More camera play

[gflat65]

Got some FTS shots, finally. Not the best, but I'm still learning. I had to merge the 125 pics since I'd have to stand in the middle of a wall to get it all in the 70-200mm L...

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/gflat65/tanks.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/gflat65/125-pan1.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/gflat65/120.jpg

Some Alabama skys. I've just recently figured out that if I focus the trees in the foreground, the pics turn out a lot better (these may have been pre discovery;)).
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/gflat65/alabama-sky05.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/gflat65/alabama-sky02.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/gflat65/alabama-sky01.jpg

[RevRoy]

is that "ET" in the lower right of the last pic?:D

[gflat65]

That's Meathead (Meatballs 2:D). He's ready for a dish of ganibgonads...

[RevRoy]

lol :lol:

[NeveSSL]

Nice, Gary!

Brandon

[Fanof49ASU]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11515763#post11515763 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by RevRoy
is that "ET" in the lower right of the last pic?:D

:lol:

[dzones]

nice pics!

I JUST got into photography myself and started buying lenses of all types as well as an adapter for my telescope so I can get some great pics of saturn's rings and the orion nebula (damn I am such a geek..lol)

[NeveSSL]

You may be a geek, but I promise you are in good company here! :lol:

Brandon

[gflat65]

I hadn't thought of coupling a camera and a telescope. That'd be a whole new obsession... I always wanted to be an astronomer when I was a kid (not an astronaut;)).

[dzones]

Well with today's technology it is pretty inexpensive and a LOT easier to enjoy astronomy and/or photgraphy combined even.

I tried getting into astronomy even 5 years ago and was so frustrated with the focusing, keeping steady and lining stuff up that I just ended up giving up on it.

I just got a new scope recently from Sams and it only cost me 200 bucks, comes equipped with astrostar that does everything for you as far as locating. So now I just hit a button and it finds saturn and mars etc..

Adapters for cameras (T Mounts) are as little as 15 bucks as well.

Makes it very enjoyable and removes all the frustartions
:cool:

[NeveSSL]

Plus, you've already got a digital SLR, don't you Gary? Exposure times won't be an issue as SLRs are pretty much necessary for astronomy photography, if I understand correctly.

I tried getting into it a LONG time ago... probably 6th grade... ( :lol: ). All of the computer guided scopes are really cool, and you can almost always retrofit an existing scope with a computer and its motors. Plus there's some awesome software available, too! :)

Brandon

[gflat65]

Hmmmm. My birthday is coming up;).

[NeveSSL]

Mine too... but thats how I'm getting my T5s... :D

Brandon