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Ursa Major
Ursa Major
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Challenge: Free Study XI (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
Location: Binghamton, NY
Date: Apr 30, 2006
Aperture: F/2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 29sec.
Galleries: Astrophotography
Date Uploaded: Apr 30, 2006

 Ursa Major, also known as the Big Dipper - looks simple, but astro shots are kinda' complicated, as I'm learning. This is my second real attempt, and seemed a better choice than the great flower shot I got today ;-) May fortune favor the foolish...

PP: Curves, Hue&Sat, Dodge/Burn, resize, border, USM, save for web

Statistics
Place: 189 out of 211
Avg (all users): 4.8736
Avg (commenters): 4.3333
Avg (participants): 4.5631
Avg (non-participants): 5.2785
Views since voting: 1003
Views during voting: 363
Votes: 182
Comments: 9
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AuthorThread
 05/08/2006 09:25:51 PM
Nice capture. You might try the same shot at 200 or even 400 ISO at the 30 sec. Your exposure would show even more detail of the Big Bipper as well as the area around it.
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Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
 05/08/2006 12:33:32 AM
Keep on trying. I thought this effort was pretty darn good!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 05/07/2006 05:46:19 PM
This is a really good shot! The stars are nice crisp points. I hope the voters recognize that is really tough to get. (at least it is tough for me)
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Sony Alpha a7 II
Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS
 05/05/2006 07:04:28 AM
Almost took this one myself. Very good definition of the constellation.
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 05/03/2006 09:51:15 PM
Star gazing...nice
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Canon EOS-10D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 05/03/2006 06:38:08 PM
Taking photo of a sign in the sky is nothing that will get you a high score!
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 05/02/2006 05:18:48 PM
One of my favorite constalations. Very cool.
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Canon EOS-20D
Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC for Canon
 05/01/2006 07:08:43 PM
This photo looks very two dimensional, which I'm not a big fan of. It would be nice to have more shape/textures to look at.
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Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Olympus 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 Zuiko Digital
 05/01/2006 04:58:06 AM
looks like too much light pollution (street lights etc) next time try a longer exposure, tracking becomes an issue if it's too long
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