots...

[album]2309[/album]

[album]2310[/album]

by **Chris Eckes** » Tue 5/25/10 10:41 am

Question that you photography gurus may be able to answer:

I'm looking to purchase either a high quality digital image that I can make a print out of myself or a print of the Minneapolis skyline from either the U or from somewhere like the Stone Arch Bridge. Anyone know what I should expect to pay and/or where I should look? DX's image got me thinking of it (GREAT, btw)! As a lover of MN / The U, I feel like a framed picture like this would be awesome in the main room

Thanks guys!

by **davescharf** » Tue 5/25/10 12:36 pm

The X Factor wrote:Question that you photography gurus may be able to answer:

I'm looking to purchase either a high quality digital image that I can make a print out of myself or a print of the Minneapolis skyline from either the U or from somewhere like the Stone Arch Bridge. Anyone know what I should expect to pay and/or where I should look? DX's image got me thinking of it (GREAT, btw)! As a lover of MN / The U, I feel like a framed picture like this would be awesome in the main room

Thanks guys!

From my experience, what you'll pay can vary greatly from artist to artist because of the size, medium, etc. I think the best place to look would be the upcoming art shows like the Edina, Stillwater, Uptown, or Loring ones. Most of those shows tend to have actual photography and there's a few that focus primarily on local Twin Cities stuff.

The cheapest way to go is to try and head out and take the picture yourself. With a basic point and shoot digital camera and some practice you'd be surprised at what you can do. A 10MP camera would get you a really good sized picture once you mat and frame it. We have an entire bedroom of black and white photos of places we've been that we took ourselves (then it only cost us the money for the frame and mat).

We usually hit a few of the art shows around so if I see anything I'll post something here. The only local picture I have is Birawer's canvas of downtown Minneapolis.

by **gopherguy06** » Tue 5/25/10 12:40 pm

davescharf wrote:
The X Factor wrote:Question that you photography gurus may be able to answer:

I'm looking to purchase either a high quality digital image that I can make a print out of myself or a print of the Minneapolis skyline from either the U or from somewhere like the Stone Arch Bridge. Anyone know what I should expect to pay and/or where I should look? DX's image got me thinking of it (GREAT, btw)! As a lover of MN / The U, I feel like a framed picture like this would be awesome in the main room

Thanks guys!

From my experience, what you'll pay can vary greatly from artist to artist because of the size, medium, etc. I think the best place to look would be the upcoming art shows like the Edina, Stillwater, Uptown, or Loring ones. Most of those shows tend to have actual photography and there's a few that focus primarily on local Twin Cities stuff.

The cheapest way to go is to try and head out and take the picture yourself. With a basic point and shoot digital camera and some practice you'd be surprised at what you can do. A 10MP camera would get you a really good sized picture once you mat and frame it. We have an entire bedroom of black and white photos of places we've been that we took ourselves (then it only cost us the money for the frame and mat).

We usually hit a few of the art shows around so if I see anything I'll post something here. The only local picture I have is Birawer's canvas of downtown Minneapolis.

Curious if you have any of the B&W photos to share with us?

by **Chris Eckes** » Tue 5/25/10 1:02 pm

davescharf wrote:
The X Factor wrote:Question that you photography gurus may be able to answer:

I'm looking to purchase either a high quality digital image that I can make a print out of myself or a print of the Minneapolis skyline from either the U or from somewhere like the Stone Arch Bridge. Anyone know what I should expect to pay and/or where I should look? DX's image got me thinking of it (GREAT, btw)! As a lover of MN / The U, I feel like a framed picture like this would be awesome in the main room

Thanks guys!

From my experience, what you'll pay can vary greatly from artist to artist because of the size, medium, etc. I think the best place to look would be the upcoming art shows like the Edina, Stillwater, Uptown, or Loring ones. Most of those shows tend to have actual photography and there's a few that focus primarily on local Twin Cities stuff.

The cheapest way to go is to try and head out and take the picture yourself. With a basic point and shoot digital camera and some practice you'd be surprised at what you can do. A 10MP camera would get you a really good sized picture once you mat and frame it. We have an entire bedroom of black and white photos of places we've been that we took ourselves (then it only cost us the money for the frame and mat).

We usually hit a few of the art shows around so if I see anything I'll post something here. The only local picture I have is Birawer's canvas of downtown Minneapolis.

Thanks so much for the advice, Dave!! I'd love to take the pictures myself but don't have the aptitude / bank account to purchase a nice digital camera. You think 10MP is okay for pretty good size prints?

by **davescharf** » Tue 5/25/10 2:21 pm

The X Factor wrote:
davescharf wrote:
The X Factor wrote:Question that you photography gurus may be able to answer:

I'm looking to purchase either a high quality digital image that I can make a print out of myself or a print of the Minneapolis skyline from either the U or from somewhere like the Stone Arch Bridge. Anyone know what I should expect to pay and/or where I should look? DX's image got me thinking of it (GREAT, btw)! As a lover of MN / The U, I feel like a framed picture like this would be awesome in the main room

Thanks guys!

From my experience, what you'll pay can vary greatly from artist to artist because of the size, medium, etc. I think the best place to look would be the upcoming art shows like the Edina, Stillwater, Uptown, or Loring ones. Most of those shows tend to have actual photography and there's a few that focus primarily on local Twin Cities stuff.

The cheapest way to go is to try and head out and take the picture yourself. With a basic point and shoot digital camera and some practice you'd be surprised at what you can do. A 10MP camera would get you a really good sized picture once you mat and frame it. We have an entire bedroom of black and white photos of places we've been that we took ourselves (then it only cost us the money for the frame and mat).

We usually hit a few of the art shows around so if I see anything I'll post something here. The only local picture I have is Birawer's canvas of downtown Minneapolis.

Thanks so much for the advice, Dave!! I'd love to take the pictures myself but don't have the aptitude / bank account to purchase a nice digital camera. You think 10MP is okay for pretty good size prints?

It certainly depends on how big you want to go. I found the link below that shows a guide. Assuming you did 9x12 (about the max for a 10MP according to this) You could get 2" matting and that would make it 13x16 (again approximate).

The quality of the image is going to affect things more than the megapixels. If you have a very good quality image you might be able to go a little bigger.

http://www.design215.com/toolbox/megapixels.php

by **davescharf** » Tue 5/25/10 2:31 pm

gopherguy06 wrote:
davescharf wrote:
The X Factor wrote:Question that you photography gurus may be able to answer:

I'm looking to purchase either a high quality digital image that I can make a print out of myself or a print of the Minneapolis skyline from either the U or from somewhere like the Stone Arch Bridge. Anyone know what I should expect to pay and/or where I should look? DX's image got me thinking of it (GREAT, btw)! As a lover of MN / The U, I feel like a framed picture like this would be awesome in the main room

Thanks guys!

From my experience, what you'll pay can vary greatly from artist to artist because of the size, medium, etc. I think the best place to look would be the upcoming art shows like the Edina, Stillwater, Uptown, or Loring ones. Most of those shows tend to have actual photography and there's a few that focus primarily on local Twin Cities stuff.

The cheapest way to go is to try and head out and take the picture yourself. With a basic point and shoot digital camera and some practice you'd be surprised at what you can do. A 10MP camera would get you a really good sized picture once you mat and frame it. We have an entire bedroom of black and white photos of places we've been that we took ourselves (then it only cost us the money for the frame and mat).

We usually hit a few of the art shows around so if I see anything I'll post something here. The only local picture I have is Birawer's canvas of downtown Minneapolis.

Curious if you have any of the B&W photos to share with us?

I should have said that the B&W photos I have are from our trips around the world. I'd be happy to post some into the gallery if you're still interested.

I haven't had a chance to get out much with the new camera around the Cities and try some of those pictures. When I do, I'll gladly post some of those.

by **davescharf** » Tue 5/25/10 11:09 pm

For those who enjoy landscapes

[album]2312[/album]

by **MATT** » Wed 5/26/10 1:03 am

davescharf wrote:For those who enjoy landscapes

[album]2312[/album]

where is that, dave?

by **davescharf** » Wed 5/26/10 7:17 am

It's from the patio of the Achaval Ferrer winery in Mendoza, Argentina. I'd have a hard time leaving a wine that makes wine that good and has views like this.

by **davescharf** » Fri 5/28/10 7:18 pm

This has been posted in another thread in the past, but this site is an amazing place to see a collection of photos from various world events. Thought I'd post it here for those who haven't seen it before

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/

by **gopherguy06** » Sun 5/30/10 6:36 am

davescharf wrote:This has been posted in another thread in the past, but this site is an amazing place to see a collection of photos from various world events. Thought I'd post it here for those who haven't seen it before

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/

They had some pretty amazing photos from the volcano in Europe and the oil spill in th gulf.

by **momo** » Sun 6/27/10 8:15 pm

Hi Gang - I'm in the market for a new camera. My Canon PowerShot SD790IS has been dropped twice & is shot. I was in the market all ready though because I'm frustrated with the way my low light shots turn out...and I shoot in low light A LOT! (Figure skating, hockey, MN WINTER ) It also takes too long to save before it's ready to shoot again. I love having video & sound, image stablizer, macro & scene selection options. I don't care about digital zoom at all. I have it turned off. I would like to use the SD card that I all ready have or to make sure my new camera comes with ample storage media. Does anyone have a Sony dsc hx5v or a Nikon Cool Pix L110? If so, any pros - cons you would share with me?
I'm guessing I'll need to spend around $300 give or take $50 to get what I'm looking for. Any input would be much appreciated, even if it's to tell me to avoid a certain model.
Thank you!!!
Momo's wife

by **davescharf** » Sun 6/27/10 10:23 pm

momo wrote:Hi Gang - I'm in the market for a new camera. My Canon PowerShot SD790IS has been dropped twice & is shot. I was in the market all ready though because I'm frustrated with the way my low light shots turn out...and I shoot in low light A LOT! (Figure skating, hockey, MN WINTER ) It also takes too long to save before it's ready to shoot again. I love having video & sound, image stablizer, macro & scene selection options. I don't care about digital zoom at all. I have it turned off. I would like to use the SD card that I all ready have or to make sure my new camera comes with ample storage media. Does anyone have a Sony dsc hx5v or a Nikon Cool Pix L110? If so, any pros - cons you would share with me?
I'm guessing I'll need to spend around $300 give or take $50 to get what I'm looking for. Any input would be much appreciated, even if it's to tell me to avoid a certain model.
Thank you!!!
Momo's wife

I don't know if you're going to find a good low light, fast picture saving camera in the price range. Even the top of the line Canon point and shoot cameras are not going to be much better than the 790. We own a 790 and I ended up buying a SLR for most of the reasons you mention above. The delay and lack of good low light is just a function of how those cameras are designed.

Most of the new SLRs, if not all, take SD chips although those are pretty cheap until you get to the fast speed cards you'd need to do HD. I love my t2i I bought in March (has everything you mention plus HD video) although it's priced at around $800.

by **hrbekroenick** » Sun 6/27/10 11:22 pm

Hello All,

I think I'm going to bite the bullet and purchase my first digital SLR from Costco or Micro Center. Considering I want to take a lot of fast action sports pics, can anyone recommend a camera from www.costco.com or www.microcenter.com ? I will never be half the photographer cphockeyman is, or the rest of you are, but my nephew (like a son to me) is going to be a senior next year and is playing hockey, baseball and football. I want to capture whatever I can!

by **davescharf** » Mon 6/28/10 7:08 am

hrbekroenick wrote:Hello All,

I think I'm going to bite the bullet and purchase my first digital SLR from Costco or Micro Center. Considering I want to take a lot of fast action sports pics, can anyone recommend a camera from http://www.costco.com or http://www.microcenter.com ? I will never be half the photographer cphockeyman is, or the rest of you are, but my nephew (like a son to me) is going to be a senior next year and is playing hockey, baseball and football. I want to capture whatever I can!

Why not buy it from National Camera? They'll match a price and if you're new to these kinds of cameras the free classes are great for learning how to use it. They also have a much larger selection than either Costco or MicroCenter. They could probably about tell you a lot more about which ones are best for fast action pictures, but keeping you in a budget range.

I absolutely love my Canon T2I as I've mentioned more than a couple time here and a few others here I believe have Canon SLRs as well. A few here also have SLRs in the entry level Nikon line too. I'm a huge believer in buying as much as you can within your price range now because it won't be as outdated later and would tell anyone interested in the Canon to look at the T2I just for that reason unless they want to step up into the mid tier.

by **dxmnkd316** » Mon 6/28/10 3:46 pm

I'll second national camera. I've never bought there but I'm almost 100% sure my brother has and that's what he recommended to me.

by **Jupiter** » Mon 6/28/10 3:52 pm

I buy camera gear online. Usually through Amazon. The prices are just so much better compared to a local retail store. Usually free shipping and no tax. So I would suggest looking local and buying online.

by **Sioux/Bucky Hater** » Mon 6/28/10 4:04 pm

Jupiter wrote:I buy camera gear online. Usually through Amazon. The prices are just so much better compared to a local retail store. Usually free shipping and no tax. So I would suggest looking local and buying online.

The person you "look local" with may see the above post a little more like this: I suggest you tie a salesperson, who lives off of commissions, up at the counter for an hour asking a thousand questions and getting free advice on which is the best product for you to purchase while the guy in line next buys two cameras from the "new guy" and then you say thanks, I can get it cheaper elsewhere.

by **Jupiter** » Mon 6/28/10 4:28 pm

Sioux/Bucky Hater wrote:
Jupiter wrote:I buy camera gear online. Usually through Amazon. The prices are just so much better compared to a local retail store. Usually free shipping and no tax. So I would suggest looking local and buying online.

The person you "look local" with may see the above post a little more like this: I suggest you tie a salesperson, who lives off of commissions, up at the counter for an hour asking a thousand questions and getting free advice on which is the best product for you to purchase while the guy in line next buys two cameras from the "new guy" and then you say thanks, I can get it cheaper elsewhere.

I never talk with sales people... I look on my own. So this does not apply to me.

I always do extensive research online before I consider a purchase. I only go to the store to get a feel for what I want to buy. I would say I do this even more for other electronics. Things like TV's and whatnot. Buying online just makes sense for me.

by **Zwak** » Mon 6/28/10 4:38 pm

Jupiter wrote:I buy camera gear online. Usually through Amazon. The prices are just so much better compared to a local retail store. Usually free shipping and no tax. So I would suggest looking local and buying online.

I agree. I have bought several things from here:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/

I have been to their store in NYC and it is amazing. Be VERY careful when buying on-line as a lot of places sell "gray-market" goods which are a lot cheaper but do not have US warranties. (B & H is VERY reputable).

by **Jupiter** » Mon 6/28/10 4:50 pm

Zwak wrote:I agree. I have bought several things from here:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/

I have been to their store in NYC and it is amazing. Be VERY careful when buying on-line as a lot of places sell "gray-market" goods which are a lot cheaper but do not have US warranties. (B & H is VERY reputable).

I have good experiences with BHPhoto and Adorama..... I definitely recommend them.

by **davescharf** » Mon 6/28/10 10:36 pm

Keep in mind though if you're someone like Hrbek who may know little or nothing about SLRs that buying online may not be the best option. You probably want to hold something and ask a lot of questions. I was that way when it came to SLRs but now that I know what I'm doing (arguably) I feel a lot more comfortable buying and researching things like lenses online.

And I've actually gotten some great deals at National Camera...plus for a new guy going to those classes is a good way to learn how you use what you've just spent all the money on

by **melmac** » Tue 6/29/10 8:49 am

So... I just like to take pictures. I have a little Kodak point and shoot I got for Christmas a few years ago. I'm not savvy enough to figure out how to post a thumbnail here, but I put one of my favorite pictures in the gallery. It was from my trip to Paris in 2007.

Someday I'd like to upgrade to a digital SLR, but for now, I'll stick with what I have.

by **Zwak** » Tue 6/29/10 9:29 am

melmac wrote:So... I just like to take pictures. I have a little Kodak point and shoot I got for Christmas a few years ago. I'm not savvy enough to figure out how to post a thumbnail here, but I put one of my favorite pictures in the gallery. It was from my trip to Paris in 2007.

Someday I'd like to upgrade to a digital SLR, but for now, I'll stick with what I have.

I love my digital SLR but I must admit that it can be cumbersome to carry around. With Mrs. Zwak's permission, I hope to purchase a point & shoot later in the year as it would be nice to have a smaller camera to put in my pocket. I'm leaning towards one of the weather-resistant Olympus.

by **Jupiter** » Wed 7/28/10 4:31 pm

Anyone interested in some night time photography?

On the weekend of Fri 9/10 and Sat 9/11 I am having a gathering out at my house in Norwood Young America to shoot the night sky. The plan is for Fri 9/10, but if the weather does not work out Sat 9/11 is the backup date. I figure we could have a beer or two. I could get the telescope out and do some observing and some night sky photography. We could shoot star trails, capture an iridium flare, satellite, or possibly the international space station flying over.

I have contacted a few of you by email for this, (Do you check you MSN account Zwak?) but I thought I would open it up to more people. I think it will mostly be a bunch of us with photography and hockey in common a chance to BS, have a beverage and shoot some photos.

Send me a PM if you are interested. Include an email address that you use in that PM and I will add you to the list of people.

by **dxmnkd316** » Sun 8/01/10 4:24 pm

Taken by my iPhone on a boat.

by **Loc85** » Sun 8/01/10 6:42 pm

dxmnkd316 wrote:

Taken by my iPhone on a boat.

remove the foot and its a great pic

by **dxmnkd316** » Sun 8/01/10 8:07 pm

Loc85 wrote:
dxmnkd316 wrote:

Taken by my iPhone on a boat.

remove the foot and its a great pic

[album]2325[/album]

by **Jupiter** » Fri 9/10/10 2:36 pm

Jupiter wrote:Anyone interested in some night time photography?

On the weekend of Fri 9/10 and Sat 9/11 I am having a gathering out at my house in Norwood Young America to shoot the night sky. The plan is for Fri 9/10, but if the weather does not work out Sat 9/11 is the backup date. I figure we could have a beer or two. I could get the telescope out and do some observing and some night sky photography. We could shoot star trails, capture an iridium flare, satellite, or possibly the international space station flying over.

This gathering is happening Saturday night at my house in Norwood Young America if anyone is interested in coming out. dxmnkd316 and cphockeyman say they will be there. Still working on Zwak. :poke:

Right now the plan is to meet at my house at 5pm tomorrow. Then we are heading out to the local Pizza Ranch for some chow. Then heading back to my place. Should be a beautiful clear evening. There is a nice 5 minute ISS fly over around 8:15. Jupiter's (the real planet not the fat planet) Great Red Spot will be visible for a few hours. A nice crescent moon early. But mostly it's a chance for us hockey/photography guys to get together and talk shop...

Send me a PM if you are interested.

by **dxmnkd316** » Fri 9/10/10 2:58 pm

This probably elevates me into a higher plateau of nerdism, but I have three apps for the iPhone that are pretty slick:

Star Walk
Starmap Pro
Flyby - tells all the ISS, satellite, and possibly shuttle flyovers (not that there will be any in the near or distant future

)

by **Jupiter** » Fri 9/10/10 3:01 pm

dxmnkd316 wrote:This probably elevates me into a higher plateau of nerdism, but I have three apps for the iPhone that are pretty slick:

Star Walk
Starmap Pro
Flyby - tells all the ISS, satellite, and possibly shuttle flyovers (not that there will be any in the near or distant future )

Nice.... We can make great use of those tomorrow night.

by **Sioux/Bucky Hater** » Fri 9/10/10 3:03 pm

Jupiter wrote:
dxmnkd316 wrote:This probably elevates me into a higher plateau of nerdism, but I have three apps for the iPhone that are pretty slick:

Star Walk
Starmap Pro
Flyby - tells all the ISS, satellite, and possibly shuttle flyovers (not that there will be any in the near or distant future )

Nice.... We can make great use of those tomorrow night.

I think that the response you got would also elevate the responder to a plateau somewhere near yours.

by **Jupiter** » Fri 9/10/10 3:05 pm

Well of course I'm a geek/nerd/whatever the youngsters call us these days. :mrgreen:

by **Jupiter** » Sun 9/12/10 12:54 am

Turned out to be a beautiful night tonight. The Milky Way was amazing stretching across about 2/3 of the sky. Big thanks to dxmnkd316, Frank Mazzocco and CPHockeyMan for coming out tonight.

Here is a shot of the North American Nebula that I took. This could be the best wide field shot I have ever taken. I am very happy with the results.

[album]2331[/album]
Click for full size....
200mm lens, f3.2
2 minute exposure
Camera Piggybacked to my telescope.

You can see the full res version of this photo here: http://bit.ly/9VvloD

by **dxmnkd316** » Sun 9/12/10 1:38 am

THat's absolutely fantastic. Turned out really well. I couldn't see it on the lcd but now that I'm seeing it on the computer screen those reds really came out well.

by **Jupiter** » Sun 9/12/10 4:05 pm

Here is an updated version of the photo after some processing in Photoshop.

[album]2332[/album]
Click for full size....
200mm lens, f3.2
2 minute exposure
Camera Piggybacked to my telescope.

You can see the full res version of this photo here: http://bit.ly/9VvloD

by **dxmnkd316** » Sun 9/12/10 4:09 pm

that last link points to the same pic as above.

by **Jupiter** » Sun 9/12/10 4:14 pm

dxmnkd316 wrote:that last link points to the same pic as above.

Refresh your browser a few times.....

I over wrote the original files, so you computer is probably using the cached version.

by **dxmnkd316** » Sun 9/12/10 4:23 pm

Oh, ok. I opened both of them to see the level of processing and see how much better it was after. :oops:

by **davescharf** » Sun 9/12/10 4:42 pm

dxmnkd316 wrote:THat's absolutely fantastic. Turned out really well. I couldn't see it on the lcd but now that I'm seeing it on the computer screen those reds really came out well.

Agreed...there are some benefits to living in the middle of nowhere :poke:

by **Jupiter** » Sun 9/12/10 5:45 pm

Here is Andromeda from last night as well....

[album]2333[/album]

by **dxmnkd316** » Sun 9/12/10 5:51 pm

whoa... Love the fact you caught the one in the background as well.

by **Jupiter** » Sun 9/12/10 5:57 pm

Here is an attached image with the two main satellite galaxies identified.

by **Next Crosby** » Sun 9/12/10 5:59 pm

Jupiter wrote:Here is an attached image with the two main satellite galaxies identified.
Andromeda-1a.jpg

Epic pics Jup, think I just found a new wallpaper.

by **SouthTexGopher** » Thu 9/16/10 9:52 am

Very cool photo series of nuclear weapons testing.

Link

by **Next Crosby** » Thu 9/16/10 9:57 am

SouthTexGopher wrote:Very cool photo series of nuclear weapons testing.

Link

Cool, thanks for the link.

by **davescharf** » Mon 10/04/10 8:54 pm

Some pictures of the fall colors on the south shore of Lake Superior

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[album]2355[/album]

by **Zwak** » Wed 10/13/10 7:58 am

KInd of a cool website. A collection of pictures taken where photography is not (supposed to be) allowed.

http://www.strictlynophotography.com

by **dxmnkd316** » Wed 10/13/10 8:31 pm

THere is one of a guy who killed himself off the mall of america (search minnesota, that's how I found it). There is nothing disturbing on it, just a few cop cars.

What bothers me is the description (as well as the fact that he was taking pictures):
This is the only image any one with a camera could get at the scene who was not wearing a badge. It this image you can see the security catching me with my large MarkII in hand. They had someone there within seconds to have me wipe my card clean. I however have great faith in RescuePRO from SanDisk.

Anyone else have a problem with police telling you not to take pictures or delete pictures of something on public property? Because I do.

(Although, the subject matter here is a bit too morbid.)

by **SouthTexGopher** » Wed 10/13/10 8:42 pm

dxmnkd316 wrote:THere is one of a guy who killed himself off the mall of america (search minnesota, that's how I found it). There is nothing disturbing on it, just a few cop cars.

What bothers me is the description (as well as the fact that he was taking pictures):
This is the only image any one with a camera could get at the scene who was not wearing a badge. It this image you can see the security catching me with my large MarkII in hand. They had someone there within seconds to have me wipe my card clean. I however have great faith in RescuePRO from SanDisk.

Anyone else have a problem with police telling you not to take pictures or delete pictures of something on public property? Because I do.

(Although, the subject matter here is a bit too morbid.)

I have a problem with it...and evidently the photo is already gone...since a search of "minnesota" yields no results.

by **Armadillo** » Wed 10/13/10 8:43 pm

Could there be issues with interfering with a crime scene, sort of like tampering with or removing evidence?

I dunno...that's the best I could come up with.

by **dxmnkd316** » Wed 10/13/10 9:24 pm

SouthTexGopher wrote:
dxmnkd316 wrote:THere is one of a guy who killed himself off the mall of america (search minnesota, that's how I found it). There is nothing disturbing on it, just a few cop cars.

What bothers me is the description (as well as the fact that he was taking pictures):
This is the only image any one with a camera could get at the scene who was not wearing a badge. It this image you can see the security catching me with my large MarkII in hand. They had someone there within seconds to have me wipe my card clean. I however have great faith in RescuePRO from SanDisk.

Anyone else have a problem with police telling you not to take pictures or delete pictures of something on public property? Because I do.

(Although, the subject matter here is a bit too morbid.)

I have a problem with it...and evidently the photo is already gone...since a search of "minnesota" yields no results.

http://www.strictlynophotography.com/di ... =0&uid=435

Again, it's completely work safe. You can't see anything.

by **Zwak** » Thu 10/14/10 5:06 am

dxmnkd316 wrote:
SouthTexGopher wrote:
dxmnkd316 wrote:THere is one of a guy who killed himself off the mall of america (search minnesota, that's how I found it). There is nothing disturbing on it, just a few cop cars.

What bothers me is the description (as well as the fact that he was taking pictures):
This is the only image any one with a camera could get at the scene who was not wearing a badge. It this image you can see the security catching me with my large MarkII in hand. They had someone there within seconds to have me wipe my card clean. I however have great faith in RescuePRO from SanDisk.

Anyone else have a problem with police telling you not to take pictures or delete pictures of something on public property? Because I do.

(Although, the subject matter here is a bit too morbid.)

I have a problem with it...and evidently the photo is already gone...since a search of "minnesota" yields no results.

http://www.strictlynophotography.com/di ... =0&uid=435

Again, it's completely work safe. You can't see anything.

Isn't the MOA private property?

by **dxmnkd316** » Thu 10/14/10 6:15 am

Not the streets I thought. Regardless, no one is forcing me to delete anything. Period.

by **Zwak** » Thu 10/14/10 7:21 am

dxmnkd316 wrote:Not the streets I thought. Regardless, no one is forcing me to delete anything. Period.

Not that I am saying it is right, but this picture looks like it was taken from the skyway between the MOA and the parking ramp. My guess is that everything on the MOA property including ramps and skyways are considered private property.

Regardless, I wouldn't delete anything either.

by **gopherguy06** » Thu 10/14/10 8:38 am

I had to delete a photo when the president was in town giving a speech and I took at picture at the place where he was speaking. And if it came down to them taking your camera or arresting you, I sure you most would probably just delete the photo.

by **Zwak** » Thu 10/14/10 9:03 am

gopherguy06 wrote:I had to delete a photo when the president was in town giving a speech and I took at picture at the place where he was speaking. And if it came down to them taking your camera or arresting you, I sure you most would probably just delete the photo.

Dealing with the Secret Service is a touch different than dealing with the MOA security.

by **gopherguy06** » Thu 10/14/10 10:00 am

Well, yeah, I get that. But if, the MOA people threatened to arrest you, you wouldn't just delete the photo?

by **Zwak** » Thu 10/14/10 10:49 am

gopherguy06 wrote:Well, yeah, I get that. But if, the MOA people threatened to arrest you, you wouldn't just delete the photo?

I'm not a legal expert but what could they arrest you for? Mall security does not have the authority to arrest but the Bloomington police would. I would want to know what they would be arresting me for before I did anything.

Paging skiumahlaw!!!!

by **gopherguy06** » Thu 10/14/10 12:24 pm

Alright, you are right about the MOA Security.. I am just saying, in general, if the police or whoever said they would arrest you if you don't delete it, then I am pretty sure most people wouldn't want to deal with the hassle of explaining their "rights" at the police station or in court and would rather just delete it.

by **Zwak** » Thu 10/14/10 12:51 pm

gopherguy06 wrote:Alright, you are right about the MOA Security.. I am just saying, in general, if the police or whoever said they would arrest you if you don't delete it, then I am pretty sure most people wouldn't want to deal with the hassle of explaining their "rights" at the police station or in court and would rather just delete it.

I don't disagree at all. I do have to say that I think in this particular case that is was probably the MOA security who didn't want pictures taken because of the PR fiasco it may cause. The Bloomington Police probably didn't care.

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