30 second exposure from Saturday night at Panorama Farms
Panorama Farm Barn
Posted in 5DMII, Architectural, Astrophotography, Available Light, Long exposures, sky on June 5, 2013 by budbranchLow-Level Aerial Video, v1.0
Posted in Architectural, GoPro Hero3, RC Quadcopter on May 20, 2013 by budbranchQuadcopter Flight Over the Gardens
Posted in GoPro Hero3, RC Quadcopter on April 28, 2013 by budbranchLong Exposures of Quadcopter Flights
Posted in 5DMII, Long exposures, RC Quadcopter on April 23, 2013 by budbranch
30 seconds, F/7.1 ISO 200 17MM at dusky-dusk (almost as dark as the inside of a cow)
Long Exposures of the Rides At McIntire Park
Posted in 5DMII, Long exposures on April 13, 2013 by budbranchThese were all made just after sunset. With the help of a strong neutral-density filter, I made loooooong exposures (3-8 seconds) that rendered the moving lights, without blowing-out the sky.
Moonset/Moonrise
Posted in 5DMII, Available Light, sky on March 30, 2013 by budbranchNice Moon compositions are possible at dawn or dusk – other times it is just too bright (it’s like trying to image a headlight at night). The first one of these is an exception: it was rising in the east an hour after sunset, but there were clouds that dimmed it and provided a light, even background. All these were all shot at 200mm off a tripod. I took a lot of care with focus and took measures to eliminate camera-shake. The images were all cropped-in severely to achieve the “big Moon” composition (see the last frame). And note that I made over 70 frames in order to collect a few “keepers”. -BB
Pan-STARRS 3-12-13
Posted in 5DMII, Astrophotography on March 12, 2013 by budbranch
This comet is impossible to see with naked eyes!! And this Moon was just a sliver, so a half-hour after sunset I was still searching, searching… I never did see the comet directly – only by reviewing images on the back of my camera did I finally see where it was and started composing these images. It was cold. And windy. The last frame was a 3-second exposure – notice the wild gyrations of the passing aircraft (that was my camera shaking in the wind!).
Bud Branch 