Star Gazing

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Star Gazing

Postby mattson on Tue Mar 21, 2006 6:51 pm

Whilst on location, I thought i'd stick around to get some shots of the night sky before the full moon came up and ruined it al


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let me know what ya'll think :)

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Postby Alpha_7 on Tue Mar 21, 2006 6:57 pm

Nice shots, I prefer the 2nd but I really like all three as a series. Can you provide exif data for the shots, and what lens you were using ? Oh, btw I noticed your avatar, nice to see a fellow Firefly fan was a great series.
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Postby mattson on Tue Mar 21, 2006 7:06 pm

Hey mate,

thanks very much

Canon 5d - 16-35mm F2.8 L lens.

15 second shutter
800 ISO
F3.5-4
AWB

Taken at 7:45-8pm Saturday night as the moon was rising

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Postby mudder on Tue Mar 21, 2006 7:42 pm

I like the ambience in the sky.

Was the high ISO to avoid a longer shutter to reduce the movement of the stars?
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Postby mattson on Tue Mar 21, 2006 7:58 pm

a little bit of both.
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Postby elffinarts on Tue Mar 21, 2006 8:03 pm

mattson wrote:Hey mate,

thanks very much

Canon 5d - 16-35mm F2.8 L lens.

15 second shutter
800 ISO
F3.5-4
AWB

Taken at 7:45-8pm Saturday night as the moon was rising

Matt


hmm shiney. (my firefly quote for the night)

lovely shots, though I know I've spent too long in the newsroom when I see AWB for auto white balance and think of Australian Wheat Board instead. :p
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Postby mattson on Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:05 pm

lol

that is funny
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