The moon & Jupiter

[jgoetz4]

Good Evening Folks,
I was testing my Bigma :D and Sigma APO EX DG 1.4x tc last night in the upper atmosphere :wink Here's a couple of shots from the late night shoot. Both pics were taken at 700mm. I sold this lens last year, and missed it ever since :cry I was on that 'other forum' last month and saw a Sigma 50-500mm lens for sale. After looking at the sellers name, I realized that was the person who bought my Bigma :D To make a long story short, I bought the lens back, and she included the 1.4x tc. This is a love - hate relationship. I love the IQ, but hate the weight of the beast. It's not something you want to hang around your neck all day unless you play pro football :rofl
Thanks for looking :thumb
Have a good evening :D
Jim...

[jgoetz4]

Jupiter...

[DaddyO]

Jim, your effort on Earths moon is definitely nice and sharp. Nice work there
for certain. Jupiter and its moons is also a really nice try. Not an easy target.
But you did well on the chore. :thumb

[jgoetz4]

Jim, your effort on Earths moon is definitely nice and sharp. Nice work there
for certain. Jupiter and its moons is also a really nice try. Not an easy target.
But you did well on the chore. :thumb
Good Evening D'O & thank you for the comment :thumb
I was impressed with those pictures myself. I have a few shots with da Bigma :D taken at a local pond of just frogs and lily pads, and the detail is very good. I'll post some of those pics later.
Thanks again :thumb
Have a good evening :D
Jim...

[SKnight]

Very good work! The Moon is surprisingly hard to get right, and Jupiter, well I won't comment on that. (You suck!) :D

I came close to that shooting parfocal through my telescope with my old camera, now I'm wanting to try with the Canon.

[jgoetz4]

Very good work! The Moon is surprisingly hard to get right, and Jupiter, well I won't comment on that. (You suck!) :D

I came close to that shooting parfocal through my telescope with my old camera, now I'm wanting to try with the Canon.


Good Morning SK and thank you :thumb
I'm looking forward to reshooting Saturn in the upcoming weeks, depending on when it's visible. I won't be up shooting at 3:00am, that's for sure :rofl
Have a good day :D
Jim...

[Sam]

I hope you don't mind.

Sam

[jgoetz4]

I hope you don't mind.

Sam
Morning Sam,
I don't mind at all :thumb It's basically sharpened, and that's it. I don't normally edit those kinds of pictures, but a little contrast is what it needed. Thanks for looking :thumb
Have a good day :D
Jim...

[Dogdots]

Really good photos Jim :thumb

As for the gettin' up at 3AM -- send the Bigma to me and I'll get up at 3AM to take the photo for you :rofl

[jgoetz4]

Really good photos Jim :thumb

As for the gettin' up at 3AM -- send the Bigma to me and I'll get up at 3AM to take the photo for you :rofl
Good Afternoon MK,
You know I would, but if you got a hernia from lifting it off the table, I could never forgive myself :cry
Talk to you later :thumb
Have a good afternoon :D
Jim...

[kwcrow]

Do/Have you used photo stacking software? If not, you might try that with the Jupiter pictures. I have seen good results with that. Very nice shot of the moon.

[jgoetz4]

Do/Have you used photo stacking software? If not, you might try that with the Jupiter pictures. I have seen good results with that. Very nice shot of the moon.
Good Evening and thank you :thumb
No, I have not used stacking software, but thanks for the idea :wink
Have a good evening :D
Jim...