Forum: Photography

Subject: Perseids meteor shower

azy opened this issue on Aug 13, 2005 ยท 10 posts

azy posted Sat, 13 August 2005 at 12:01 PM

Not has I hoped but some lessons learnt Camera: Canon 350D Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM F/Stop: 2.8 ISO: 1600 Exposure: 4secs

Eggiwegs! I would like... to smash them!

azy posted Sat, 13 August 2005 at 12:06 PM

Next time I will go a really dark site, as from my back garden there is a lot of light pollution. And then take a couple of days off as they get better after 12:00 midnight.

Eggiwegs! I would like... to smash them!

pstekky posted Sat, 13 August 2005 at 4:36 PM

I am SO jealous. Two nights in the backwoods, and not one capture. Every single one missed the frame! LOL Great job on these. Are you using the EOS Capture program? (I forgot about it myself until last night AFTER I spent manually clicking the shutter all night. Set up your laptop, point the camera, kick back in a lawn chair and let it go. :) Rich

azy posted Sat, 13 August 2005 at 5:17 PM

I thought about that, but I used an electric cable release and set the camera to continuous and left it taking a shot every 4 secs(as the exposure was 4 secs)I hardly missed a thing. Then transferred to a portable hard drive, using 2 1GB cards took about 1000 pics in about 2 hours then the clouds rolled in.

Eggiwegs! I would like... to smash them!

Tedz posted Sat, 13 August 2005 at 6:17 PM

I was up there...amongst it. You have done well. salute

azy posted Sat, 13 August 2005 at 7:23 PM

I was watching Most nights I watch you using my "10 inch" Dobsonian You know I'm a sharp shooter with my "BIG ZZZOOOOOMMMM"

Eggiwegs! I would like... to smash them!

Radlafx posted Sun, 14 August 2005 at 2:56 PM

Attached Link: http://www.canon.co.jp/Imaging/astro/index-e.html

How about using one of these next time.

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Radlafx posted Sun, 14 August 2005 at 3:27 PM

Attached Link: http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/eos20da/index.html

Here is another link.

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Mikan posted Mon, 15 August 2005 at 8:19 AM

nice shots; I guess that next time you'll make greater pictures...I saw the shower from the top of an (astronomical) observatory and that was pretty nice(but I've made no photos)...The thing is - the best place from where you can make some nice pictures is outside of town and the link from above is pretty good in explaining this thing. take care!

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TwoPynts posted Mon, 15 August 2005 at 9:15 AM

I tried to see some, but it was a cloudy early morning. Nice captures! :)

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