Constellations: Orion

[cmr164]

clenched fist under the lens barrel and the camera body braced on the table... If anyone had ever told me I would be taking pictures of stars without a tripod or a clockdrive while having dinner in the Philippines...

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[ian408]

clenched fist under the lens barrel and the camera body braced on the table... If anyone had ever told me I would be taking pictures of stars without a tripod or a clockdrive while having dinner in the Philippines...

iso1600
5.0sec
f2.8
45mm
Wow! For a handheld shot, it's pretty good!

Ian

[aero-nut]

Wow! For a handheld shot, it's pretty good!

Ian
Agreed. Did you hold your breath too? :D

Mine would have looked like a painting that a 2 year old did with finger paint.

[cmr164]

Agreed. Did you hold your breath too? :D

Mine would have looked like a painting that a 2 year old did with finger paint.
Yes I did. Do bear in mind that a couple of liters of San Miguel had steadied my nerves and that heavy wooden tables do make good brace points.

Seriously, place the camera on the table, use a clenched fist under the lens to adjust the angle and you can have a pretty solid platform. Either use the timer or use your body weight like a sandbag to steady the camera while you depress the shutter.

Here is another from that same dinner table:

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[pathfinder]

clenched fist under the lens barrel and the camera body braced on the table... If anyone had ever told me I would be taking pictures of stars without a tripod or a clockdrive while having dinner in the Philippines...

iso1600
5.0sec
f2.8
45mm


Charles - I think you and I have a lot in common :D - My shot of Orion was tripod mounted at ISO 100 and hence had an exposure time of 30 sec at f4.0 - very close to your exposure of 5 sec at f2.8 ISO 1600. If you look at mine carefully you can see the star trails of the stars in ORION's belt as expected with a 30 second exposure without a star drive.
http://pathfinder.smugmug.com/photos/3303356-L.jpg

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[cletus]

Nice shots Charles :thumb

[cmr164]

Charles - I think you and I have a lot in common :D - My shot of Orion was tripod mounted at ISO 100 and hence had an exposure time of 30 sec at f4.0 - very close to your exposure of 5 sec at f2.8 ISO 1600. If you look at mine carefully you can see the star trails of the stars in ORION's belt as expected with a 30 second exposure without a star drive.


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The shorter exposure or perhaps the 1DmII sensor also seems to bring out the star color differences better. I think I could cut my iso to 800 and still use a 5sec exposure to drop the noise down also.

Nice shots Charles :thumb Thanks