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Some of you may recall my previous (poor) attempts at astro-photography (on a budget) and the ensuing tales of woe in trying to get a Olympus OM-D E-M10 to focus when fitted to a cheap 5" reflector telescope. Well I finally cracked that only to discover that a combination of the camera mounded at the blunt end of telescope and a flimsy Meade go-to tripod mount still makes manual focusing nigh on impossible as whatever you're trying to focus bounces around (and out of) the viewing area as you adjust the focusing. Pah!

So, returning to just using the camera with a telephoto lens I purchased a really cheap 1600mm lens...

...and discovered that my equally cheap camera tripod isn't that much better than the telescope tripod when it comes to manual focusing. However after a lot more playing around I did manage to snap this picture of the moon last month:

...it's still not quite in focus but that's the raw uncropped image with zero photoshopping. Onwards and Upwards Big smile
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^ Lookin' good. 

Rule of thumb, the heavier the tripod the better. Big smile


A few shots from various buildings, with two lenses across two states. Gonna be a bit picture heavy.


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90 Fist sized Honey Crisp apples off a 3 year old dwarf tree.


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Fall is coming...



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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote JD Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 26 2016 at 09:45
Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Some of you may recall my previous (poor) attempts at astro-photography (on a budget) and the ensuing tales of woe in trying to get a Olympus OM-D E-M10 to focus when fitted to a cheap 5" reflector telescope. Well I finally cracked that only to discover that a combination of the camera mounded at the blunt end of telescope and a flimsy Meade go-to tripod mount still makes manual focusing nigh on impossible as whatever you're trying to focus bounces around (and out of) the viewing area as you adjust the focusing. Pah!

So, returning to just using the camera with a telephoto lens I purchased a really cheap 1600mm lens...

...and discovered that my equally cheap camera tripod isn't that much better than the telescope tripod when it comes to manual focusing. However after a lot more playing around I did manage to snap this picture of the moon last month:

...it's still not quite in focus but that's the raw uncropped image with zero photoshopping. Onwards and Upwards Big smile
Another great trick to steady things up is too hang your camera bag from the centre point underneath the tripod. This provide additional weight and stability to the set up.
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A few shots from various explores recently. A textile mill, a power plant, a steel works, and a historic black college.










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Great stuff JD

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote JD Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 31 2016 at 11:48
Lots of stuff to explore in St Louis.
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Originally posted by JD JD wrote:


Wild. I like this.
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^You have an excellent grasp on composition
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A parting shot before leaving St. Louis.


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Originally posted by JD JD wrote:



Clap  you set that one up... or just snapped it?
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Set it up...sort of. The colour panels were part of an art installation for the Murmuration festival in St. Louis. I found the two girls (singers from one of the bands) about a block away and convinced them to come back to it for my shot. The makeup was their stage makeup.
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