Making music with a few NM friends
Archive for September, 2020
Astrophotography
Posted in 600mm, Astrophotography, Sony A7III on September 14, 2020 by budbranchWe lucked out with a moonless, no-haze, no smoke night sky yesterday. I set up the little Ioptron Sky-Tracker and mounted my camera and 600mm lens, and commenced to focus/shoot/adjust/repeat. Two hours later I had a couple of respectable images. The first, M22, is a star cluster containing 70,000 or so stars. The second is M8, or the Lagoon Nebula. These are both 20 second guided 600mm single exposures.
Outdoor Work
Posted in 5DMII, Handheld on September 2, 2020 by budbranchI carry a camera in my cupholder, so when I ride, I’m ready to shoot. Even so, it is easy to NOT stop and make a photo. I think a lot of learning photography is training your habit-rutted mind to be open to the fleeting artistic impulse.
Bud Branch 