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X-a-v-i-o-r In reply to ??? [2019-01-13 23:14:43 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the thoughtful comment, I see this is a thing of yours towards artists. I like it, it feels very personal, even for a quote, since you take the time and effort to make them fit what you are looking at.

Sorry for the delayed reply.

"Too late! The two saddest words in any tongue."

Dagmar Godowsky

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X-a-v-i-o-r In reply to fixer [2010-11-07 17:52:18 +0000 UTC]

25 seconds, and I'm surprised the amount of star trails are that low. Cause none of my other shots since has turned out as good. I have an idea my tripod wasn't firmly locked and was sagging with the direction. But its a wild guess imo xD

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X-a-v-i-o-r In reply to maikii92 [2010-10-23 22:39:21 +0000 UTC]

Long exposure and quite a bit of luck, cause I haven't been able to replicate the nice results on newer tries.

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X-a-v-i-o-r In reply to danieldrury [2010-10-19 00:12:46 +0000 UTC]

I'll be taking more as the winter approaches and I'll try to get an adapter to my telescope. I've tried one night after the image was taken, but some strong auroras came and lit up the sky to much.

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X-a-v-i-o-r In reply to Veistim [2010-10-19 00:14:46 +0000 UTC]

Whats keeping you away from doing it?

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Veistim In reply to X-a-v-i-o-r [2010-10-19 18:25:52 +0000 UTC]

They aren't bright enough, I can barely see them myself...disadvantages of living in a big city, I guess.

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X-a-v-i-o-r In reply to trencapins [2010-10-15 15:40:20 +0000 UTC]

They are usually not that clear around here, but this night was special from that point we were. There was also a bear in the area so it was pretty creepy to do photographies in the pitch black environment.

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X-a-v-i-o-r In reply to Ilinho [2010-10-15 15:38:52 +0000 UTC]

It taken with a Sony A-200 so not the best camera for these shots ^^'

The ISO was set to 200 with noise reduction off and an exposure of 30 seconds. Then ofc comes the work in photoshop to get rid of that UNHOLY amount of grain on the image.
Topaz Denoise does an awesome job at removing the grain and keeping the image intact. Though not perfectly so I've worked a bit to bring the colors back to the stars.

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X-a-v-i-o-r In reply to DragonLord-Rhea [2010-10-14 09:13:53 +0000 UTC]

Well strangely not, it will leave star trails showing you the rotation of the earth. And thats bad because I need so much exposure in order to get a good image with little noise. To compensate for a really bad noise handling on higher ISO's

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DragonLord-Rhea In reply to X-a-v-i-o-r [2010-10-14 11:46:35 +0000 UTC]

ahh, i see~ that makes sense
well, then i'm at a loss~
okay, okay, how about a really short, long exposure?
lolol~ i think i'll give up right now X3

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X-a-v-i-o-r In reply to DragonLord-Rhea [2010-10-14 11:59:26 +0000 UTC]

Well if I had a computerized tripod able to track the starts, we could get some really good images =o

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DragonLord-Rhea In reply to X-a-v-i-o-r [2010-10-14 12:09:12 +0000 UTC]

oooohhh yeah.... i think i've heard of those before...
that'd be really cool... probably expensive... but i assure you, if you do decided to get it~ i'd love those pictures ^^

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X-a-v-i-o-r In reply to illusivereality [2010-10-11 20:03:20 +0000 UTC]

The colors are real, but I'll admit I've boosted vibration and saturation because I had to remove all the noise in the image and it made it all bland. I tried again today, but none turned out as good as this did. A one time shot I guess. Plus there were really strong auroras tonight!

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illusivereality In reply to X-a-v-i-o-r [2010-10-11 20:09:49 +0000 UTC]

Darn auroras, always getting in the way! There's probably a technique (or several hundred) to getting a good shot of stars. Although, this shot is near perfect.

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X-a-v-i-o-r In reply to illusivereality [2010-10-11 20:17:53 +0000 UTC]

I also want "live view" so I can adjust the manual focus much better even if its good here.

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X-a-v-i-o-r In reply to illusivereality [2010-10-11 20:16:51 +0000 UTC]

I'm limited to my DSLR house though, I can't use any higher value then 100 ISO or the image will get waaay too grainy to work with, so I'm stuck with 30 sec exposures which leaves star trails and makes them a tad bigger.

And I think maybe the tripod I used was sagging a bit from a loose screw or something, because the trails on this isn't ANYTHING compared to the others I have.

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illusivereality In reply to X-a-v-i-o-r [2010-10-12 12:49:11 +0000 UTC]

Sounds like you've got a CCD sensor in your DSLR. CMOS sensors don't really get that much noise at faster "film" speeds. Perhaps there's some sort of lens that can boost the amount of light your sensor gets.

I'm thinking of a really wide cone that allows in more light and gives a sort of "sun on ant through magnifying glass" effect. Although, I don't really know much about that.

Anyhow, here's how my little Canon 400D handles night photography so you can see how its CMOS sensor handles noise... thought you might find it interesting.

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X-a-v-i-o-r In reply to illusivereality [2010-10-12 13:10:47 +0000 UTC]

Yeah its a CCD sensor, but still it shouldn't be this grainy. Its a flaw to the camera I've learned to compensate for. I'd like one of the better Alfa models with an Exmor CMOS. Those are awesome.

Of course better optics would improve this, my current lens has F3.5

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illusivereality In reply to X-a-v-i-o-r [2010-10-12 13:28:27 +0000 UTC]

It would be awesome if they would make a camera especially for night photography with a sensor that is optimised for low-light conditions. There aren't enough night photos out there.

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X-a-v-i-o-r In reply to gracie-is-a-pie [2010-10-11 20:05:54 +0000 UTC]

Nah, but I will try it out one day. I have a telescope lying around here, but I need an adapter to use it >.<'

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gracie-is-a-pie In reply to X-a-v-i-o-r [2010-10-11 22:21:43 +0000 UTC]

Wow, that must have been a really clear night!
I'd like to see the photos you take when you use a telescope.

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X-a-v-i-o-r In reply to LemonyLime [2010-10-11 13:50:50 +0000 UTC]

Well you'll have to catch a ride to the mountains

Though it was dark here as well, it was even darker and clearer up there.

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