At the Blue Lagoon
by Gauti

Comment by bigpink:
excellent. well timed with the girl - nice "nothingness" in the background. bravo!

At the Blue Lagoon
by Gauti

Comment by Bear_Music:
At least this time I know it's NOT selectively desaturated. Pity you couldn't remove the little sign, it's a real eye'trap, but a very nice image...

At the Blue Lagoon
by Gauti

Comment by Shakey:
Dam you icelanders you all take nice photos. 9

Roman Emperor (with cold) (#0068)
by Gauti

Comment by srbrubaker:
Very Funny! If I took this shot and had a lot of time to kill, I'd consider trying to isolate the foreground from the background using photoshop. Not sure what to try, maybe make a layer with a steep 'Curves' and select light pixels ( background ) . Then try blurring and/or lightening the background so the emperor is a little more clearly distinguished from his domain. Clever shot.

Moon III
by Gauti

Comment by 3DsArcher:
Congrats on a perfect moon shot. I can appreciate just how hard this must of been.

Hats off to the Great Skua
by Gauti

Comment by MWitt:
Love this shot! Funny and scary at the same time! (:

The way to the moon (#9580)
by Gauti

Comment by nordicgirl:
Real nice picture... sky and moon...and some light on the road.

Hats off to the Great Skua
by Gauti

Comment by Gauti:
See also from same spot on a different day, with a different guide - I was with father (Siggi), but Jóhann with son (Einar), but the same bird doing the same thing. Nasty thing, but photogenic :)


Message edited by author 2005-02-01 15:22:25.

Moon III
by Gauti

Comment by Gauti:
This is shot through a telescope, or rather, spotting scope. Leica APO-Televid 77 to be exact, with a special camera adapter, which turns this into a 800mm F/10.4 manual focus telephoto lens. Focus is difficult, esp high precision focus, because the viewfinder on the 10D is so small and dim and no man.focus help (split screen). Since this is also a BIG thing and this is a 45° scope (angled scope) the whole assembly is highly sensitive to vibrations and movement. But when, finally and with a lot of luck, it focus dead on with no vibrations you get so crystal clear and sharp images that you forget all the problems.
This particular shot was from a series of 20-30 shots, and was one of a handful that came clear.
Shooting the moon is tricky :) I know there are some formulas that let you calculate the exposure, but I prefer to shoot and then check on the LCD and adjust and shoot some more. I do exposure bracketing and focus bracketing.

how to photograph the moon

Spotting score review

Message edited by author 2005-02-11 21:20:23.

Moon III
by Gauti

Comment by Halim:
how u did that shot?...is it throght telescope?...and what camera settings?....it is very good shot specialy the details