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 07/08/2006 04:00:31 PM · #26
Originally posted by Bugzeye:
You took that without a T-pod?

Yup - don't even own one (yet), nor ever have.
If you look at the settings, it's why I opted for ISO400.
That way I could shoot at 1/320sec. Much rather have shot at ISO100.
 07/08/2006 04:01:55 PM · #27
Originally posted by strangeghost:

BTW Brad, I'm JOHN!!

I knew that!
I was just testing you - you passed.

(oops - tucks his tail and quietly dissapears...)
 07/08/2006 04:04:49 PM · #28
Ive think I have been to that bishops bay for a wedding reception.

If it is the same place they have a nice view of the capital and downtown skyline... that will be a nice shot, hope the weather plays in your favor.

Originally posted by strangeghost:
Originally posted by Bugzeye:
the moon will be full in a couple of nights if the skys are clear I might take some more shots, may even get out my telescope and see what else is out there. You are motivating me strangeghost


I've been on a yearlong quest to photograph the full moon rising behind the Wisconsin Capitol building. See previous shots here.

This Monday night's full moon gives me my best chance yet to capture this elusive shot. My calculations show that, from my vantage point on the west shore of the lake at Bishop's Bay Country Club, the moon will rise directly behind the building, and be just to the right of the dome by the time it clears the haze. If skies are clear, I hope to have a winner of a shot on Tuesday morning!

BTW Brad, I'm JOHN!!

;-)

07/08/2006 04:08:16 PM · #29
Originally posted by Bugzeye:
Kind of cool how each one gets a little closer, could be a new challenge. who can get the closest shot of the moon..


I've got a few higher mag shots in my portfolio, none that I'm really happy with though. Shooting the moon under high magnification is tough because of Earth's atmosphere (dang nabbit, that atmosphere!).

07/08/2006 04:09:09 PM · #30
my wife informs me that Bishops Bay is not the place we were for the wedding reception She said it was in Monona anyway they had a nice view of the capital. if i think of the name ill let ya know

07/08/2006 04:09:49 PM · #31
the fact that everything is moving doesnt help.

Originally posted by strangeghost:
Originally posted by Bugzeye:
Kind of cool how each one gets a little closer, could be a new challenge. who can get the closest shot of the moon..


I've got a few higher mag shots in my portfolio, none that I'm really happy with though. Shooting the moon under high magnification is tough because of Earth's atmosphere (dang nabbit, that atmosphere!).


07/08/2006 04:13:37 PM · #32
Originally posted by Bugzeye:
the fact that everything is moving doesnt help.


Not a good excuse for me, my telescope tracks. It's the roiling, broiling atmosphere. Under high mags, it's like you're looking at the moon through a waterfall. I have an observing site far from the city that I only use occasionally because of travel times and packing/unpacking all the equipment. I've never tried the moon from there because I normally only use that site for the faint stuff. I'll have to go there near full moon sometime and really see what my equipment can do under steady skies.
 07/08/2006 04:25:49 PM · #33
This was taken in Denver, the mile high city, actually outside the city. The sky's there can be amazing. The scope also tracks, GPS. So the only thing is focusing, and the steadiest moment in the atmosphere.

07/08/2006 04:28:22 PM · #34
my telescope tracks too but it is rather difficult to get it calibrated unless i am out in the middle of nowhere and can see the stars i need to line up with. , and like you said it is alot of packing and unpacking etc. Where do you go to get away from the city lights ? Have you ever gone to that nature reserve out by waterloo... It is pretty dark there at night time. can get some nice wildlife shots during the day as well.

Originally posted by strangeghost:
Originally posted by Bugzeye:
the fact that everything is moving doesnt help.


Not a good excuse for me, my telescope tracks. It's the roiling, broiling atmosphere. Under high mags, it's like you're looking at the moon through a waterfall. I have an observing site far from the city that I only use occasionally because of travel times and packing/unpacking all the equipment. I've never tried the moon from there because I normally only use that site for the faint stuff. I'll have to go there near full moon sometime and really see what my equipment can do under steady skies.

07/08/2006 04:28:43 PM · #35
LOL John, I was about to compliment you on your outstanding focusing (and patience) when I read your first comment.

Originally posted by jmritz:
This was taken in Denver, the mile high city, actually outside the city. The sky's there can be amazing. The scope also tracks, GPS. So the only thing is focusing, and the steadiest moment in the atmosphere.
07/08/2006 04:32:23 PM · #36
My most frequently used site is the Madison Astronomical Society's observatory, about 30 miles south of Madison. I can use my own equipment there, or club equipment - which is better and has the advantage that I only need to open a roll-off building. For my own equipment, I have a few sites that I like that are within driving distance, mostly dark county parks. My favorite WI site is up in the forests of N. Wisconsin, where I took this pic last year:



Going back up there for new moon later this month.

Originally posted by Bugzeye:
my telescope tracks too but it is rather difficult to get it calibrated unless i am out in the middle of nowhere and can see the stars i need to line up with. , and like you said it is alot of packing and unpacking etc. Where do you go to get away from the city lights ? Have you ever gone to that nature reserve out by waterloo... It is pretty dark there at night time. can get some nice wildlife shots during the day as well.
07/08/2006 04:41:06 PM · #37
I am going to be up by Minocqua at the end of the month, Hoping to get some shots up there. My main goal is to get a bald eagle in flight. But I will definately be trying my hand at some star trail shots.

is that observatory near Janesville ? I have always wanted to check out one of those masive telescopes . where is the closest one that is available to the public?
07/08/2006 04:54:28 PM · #38
Just west of Evansville, roughly equidistant between Madison and Janesville, but a smidge closer to Janesville. The telescope you're thinking of must be the Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, recently sold by the U of Chicago to a private developer on the condition that the facility be preserved.

Originally posted by Bugzeye:
I am going to be up by Minocqua at the end of the month, Hoping to get some shots up there. My main goal is to get a bald eagle in flight. But I will definately be trying my hand at some star trail shots.

is that observatory near Janesville ? I have always wanted to check out one of those masive telescopes . where is the closest one that is available to the public?
07/08/2006 05:03:58 PM · #39
where did you take the northern lights photos from? I got a couple about a year and half ago. actually had one that Channel 6 news in milwaukee showed on the air during the weather broadcast. I took those just outside of Watertown. would have liked to gone futher away but wasn't sure how long the effects were going to last so i decided to shoot while I had the chance. It was only the second time I had ever seen them from here and I didnt have a camera the last time. I will see if I can find the photo they showed on the news and post it in my portfoilo..

edit, link to my northern lights pic. //www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=360411

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