The Photography Thread

[r04DiE]

It's good fun to a point, but when you start getting into the technical aspects and deeper into processing the images (never my strong point), it can turn into a bit of drag. I only started because I couldn't see through a telescope what I wanted to see. Even the brightest galaxies (Andromeda, Whirlpool etc etc) are just a grey smudge unless you're under really dark skies. Be warned though, if you do travel down that road, it can get really expensive.

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Yes, that's the trouble - the expense and how far you get into it. Must say though that i'd be very happy just photographing what you have but your camera sounds pricey. My brother bought my daughter a telescope a coupls of years ago and I keep meaning to get it out. The thought of astrophotography really appealed to me when we first got it but it has just sat in the loft for ages. Maybe I should look into it (pardon the pun, ha ha!) What are those two last pictures of?

 

[outlash]

Yes, that's the trouble - the expense and how far you get into it. Must say though that i'd be very happy just photographing what you have but your camera sounds pricey. My brother bought my daughter a telescope a coupls of years ago and I keep meaning to get it out. The thought of astrophotography really appealed to me when we first got it but it has just sat in the loft for ages. Maybe I should look into it (pardon the pun, ha ha!) What are those two last pictures of?

You really can spend as much, and as little as you want on it. Those two objects are the galaxy pair M18/M82 and The heart nebula (IC1805).

 

[r04DiE]

You really can spend as much, and as little as you want on it. Those two objects are the galaxy pair M18/M82 and The heart nebula (IC1805).

Great and I think I will look into it to see if our tele would be any good. It can't hurt to look, can it? *stares off into the distance seeing myself spending thousands of pounds and saying, "If only I had a ..."*

 

[swee'pea99]

Too much cycling today for pics, but I did take 'Man fishing'...

 

[r04DiE]

Provencal Sunset

Just stunning!

 

[swee'pea99]

Today's Italian pic...

 

[swee'pea99]

Rode from Puglia's west to east coast today, but still found...

(Puglia's not very big., )

 

[jhawk]

Particularly proud of this shot.

 

[Vertego]

That is one scary descent at 10%+, being plunged into totally unlit tunnels...3 times!

 

[littlee]

a couple of sunrise at Saltburn and a very French one from Paris a few years ago

 

[jhawk]

Photos taken yesterday at the Sackville Waterfowl Park.

 

[swee'pea99]

Last couple of places we stayed at had no wifi (can you imagine?) so I had to wait till I got back to post...the final batch from Italia...

 

[Deleted member 1258]

36 hours in Italy...
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Lovely photo's

 

[tyred]

Mount Errigal - 2,464 ft overlooking "The Poisoned Glen" Loch Altran and Gort a' Choirce - nice little Sunday afternoon stroll to stretch the legs but by God was it windy.

 

[Buck]

Here's one from last weekend's trip to the Lakes


Caution : Men At Work by Adrian Roebuck, on Flickr